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Showing 1 to 10 of 10 for “"Sustainability and Sustainable Development"”.
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Sustainability and sustainable development: an investigation on the role of Islamic finance and other determinants in the OIC member countries
For the last three decades, sustainability has become a more prominent topic of global discussion. The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the United Nations are regarded as benchmarks for country-level sustainability attainment. Recognising the MDGs and …
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Manifestação do discurso institucional sobre sustentabilidade em empresas líderes com padrão GRI
Organizations are adopting sustainability as part of their strategic profile. The procedure of this accession, the Sustainable Reports are placed in the context of his speeches sustainability, aiming to disseminate the shares issued by companies. This research aims to analyze the manifestations …
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Strategic sustainability and industrial ecology in an island context, with considerations for a green economy roadmap: a study in the tourist accommodation sector, Grenada.
… purpose of this research is to show how business and enterprise can align sustainability and sustainable development to create strategic sustainability (SS) procedures, which can be used for planning towards sustainability in an island context. Even with the 3Ps depiction of sustainable …
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Examining the Relationship Between Social Capital and the Built Environment: A Case Study in Measuring Community Sustainability
<p>The concepts of sustainability and sustainable development are frequently described as having three main components, sometimes referred to as the three pillars or the triple bottom line: environmental, economic, and social. Because the origins of sustainability come from a desire to right …
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The role of knowledge and institutional challenges to the adoption of sustainable urban drainage in Saudi Arabia: implications for sustainable environmental development
… issue due to factors such as climate change and rapid urban expansion. The existing infrastructure, based on traditional drainage systems, is not always able to cope with the increased precipitation, sometimes leading to rainwater runoff and floods causing disturbances and damage to property. …
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Conceptualizing Sustainability: the Case of Johannesburg and Water
… South Africa has stated ambitions of becoming a “sustainable city” and a “world-class African city.” Many factors may contribute to the realization of these aims. One is a “sustainable” water supply, since water is fundamental to life and to economic activity. But South Africa (SA) is a …
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Taking downtown to the next level: an assessment of the downtown Chattanooga plan for sustainable development
… cities are looking to change the paradigm of development that is centered on economic progress at the expense of the environment. Land-use management schemes are inefficient. Central business districts have become abandoned and damaged areas. Revitalization has been the key to making positive …
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Strategy framework for sustainable industrial development in sub-Saharan Africa: Systems-evolutionary approach
… were: · to develop a conceptual framework on sustainability and sustainable development and · to propose a strategy framework for sustainable industrial development in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). The research was done based on systems evolutionary approach having the following methodological …
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Sustainable museums: a new paradigm for the 21st century from the perspective of museum professionals and visitors
… generations. In recent years, the concepts of sustainability and sustainable development have constantly come to the attention of researchers and practitioners and museums are no exception to this process. Well-managed museums not only ensure their own sustainability, but also play an important …
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Site Characterization, Sustainability Evaluation and Life Cycle Emissions Assessment of Underground Coal Gasification
… as a viable process to provide a "clean" and economic fuel from coal. Climate change legislation and the declining position of coal reserves (i.e., deeper and thinner seams) in many parts of the world are promoting and fueling the UCG renaissance. This research presents an analysis of …