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Communication Regarding Sustainability: Conceptual Perspectives and Exploration of Societal Subsystems

Newig, Jens; Schulz, Daniel; Fischer, Daniel; Hetze, … - In: Sustainability 5 (2013) 7, pp. 2976-2990

Sustainability issues are typically characterized by high complexity and uncertainty. In light of this, communication plays a crucial role in coping with these challenges. The previous debate on sustainability communication has largely focused on how to communicate sustainability issues to...

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What Do the IUCN Categories Really Protect? A Case Study of the Alpine Regions in Spain

Muñoz, Lorena; Hausner, Vera Helene - In: Sustainability 5 (2013) 6, pp. 2367-2388

Protected area (PA) coverage is used as an indicator of biodiversity protection worldwide. The effectiveness of using PAs as indicators has been questioned due to the diversity of categories encompassed by such designations, especially in PAs established for purposes other than biodiversity...

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Market Participation and Agro-Biodiversity Loss: The Case of Native Chili Varieties in the Amazon Rainforest of Peru

Garcia-Yi, Jaqueline - In: Sustainability 6 (2014) 2, pp. 615-630

economic incentives to farmers for their market commercialization. Nevertheless, market participation could also have the … varieties, including market participation. To this end, 128 farmers were surveyed in the Amazon rainforest region of Ucayali in … forms of market participation could have a positive effect on farmers’ economic well-being and simultaneously could help to …

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Encouraging Sustainable Transport Choices in American Households: Results from an Empirically Grounded Agent-Based Model

Natalini, Davide; Bravo, Giangiacomo - In: Sustainability 6 (2013) 1, pp. 50-69

USA. Particularly, we tested the effects of two sets of policies, namely market-based and preference-change ones. The …

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Carbon Emissions Abatement Cost in China: Provincial Panel Data Analysis

Wang, Jianjun; Li, Li; Zhang, Fan; Xu, Qiannan - In: Sustainability 6 (2014) 5, pp. 2584-2600

This paper employs the quadratic directional output distance function to derive shadow prices of China’s aggregate carbon emissions at the province level between 1997 and 2010. The empirical results indicate that the national weighted average shadow price presents an “N-shape” curve across...

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Monetary and Fiscal Policies for a Finite Planet

Farley, Joshua; Burke, Matthew; Flomenhoft, Gary; … - In: Sustainability 5 (2013) 6, pp. 2802-2826

Current macroeconomic policy promotes continuous economic growth. Unemployment, poverty and debt are associated with insufficient growth. Economic activity depends upon the transformation of natural materials, ultimately returning to the environment as waste. Current levels of economic...

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Paradoxes and Possibilities for a ‘Green’ Housing Sector: A Swedish Case

Hagbert, Pernilla; Mangold, Mikael; Femenías, Paula - In: Sustainability 5 (2013) 5, pp. 2018-2035

. Though in line with an ecological modernization paradigm in policy, the promotion of a market-driven environmentalism in … between how industry, policy and the market perceives housing development and what is actually sustainable. …

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Adsorption Studies of Coconut Shell Carbons Prepared by KOH Activation for Removal of Lead(II) From Aqueous Solutions

Song, Chengwen; Wu, Shuaihua; Cheng, Murong; Tao, Ping; … - In: Sustainability 6 (2013) 1, pp. 86-98

Removal of Pb<sup>2+ </sup>from aqueous solutions using coconut shell carbons produced by KOH activation is performed in this paper. Morphology and pore structure characteristic of coconut shell carbons are analyzed by SEM and nitrogen adsorption techniques. Effects of adsorbent concentration, agitation...

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Sustainable Complex Triangular Cells for the Evaluation of CO<sub>2</sub> Emissions by Individuals instead of Nations in a Scenario for 2030

Sthel, Marcelo; Tostes, José Glauco; Tavares, Juliana - In: Sustainability 5 (2013) 5, pp. 1944-1959

The concept of sustainable complex triangular cells may be applied to an individual of any human society. This concept was introduced in two recent articles. A case study was proposed to show the applicability of this new concept to Indian populations without contact with civilization and with a...

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Global Insights Based on the Multidimensional Energy Poverty Index (MEPI)

Nussbaumer, Patrick; Nerini, Francesco Fuso; Onyeji, Ijeoma - In: Sustainability 5 (2013) 5, pp. 2060-2076

Energy access metrics are needed to track the progress towards providing sustainable energy for all. This paper presents advancements in the development of the Multidimensional Energy Poverty Index (MEPI), as well as results and analysis for a number of developing countries. The MEPI is a...

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