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Conceptual Framework for Assessing the Sustainability of Forest Fuel Reduction Treatments and Their Adaptation to Climate Change

Prato, Tony - In: Sustainability 7 (2015) 4, pp. 3571-3591

across planning periods, adapting FRTs to future climate change, assessing the sustainability of adaptive responses to … climate change, and evaluating the validity of the two premises motivating this issue of <i>Sustainability</i>. The conceptual … landscape sustainability when using the preferred FRTs. The framework is demonstrated with constructed examples for adapting …

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Optimal Electricity Distribution Framework for Public Space: Assessing Renewable Energy Proposals for Freshkills Park, New York City

Ozgun, Kaan; Weir, Ian; Cushing, Debra - In: Sustainability 7 (2015) 4, pp. 3753-3773

approach is often guided by the environmental pillar of sustainability, with less focus on the economic and social pillars. The …

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The Impact of Integrated Practices of Lean, Green, and Social Management Systems on Firm Sustainability Performance—Evidence from Chinese Fashion Auto-Parts Suppliers

Wu, Lin; Subramanian, Nachiappan; Abdulrahman, Muhammad D. - In: Sustainability 7 (2015) 4, pp. 3838-3858

To better satisfy various stakeholders, firms are seeking integrated practices that can enhance their sustainability … sustainability because of the waste created by high levels of demand uncertainty and the extant usage of resources in production … systems have a positive impact on firm sustainability performance. However, how the combination of selected practices from …

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Initiation and Dissemination of Organic Rice Cultivation in Bali, Indonesia

Shiotsu, Fumitaka; Sakagami, Nobuo; Asagi, Naomi; … - In: Sustainability 7 (2015) 5, pp. 5171-5181

Organic farming has attracted attention in Indonesia because consumers increasingly prefer the putative safety and health benefits of organic farm products. Although national standards for organic farm products were established in 2002, some products sold as organic products in supermarkets do...

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The Institutional Challenges of Payment for Ecosystem Service Program in China: A Review of the Effectiveness and Implementation of Sloping Land Conversion Program

Chen, Cheng; König, Hannes J.; Matzdorf, Bettina; Zhen, Lin - In: Sustainability 7 (2015) 5, pp. 5564-5591

This study is an overview of the effectiveness and institutional challenges of China’s Sloping Land Conversion Program (SLCP). The SLCP is the Chinese government’s largest Payment for Ecosystem Services (PES) program and one of the largest PES programs in the world. From an institutional...

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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

ecological assessment understandable to the public. The tools here proposed are the episodes of the TV series “Inspector …

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Ranking Water Transparency of Dutch Stock-Listed Companies

Linneman, Marissa H.; Hoekstra, Arjen Y.; Berkhout, Wouter - In: Sustainability 7 (2015) 4, pp. 4341-4359

of a checklist that can be completed on the basis of information from annual reports, sustainability reports and websites …

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Gaetano Vinaccia’s (1881–1971) Theoretical Work on the Relationship between Microclimate and Urban Design

Chiri, Giovanni; Giovagnorio, Ilaria - In: Sustainability 7 (2015) 4, pp. 4448-4473

Because of his classification as a minor architect, Gaetano Vinaccia’s (1881–1971) role in the history of architecture has not been studied in depth. Despite the fact that his impact on the debate about rational architecture was limited, the depth and scientific accuracy of his theoretical...

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Ecological Footprints and Lifestyle Archetypes: Exploring Dimensions of Consumption and the Transformation Needed to Achieve Urban Sustainability

Moore, Jennie - In: Sustainability 7 (2015) 4, pp. 4747-4763

The global urban transition increasingly positions cities as important influencers in determining sustainability … outcomes. Urban sustainability literature tends to focus on the built environment as a solution space for reducing energy and … these domains for the per capita consumption patterns of urban dwellers to achieve ecological sustainability. The dimensions …

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External Benefit Evaluation of Renewable Energy Power in China for Sustainability

Zhao, Huiru; Guo, Sen - In: Sustainability 7 (2015) 5, pp. 4783-4805

and environmental factors, based on the concept of sustainability. Then, the basic theory of the hybrid MCDM method …

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