Sustainability Appraisal Quantitative Methods And Mathematical Techniques For Environmental Performance Evaluation

Author : Marina G Erechtchoukova,Peter A Khaiter,Paulina Golinska
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2013-03-14
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9783642320811

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Sustainability Appraisal: Quantitative Methods and Mathematical Techniques for Environmental Performance Evaluation by Marina G Erechtchoukova,Peter A Khaiter,Paulina Golinska Pdf

One of the most important issues in developing sustainable management strategies and incorporating ecodesigns in production, manufacturing and operations management is the assessment of the sustainability of business operations and organizations’ overall environmental performance. The book presents the results of recent studies on sustainability assessment. It provides a solid reference for researchers in academia and industrial practitioners on the state-of-the-art in sustainability appraisal including the development and application of sustainability indices, quantitative methods, models and frameworks for the evaluation of current and future welfare outcomes, recommendations on data collection and processing for the evaluation of organizations’ environmental performance, and eco-efficiency approaches leading to business process re-engineering.

Author : Marina G Erechtchoukova,Peter A Khaiter,Paulina Golinska
Publisher : Springer
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2013-03-27
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 3642320821

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Sustainability Appraisal: Quantitative Methods and Mathematical Techniques for Environmental Performance Evaluation by Marina G Erechtchoukova,Peter A Khaiter,Paulina Golinska Pdf

One of the most important issues in developing sustainable management strategies and incorporating ecodesigns in production, manufacturing and operations management is the assessment of the sustainability of business operations and organizations’ overall environmental performance. The book presents the results of recent studies on sustainability assessment. It provides a solid reference for researchers in academia and industrial practitioners on the state-of-the-art in sustainability appraisal including the development and application of sustainability indices, quantitative methods, models and frameworks for the evaluation of current and future welfare outcomes, recommendations on data collection and processing for the evaluation of organizations’ environmental performance, and eco-efficiency approaches leading to business process re-engineering.

Author : Eric Lichtfouse
Publisher : Springer
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2017-07-13
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9783319586793

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Sustainable Agriculture Reviews by Eric Lichtfouse Pdf

This book deals with a rapidly growing field aiming at producing food and energy in a sustainable way for humans and their children. It is a discipline that addresses current issues: climate change, increasing food and fuel prices, poor-nation starvation, rich-nation obesity, water pollution, soil erosion, fertility loss, pest control and biodiversity depletion. This series gathers review articles that analyze current agricultural issues and knowledge, then proposes alternative solutions.

Author : Jorge Marx Gómez,Brenda Scholtz
Publisher : Springer
Page : 163 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2016-02-04
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9783319251530

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Information Technology in Environmental Engineering by Jorge Marx Gómez,Brenda Scholtz Pdf

This book presents new concepts as well as practical applications and experiences in the field of information technology for environmental engineering. The book has three main focus areas: firstly, it shows how information technologies can be employed to support natural resource management and conservation, environmental engineering, scientific simulation and integrated assessment studies. Secondly, it demonstrates the application of computing in the everyday practices of environmental engineers, natural scientists, economists and social scientists. And thirdly, it demonstrates how the complexity of natural phenomena can be approached using interdisciplinary methods, where computer science offers the infrastructure needed for environmental data collection and management, scientific simulations, decision support documentation and reporting.The book collects selected papers presented at the 7th International Symposium on Environmental Engineering, held in Port Elizabeth, South Africa in July 2015. It discusses recent success stories in eco-informatics, promising ideas and new challenges from the interdisciplinary viewpoints of computer scientists, environmental engineers, economists and social scientists, demonstrating new paradigms for problem-solving and decision-making.

Author : Tomas Baležentis,Dalia Štreimikienė,Nelė Jurkėnaitė,Vida Dabkienė
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2021-06-25
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9783030768027

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Structural Change, Productivity, and Climate Nexus in Agriculture by Tomas Baležentis,Dalia Štreimikienė,Nelė Jurkėnaitė,Vida Dabkienė Pdf

This monograph addresses the methodological and empirical issues relevant for the development of sustainable agriculture, with a particular focus on Eastern Europe. It relates economic growth to the other dimensions of sustainability by applying integrated methods. The book comprises five chapters dedicated to the theoretical approaches towards sustainable rural development, productivity analysis, structural change analysis and environmental footprint. The book focuses on the transformations of the agricultural sector while taking into account economic, environmental, and social dynamics. The importance of agricultural transformations to the livelihood of the rural population and food security are highlighted. Further, advanced methodologies and frameworks are presented to fathom the underlying trends in different facets of agricultural production. The authors present statistical methods used for the analysis of agricultural sustainability along with applications for agriculture in the European Union. Additionally, they discuss the measures of efficiency, methodological approaches and empirical models. Finally, the book applies econometric and optimization techniques, which are useful for the estimation of the production functions and other representations of technology in the case of the European Union member states. Therefore, the book is a must-read for researchers and students of agricultural and production economics, as well as policy-makers and academia in general.

