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Accounting for Sustainability: A Dissenting Opinion
Cairns, Robert D. - In: Sustainability 3 (2011) 9, pp. 1341-1356
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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Towards Adaptive Governance of Common-Pool Mountainous Agropastoral Systems
Baumgärtner, Johann; Tikubet, Getachew; Gilioli, Gianni - In: Sustainability 2 (2010) 6, pp. 1448-1471
) agropastoral system with common-pool pastures. Sustainability can be enhanced by augmenting (i) the ecological and social capitals …
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Governing for Sustainable Coasts: Complexity, Climate Change, and Coastal Ecosystem Protection
Craig, Robin Kundis; Ruhl, J.B. - In: Sustainability 2 (2010) 5, pp. 1361-1388
The world’s coastal ecosystems are among the most complex on Earth, and they are currently being governed unsustainably, by any definition. Climate change will only add to this complexity, underscoring the necessity of finding new ways to govern for these ecosystems’ sustainable use. After...
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A Scale-Explicit Framework for Conceptualizing the Environmental Impacts of Agricultural Land Use Changes
Hale, Iago Lowe; Wollheim, Wilfred M.; Smith, Richard G.; … - In: Sustainability 6 (2014) 12, pp. 8432-8451
Demand for locally-produced food is growing in areas outside traditionally dominant agricultural regions due to concerns over food safety, quality, and sovereignty; rural livelihoods; and environmental integrity. Strategies for meeting this demand rely upon agricultural land use change, in...
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The Influence of Thermodynamic Ideas on Ecological Economics: An Interdisciplinary Critique
Hammond, Geoffrey P.; Winnett, Adrian B. - In: Sustainability 1 (2009) 4, pp. 1195-1225
The influence of thermodynamics on the emerging transdisciplinary field of 'ecological economics‘ is critically reviewed from an interdisciplinary perspective. It is viewed through the lens provided by the 'bioeconomist' Nicholas Georgescu-Roegen (1906–1994) and his advocacy of 'the Entropy...
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Influence of Agricultural Practices on Biotic Production Potential and Climate Regulation Potential. A Case Study for Life Cycle Assessment of Soybean (<i>Glycine max</i>) in Argen...
Piastrellini, Roxana; Civit, Bárbara María; Arena, … - In: Sustainability 7 (2015) 4, pp. 4386-4410
The aim of this study is to determine the impact potential of land use on biotic production and climate regulation in the agricultural phase of a product, taking into account the varied soil and crop management. Land occupation and transformation impacts of soybean production in Argentina for...
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Delivering a Multi-Functional and Resilient Urban Forest
Hale, James D.; Pugh, Thomas A. M.; Sadler, Jon P.; … - In: Sustainability 7 (2015) 4, pp. 4600-4624
Tree planting is widely advocated and applied in urban areas, with large-scale projects underway in cities globally. Numerous potential benefits are used to justify these planting campaigns. However, reports of poor tree survival raise questions about the ability of such projects to deliver on...
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Valuing Ecosystem Services with Fishery Rents: A Lumped-Parameter Approach to Hypoxia in the Neuse River Estuary
Smith, Martin D.; Crowder, Larry B. - In: Sustainability 3 (2011) 11, pp. 2229-2267
Valuing ecosystem services with microeconomic underpinnings presents challenges because these services typically constitute nonmarket values and contribute to human welfare indirectly through a series of ecological pathways that are dynamic, nonlinear, and difficult to quantify and link to...
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A Practical Approach for Demonstrating Environmental Sustainability and Stewardship through a Net Ecosystem Service Analysis
Nicolette, Joseph; Burr, Stephanie; Rockel, Mark - In: Sustainability 5 (2013) 5, pp. 2152-2177
demonstrating the environmental sustainability of an action (e.g., green business practice) through ecosystem service analysis is … sustainability, the approach must also consider the need to satisfy intergenerational equity objectives. The use of a practical … approach from which private business and government representatives can make decisions regarding environmental sustainability …
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The New Ecology of Vacancy: Rethinking Land Use in Shrinking Cities
Burkholder, Sean - In: Sustainability 4 (2012) 6, pp. 1154-1172
Urban environments are in continual transition. Yet, as many cities continue to grow and develop in ways deemed typical or standard, these transitions can be difficult to acknowledge. Narratives of continued growth and permanence become accepted and expected while the understanding of urban...
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