Sustainability  

Lucas Gutierrez Rodriguez, Manuel Ruiz Perez, Xiaosheng Yang and Geriletu

China has become one of the leading international tourism destinations, ranking third at a world level. A fast expanding domestic tourism offers new development opportunities to rural areas. Our results from Daxi Village of Anji County, a popular tourist ... see more

Patrick N. Lemougna, Uphie F. Chinje Melo, Elie Kamseu and Arlin B. Tchamba

Lateritic soils are formed in the tropics through weathering processes that favor the formation of iron, aluminum, manganese and titanium oxides. These processes break down silicate minerals into clay minerals such as kaolinite and illite. Iron and alumin... see more

Nicholas A. Ashford and Ralph P. Hall

This article explores the complex relationship between environmental regulation, innovation, and sustainable development within the context of an increasingly globalizing economy. The economic development, environment, and employment aspects of sustainabl... see more

Kondwani G. Munthali, Brian J. Irvine and Yuji Murayama

Severe watershed degradation continues to occur in the tropical regions of southern Africa. This has raised interest to harness and manipulate the potential of the watershed resources for human benefit as the populations grow. Songwe River is one such deg... see more

Emile A. Frison, Jeremy Cherfas and ToHodgkin

Agricultural biodiversity has hitherto been valued almost exclusively as a source of traits that can be used in scientific breeding programs to improve the productivity of crop varieties and livestock breeds. We argue that it can make a far greater contri... see more

Phil Glatz, Zhihong Miao and Belinda Rodda

A literature review was undertaken to identify methods being used to handle and treat hatchery waste. Hatchery waste can be separated into solid waste and liquid waste by centrifuging or by using screens. Potential methods for treating hatchery waste on s... see more

Edward J. Garrity

This paper develops a system dynamics model of Individual Transferable Quota (ITQ) systems in order to differentiate ITQ from total allowable catch (TAC) effects and to identify areas where policy changes and management improvement may be most effective. ... see more

Steffen Lehmann

Beyond energy efficiency, there are now urgent challenges around the supply of resources, materials, energy, food and water. After debating energy efficiency for the last decade, the focus has shifted to include further resources and material efficiency. ... see more

Ivo Šlaus and Garry Jacobs

A study of sustainability needs to consider the role of all forms of capital—natural, biological, social, technological, financial, cultural—and the complex ways in which they interact. All forms of capital derive their value, utility and application from... see more

Arshad Khan Khalafzai and Niru Nirupama

In the contemporary world, a revolution in digital technologies has changed our way of life—for better. The role of women is expanding in socio-economic, political and physical spaces; hence their empowerment will contribute toward resilience and capacity... see more

Gabriela M. Medero, Justin H. Kennedy, Peter K. Woodward and Meysam Banimahd

Earth building is a sustainable, environmentally friendly and economical method of construction that has been used worldwide for many centuries. For the past three decades, earth has seen a revival as a building material for a modern construction method d... see more

Molly Scott Cato and Jan Myers

How we know, is at least as important as what we know: Before educationalists can begin to teach sustainability, we need to explore our own views of the world and how these are formed. The paper explores the ontological assumptions that underpin, usually ... see more

Bibiana Alarcon, Antonio Aguado, Resmundo Manga and Alejandro Josa

Decision support tools based on multi-attribute analysis involve the use of different types of variables. These variables are aimed at providing a framework that allows preferences to be quantified. This is particularly useful in the field of sustainabili... see more

Alexandra Lutz, James M. Thomas and Mamadou Keita

Groundwater is increasingly relied on as a source of potable water in developing countries, but factors such as population growth, development, and climate variability, pose potential challenges for ongoing sustainable supply. The effect of these factors ... see more

Philip Berke, John Cooper, David Salvesen, Danielle Spurlock and Christina Rausch

Disaster plans almost always do not benefit from the knowledge and values of disadvantaged people who are frequently underrepresented in disaster planning processes. Consequently, the plans are inconsistent with the conditions, concerns, and capabilities ... see more