1. introduction the phenomenon of land consolidation has been the concern of economists, geographers, soil scientists, anthropologists, and politician in the last decades. it has achieved little success for agricultural development in iran. most of iranian land consolidation schemes ignore to meet sustainability criteria as a critical phase in the planning process. therefore, they have caused m...

Sustainable supply chain network design is a rich area for academic research that is still in its infancy and has potential to affect supply chain performance. Increasing regulations for carbon and waste management are forcing firms to consider their supply chains from ecological and social objectives, but in reality, however, facilities and the links connecting them are disrupted from time to ...

any planning for the future requires estimates of future conditions. it is possible to study changes over time series. in this study, changes of production and cultivated area of 17 field crops of khorasan razavi province in a 25-year period were determined with mann - kendall test, sen’s estimator slope and linear regression. analysis of the three tests showed that performance of 76.5% from yi...

extended abstract 1. introduction in dry areas, crop yield is generally low and there are limitations in fulfilling goals such as increasing the area under cultivation and reducing the cost of production. in such circumstances, the agricultural activity is limited to crops that can tolerate the harsh climatic conditions, secure farmers' income, and tolerate saline and limited water resources in...

The present work proposes a computer-aided methodology for designing sustainable supply chains in terms of sustainability metrics by utilizing the P-graph framework. The methodology is an outcome of the collaboration between the Office of Research and Development (ORD) of the U.S. EPA and the research group led by the creators of the P-graph framework at the University of Pannonia. The integrat...

Water resources sustainability is one of the major issues in the agricultural sustainability. In this study sustainability of water resources has been investigated by use of linear and non-linear models in six models based on optimal utilization of water resources in the north parts farms of Iran because of incorrect use of agricultural water resources, from 2011 to 2012. Also “gross margin per...

This research aims to analyze the model of inclusive civic culture created and developed in Agro ecological Park Zapopan (PAZ). Based on need rescue vacant urban land use with participation residents residing surrounding colonies, social movements, civil society, local government, they have designed implemented actions create PAZ (PEACE). The is an area green innovation where addition cultivati...

per capita ecological footprint (ef) or ecological footprint analysis (efa), is a means of comparing the consumption and lifestyles while checking this based on the nature's ability to account for this consumption. the tool can inform the policymakers by examining to what extent a nation uses more or less than what is available within its territory, or to what extent the nation's lifestyle woul...

Purpose – There is a growing awareness by researchers and practitioners of organizations’ ecological responsibilities. Past research in management suggests that it is important to develop ecological sustainability, a long-missing piece of the sustainability puzzle, together with economic sustainability and social sustainability. However, little research has been conducted to explore how informa...