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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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understood, they become part of the cultural heritage of each component of the local community and of society. The cognitive …
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of a checklist that can be completed on the basis of information from annual reports, sustainability reports and websites …
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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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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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and environmental factors, based on the concept of sustainability. Then, the basic theory of the hybrid MCDM method …
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This essay is an initial exploration of the dimensions of the equity/sustainability linkage from the perspective of … public goods analysis. Sustainability requires an abundance of public goods. Where these commons lack governance …, sustainability is at risk. Equity is a critical component of sustainability that can itself be viewed as a public good, subject to …
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into being. The international community must work together to enhance security and stability, promote sustainability, and …
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Modern greenhouse production has been ~100% reliant on fossil fuels for all inputs (glazing, heating, fertilization, lighting, post-harvest). Recent innovations may reduce fossil fuel dependence but their effectiveness may not be thoroughly tested. To promote education in sustainable production,...
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green accounting in terms of social utility. Sustainability is a different type of social objective. Consequently, green … accounting as derived in many empirical models is not appropriate for studying sustainability. Maximin is a consistent foundation … for the analysis of sustainability, both weak and strong, that provides conceptually correct accounting prices. These …
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