The natural environment, by the diversity of its ecologic systems, ensures the existence of all living beings, of the human species implicitly. The agricultural ecosystem is a functional biosphere unit, with a structure generated by the criterion of anthropic utility of supplied biomass,...

The social capital is often defined as the expression of the institutions, relationships, attitudes and values that govern interactions between people and contribute to economic development. From the perspective of sustainable development, social capital plays a key role through relationships...

One of the causes of current family problems is trans-generational transmission of unsolved problems in the past. Now, these problems must be solved. It's like family history comes back in present. In an attempt to preserve family identity, current family attempts to eliminate all those elements...

Within the concept of sustainable development, there is very little known about social impacts and levels of acceptability of compact urban form in the context of cities of developing countries. Social sustainability of these cities in developing countries might have a huge impact on the overall...

As the implications of a changing climate come into focus, attention must shift to effectively stimulating action in response to this dramatically pervasive phenomenon. Responses to climate change, however, are embedded in institutional procedures, technological pathways and cultural practices...

We examined the relationship between industrial transformation and the positive and negative impacts of industry on sustainable development in developing countries. We started by assigning developing countries to five groups based on the extent to which they have transformed and reoriented their...

</titre> This work questions the nature and the significance of a post 2012 international agreement similar to the Kyoto Protocol. We show that the Protocol?s mechanisms fall under a "weak" approach of sustainability which hardly calls into question the primacy of the economy on social and...

Negligence of former industrial sites (“brownfields”) has adversely impacted urban landscapes throughout the industrialized world. Brownfield redevelopment has recently emerged as a sustainable land use strategy and impetus for urban revitalization. This study presents a system dynamics...