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Why is There No Tragedy in These Commons? An Analysis of Forest User Groups and Forest Policy in Bhutan

Buffum, Bill - In: Sustainability 4 (2012) 7, pp. 1448-1465

attempt to strengthen the management of national forests. Community forestry programs are recognized as providing a range of … initial experience with community forestry in Bhutan and assessed the degree to which national policies have enhanced the … likelihood of successful management by forestry user groups. The study found that the studied communities possess many attributes …

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Striving for Sustainability and Resilience in the Face of Unprecedented Change: The Case of the Mountain Pine Beetle Outbreak in British Columbia

Burton, Philip J. - In: Sustainability 2 (2010) 8, pp. 2403-2423

A massive insect outbreak in the public forests of central British Columbia (Canada) poses a serious challenge for sustainable forest management planning. Tree mortality caused by natural disturbances has always been a part of wild and managed forests, but climate change is accentuating the...

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Landscape Valuation of Environmental Amenities throughout the Application of Direct and Indirect Methods

Loures, Luís; Loures, Ana; Nunes, José; Panagopoulos, … - In: Sustainability 7 (2015) 1, pp. 794-810

Landscape design, construction and management should no longer be the result of superficial approaches based exclusively on designers’ and planners’ ideas. This research starts with the assumption that the aesthetic component constitutes an essential attribute for better understanding and...

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Environmental Justice and Sustainability Impact Assessment: In Search of Solutions to Ethnic Conflicts Caused by Coal Mining in Inner Mongolia, China

Liu, Lee; Liu, Jie; Zhang, Zhenguo - In: Sustainability 6 (2014) 12, pp. 8756-8774

The Chinese government adopted more specific and stringent environmental impact assessment (EIA) guidelines in 2011, soon after the widespread ethnic protests against coal mining in Inner Mongolia. However, our research suggests that the root of the ethnic tension is a sustainability problem, in...

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Transdisciplinary Evaluation of Energy Scenarios for a German Village Using Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis

Wilkens, Ines; Schmuck, Peter - In: Sustainability 4 (2012) 4, pp. 604-629

Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis (MCDA) can assist local decision processes towards selecting renewable energy systems … path towards a renewable energy supply. Within the “Bioenergy-Region Ludwigsfelde” project, an MCDA evaluation has been …

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Social Investment for Sustainability of Groundwater: A Revealed Preference Approach

Loehman, Edna Tusak - In: Sustainability 6 (2014) 9, pp. 5598-5638

Groundwater is a form of natural capital that is valued for the goods it provides, including ecosystem health, water quality, and water consumption. Degradation of groundwater could be alleviated through social investment such as for water reuse and desalination to reduce the need for...

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Making Migrants Visible in Post-MDG Debates

Thieme, Susan; Ghimire, Anita - In: Sustainability 6 (2014) 1, pp. 399-415

, remittance-dependent countries like Nepal clearly back migration in their post-Millennium Development Goal (MDG) discussions. We …

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Socio-Cultural Dimensions of Cluster <em>vs.</em> Single Home Photovoltaic Solar Energy Systems in Rural Nepal

McKay, Kimber Haddix - In: Sustainability 2 (2010) 2, pp. 494-504

rural Nepal. The study was conducted in Humla District, Nepal, one of the most remote and impoverished regions of the … solar energy is important to these villagers, as it removes one major source of indoor air pollution from homes and provides … brighter light than the traditional torches. Solar energy is preferable in many villages in the region due to the lack of …

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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

system which is located in Mustang, Nepal, Himalaya. Defining flexibility as “uncommitted potentialities for change …

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Introduction to Special Issue on New Studies in EROI (Energy Return on Investment)

Hall, Charles A.S. - In: Sustainability 3 (2011) 10, pp. 1773-1777

Energy Return on Investment (EROI) refers to how much energy is returned from one unit of energy invested in an energy …

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