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Sustainability, Volume 11, Issue 7

April-1 2019 - 364 articles

Cover Story: Land use and land use change are among the main drivers of the ongoing loss of biodiversity at a global-scale. Although there are excellent Life Cy-cle Impact Assessment (LCIA) methods to measure this impact, they are still rarely used by companies or municipalities. Maier et al. review exist-ing methods, highlight research gaps and report on a newly developed methodological approach for analyzing biodiversity impacts in an Life Cycle Assessment (LCA). The paper provides an analytical framework that combines several disciplines such as biodiversity conservation and LCA. It makes use of and harmonizes the broad spectrum of research re-sults already available. In doing so, it offers LCA end users a coherent framework to assess the impact on biodiversity throughout a global value chain and to mitigate the effects by illustrating concrete measures that could be taken. View this paper
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Articles (364)

  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
5,735 Views
15 Pages

11 April 2019

Chengdu Plain is one of China’s most important agricultural production zones and has a large human population. Agricultural crops require insect pollination to increase yield and quality, which is especially important in plains areas where fore...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
4,675 Views
17 Pages

Eco-friendly Pressure Drop Dehumidifier: An Experimental and Numerical Analysis

  • Ángel M. Costa,
  • Rebeca Bouzón,
  • Diego Vergara and
  • José A. Orosa

11 April 2019

The northwest of Spain is defined by very high relative humidity values, with an average relative humidity of 85% throughout the year, which is considered too high by most standards and therefore can be related to various health problems and fungi gr...

  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
7,854 Views
17 Pages

11 April 2019

The rise of China has had a profound impact on the world and regional political and economic pattern since the reform and opening-up. This paper studies the impact of China’s development on the evolution of the surrounding geo-pattern from the...

  • Article
  • Open Access
70 Citations
21,211 Views
17 Pages

11 April 2019

This paper aims to develop the role of internal factors, external factors, and risk management variables on MSMEs’ business performance. This research was conducted in underdeveloped regions of five provinces, which includes 14 cities in Indone...

  • Article
  • Open Access
22 Citations
4,857 Views
14 Pages

Exogenously Applied Bio-Stimulant and Synthetic Fertilizers to Improve the Growth, Yield and Fiber Quality of Cotton

  • Muhammad Arif,
  • Shadia Hama Salih Kareem,
  • Nariman Salih Ahmad,
  • Nazim Hussain,
  • Azra Yasmeen,
  • Adeel Anwar,
  • Safina Naz,
  • Javed Iqbal,
  • Ghulam Abbas Shah and
  • Muhammad Ansar

11 April 2019

The effects of exogenously applied Moringa oleifera leaf extract (MLE), nitrogen and potassium were studied on the productivity and quality of two cotton cultivars (CIM-573) and transgenic Bt cotton (CIM-598). The Randomized Complete Block Design (RC...

  • Article
  • Open Access
19 Citations
6,364 Views
19 Pages

Comparison of Four Environmental Assessment Tools in Swedish Manufacturing: A Case Study

  • Sasha Shahbazi,
  • Martin Kurdve,
  • Mats Zackrisson,
  • Christina Jönsson and
  • Anna Runa Kristinsdottir

11 April 2019

To achieve sustainable development goals, it is essential to include the industrial system. There are sufficient numbers of tools and methods for measuring, assessing and improving the quality, productivity and efficiency of production, but the numbe...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
5,631 Views
12 Pages

Environmental Optimization of Precast Concrete Beams Using Fibre Reinforced Polymers

  • R. R. L. (Rick) van Loon,
  • Ester Pujadas-Gispert,
  • S. P. G. (Faas) Moonen and
  • Rijk Blok

11 April 2019

Increasing importance is being attached to materials in the life-cycle of a building. In the Netherlands, material life-cycle assessments (LCA) are now mandatory for almost all new buildings, on which basis the building is then awarded a building env...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
4,230 Views
12 Pages

11 April 2019

Due to the increasing number of intensified extreme events, post-recovery has become a serious challenge worldwide. The common issues faced during the recovery process are fragmentation and coordination problems, the lack of capacity and commitment a...

  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
3,787 Views
14 Pages

Spatial and Temporal Variations in Grassland Production from 2006 to 2015 in Mongolia Along the China–Mongolia Railway

  • Ge Li,
  • Juanle Wang,
  • Yanjie Wang,
  • Haishuo Wei,
  • Altansukh Ochir,
  • Davaadorj Davaasuren,
  • Sonomdagva Chonokhuu and
  • Elbegjargal Nasanbat

11 April 2019

Grassland biomass is the embodiment of grassland productivity, and the material basis for the maintenance of the grassland ecosystem. Grassland is the main vegetation type in the Mongolian Plateau. Grassland changes in the core region of the China&nd...

  • Article
  • Open Access
23 Citations
9,310 Views
18 Pages

11 April 2019

Understanding the sociodemographic characteristics and motivations of participants in contemporary sports events is important for event organizers, host cities and tourist destinations who seek to acquire rights to organise sports events of various t...

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