After more than ten years since the introduction of Near Zero-Energy Buildings (NZEBs), transition towards a zero-energy new built environment can still be considered slow despite European Member States’ various efforts to facilitate, promote and accelerate their implementation uptake. The barriers sustainability measures in general NZEBs particular have been extensively explored by academic li...

China is often viewed as an emerging experimental base for transit-oriented development (TOD) practices because of its rapid urban growth and mass transit networks. The implementation TOD can be heavily influenced by institutional barriers to growth. However, some newly types practice allow planners decision-makers bypass the achieve a certain degree integrated development. Current academic lit...

Abstract Introduction Community Conservation Initiatives o Two Regions with Special Partnerships and Selective Strategies o Example 1: West Coast Vancouver Island (WCVI) o Example 2: Lower Fraser River Summary Analysis of Key Barriers to Community Conservation Initiatives and Options for Overcoming Identified Barriers o Category 1 Barriers  Barrier: Government's Desire to Control Data  Option...

An on-line questionnaire was completed by 115 physical education teachers to establish the barriers to their implementation of physical education in Victorian state secondary schools. In addition, the barriers perceived by teachers to impact on students’ participation in school-based physical education and physical activity were examined. The barriers to the provision of physical education were...