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Sustainability, Volume 11, Issue 10

May-2 2019 - 278 articles

Cover Story: The drastic depletion of elephant habitats in the dry zone of Sri Lanka has led to intense human–elephant conflict (HEC) in a region with a celebrated history of human coexistence with elephants and other wild animals. This research explores the role of agricultural land use dynamics on elephant habitat depletion and HEC in Sri Lanka, through the study of Kuttikulama, a dry zone tank village. The study revealed that agricultural land use patterns in traditional dry zone villages have changed in major ways over the last few decades. These changes were found to have significantly contributed to a shift in human–elephant interactions, from relatively harmonious ones to contentious ones. The study also identified some of the traditional and alternative cropping and land use systems with the potential to minimize human-elephant conflict in Sri Lanka. View this paper
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Articles (278)

  • Article
  • Open Access
62 Citations
8,603 Views
23 Pages

Exploring Drivers of Livelihood Diversification and Its Effect on Adoption of Sustainable Land Management Practices in the Upper Blue Nile Basin, Ethiopia

  • Misganaw Teshager Abeje,
  • Atsushi Tsunekawa,
  • Enyew Adgo,
  • Nigussie Haregeweyn,
  • Zerihun Nigussie,
  • Zemen Ayalew,
  • Asres Elias,
  • Dessalegn Molla and
  • Daregot Berihun

27 May 2019

Land degradation poses a major threat to agricultural production and food security in Ethiopia, and sustainable land management (SLM) is key in dealing with its adverse impacts. This paper examines the covariates that shape rural livelihood diversifi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
4,293 Views
24 Pages

Framework for a Systematic Parametric Analysis to Maximize Energy Output of PV Modules Using an Experimental Design

  • Mohammad K. Najjar,
  • Eduardo Linhares Qualharini,
  • Ahmed W. A. Hammad,
  • Dieter Boer and
  • Assed Haddad

27 May 2019

Use of photovoltaic modules in buildings has been reported to be an effective tool in managing energy consumption. The novelty in the research herein is in a framework that integrates different performance parameters through the use of an experimenta...

  • Article
  • Open Access
47 Citations
11,337 Views
17 Pages

Farmers’ Intention to Climate Change Adaptation in Agriculture in the Red River Delta Biosphere Reserve (Vietnam): A Combination of Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) and Protection Motivation Theory (PMT)

  • The Anh Luu,
  • An Thinh Nguyen,
  • Quoc Anh Trinh,
  • Van Tuan Pham,
  • Ba Bien Le,
  • Duc Thanh Nguyen,
  • Quoc Nam Hoang,
  • Ha T.T. Pham,
  • The Kien Nguyen and
  • Van Nang Luu
  • + 1 author

27 May 2019

Coastal communities living in the low delta areas of Vietnam are increasingly vulnerable to tropical storms and related natural hazards of global climate change. Particularly in the Red River Delta Biosphere Reserve (RRDBR), farmers change the crop s...

  • Article
  • Open Access
129 Citations
11,560 Views
17 Pages

27 May 2019

Personal consumption behavior has negative impacts on the environment, such as climate change and wasted resources. To eliminate the adverse effects, more manufacturers are producing environmentally friendly products and governments are encouraging r...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
4,167 Views
12 Pages

27 May 2019

The promotion of corporate social responsibility (CSR) is important for achieving sustainability. The interest of stakeholders is one factor promoting CSR activities. Consumers are one of the major stakeholders. The aim of this study is to quantify J...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
4,071 Views
20 Pages

26 May 2019

Cases have been reported in which research and development (R&D) investment, the core activity for a firm’s sustainable growth, deteriorate rather than increase firm value. This study illuminates the cause of such cases in terms of the cont...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
3,851 Views
17 Pages

26 May 2019

Road development projects are expansive and they exert a significant impact on the environment, landscape, spatial planning, and land management. In this study, we developed a research hypothesis that analysis of the shape factor of plots can be the...

  • Article
  • Open Access
16 Citations
11,175 Views
13 Pages

26 May 2019

The present study analyzed the potential of eight operational mining sites in Uzbekistan for the installation of photovoltaic (PV) systems: Sarmich, Ingichka, Kuytosh, Yakhton, Chauli, Sherobod, Chorkesar, and Tebinbuloq. A PV system with 1 MW capaci...

  • Article
  • Open Access
27 Citations
6,743 Views
17 Pages

Impact of Small-to-Medium Size Forest Enterprises on Rural Livelihood: Evidence from Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

  • Muhammad Zada,
  • Syed Jamal Shah,
  • Cao Yukun,
  • Tariq Rauf,
  • Naveed Khan and
  • Syed Asad Ali Shah

26 May 2019

Small-to-medium-sized forest enterprises (SMFEs) offer numerous benefits to rural communities and society as a whole. Less attention has been paid to the sustainability of SMFEs in terms of improving the livelihood of rural communities. This study ai...

  • Article
  • Open Access
156 Citations
36,625 Views
21 Pages

26 May 2019

Role of the knowledge-based resources in promoting sustainability in small and medium enterprises (SMEs) is currently a topic of debate. Financial literacy has been identified as a vital knowledge resource for financial decision making, but insuffici...

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