The need for sustainable development has been widely recognized and sustainable development has become a hot topic of various disciplines even though the role of ergonomics in it is seldom reported or considered. This study conducts a systematic survey of research publications in the fields of ergonomics and sustainable development over the past two decades (1992-2011), in order to identify the...

The Biosphere Reserve (BR) concept aims at encouraging sustainable development (SD) towards sustainability on the ground by promoting three core functions: conservation, development, and logistic support. Sweden and Ukraine exemplify the diverse governance contexts that BRs need to cope with. We assessed how the BR concept and its core functions are captured in national legislations. The result...

Rural Development is a priority in Europe and it is supported by specific, financial programmes. At the same time, sustainability is the key word for the European Union to construct programmes and policies for all human activities. However, measuring sustainability of rural areas is not easy, due to their particular features. The improvement of knowledge on sustainability in rural areas is impo...

Discussion papers are research materials circulated by their authors for purposes of information and discussion. They have not necessarily undergone formal peer review or editorial treatment. Summary This paper is about measuring social well-being and evaluating policy. Section 1 concerns the links between the two, while Sections 2 and 3, respectively, are devoted to the development of appropri...

The development of embedded systems in sustainable precision agriculture has provided an important benefit terms processing time and accuracy results, which influenced the revolution this field research. This paper presents a study on vegetation monitoring algorithms based Normalized Green-Red Difference Index (NGRDI) Visible Atmospherically Resistant (VARI) agricultural areas using systems. Th...

 Vehicle miles travel per lane mile  Transportation service index  Personal spending on transportation Activity System  Income (GNI/capita)  Education  Life Expectancy Environmental System  Greenhouse gases (CO2)  Air Pollutants (CO, NO2,SO2, PM10, VOC)  Water Pollutants (BOD)  Energy Consumption Estimation of Performance Indices for the Planning of Sustainable Transportation Systems ...