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Sustainable Nanotechnology: Through Green Methods and Life-Cycle Thinking
Dhingra, Rajive; Naidu, Sasikumar; Upreti, Girish; … - In: Sustainability 2 (2010) 10, pp. 3323-3338
Citing the myriad applications of nanotechnology, this paper emphasizes the need to conduct “life cycle” based …
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The Importance of Regulation-Induced Innovation for Sustainable Development
Ashford, Nicholas A.; Hall, Ralph P. - In: Sustainability 3 (2011) 1, pp. 270-292
This article explores the complex relationship between environmental regulation, innovation, and sustainable … policies must be integrated as well. Sustainable development requires stimulating revolutionary technological innovation … through environmental, health, safety, economic, and labor market regulation. Greater support for these changes must also be …
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The Bioeconomy in Europe: An Overview
McCormick, Kes; Kautto, Niina - In: Sustainability 5 (2013) 6, pp. 2589-2608
informed dialogue as well as a commitment by government and industry to innovation that drives concerted efforts on sustainable …
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Visions of Sustainability in Bioeconomy Research
Pfau, Swinda F.; Hagens, Janneke E.; Dankbaar, Ben; … - In: Sustainability 6 (2014) 3, pp. 1222-1249
The rise of the bioeconomy is usually associated with increased sustainability. However, various controversies suggest doubts about this assumed relationship. The objective of this paper is to identify different visions and the current understanding of the relationship between the bioeconomy and...
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Strategies and Policies for the Bioeconomy and Bio-Based Economy: An Analysis of Official National Approaches
Staffas, Louise; Gustavsson, Mathias; McCormick, Kes - In: Sustainability 5 (2013) 6, pp. 2751-2769
The onset of formulating strategies and policies regarding the bioeconomy can be, at least partly, attributed to the publication of the policy agenda on the bioeconomy by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development in 2009. The aim of this study is to analyze selected national...
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Hazards and Risks of Engineered Nanoparticles for the Environment and Human Health
Hristozov, Danail; Malsch, Ineke - In: Sustainability 1 (2009) 4, pp. 1161-1194
The objectives of this article are to: (1) investigate the current state of knowledge of the risks of engineered nanoparticles for the environment and human health, (2) estimate whether this knowledge is sufficient to facilitate their comprehensive and effective risk assessment and (3) provide...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008683091
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Development of a Meteorological Risk Map for Disaster Mitigation and Management in the Chishan Basin, Taiwan
Lee, Tai-Li; Chen, Ching-Ho; Pai, Tzu-Yi; Wu, Ray-Shyan - In: Sustainability 7 (2015) 1, pp. 962-987
This study involved developing a natural disaster risk assessment framework based on the consideration of three phases: a pre-disaster phase, disaster impact phase, and post-disaster recovery phase. The exposure of natural disasters exhibits unique characteristics. The interactions of numerous...
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Speciation of Metals and Assessment of Contamination in Surface Sediments from Daya Bay, South China Sea
Yang, Jie; Cao, Linglong; Wang, Jianhua; Liu, Chunlian; … - In: Sustainability 6 (2014) 12, pp. 9096-9113
The contents, speciation, source factors and potential ecological risks of the selected metals (Cr, Ni, Cu, Pb, Zn, Cd and As) were analyzed in surface sediments from Daya Bay (DYB). The results show that, with the exception of Pb, metal concentrations have decreased at all sites over the past...
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Risk Assessment, Partition and Economic Loss Estimation of Rice Production in China
Chen, Qiqi; Zhang, Junbiao; Zhang, Lu - In: Sustainability 7 (2015) 1, pp. 563-583
Agricultural risk, especially the risk assessment, partition and economic loss estimation of specific and main crops, maize, wheat and rice, is widely touted in China as a means of improving the effective productivity. The main objective of this article is to perform a detailed analysis of the...
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A Framework of Adaptive Risk Governance for Urban Planning
Renn, Ortwin; Klinke, Andreas - In: Sustainability 5 (2013) 5, pp. 2036-2059
The notion “risk governance” refers to an integrated concept on how to deal with public risks in general, and so-called complex, ambiguous and uncertain risks in particular. These ideas have been informed by interdisciplinary research drawing from sociological and psychological research on...
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