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Improving the Sustainability of Office Partition Manufacturing: Balancing Options for Reducing Emissions of Volatile Organic Compounds

Luisser, Frank S.; Rosen, Marc A. - In: Sustainability 1 (2009) 2, pp. 234-253

compounds (VOC) emissions. Base VOC emissions for a typical plant are estimated using a mass balance approach. Pollution …

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Sustainability in Agricultural Mechanization: Assessment of a Combined Photovoltaic and Electric Multipurpose System for Farmers

Mousazadeh, Hossein; Keyhani, Alireza; Mobli, Hossein; … - In: Sustainability 1 (2009) 4, pp. 1042-1068

This study is dedicated to the assessment of the possibility of replacing fossil fuels with renewable energy as a source of power in modern agriculture. We examined the use of a completely sustainable agricultural mechanization system based on a renewable energy system and a battery powered,...

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The Textile Industry and Sustainable Development: A Holt–Winters Forecasting Investigation for the Eastern European Area

Paraschiv, Dorel; Tudor, Cristiana; Petrariu, Radu - In: Sustainability 7 (2015) 2, pp. 1280-1291

are quintessential. The textile industry has been one of the main contributors to water pollution all over the world …To achieve sustainable development, massive changes towards fostering a clean and pollution-reducing industrial sector …, causing more than 20% of the registered levels of water pollution in countries like Turkey, Indonesia and China (among the G20 …

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Sustainable Living in Africa: Case of Water, Sanitation, Air Pollution and Energy

Omole, David O.; Ndambuki, Julius M. - In: Sustainability 6 (2014) 8, pp. 5187-5202

The study reviewed developmental challenges confronting African countries with specific reference to the availability of potable water, sanitation, energy, water and ambient air. It showed the conflict between the need to exploit environmental capital in order to keep up with the pace of human...

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Proportioning of Steel Fibre Reinforced Concrete Mixes for Pavement Construction and Their Impact on Environment and Cost

Achilleos, Constantia; Hadjimitsis, Diofantos; … - In: Sustainability 3 (2011) 7, pp. 965-983

Steel fibre reinforced concrete (SFRC) is a construction material investigated for more than 40 years including for pavement applications. A number of studies have demonstrated the technical merits of SFRC pavements over conventional concrete pavements; however little work has been carried out...

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Planting Trees for Publicity—How Much Are They Worth?

Kronenberg, Jakub; Mieszkowicz, Joanna - In: Sustainability 3 (2011) 7, pp. 1022-1034

Corporate marketing departments use trees and forests for advertising and public relations (PR). Trees and forests constitute a tangible symbol of the environment, reinforced by the growing awareness of the role that trees play in preventing climate change. Although the carbon sequestration...

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Climate Change and Industrial Policy

Naudé, Wim - In: Sustainability 3 (2011) 7, pp. 1003-1021

Industrial policy (IP) can make an important contribution to both environmental and social sustainability. The purpose of this paper is to explore the new rationale for IP due to climate change and to determine its implications for the how of industrial policy. Five implications are discussed,...

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Sustainable Urban Development and Land Use Change—A Case Study of the Yangtze River Delta in China

Zhang, Haiyan; Uwasu, Michinori; Hara, Keishiro; Yabar, … - In: Sustainability 3 (2011) 7, pp. 1074-1089

This paper introduces a sustainability assessment method for the rapidly urbanizing Yangtze River Delta in China addressing the role of land use pattern. We first calculated the sustainability component scores of 16 cities in the area in 2000 and 2005. The results showed that socioeconomic and...

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Continuum of Risk Analysis Methods to Assess Tillage System Sustainability at the Experimental Plot Level

Fathelrahman, Eihab M.; II, James C. Ascough; Hoag, Dana L. - In: Sustainability 3 (2011) 7, pp. 1035-1063

This study applied a broad continuum of risk analysis methods including mean-variance and coefficient of variation (CV) statistical criteria, second-degree stochastic dominance (SSD), stochastic dominance with respect to a function (SDRF), and stochastic efficiency with respect to a function...

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Limiting Size of Fish Fillets at the Center of the Plate Improves the Sustainability of Aquaculture Production

Tlusty, Michael F.; Hardy, Ronald; Cross, Stephen F. - In: Sustainability 3 (2011) 7, pp. 957-964

North American dining customers like to have a singular large piece of protein in the center of the plate. When fish is the protein of choice, the portion size from many species is limited by the overall size of the fish. Therefore, for these species, the means to achieve a singular larger...

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