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A Life-Cycle Approach to Characterising Environmental and Economic Impacts of Multifunctional Land-Use Systems: An Integrated Assessment in the UK
Brandão, Miguel; Clift, Roland; Canals, Llorenç Milà i; … - In: Sustainability 2 (2010) 12, pp. 3747-3776
climate-changing emissions per ha, whereas energy and forestry crops show negative net emissions. To a lesser extent, the same … soils. The energy and forestry crops in this study show an overall beneficial environmental impact, in particular due to … crops present the highest costs per ha, followed by organic food crops, energy and forestry crops. Integrating the results …
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Comparing Carbon and Water Footprints for Beef Cattle Production in Southern Australia
Ridoutt, Bradley G.; Sanguansri, Peerasak; Harper, … - In: Sustainability 3 (2011) 12, pp. 2443-2455
Stand-alone environmental indicators based on life cycle assessment (LCA), such as the carbon footprint and water footprint, are becoming increasingly popular as a means of directing sustainable production and consumption. However, individually, these metrics violate the principle of LCA known...
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Influence of Agricultural Practices on Biotic Production Potential and Climate Regulation Potential. A Case Study for Life Cycle Assessment of Soybean (<i>Glycine max</i>) in Argen...
Piastrellini, Roxana; Civit, Bárbara María; Arena, … - In: Sustainability 7 (2015) 4, pp. 4386-4410
The aim of this study is to determine the impact potential of land use on biotic production and climate regulation in the agricultural phase of a product, taking into account the varied soil and crop management. Land occupation and transformation impacts of soybean production in Argentina for...
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Territorial Analysis of the Agricultural Terraced Landscapes of Tuscany (Italy): Preliminary Results
Agnoletti, Mauro; Conti, Leonardo; Frezza, Lorenza; … - In: Sustainability 7 (2015) 4, pp. 4564-4581
Terraced areas have existed in Italy since ancient times, and they continue to be characteristic elements of the cultural identity of the country. The progressive abandonment of rural areas and farmland that began in the 1960s has led to the disintegration and disappearance of many terraces,...
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Land Use and Natural Resources Planning for Sustainable Ecotourism Using GIS in Surat Thani, Thailand
Bunruamkaew, Khwanruthai; Murayama, Yuji - In: Sustainability 4 (2012) 3, pp. 412-429
The primary objective of this study is to evaluate the land use and natural resources for future sustainable ecotourism site planning using GIS as a tool. The study is based on 2007 land use land cover data and ecotourism suitability data which are then integrated with other GIS datasets to...
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Evolution of Sustainability in American Forest Resource Management Planning in the Context of the American Forest Management Textbook
Straka, Thomas J. - In: Sustainability 1 (2009) 4, pp. 838-854
American forest resource management and planning goes back to the European roots of American Forestry. Timber … management plans, documents based on forest regulation for timber production, were the foundation of American forestry. These … types of management plans predominated until World War II. Multiple use forestry developed after World War II and issues …
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Monitoring Land Use: Capturing Change through an Information Fusion Approach
Altaweel, Mark R.; Alessa, Lilian N.; Kliskey, Andrew D.; … - In: Sustainability 2 (2010) 5, pp. 1182-1203
Social and environmental factors affecting land use change are among the most significant drivers transforming the planet. Such change has been and continues to be monitored through the use of satellite imagery, aerial photography, and technical reports. While these monitoring tools are useful...
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Sustainability and Urban Dynamics: Assessing Future Impacts on Ecosystem Services
Deal, Brian; Pallathucheril, Varkki - In: Sustainability 1 (2009) 3, pp. 346-362
Sustainable management of a region’s critical and valued ecosystem resources requires an understanding about how these resource systems might function into the future. In urbanized areas, this requires the ability to frame the role of resources within the context of urban dynamics and the...
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Optimal Water Resources Allocation under the Constraint of Land Use in the Heihe River Basin of China
Wang, Zhanqi; Yang, Jun; Deng, Xiangzheng; Lan, Xi - In: Sustainability 7 (2015) 2, pp. 1558-1575
In recent years, water scarcity and irrational utilization have become the pivotal issues for the sustainable development of river basins in China. This paper attempts to propose a new perspective for the optimization of water resources allocation in a typical river basin. In order to conduct an...
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Soil Quality Indices for Evaluating Smallholder Agricultural Land Uses in Northern Ethiopia
Gelaw, Aweke M.; Singh, B. R.; Lal, R. - In: Sustainability 7 (2015) 3, pp. 2322-2337
Population growth and increasing resource demands in Ethiopia are stressing and degrading agricultural landscapes. Most Ethiopian soils are already exhausted by several decades of over exploitation and mismanagement. Since many agricultural sustainability issues are related to soil quality, its...
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