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Showing 1 to 20 of 46 for “"sustainability indicators"”.
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Performance and sustainability indicators for Clinical Engineering Services
… of an on-going project aimed at establishing indicators for the performance and sustainability of Clinical Engineering Services², as an integral part of cost-effective healthcare service delivery. The study itself develops a working framework for achieving the objectives ofthe project. The …
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Energy sustainability indicators for South Africa : 2004 report
Includes bibliographical references (leaves 88-98).
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Advancing sustainability indicators through text mining: a feasibility demonstration
Sustainability indicators are metrics that are used to assess and track sustainable development, such as the number of people living in poverty or the conservation status of endangered species. Defining sustainability indicators is challenging because the studies are often expensive and time …
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An econometric assessment of external debt sustainability indicators in Zambia
… very dependent on external debt. Thus debt sustainability becomes a major policy goal. This study investigated the significant macroeconomic factors that can influence external debt sustainability. These are GDP growth; Government revenues; exports; public expenditure; interest rate and …
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Sustainable development or just plain development? An analysis of sustainability indicators for Chattanooga, Tennessee
… defined by the United Nations and others, and on sustainability studies conducted in four other cities, a set of thirty indicators was developed by which to evaluate the city of Chattanooga and Hamilton County. Ten indicators were selected for each major area of concern: environment, society, and …
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An Investigation into Environment- Floating Buildings in relation to Sustainability Indicators for Planning and Design Process
… research is to set up a series of Sustainable Indicators for the development of floating buildings, SFBIs. This will be illustrated through the literature review, case studies, field observation and interviews with seven users and thirty-four relevant architectural experts. Furthermore, and the …
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Developing city-level sustainability indicators in the MENA region with the cases of Benghazi and Amman
… framework for local and institutional sustainability assessment can be helpful for planners and urban governments. The aim of this research is to develop an approach to local and institutional sustainability assessment (ALISA). It is designed to assist in the clarification, formulation, …
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A study of sustainable transportation planning and sustainability indicators with reference to Berkeley, California and Portland Oregon
Thesis (M.C.P.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 1997.
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A study of sustainable transportation planning and sustainability indicators with reference to Berkeley, California and Portland Oregon
Thesis (M.C.P.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 1997.
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Technology assessment of green hydrogen in South Africa
This study investigated the sustainability indicators for green hydrogen in South Africa's Northern Cape Province to inform investment and policy decisions. Using an exploratory sequential mixed-method approach, the study first conducted a systematic literature review to identify relevant …
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Sustainable urban planning development indicators model for neighbourhoods in Tripoli, Libya
… carried out for improving the neighbourhoods sustainability, whilst decreasing their effect on the resources and the natural environment. Hence, a proper understanding of the elements, which contribute to the sustainable urban planning development indicators of neighbourhoods is essential. The …
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Sustainable Beach Resort Development: A Decision Framework for Coastal Resort Development in Egypt and the United States
… design due, in part, to the complexity of the sustainability issues and the lack of a comprehensive decision-making tool to assist them. In Egypt, design and planning regulations have not changed for decades, resulting in non-sustainable beach resort development. This study provides a "decision …
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Sustainability in karst resources management: the case of the Gunung Sewu in Java
… that occurs in the area reflects the unsustainability of current rural practices, although this cannot be blamed entirely on current practices. Historical analysis of Gunung Sewu land use shows that environmental degradation is often triggered by external social factors such as …
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PROPOSTA DE INDICADORES DE SUSTENTABILIDADE PARA SISTEMAS DE INTEGRAÇÃO LAVOURA-PECUÁRIA-FLORESTA (ILPF). ESTUDO DE CASO: ILPF NO MUNICÍPIO DE ALEGRE, ESPÍRITO SANTO
This paper presents a proposal of sustainability indicators to measure the effectiveness of the system of crop-livestock integration forest.(ILPF). The proposed indicators was constructed from literature review and research in the case of a ILPF in the municipality of Alegre in the south of the …
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Bridging the GAP: A Sustainability Reporting Analysis of Company X
… role of the GRI 2022 Standards as a driver for sustainability reporting readiness at Company X, assessing whether alignment with GRI’s environmental indicators can enhance the company’s existing environmental management framework and support broader sustainable development objectives. This was …
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The development of a composite sustainable development indicator for a corporate retail enterprise
… review and evaluation of existing approaches to sustainability development, and in particular Corporate Sustainability. The study selects and combines aspects of existing conceptual frameworks into a new conceptual framework for a Composite Sustainable Development Indicator for the retail …
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The development of a composite sustainable development indicator for a corporate retail enterprise
… review and evaluation of existing approaches to sustainability development, and in particular Corporate Sustainability. The study selects and combines aspects of existing conceptual frameworks into a new conceptual framework for a Composite Sustainable Development Indicator for the retail …
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Participatory rangeland monitoring and management in the Kalahari, Botswana
… or derive results that can improve the sustainability of their land management. Sustainability indicators offer one solution to this problem. They can be used by a range of stakeholders to derive multi-disciplinary information that can be used to both monitor and respond to environmental …
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Measuring Sustainability in Less Developed Countries: Case of Tourism in the Gorilla Parks of the Democratic Republic of Congo
… proposes a method and tool for measuring the sustainability of tourism in Less Developed Countries (LDCs), more specifically the gorilla tourism of the D.R. Congo. Since the Brundtland Report several assessment models have been proposed but have all failed to capture the centrality of …
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Análisis de la sostenibilidad agraria mediante indicadores sintéticos : aplicación empírica para sistemas agrarios de Castilla y León
… a practical methodology for evaluating the sustainability of farms by means of composite indicators, and to apply it to two agricultural systems: the rain-fed agriculture of the Castilla y León countryside and the irrigated systems of the valley of the River Duero (Spain). Within this …
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