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Environmental Sustainability: The Emerging Issues in India's Textile Sector

Hasanuzzaman; Bhar, Chandan - In: International Journal of Social Ecology and Sustainable … 8 (2017) 4, pp. 48-60

air, water, land and soil. The pollution impact of wet processing and fiber production is very detrimental to the … Indian textile industry and provide necessary suggestions. It is found from the study that pollution impact from fiber … formation and wet processing of textiles is spread beyond shop floor but pollution impact of yarn formation and fabric formation …

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The SccoB Process: An Integration of the Exploitory and Exploratory Processes Through a Self-Sustaining Process of Knowledge Creation

Randles, Theodore J; Zhang, Prof. Zhe; Miller, William … - In: International Journal of Strategic Decision Sciences (IJSDS) 9 (2018) 4, pp. 16-31

Based on qualities of the four-stroke engine and the medical diagnostic process, five characteristics of knowledge were identified and serve as the basis of a self-sustaining knowledge creation process. The SccoB process forms a complementary relation with the firm's existing processes and...

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Exploring the Impact of Tourism to the Sustainable Development of Mountain Regions: Implications of the Climatic Conditions

Tsiaras, Stefanos - In: International Journal of Agricultural and Environmental … 8 (2017) 1, pp. 14-28

Sustainable development is difficult to be achieved in mountain regions because of their sensitivity to climate change. The rapid development of mountain tourism worldwide during the last years makes the goal for sustainable mountain tourism even more challenging. Key factor to the development...

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Applying Andragogical Concepts in Creating a Sustainable Lifelong Learning Society

Charungkaittikul, Suwithida; Henschke, John A. - In: International Journal of Adult Vocational Education and … 8 (2017) 4, pp. 38-51

Today, the world is changing, re-establishing the role of education to have a developed society. This article aims to explore the practical application of Andragogy as a key element for creating a sustainable lifelong learning society, to propose strategies for developing a lifelong learning...

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Ethical Appraisal of the Role of Civil Society in Nigeria: Pathway for Social Inclusion and Sustainable Development

Essien, Essien D. - In: International Journal of Civic Engagement and Social … 3 (2016) 2, pp. 23-38

Contemporary studies surrounding the creation of civil society in Africa have revealed two important findings. First, despite the effort of civil society organizations in supporting inclusive democratic governance, promoting participation, advocating for transparency and accountability,...

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Post Disaster Housing Management for Sustainable Urban Development: A Review

Das, Kanu Kumar; Sharma, Nagendra Kumar - In: International Journal of Geotechnical Earthquake … 7 (2016) 1, pp. 1-18

Developing countries have still shortage of housing due to natural disasters. Houses get destroyed wholly or partly and it causes the increase of lack of housing stock of a country. In disaster management cycle, rehabilitation or reconstruction is an important issue to protect, reduce or...

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Youths' Social Traits in Water Management as a Precursor for Good Water Governance

Gatt, Kevin - In: International Journal of Information Systems and Social … 7 (2016) 3, pp. 16-26

Today's youths are yesterday's future generation and tomorrow's guardian of future generations. Successful water governance requires the sustainable management of water resources which in turn implies the maximisation of economic, social and environmental goals. This research, whilst focusing on...

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Strategic Behaviors in Sustainable Development: The Case of Tunisian Banks

Heraghi, Ines Shili; Zouari, Ezzeddine - In: International Journal of Sustainable Economies … 5 (2016) 4, pp. 25-38

As part of the extension of the recent theoretical work from several sociopolitical approaches such as stakeholder and neo institutional, theory. This paper studies the strategic behavior of banks in sustainable development in the context of the Tunisian banking sector. The main mode of data...

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Universities' Contributions to Sustainable Development's Social Challenge: A Case Study of a Social Innovation Practice

Juliani, Douglas Paulesky; Silva, Ania; Cunha, Jorge; … - In: International Journal of Social Ecology and Sustainable … 8 (2017) 3, pp. 1-18

There is an increasing recognition that dealing with sustainable development need to address the social structures that encourage unsustainable economic and environmental practices. Universities represent important sources of knowledge for addressing sustainable development, but there has been...

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Location Optimization of Rapeseed and Soybean Cultivation Areas Considering Economic, Climatic and Social Criteria

Babazadeh, Reza; Yavarirad, Mohammad Voria; Bashusqeh, … - In: International Journal of Social Ecology and Sustainable … 9 (2018) 3, pp. 53-65

This article describes how among different oilseeds, rapeseed and soybean contain considerable amounts of protein and oil and have a specific role in agriculture and supplying food. Optimizing the cultivation areas of rapeseed and soybean based on sustainability factors will improve their...

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