Multi-scale Sustainability Evaluation
Author : Santiago López-Ridaura
Publisher :
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 34,26 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Electronic books
ISBN :
Author : Santiago López-Ridaura
Publisher :
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 34,26 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Electronic books
ISBN :
Author : Alan James Bond
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 37,38 MB
Release : 2013
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 0415598486
Currently the writing on the subject is limited and comprises, for the most part, guidance documents and completed assessments.
Author : Mario Giampietro
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 271 pages
File Size : 32,33 MB
Release : 2014-05-30
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1317962087
The demands placed on land, water, energy and other natural resources are exacerbated as the world population continues to increase together with the expectations of economic growth. This, combined with concerns over environmental change, presents a set of scientific, policy and management issues that are critical for sustainability. Resource Accounting for Sustainability Assessment: The nexus between energy, food, water and land use offers an approach for multi-scale, integrated assessment of this nexus. It presents a comprehensive and original method of resource accounting for integrated sustainability assessments. The approach is illustrated with three detailed case studies: the islands of Mauritius, the Indian state of Punjab, and the energy economy of South Africa. The relationships between flows of goods, services and materials in these case studies offer valuable insights. The book provides a much needed quality control on the information used in deliberative processes about policy and planning activities. This innovative book will be of interest to researchers, students and practitioners in the fields of sustainability science, international development, industrial ecology, sustainable resource management, geography and ecological economics.
Author : Jennifer Navarro Rosa
Publisher :
Page : 135 pages
File Size : 28,57 MB
Release : 2009
Category :
ISBN : 9788469241592
Author : Baba Barus
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 20,2 MB
Release : 2003
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Author : Daniela C. Schroeter
Publisher :
Page : 656 pages
File Size : 37,24 MB
Release : 2008
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Sustainability permeates many levels of human activity. Interest in sustainability is grounded primarily in the sustainable development field which is concerned with the survival of humans on planet earth, and with the growing demands of meeting people's long-term needs. In the North American evaluation literature, however, sustainability is primarily thought of in terms of continuing program activity beyond initial funding cycles via diversification of funding streams or institutionalization. Two distinct perspectives for evaluating sustainability were identified. The first is concerned with micro-level issues related to the continuation of programs, policies, and other types of human action. The second is a macro level perspective concerned with sustaining human, social, and economic development under consideration of protecting the environment. Because both concepts are interdependent, it is argued that sustainability evaluation should incorporate the continuation of human activity and the maintenance of means for mankind to exist on earth. A new evaluation tool, the "Sustainability Evaluation Checklist" (SEC), is introduced to bridge the gap between both perspectives. The tool is divided into two parts. The first elaborates on general considerations in evaluation, while the second emphasizes sustainability concerns specifically. The SEC's accuracy and usefulness was assessed by experts and practitioners who provided critical reactions to the draft checklist's accuracy, its potential, and usefulness for evaluating sustainability. The dissertation is divided into six chapters. In Chapter I, an overview of the dissertation is presented and the topic is introduced to the reader. In Chapter II, the key literature is summarized. In Chapter III, rationales for checklist development are discussed and the SEC is introduced. The methodology for evaluating the SEC using a nonexperimental, exploratory, primarily qualitative, cross-sectional study design is elaborated in Chapter IV. Findings from the study are presented in Chapter V with specific attention to a multi-scale item analysis and qualitative cross-case, cross-item, and cross-section analyses that illuminate the strengths, weaknesses, and recommendations for improving the SEC. The final chapter discusses revisions made to the SEC, limitations of the dissertation and corresponding implications for future work, and contributions of this dissertation.
Author : D.S. Rothman
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 374 pages
File Size : 50,96 MB
Release : 2005-08-09
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 0203971000
A collection of papers prepared for the European Forum on Integrated Environmental Assessment's (EFIEA) Policy Workshop on Scaling Issues in Integrated Assessment, held from 12-19 July 2000.
Author : Mohammad Ali
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 199 pages
File Size : 15,23 MB
Release : 2012-11-05
Category : Science
ISBN : 0124072445
Sustainability Assessment is a comprehensive compilation of all the known policy factors related to sustainability. This book outlines all of the elements and considerations of community aspects of policy evaluation in an effort to reduce the future consequences on resources and environmental sustainability. The basic assumption behind it is that sustainability, though oriented to resources and meeting demands, starts from formulation of policy. Policies are so interrelated that all policies have some roles to play toward sustainability. Helps policymakers integrate the objectives of sustainability into policy actions in a given socio-political environment and plan a strategy for policy implementation Includes some policy factors that have not been discussed in other texts
Author : Giuseppe Munda
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 11,80 MB
Release : 2007-12-22
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 3540737030
One of the main novelties of this book is its establishment of a clear relationship between social and public choice on one hand and multiple criteria decision analysis on the other. This relationship leads to the new concept of Social Multi-Criteria Evaluation (SMCE). SMCE is proposed as a policy framework to integrate different scientific languages, for example, when concerns about civil society and future generations have to be considered along with policy imperatives and market conditions.
Author : Ruerd Ruben
Publisher : CABI
Page : 484 pages
File Size : 43,1 MB
Release : 2007-01-01
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 1845932773
Less-favored areas with limited agricultural potential or difficult access conditions, support 40 percent of the world's rural population suffering from chronic poverty. While agricultural innovations and rural development programs have begun to be implemented within developing countries, they do not address the specific obstacles faced by this large population. Instead, a targeted approach is needed to identify different resource management strategies for particular types of households and communities as well as creating balanced investments aimed at sustainable intensification of rural livelihoods. Such efforts have been the focus of the research program on Regional Food Security Policies for Natural Resource Management and Sustainable Economies (RESPONSE). Through the study of less-favored areas in Africa, Latin America, and South and East Asia, development pathways allowing for the careful adjustment of resource use strategies at the field, farm-household and village level are explored.