#sustainability
Articles etiquetados con «sustainability».
Stay Grounded: Network, Strategy and Campaigns Against Aviation Growth
Stay Grounded is a global network of over 200 organizations campaigning for a just reduction in aviation to address climate change, founded...
Waste minimisation: Principles, processes and applications
Waste minimisation reduces waste generation through process redesign, product innovation and consumption changes.
Friends of the Urban Forest: History and Impact in San Francisco
History and impact of the Friends of the Urban Forest nonprofit in San Francisco.
International Sustainability Alliance: History, Benchmarking and Dissolution
The International Sustainability Alliance (ISA) was a defunct British trade alliance (2010–2019) that benchmarked commercial building sustai...
Thermal hydrolysis: Process, applications and operational history
Thermal hydrolysis treats waste and sludge using heat and pressure to improve biodegradability and sterilization.
Agricultural productivity: Measurement, drivers and global impact
Analysis of agricultural productivity metrics, technological drivers, and impacts on food security and climate change.
Windfall (2010 film): Documentary on Rural Wind Energy Conflict
Analysis of the 2010 documentary Windfall, depicting community division over wind turbine proposals in rural New York.
Simplified sewerage
Overview of simplified (small-bore) sewerage systems, design principles, community participation, and cost benefits.
Garage sale: Informal retail, community reuse and sustainability
Overview of garage sales as informal retail events, their role in sustainability, community building, and regional variations.
Urban Wetlands Law: Chilean Regulation of Urban Ecosystems
Analysis of Chile's Urban Wetlands Law, defining scope, declaration processes, and legal challenges by real estate developers.
Planetary management: Concept, history and environmental worldviews
Planetary management is the intentional global-scale stewardship of Earth's biological, chemical and physical processes to maintain sustaina...
Lost Valley Educational Center: Ecovillage and Intentional Community in Oregon
Lost Valley Educational Center is an intentional community and ecovillage in Dexter, Oregon, founded in 1989 on 87 acres of forested land.
Low rolling resistance tire: Technology, standards and fuel efficiency
Analysis of low rolling resistance tires, their impact on vehicle fuel efficiency, measurement standards, and regional regulations.
Fairtrade Town: Campaign, Criteria and Global Expansion
The Fairtrade Town campaign is a grassroots movement originating in the UK in 2001 to promote certified goods through local council resoluti...
Multifunctional landscape: Definition, components and ecological role
Multifunctional landscapes are heterogeneous mosaics of land used for agriculture, settlements, and conservation to sustain people and speci...
SustyVibes: Youth-Led Climate Action in Nigeria and Ghana
SustyVibes is a Lagos-based nonprofit driving youth climate action in Nigeria and Ghana through education, advocacy, and community projects.
Food rescue: Recovery, redistribution and climate impact
Food rescue recovers edible surplus food to reduce waste, feed the hungry and cut greenhouse gas emissions.
Indoor air quality
Overview of indoor air quality, pollutants, health effects, and improvement measures.
International Volcanic Health Hazard Network
Profile of the IVHHN, a global network providing research and public health guidance on volcanic eruption hazards.
Eco-costs: Methodology, Calculation and Applications
Eco-costs methodology calculates environmental burdens as monetary prevention costs for LCA and sustainability analysis.