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Ecological Footprints and Lifestyle Archetypes: Exploring Dimensions of Consumption and the Transformation Needed to Achieve Urban Sustainability
Moore, Jennie - In: Sustainability 7 (2015) 4, pp. 4747-4763
data that document urban ways of living, I develop lifestyle archetypes coupled with ecological footprint analysis to … of transformation needed commensurate with ecological carrying capacity include: a 73% reduction in household energy use …
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How (Un)sustainable Environments are Related to the Diffusion of COVID-19 : The Relation between Coronavirus Disease 2019, Air Pollution, Wind Resource and Energy
Coccia, Mario - 2020
sustainability debate is how high air pollution and reduced use of renewable energy can affect the diffusion of COVID-19. This study … endeavors to explain the relation between days of air pollution, wind resources and energy, and the diffusion of COVID-19 to … context of a more sustainable environment; (2) cities located in hinterland zones with high air pollution, low wind speed and …
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The Carbon Subsidy Analysis in Remanufacturing Closed-Loop Supply Chain
Li, Jian; Du, Weihao; Yang, Fengmei; Hua, Guowei - In: Sustainability 6 (2014) 6, pp. 3861-3877
Carbon subsidy is an important measure for the government to encourage enterprises to reduce carbon emission. This paper analyzes the impact of carbon subsidy on remanufacturing closed-loop supply chain (RCLSC). We explore the profits and the carbon emission quantities of three types of a supply...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010783492
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Exploring the Attitudes-Action Gap in Household Resource Consumption: Does “Environmental Lifestyle” Segmentation Align with Consumer Behaviour?
Newton, Peter; Meyer, Denny - In: Sustainability 5 (2013) 3, pp. 1211-1233
sustainable consumption and reports on part of a major Australian Research Council study into the determinants of household … resource consumption, based on a survey of 1,250 residents in Melbourne, Australia. Three environmental lifestyle segments are …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011029854
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The Effects of Air Permeability, Background Ventilation and Lifestyle on Energy Performance, Indoor Air Quality and Risk of Condensation in Domestic Buildings
Hashemi, Arman; Khatami, Narguess - In: Sustainability 7 (2015) 4, pp. 4022-4034
Effective and efficient ventilation is essential when improving energy performance and Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) of buildings. Reducing air permeability can considerably improve the energy performance of buildings; however, making the buildings more airtight may result in lower rates of natural...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011245984
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A Carbon Consumption Comparison of Rural and Urban Lifestyles
Heinonen, Jukka; Junnila, Seppo - In: Sustainability 3 (2011) 8, pp. 1234-1249
-related lifestyle issues have gained more emphasis in the research as cities search for effective strategies to reduce their 80% share …
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Raw Material Equivalents: The Challenges of Accounting for Sustainability in a Globalized World
Schaffartzik, Anke; Wiedenhofer, Dominik; Eisenmenger, Nina - In: Sustainability 7 (2015) 5, pp. 5345-5370
The indicator domestic material consumption (domestic extraction + imports – exports) is widely used to track the scale, composition, and dynamics of material use. As production increasingly occurs at a spatial distance from the demand it ultimately satisfies, new accounting challenges arise...
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Using Water Footprints for Examining the Sustainable Development of Science Parks
Chen, Han-Shen - In: Sustainability 7 (2015) 5, pp. 5521-5541
The Hsinchu Science Park was established in Taiwan in the 1980s, replacing traditional industries with high value-added and technology-intensive industries. Taiwan has become one of the Newly-Industrialized Economies (NIEs). However, the continued expansion of high-tech enterprises in science...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011274562
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An Integrated Simulation Model for Dynamically Exploring the Optimal Solution to Mitigating Water Scarcity and Pollution
Yang, Wei; Song, Junnian; Higano, Yoshiro; Tang, Jie - In: Sustainability 7 (2015) 2, pp. 1774-1797
pollution and water scarcity through embedding environmental economic policies and applicable technologies into a complex … the water supply. The extent of the mitigation of water pollution and water scarcity via applied policies and technologies …
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The System Dynamics of Forest Cover in the Developing World: Researcher <em>Versus </em>Community Perspectives
Olabisi, Laura Schmitt - In: Sustainability 2 (2010) 6, pp. 1523-1535
dynamics on Negros Island, Philippines generated by researchers working for the World Wildlife Fund with causal loop diagrams … in the Philippines would benefit from incorporating all relevant information into a single, coherent model. …
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