Author : Constantine Stephanidis,Margherita Antona
Publisher : Springer
Page : 734 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2013-07-03
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9783642391880

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Universal Access in Human-Computer Interaction: Design Methods, Tools, and Interaction Techniques for eInclusion by Constantine Stephanidis,Margherita Antona Pdf

The three-volume set LNCS 8009-8011 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Universal Access in Human-Computer Interaction, UAHCI 2013, held as part of the 15th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCII 2013, held in Las Vegas, USA in July 2013, jointly with 12 other thematically similar conferences. The total of 1666 papers and 303 posters presented at the HCII 2013 conferences was carefully reviewed and selected from 5210 submissions. These papers address the latest research and development efforts and highlight the human aspects of design and use of computing systems. The papers accepted for presentation thoroughly cover the entire field of human-computer interaction, addressing major advances in knowledge and effective use of computers in a variety of application areas. The total of 230 contributions included in the UAHCI proceedings were carefully reviewed and selected for inclusion in this three-volume set. The 74 papers included in this volume are organized in the following topical sections: design for all methods, techniques and tools; eInclusion practice; universal access to the built environment; multi-sensory and multimodal interfaces; brain-computer interfaces.

Author : Geert Van Calster,Wim Vandenberghe,Leonie Reins
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 781 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2015-01-30
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781849805834

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Research Handbook on Climate Change Mitigation Law by Geert Van Calster,Wim Vandenberghe,Leonie Reins Pdf

As well as taking stock of the current and proposed legal instruments, the book looks at the wider policy and economic aspects of coping with climate change. It provides a comparative overview of key issues across Europe, the United States, Asia-Pacifi

Author : Claudia Lemke
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2021-03-30
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9783658332464

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Accounting and Statistical Analyses for Sustainable Development by Claudia Lemke Pdf

In this Open Access publication Claudia Lemke develops a comprehensive Multi-Level Sustainable Development Index (MLSDI) that is applicable to micro, meso, and macro objects by conducting methodological and empirical research. Multi-level comparability is crucial because the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) at macro level can only be achieved if micro and meso objects contribute. The author shows that a novel information-theoretic algorithm outperforms established multivariate statistical weighting methods such as the principal component analysis (PCA). Overcoming further methodological shortcomings of previous sustainable development indices, the MLSDI avoids misled managerial and political decision making.

Author : William R. Sheate
Publisher : World Scientific
Page : 423 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9789814289696

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Tools, Techniques & Approaches for Sustainability by William R. Sheate Pdf

This unique volume brings together key writings from experts drawn from the first ten years of the Journal of Environmental Assessment Policy and Management (JEAPM), launched in 1999 as a forum for encouraging better linkages between environmental assessment and management tools. The book is structured around four themes that focus on the characteristics of tools that influence their ability to link together effectively: The Nature of Tools; The Nature of Decision-Making and Institutional Context; The Nature of Engagement and The Nature of Sustainability. Edited and introduced by William Sheate, founding and present editor of JEAPM, the book provides an analysis of what makes for successful linking of assessment and management tools, supported by theoretical and practical examples. Key authors include Roland Clift, David Gadenne, Robert Gibson, Neils Faber, Thomas Fischer, David Lawrence, MNns Nilsson, Bronwyn Ridgway, and Frank Vanclay. Sample Chapter(s). Chapter 1: The Evolving Nature of Environmental Assessment and Management: Linking Tools to Help Deliver Sustainability (10,216 KB). Contents: The Evolving Nature of Environmental Assessment and Management: Linking Tools to Help Deliver Sustainability (W R Sheate); The Nature of Tools: Choices for EIA Process Design and Management (D P Lawrence); The Project Cycle and the Role of EIA and EMS (B Ridgway); A Framework for Tool Selection and Use in Integrated Assessment for Sustainable Development (W De Ridder et al.); The Nature of Decision-Making and Institutional Context: A Systemic Framework for Environmental Decision-Making (R Van Der Vorst et al.); Decision Making and Strategic Environmental Assessment (M Nilsson & H Dalkmann); The Nature of Engagement: In It Together: Organizational Learning Through Participation in Environmental Assessment (P Fitzpatrick); Social and Environmental NGOs as Users of Corporate Social Disclosure (L Danastas & D Gadenne); The Nature of Sustainability: Organisational Sustainability: A Case for Formulating a Tailor-Made Definition (D J Kiewiet & J F J Vos); Beyond the Pillars: Sustainability Assessment as a Framework for Effective Integration of Social, Economic and Ecological Considerations in Significant Decision-Making (R B Gibson); and other papers. Readership: Natural scientists, social scientists, engineers, businesses and consultants interested in sustainability."

Author : Agnieszka Gehringer,Susann Kowalski
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2024-02-03
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9783031473821

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Mapping Sustainability Measurement by Agnieszka Gehringer,Susann Kowalski Pdf

This book explores modern approaches to sustainability and its measurement. It thoroughly reviews a wide range of existing sustainability measurement systems. Accordingly, the book documents the state of progress toward sustainability measurement by first assessing the past development of wellbeing measurement going beyond GDP and synthesizing the various conceptual approaches to sustainability and its dimensions. It then explores crucial methodological aspects that stay at the core of constructing a sound index system. In the main part of the book, we map the available indices or index systems, their conceptual and methodological backgrounds as well as approaches, which have not yet resulted in an index, but have the potential to contribute to a better understanding of sustainability. More specifically, the book assesses the scope, motivation, and potential usage of each index. It also documents their limitations and drawbacks. This mapping exercise is useful for policymakers, researchers, and practitioners as it offers a detailed and compact overview of where we are and what we still need to account for when measuring sustainability.

