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View ArticleReclaiming the Definition of Sustainability
Posted by: Karl Ramjohn An interesting paper on the definition of sustainability, and how the meaning, scope etc. has gradually changed over the past 20 yr… Johnston, P., Everard, M., Santillo, D....
View ArticleInteractions Between Climate Change & Sustainable Development
Posted by: Karl Ramjohn A technical paper by Mohan Munasinghe on the interactions between “Climate Change” and “Sustainable Development”… Munasinghe, M. 2001. Interactions between climate change and...
View ArticleFurther Definitions of Sustainability Issues in Environmental Management
Posted by: Karl Ramjohn INTRODUCTION Goal: Ideal or desirable value or state of environmental quality, identified by scientists and policy makers. Target: Value or state of environmental quality...
View ArticleSome Terminology & Definitions: Sustainability, Land Use & Impact Assessment
Submitted by: Karl Ramjohn Adverse Effects Any reduction in environmental quality of a system, or other depletion of the environmental resource capital. Defined in terms of, and measured by,...
View ArticleWider Views on the “Definition of Sustainability”
Posted by: Karl Ramjohn An interesting discussion has recently been developing on the SustainabilityForum.Com related to the “definition of sustainability”, with emphasis on the linkages between the...
View ArticleCharacteristics, Role & Functions of Sustainable Development in Environmental...
Posted by: Karl Ramjohn In a previous discussion on the characteristics, functions, and significance of “sustainable development” in the context of environmental management, it was noted that in order...
View ArticleEnvironmental Context – Sustainability, Biophysics & Ecological Character
Posted by: Karl Ramjohn If we define the environment as “the combined features and assets that provide the basis for economic and social development, natural resource management and conservation”, it...
View ArticleEntropy and Energy: Toward a Definition of Physical Sustainability (Paper)
Posted by: Karl Ramjohn A different perspective towards developing an “environmental” approach to defining sustainability… > Entropy and Energy: Toward a Definition of Physical Sustainability...
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