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Showing 1 to 11 of 11 for “"criteria and indicators"”.
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Criteria and Indicators for Sustainable Community Based Rural Tourism (CBRT) Development: the case of East Coast Economic Region (ECER), Malaysia
… principles into the national tourism planning and development framework. Since then, the programs have been widely promoted by the government through various agencies and strongly embraced by the rural communities. Although the programs promise much potential such as job creations, provide an …
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Measuring the Sustainability of U.S. Public Bicycle Systems
… to add sustainability to a transportation system and identifies what are the criteria and indicators of a sustainable public bicycle. The criteria and indicators are used to examine data collection techniques of three Public Bicycle Systems in the United States: Capital Bikeshare in Washington, …
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System of Indicators for Measuring and Evaluating the Quality of Healthcare in Bulgaria // Система от показатели за измерване и оценка на качеството на здравеопазване в България
This dissertation aims to create a system of criteria and indicators for measuring and evaluating the quality of healthcare in Bulgaria. The purpose of a dissertation requires that a construct is adequate to theoretical concepts and that international best practices have been chosen. In this …
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Walk Deserts
… a new methodology to identify, measure, and understand “Walk Deserts.” This methodology comprises a system for identifying, mapping, and visualizing areas that are ostensibly highly walkable places according to traditional criteria and indicators, but that are also plagued with invisible …
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Holistic Building Technology Selection for Sustainability: A Market Analysis and Multi-Attribute Decision Making Approach for Residential Water Heaters in U.S.
… the selection of water heaters, addresses gaps and barriers, provides adequate information to all stakeholders and finally, assists in rational decision making towards more sustainable choices. The purpose of this research is threefold: (a) to inventory, organize and characterize web-based …
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An integrated method of environmental assessment coupling a geographic information system to multi-criteria analysis
This thesis develops and applies an integrated method of environmental assessment that couples a geographic Information system (GIS) to Multi-Criteria Analysis (MCA), using bioenergy combustion and CHP sites as a case study.<br/><br/> A literature review to identify the gaps in knowledge with …
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Agrobiodiversity enhancement for the sustainability of the tropical uplands: An evaluation of agricultural land use in Liliw, Laguna, Philippines
… that ABDE might have for managing agricultural land use in the tropical uplands. This research is an attempt to help fill this knowledge gap. The general aim of the thesis was to explore the potential of ABDE as a management alternative for agricultural land use in the uplands in terms of …
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Addressing equity in sustainability assessment: A theoretical framework with applications in the Oil & Gas sector
This thesis explores the concept of equity and proposes methods to make it operational in decision-making focused on promoting sustainability. The conceptual approach developed in the research draws on the recognition that the two notions of equity and sustainability are tightly intertwined in the …
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La valutazione energetico-ambientale dell’ospedale per acuti in fase d’uso. Criteri, indicatori, metodologie di verifica.Energetic and environmental operational hospital buildings assessment. Criteria, indicators and verification methods.
ENERGETIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL OPERATIONAL HOSPITAL BUILDINGS ASSESSMENT. CRITERIA, INDICATORS AND VERIFICATION METHODS. Author: Teresa Pochettino. Tutor: Prof. Ing. C. Caldera, Co-Tutor: Prof. Ing. S. Corgnati, Prof. Arch. S. Belforte, Lighting External supervisor: Prof. Arch. C. Aghemo, Arch. V. Lo …
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Restoring forest landscapes for nature conservation and human well-being: Advanced spatial decision support tools
… with conflicts between the protection of nature and the use of natural resources. Bad management practices have led to significant forest degradation worldwide. It is estimated that globally about 13 million hectares of forest are lost every year, leading to a massive loss of biodiversity and …