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Planungsstrategien zur Umsetzung von integrierten Umweltschutzkonzepten für die Landnutzung durch Tourismus, Landwirtschaft und Naturschutz. Eine Evaluation der Umsetzungserfolge i...
Pollermann, Kim - Deutsche Zentralbibliothek für …
, Tourismus und Naturschutz zu erweitern. Der zentrale Untersuchungsgegenstand ist die „Planungsstrategie“. Unter diesem Begriff …Das Ziel dieser Arbeit ist es, das planungsmethodische Wissen zur Umsetzung von Kooperationen von Landwirtschaft … integrierte Umweltschutzkonzepte, die den Charakter von Planungen zur integrierten Regionalentwicklung haben. Um Erfahrungen aus …
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Editorial for Journal of Human Security Volume 10
Lautensach, Sabina - In: Journal of Human Security 10 (2014) 1, pp. 1-3
Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela's death on 5 December 2013 and his funeral ten days later were taken as an occasion in the global media to discuss the merits of political leadership for human security, with occasional comments on its pitfalls. This particular leader is not the most politically safe...
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A Review of "Human Security in World Affairs: Problems and Opportunities"
Fredeen, Arthur L. - In: Journal of Human Security 9 (2013) 1, pp. 27-28
While security of our<em> </em>hominid<em> </em>encampments and settlements must have been at or near the top of our species priorities since our evolution some several hundred thousand years ago, awareness of the magnitude of our alterations, interactions and impacts on our world is a very recent event. Even...
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Assessing the Climate Impacts of Cookstove Projects: Issues in Emissions Accounting
Lee, Carrie M.; Chandler, Chelsea; Lazarus, Michael; … - In: Challenges in Sustainability 1 (2013) 2, pp. 53-71
An estimated 2.6 billion people rely on traditional biomass for home cooking and heating, so improving the efficiency of household cookstoves could provide significant environmental, social and economic benefits. Some researchers have estimated that potential greenhouse gas emission reductions...
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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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Circuit Simulation for Solar Power Maximum Power Point Tracking with Different Buck-Boost Converter Topologies
Shiau, Jaw-Kuen; Lee, Min-Yi; Wei, Yu-Chen; Chen, Bo-Chih - In: Energies 7 (2014) 8, pp. 5027-5046
The power converter is one of the essential elements for effective use of renewable power sources. This paper focuses on the development of a circuit simulation model for maximum power point tracking (MPPT) evaluation of solar power that involves using different buck-boost power converter...
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Considerations When Applying Simplified LCA Approaches in the Wine Sector
Arzoumanidis, Ioannis; Raggi, Andrea; Petti, Luigia - In: Sustainability 6 (2014) 8, pp. 5018-5028
Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) has been increasingly used to improve the environmental performance of food systems and simplification of LCA appears to be a vital question, especially for Small- and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs). Following a literature review on simplified LCA tools and their...
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Challenges for Sustainable Development and Its Legal Response in China: A Perspective for Social Transformation
Qin, Tianbao - In: Sustainability 6 (2014) 8, pp. 5075-5106
With rapid development since the 1970s, China is entering a period of social transformation, which not only creates favorable conditions for sustainable development but also presents new challenges. The transitional period in China is a stage in which two types of social transformation coexist,...
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Enhancing the Effectiveness of Cycle Time Estimation in Wafer Fabrication-Efficient Methodology and Managerial Implications
Chen, Toly; Wang, Yu-Cheng - In: Sustainability 6 (2014) 8, pp. 5107-5128
Cycle time management plays an important role in improving the performance of a wafer fabrication factory. It starts from the estimation of the cycle time of each job in the wafer fabrication factory. Although this topic has been widely investigated, several issues still need to be addressed,...
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Geophysical Methods for Monitoring Temperature Changes in Shallow Low Enthalpy Geothermal Systems
Hermans, Thomas; Nguyen, Frédéric; Robert, Tanguy; … - In: Energies 7 (2014) 8, pp. 5083-5118
Low enthalpy geothermal systems exploited with ground source heat pumps or groundwater heat pumps present many advantages within the context of sustainable energy use. Designing, monitoring and controlling such systems requires the measurement of spatially distributed temperature fields and the...
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