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Evaluating the Sustainability of a Small-Scale Low-Input Organic Vegetable Supply System in the United Kingdom
Markussen, Mads V.; Kulak, Michal; Smith, Laurence G.; … - In: Sustainability 6 (2014) 4, pp. 1913-1945
Resource use and environmental impacts of a small-scale low-input organic vegetable supply system in the United Kingdom were assessed by emergy accounting and Life Cycle Assessment (LCA). The system consisted of a farm with high crop diversity and a related box-scheme distribution system. We...
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Estimation of Real-Time Flood Risk on Roads Based on Rainfall Calculated by the Revised Method of Missing Rainfall
Kim, Eunmi; Ra, Ilkyeun; Rhee, Kyung Hyun; Kim, Chang Soo - In: Sustainability 6 (2014) 9, pp. 6418-6431
on roads for drivers based on the accumulated rainfall. The amount of rainfall of a road link, which is an intensive type …, is calculated by using the revised method of missing rainfall in meteorology, because the rainfall is not measured on …-time accumulated rainfall, the flooding history, rainfall range causing flooding from previous rainfall information and frequency …
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Maize Production Responsiveness to Land Use Change and Climate Trends in Cameroon
Epule, Terence Epule; Bryant, Christopher Robin - In: Sustainability 7 (2014) 1, pp. 384-397
) than rainfall and temperature. However, for the climatic variables, maize production is more responsive to temperature …. Even though the 1990s marked the period of recovering rainfall levels in most of the Sahel, large fluctuations were still …
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Climate and Food Production: Understanding Vulnerability from Past Trends in Africa’s Sudan-Sahel
Yengoh, Genesis T. - In: Sustainability 5 (2012) 1, pp. 52-71
Just how influential is rainfall on agricultural production in the Sudan-Sahel of Africa? And, is there evidence that … support for small-scale farming can reduce the vulnerability of crop yields to rainfall in these sensitive agro … biophysical environment for food crop cultivation, the influence of rainfall in agriculture can be diluted by proactive policies …
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Challenges in Delivering Green Building Projects: Unearthing the Transaction Costs (TCs)
Qian, Queena K.; Chan, Edwin H. W.; Khalid, Abd Ghani - In: Sustainability 7 (2015) 4, pp. 3615-3636
buildings. Such new activities are characterized by uncertainty, and they incur hidden costs that have not been expected nor are …
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The Economic Costs of Climate Change: A Multi-Sector Impact Assessment for Vietnam
Arndt, Channing; Tarp, Finn; Thurlow, James - In: Sustainability 7 (2015) 4, pp. 4131-4145
We adopt a multi-sectoral approach and consider the full range of climate projections. Biophysical damages are translated into economic costs using a dynamic economy-wide model. Our results indicate that the negative impacts on agriculture and roads are modest to 2050. Larger costs are caused by...
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Safety or Salamanders? Natural Hazards and Environmental Conservation in Comprehensive Planning
Junker, Eivind - In: Sustainability 6 (2014) 7, pp. 4645-4657
systems, including the effects of climate change, have increased the level of uncertainty. In this article, I consider the …
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A Framework of Adaptive Risk Governance for Urban Planning
Renn, Ortwin; Klinke, Andreas - In: Sustainability 5 (2013) 5, pp. 2036-2059
The notion “risk governance” refers to an integrated concept on how to deal with public risks in general, and so-called complex, ambiguous and uncertain risks in particular. These ideas have been informed by interdisciplinary research drawing from sociological and psychological research on...
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Flexibility of Scope, Type and Temporality in Mustang, Nepal. Opportunities for Adaptation in a Farming System Facing Climatic and Market Uncertainty
Holmelin, Nina; Aase, Tor Halfdan - In: Sustainability 5 (2013) 4, pp. 1387-1405
impose challenges to regional food production. Since climate change increases the uncertainty in local weather patterns …
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A New Strategy for Utilizing Rice Forage Production Using a No-Tillage System to Enhance the Self-Sufficient Feed Ratio of Small Scale Dairy Farming in Japan
Zahra, Windi Al; Yasue, Takeshi; Asagi, Naomi; … - In: Sustainability 6 (2014) 8, pp. 4975-4989
Rice forage systems can increase the land use efficiency in paddy fields, improve the self-sufficient feed ratio, and provide environmental benefits for agro-ecosystems. This system often decreased economic benefits compared with those through imported commercial forage feed, particularly in...
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