Lack of overview of standard requirements; evaluation of the organisation’s status quo and appreciation of possibilities to satisfy society’s expectations are the most important obstacles when the question “Whether to issue a Sustainability Report or not?” should find an answer. This paper bases on Global Reporting Initiative G3.1 performance indicators and UN Global Compact sustainability prin...

the aim of this paper is investigate the social sustainability of the bazaar according to viewpoint of citizens as the main owners. what factors are the main reasons for back to this place in the image of people. bazaar is not only a shopping center like modern commercial center in the city, but as one of the oldest urban spaces which is also active today, has an important role in shaping urban...

the purpose of this paper was to determine the factors affecting farmers’ satisfaction from water users associations (wuas) in the harran plain-turkey. the data used in this study come from a sample of 378 farmers among 23,204 in the şanlıurfa-harran plain. they were chosen via simple random sampling method and interviewed face to face. sampling was conducted in 52% of the settlements. to analy...

Background. Knowledge management in successful sports organizations is associated with their sustainability, continuity, and achievement of long-lasting competitive sports results. Objectives. This study aims to identify athletic knowledge management and its role in achieving a competitive advantage in the sports work environment in Jordan. Methods. The study sample consists of (60) male and ...

Citation: Gerhardinger LC, Gorris P, Gonçalves LR, Herbst DF, Vila-Nova DA, De Carvalho FG, Glaser M, Zondervan R and Glavovic BC (2018) Healing Brazil’s Blue Amazon: The Role of Knowledge Networks in Nurturing Cross-Scale Transformations at the Frontlines of Ocean Sustainability. Front. Mar. Sci. 4:395. doi: 10.3389/fmars.2017.00395 Healing Brazil’s Blue Amazon: The Role of Knowledge Networks ...

Eco village design is a new field of knowledge still under development. It will be the physical manifestation of the unfolding of the ecovillage dream held by so many. It is generally agreed that concept of sustainability should play an increasing role in future urban development world-wide. In order to ensure ecological sustainability, cities around the world have to decrease their environment...

At the current time, and for some time in the future, one of the most important research areas for geospatial information technology (taken broadly to include geographic information system technology, remote sensing technology, global positioning technology) should be in support of “sustainability science” as mentioned in the National Research Council (1999a) report Our Common Journey: Transiti...

A central goal of most sustainable agriculture programs is to encourage growers to adopt practices that jointly provide economic, environmental, and social benefits. Using surveys of outreach professionals and wine grape growers, we quantify the perceived costs and benefits of sustainable viticulture practices recommended by sustainability outreach and certification programs. We argue that the ...