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Water Quality Changes during Rapid Urbanization in the Shenzhen River Catchment: An Integrated View of Socio-Economic and Infrastructure Development

Qin, Hua-peng; Su, Qiong; Khu, Soon-Thiam; Tang, Nv - In: Sustainability 6 (2014) 10, pp. 7433-7451

-economic and infrastructure development in a catchment. This paper investigates the causes of water quality changes over the rapid … development and socio-economic policies. The results indicate that the water quality deteriorated rapidly during the earlier … labor productivity. Our findings suggest that sustainable development during urbanization is possible, provided that: (1 …

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Impact of Large-Scale Wind Power Integration on Small Signal Stability Based on Stability Region Boundary

Liu, Wenying; Ge, Rundong; Li, Huiyong; Ge, Jiangbei - In: Sustainability 6 (2014) 11, pp. 7921-7944

Up until now, study results on the impact of large-scale wind power integration on small signal stability have often been in conflict. Sometimes, the conclusions are even completely opposite, making people unable to agree on which is right. The reason behind this phenomenon is that most of these...

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Social Evaluation Approaches in Landscape Projects

Miccoli, Saverio; Finucci, Fabrizio; Murro, Rocco - In: Sustainability 6 (2014) 11, pp. 7906-7920

role in the development of sustainable scenarios. As reported in the European Landscape Convention, landscape means an area …

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Sustainable Innovation, Management Accounting and Control Systems, and International Performance

Lopez-Valeiras, Ernesto; Gomez-Conde, Jacobo; … - In: Sustainability 7 (2015) 3, pp. 3479-3492

This study analyzes how Management Accounting and Control Systems (MACS) facilitate the appropriation of the benefits of sustainable innovations in organizations. In particular, this paper examines the moderating role of different types of MACS in the relationships between sustainable innovation...

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Economic Impacts of Total Water Use Control in the Heihe River Basin in Northwestern China—An Integrated CGE-BEM Modeling Approach

Li, Na; Wang, Xiaojun; Shi, Minjun; Yang, Hong - In: Sustainability 7 (2015) 3, pp. 3460-3478

This paper develops an integrated modeling approach combined with a top-down dynamic computable general equilibrium (CGE) model and a bottom-up bio-economic model (BEM) to study the economic impact of a total water use control policy in the Heihe river basin, northwestern China. The integrated...

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Evaluation of Barriers of Corporate Social Responsibility Using an Analytical Hierarchy Process under a Fuzzy Environment—A Textile Case

Shen, Lixin; Govindan, Kannan; Shankar, Madan - In: Sustainability 7 (2015) 3, pp. 3493-3514

The ventilating crisis of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) issues in the textiles industry resulted in the engagement of many researchers in the analysis of CSR and its related factors throughout the globe. Some researchers in developed nations extend their policies beyond the boundary of...

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Soil Degradation in India: Challenges and Potential Solutions

Bhattacharyya, Ranjan; Ghosh, Birendra Nath; Mishra, … - In: Sustainability 7 (2015) 4, pp. 3528-3570

sprawl, and commercial/industrial development. Inappropriate agricultural practices include excessive tillage and use of …

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Spatial Distribution of Fragmentation by Diversion-Typed Hydroelectric Plant Exploitation in East Baoxing Catchment from 1999 to 2013

Huang, Yong; Zheng, Li; Wang, Dongchuan; Chen, Wengang; … - In: Sustainability 7 (2015) 4, pp. 3515-3527

In the Southwest Mountain areas, successive hydroelectric plant exploitation by humans on Baoxing River can exert a significant impact on regional landscape composition and structure. Taking East Baoxing River Catchment as the study area, the authors developed a method combining Moving Window...

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Challenges in Delivering Green Building Projects: Unearthing the Transaction Costs (TCs)

Qian, Queena K.; Chan, Edwin H. W.; Khalid, Abd Ghani - In: Sustainability 7 (2015) 4, pp. 3615-3636

activities that are associated with transaction costs (TCs) in the real estate development process (REDP) of green building …

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Opportunity Costs of Carbon Emissions Stemming from Changes in Land Use

Lu, Heli; Liu, Guifang - In: Sustainability 7 (2015) 4, pp. 3665-3682

The REDD (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation) mechanism allows carbon sinks to be used as carbon credits in order to offset emissions from other sources. However, this practice has raised a number of issues relating to financial incentives. In this study, we develop a...

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