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A Scale-Explicit Framework for Conceptualizing the Environmental Impacts of Agricultural Land Use Changes
Hale, Iago Lowe; Wollheim, Wilfred M.; Smith, Richard G.; … - In: Sustainability 6 (2014) 12, pp. 8432-8451
Demand for locally-produced food is growing in areas outside traditionally dominant agricultural regions due to concerns over food safety, quality, and sovereignty; rural livelihoods; and environmental integrity. Strategies for meeting this demand rely upon agricultural land use change, in...
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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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Delivering a Multi-Functional and Resilient Urban Forest
Hale, James D.; Pugh, Thomas A. M.; Sadler, Jon P.; … - In: Sustainability 7 (2015) 4, pp. 4600-4624
Tree planting is widely advocated and applied in urban areas, with large-scale projects underway in cities globally. Numerous potential benefits are used to justify these planting campaigns. However, reports of poor tree survival raise questions about the ability of such projects to deliver on...
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A Practical Approach for Demonstrating Environmental Sustainability and Stewardship through a Net Ecosystem Service Analysis
Nicolette, Joseph; Burr, Stephanie; Rockel, Mark - In: Sustainability 5 (2013) 5, pp. 2152-2177
demonstrating the environmental sustainability of an action (e.g., green business practice) through ecosystem service analysis is … sustainability, the approach must also consider the need to satisfy intergenerational equity objectives. The use of a practical … approach from which private business and government representatives can make decisions regarding environmental sustainability …
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The New Ecology of Vacancy: Rethinking Land Use in Shrinking Cities
Burkholder, Sean - In: Sustainability 4 (2012) 6, pp. 1154-1172
Urban environments are in continual transition. Yet, as many cities continue to grow and develop in ways deemed typical or standard, these transitions can be difficult to acknowledge. Narratives of continued growth and permanence become accepted and expected while the understanding of urban...
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The Outward Extension of an Ecological Footprint in City Expansion: The Case of Beijing
Xie, Gaodi; Chen, Wenhui; Cao, Shuyan; Lu, Chunxia; Xiao, Yu - In: Sustainability 6 (2014) 12, pp. 9371-9386
A biologically productive area was used in the ecological footprint method to measure the demand and impact of human activities on the natural capital, and further, to judge whether the impact is within the scope of the regional bio-capacity. In this presentation, an indicator “ecological...
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Knowledge-Based Estimation of Edible Fern Harvesting Sites in Mountainous Communities of Northeastern Japan
Matsuura, Toshiya; Sugimura, Ken; Miyamoto, Asako; … - In: Sustainability 6 (2013) 1, pp. 175-192
Once local expert knowledge regarding the harvesting of various non-timber forest products (NTFPs) is lost, it is difficult to recover. We investigated whether the knowledge of expert forest harvesters can be used to determine the habitat distribution and harvesting sites of three popular edible...
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Environmental Orientation of Small Enterprises: Can Microcredit-Assisted Microenterprises be “Green”?
Shahidullah, A. K. M.; Haque, C. Emdad - In: Sustainability 6 (2014) 6, pp. 3232-3251
contributions, and impact on local ecological sustainability. This research revealed that the majority of such enterprises are not …
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Model Estimation of Water Use Efficiency for Soil Conservation in the Lower Heihe River Basin, Northwest China during 2000–2008
Yan, Haiming; Zhan, Jinyan; Liu, Bing; Yuan, Yongwei - In: Sustainability 6 (2014) 9, pp. 6250-6266
There has been very limited research on water use efficiency for soil conservation (WUE-SC) in typical water scarce regions such as the lower Heihe River Basin, where there is serious wind erosion and the soil conservation service plays a key role in guaranteeing the ecological safety of...
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Integrating Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services in the Post-2015 Development Agenda: Goal Structure, Target Areas and Means of Implementation
Lucas, Paul L.; Kok, Marcel T.J.; Nilsson, Måns; … - In: Sustainability 6 (2013) 1, pp. 193-216
The United Nations’ discussions on defining a new set of post-2015 development goals focus on poverty eradication and sustainable development. Biodiversity and ecosystem services are essential for poverty eradication, which is also one of the foundations of the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity...
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