This paper presents the finding of a research investigation into how sustainable objectives can be incorporated into a design brief. It is based upon the development and trial of a pack of Eco-Design Cards. The initiation of the research was a feeling that some of the strategies, tools and processes within Eco-Design are cumbersome and inappropriate. That is, they are data intensive and rely on...

in thelight of historical and economic circumstances of 1960s, dominant paradigm in international development law was essentially relayed on economic development. but gradually by international efforts and issuing brountland report, the conception of sustainable development came up in context of international law; the conception that by avoiding of mere consideration of economic development and...

The idea of a sustainable agriculture has gained prominence since the publication of the Brundtland Report in 1987. Yet, the concept of sustainable agriculture is very vague and ambiguous in its meaning, which renders its use and implementation extremely difficult. In this systematic review paper, we aim to advance understandings of sustainable agriculture from a social science and governance p...

Although sustainable tourism concepts are gaining in importance everywhere, related research is quite fragmented with many studies concentrating on environmental sustainability. Seeking to contribute to the general discussion, we first examine the perceptions of sustainability among tourists using a best–worst scaling method applied to important aspects of sustainable tourism. Our results show ...

The 2002 World Summit for Sustainable Development in Johannesburg called for a comprehensive set of programs focusing on sustainable consumption and production. According to world leaders, these programs should rely on life cycle assessment (LCA) to promote sustainable patterns of production and consumption. Cleaner production is a well-established activity, and it uses LCA. UNEP, the European ...

Currently, most of the IT (Information Technology) and ICT (Information and Communication Technology) industries/companies provides their various services/product at a different level of customers/users through newly developed sustainable GSLA (Green Service Level Agreement). In addition, all these industries also designed new green services at their scope by using global sustainable GSLA infor...

As an instrument of sustainable development, sustainable design intends to conceive of products, processes, and services that meet the needs of society while striking a balance between economic and environmental interests [1]. By definition, the benefits of sustainable design are publicly shared, and to achieve them individual designers must place their decisions into a context larger than any ...

According to the implementation of a scientific development perspective, sustainable development needs to consider regional development, economic and social development, and the harmonious development of society and nature, but regional sustainable development is often difficult to quantify. Through an analysis of the structure and functions of a regional system, this paper establishes an evalu...

Despite increasing emphasis on the adoption of IT targeted at reducing adverse environmental impact of organizations’ operations, referred to as green IT, or sustainable IT, there is a lack of empirical research that investigates the impact of different sustainable IT practices on environmental performance. By drawing on past research on the types of sustainable IT practices (defined in terms o...