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development while also adhering to the principles of sustainability, it becomes important to recognise the potential role of …
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delivering effective sustainability assessments. Sustainable development is an idealistic concept and its assessment has always … demonstrated through an example of sustainability in a higher educational institution. …
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manufacturing office furniture partitions, aimed at contributing to efforts to improve the sustainability of the process. A … recycling and modification of the mechanical clip attachment. Implementation, measurement and control plans are discussed for … the measures considered feasible, which can enhance the sustainability of the manufacturing of office furniture partitions …
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The paper illustrates some aspects of energy conversion processes during underground electric train operation. Energy … conversion processes are explained using exergy, in order to support transport system sustainability. Loss of exergy reflects a … loss of potential of energy to do work. Following the notion that life in Nature demonstrates sustainable energy conversion …
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, geochemistry, astrophysics, theoretical physics, microbial ecology, <em>etc.</em>, is assessed in terms of sustainability through …
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The scope of the paper is to overview the different approaches for evaluation of urban infrastructure sustainability …. In this context, urban infrastructure covers transportation, energy, water, sewage and information networks as well as … evaluation of sustainability, and resulted in a guidebook for decision-makers in local authorities. Here, the COST C8 matrix for …
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the lagoon to ensure the sustainability of the management process. …
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A notable aspect of sustainability is its holistic and cross-cutting nature—it cannot be achieved by any single rule …, statute or agency. Instead, sustainability must be institutionalized across the legal system and government as a whole. In … this paper, we propose and examine five mechanisms for institutionalizing sustainability across the federal legal system …
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shared vision of persistent local leaders, the framing of sustainability as an “opportunity” with an energy efficiency focus …Following a devastating tornado there in 2007, the tiny city of Greensburg, Kansas has engaged in a sustainability … article uses innovation theory to consider how and why the sustainability focus emerged in Greensburg and to explore the …
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Political consumerism was developed during the 19th century and expanded at the turn of the century through social movements aimed at empowering civil society in the market. Many of these movements succeeded in building power on the consumption side. Today, we still witness several forms of...
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