Author : Barry Dalal-Clayton,Barry Sadler
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 960 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2014-03-26
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781136483899

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Sustainability Appraisal by Barry Dalal-Clayton,Barry Sadler Pdf

Sustainability Appraisal is a sourcebook of the state-of-the-art of this rapidly emerging and diversifying area. It draws on a wealth of international experiences and approaches to illustrate the status and scope of Sustainability Appraisal/Assessment (SA) This comprehensive guide highlights how SA can be used to analyse and integrate the key environmental, social and economic pillars of sustainability into decision-making at all levels, from policy to project to investment, by government, business and industry, or international organizations. Distilling both published and unpublished materials, and with contributions from a range of leading experts, organizations and agencies, this book will be of significant value to professionals everywhere who are in need of a solid, reference guide to what constitutes SA practice and, more importantly, how and when it can be applied.

Author : R. Setchi,R.J. Howlett,M. Naim,H. Seinz
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 606 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2024-06-29
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9780956151667

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Sustainable Design and Manufacturing 2014 Part 2 by R. Setchi,R.J. Howlett,M. Naim,H. Seinz Pdf

Author : Petar Georgiev,Carlos Guedes Soares
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 636 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2019-08-22
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781000751291

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Sustainable Development and Innovations in Marine Technologies by Petar Georgiev,Carlos Guedes Soares Pdf

Sustainable Development and Innovations in Marine Technologies includes the papers presented at the 18th International Congress of the Maritime Association of the Mediterranean (IMAM 2019, Varna, Bulgaria, 9-11 September 2019). Sustainable Development and Innovations in Marine Technologies includes a wide range of topics: Aquaculture & Fishing; Construction; Defence & Security; Design; Dynamic response of structures; Degradation/ Defects in structures; Electrical equipment of ships; Human factors; Hydrodynamics; Legal/Social aspects; Logistics; Machinery & Control; Marine environmental protection; Materials; Navigation; Noise; Non-linear motions – manoeuvrability; Off-shore and coastal development; Off-shore renewable energy; Port operations; Prime movers; Propulsion; Safety at sea; Safety of Marine Systems; Sea waves; Seakeeping; Shaft & propellers; Ship resistance; Shipyards; Small & pleasure crafts; Stability; Static response of structures; Structures, and Wind loads. The IMAM series of Conferences started in 1978 when the first Congress was organised in Istanbul, Turkey. IMAM 2019 is the eighteenth edition, and in its nearly forty years of history, this biannual event has been organised throughout Europe. Sustainable Development and Innovations in Marine Technologies is essential reading for academics, engineers and all professionals involved in the area of sustainable and innovative marine technologies.

Author : John Sands,Lanita Winata,Sophia Su,Maryanne Mowen,Don Hansen,Dan L. Heitger
Publisher : Cengage AU
Page : 918 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2018-10-01
Category : Managerial accounting
ISBN : 9780170413718

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Managerial Accounting: Asia-Pacific Edition by John Sands,Lanita Winata,Sophia Su,Maryanne Mowen,Don Hansen,Dan L. Heitger Pdf

Managerial Accounting is characterised by a strong pedagogical framework and a dynamic and practical approach that directly demonstrates how students can develop their careers in real life. The text introduces students to the underlying concepts and applications of management accounting tools based on the traditional allocation approach and absorption costing method, and uses ‘Staircase’ exercises in each chapter to build knowledge and help learners to link the content between chapters as they progress through the book. This title uses easy-to-understand, student-friendly language, uncomplicated examples, a logical discussion of concepts that matches student learning processes, and clear visual explanations that support student understanding.

Author : Wan Hasrulnizzam Wan Mahmood,Ilyana Abdullah,Mohd Nizam Ab Rahman
Publisher : PENERBIT UTeM PRESS
Page : 177 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2022-08-29
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9789672792048

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Sustainable Palm Oil Mill in Malaysia (UTeM Press) by Wan Hasrulnizzam Wan Mahmood,Ilyana Abdullah,Mohd Nizam Ab Rahman Pdf

The book aims to present a collection of examples of the state of the art and research developments in sustainable manufacturing specifically in the Malaysian palm oil mills. It illustrates the linkage between the three primary OEE measures, availability, performance and quality; and the factors affecting equipment effectiveness, which significantly cause efficiency loss and thus contribute to adverse environmental impact. This signifies the great potential of OEE measure advances from a base measure of tracking equipment performance and productivity as the conventional purposes, to be a tool to improve the effectiveness of manufacturing operations towards sustainability. Besides, it provides empirical evidence to support the decision-making for prioritizing equipment performance in the palm oil mill to rectify sustainability at the operational level.