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In this paper, a biorefinery complex in Thailand was assessed <em>vis-à-vis</em> sustainability. The complex studied … generation. These results could serve as a first step to further improve and design indicators for sustainability assessment of …
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concerns about the ecological and economic sustainability of yam farming under current conditions. In this paper we will … analyze the sustainability of yam cultivation and consider concrete strategies for increasing the environmental sustainability …
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Supply chain management and closed-loop supply chain management (CLSCM) have developed into established concepts in recent years. The related material cycles and product returns form an important part of all related processes with high potential for reducing environmental burden. The paper...
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This paper shows how the concept of the Ecological Footprint can be developed by incorporating the six procedures listed below, to create a single indicator of just distribution of the limited natural resources, between and within generations, and become a benchmark for decision-making between...
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In this introduction to the special issue of <em>Sustainability</em> on environmental laws and sustainability, we … integrated decision-making, the use of pre-existing laws to foster sustainability, the centrality of sub-national governments in … achieving sustainability, the background law of unsustainable development, the growing importance of climate change, the need to …
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The two most frequently quantified metrics of net energy analysis–the energy return on (energy) investment and the energy payback period–do not capture the growth rate potential of an energy supply infrastructure. This is because the analysis underlying these metrics is essentially...
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their learning of sustainability by writing peer-reviewed, 3-phase ‘Worldwide Sustainable Horticultural Crop Production … Papers’ on past, present, and future prospects for sustainability. The USA is used as an in-class example throughout the … for each country across the three Phases: I—their choice of a country, definition of sustainability, identification of …
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genetics, forward and reverse genetics and the emerging systems biology. Long-term sustainability may require a gradual …
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societal development. However, the terms “sustainable development”, “sustainability” and “sustainable” are sometimes over- and … misused despite wide consensus about the concept’s meaning among sustainability scholars and practitioners. While the concept … allows various sustainability views to co-exist, random conceptualizations which do not respect the fundamental …
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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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