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The Potential Use of Agroforestry Community Gardens as a Sustainable Import-Substitution Strategy for Enhancing Food Security in Subarctic Ontario, Canada
Spiegelaar, Nicole F.; Tsuji, Leonard J.S.; Oelbermann, … - In: Sustainability 5 (2013) 9, pp. 4057-4075
the present study, the feasibility of import substitution by Agroforestry Community Gardens (AFCGs) as socio … in subarctic Ontario, Canada. Agroforestry is a diverse tree-crop agricultural system that has enhanced food security in … the tropics and subtropics. Study sites were selected for long-term agroforestry research to compare <i>Salix spp …
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A Methodology for Assessing the Sustainability of Hydrogen Production from Solid Fuels
Gnanapragasam, Nirmal V.; Reddy, Bale V.; Rosen, Marc A. - In: Sustainability 2 (2010) 6, pp. 1472-1491
example is presented to compare two solid fuels for hydrogen production: coal and biomass. The results suggest that … better sustainability than coals, and that it may be advantageous to use coals in combination with biomass to increase their …
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Visions of Sustainability in Bioeconomy Research
Pfau, Swinda F.; Hagens, Janneke E.; Dankbaar, Ben; … - In: Sustainability 6 (2014) 3, pp. 1222-1249
The rise of the bioeconomy is usually associated with increased sustainability. However, various controversies suggest doubts about this assumed relationship. The objective of this paper is to identify different visions and the current understanding of the relationship between the bioeconomy 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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Enhancing Sustainability of Cotton Production Systems in West Africa: A Summary of Empirical Evidence from Burkina Faso
Vitale, Jeffrey; Ouattarra, Marc; Vognan, Gaspard - In: Sustainability 3 (2011) 8, pp. 1136-1169
Africa has been hesitant to adopt agricultural biotechnology, lagging behind global trends over the past decade. One exception is Burkina Faso, a West African country that commercially released 125,000 ha of Bt cotton in 2009. Bt cotton may serve as a working example of how African countries can...
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Environmental Innovation and Sustainability in Small Handicraft Businesses in Mexico
Sánchez-Medina, Patricia S.; Corbett, Jack; … - In: Sustainability 3 (2011) 7, pp. 984-1002
In this study, the relationship between environmental innovation and sustainability is analyzed in 168 handicraft businesses in the Mexican states of Oaxaca, Puebla, and Tlaxcala. The results show a direct, positive relationship between environmental innovation and sustainability in three...
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Defining Terms for Integrated (Multi-Inter-Trans-Disciplinary) Sustainability Research
Stock, Paul; Burton, Rob J.F. - In: Sustainability 3 (2011) 8, pp. 1090-1113
Our contemporary social and ecological problems, including climate change, peak oil and food security, necessitate solutions informed by multiple backgrounds that singular disciplines seem unable to provide, and possibly, are even incapable of providing. The increasing occurrence of multi-,...
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What Do We Need to Know to Enhance the Environmental Sustainability of Agricultural Production? A Prioritisation of Knowledge Needs for the UK Food System
Dicks, Lynn V.; Bardgett, Richard D.; Bell, Jenny; … - In: Sustainability 5 (2013) 7, pp. 3095-3115
Increasing concerns about global environmental change and food security have focused attention on the need for environmentally sustainable agriculture. This is agriculture that makes efficient use of natural resources and does not degrade the environmental systems that underpin it, or deplete...
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The Geological Characterization of Landscape in Major TV Series: A Suggested Approach to Involve the Public in the Geological Heritage Promotion
Lugeri, Francesca Romana; Farabollini, Piero; Greco, Roberto - In: Sustainability 7 (2015) 4, pp. 4100-4119
The characterization of natural and cultural heritage using popular entertainment, such as TV movies and series, can become an effective and original way to involve society in protecting territory and enhancing local development, thanks to the dissemination of knowledge. The aim is to make the...
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Food Waste Auditing at Three Florida Schools
Wilkie, Ann C.; Graunke, Ryan E.; Cornejo, Camilo - In: Sustainability 7 (2015) 2, pp. 1370-1387
School cafeterias are a significant source of food waste and represent an ideal opportunity for diverting food waste from landfills. In this study, cafeteria waste audits were conducted at three Florida schools. Food waste comprised the largest fraction of school cafeteria waste streams, ranging...
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