This study explores the ecological indicators relevant to long-term sustainability by the food-energywater nexus among BRICS (Brazil, the Russian Federation, India, China, and South Africa). The sustainability issue arises with the EKC (environmental Kuznets curve) hypothesis and biodiversity that require proper resource allocation to provide food security among the BRICS countries. This study ...

Many regions around the world are currently facing water shortages which inhibit development and economic growth. Although some of the allocation problems faced by these regions can be partially alleviated by improving agricultural irrigation efficiencies, another means for substantial water savings involves the reuse of municipal and industrial discharges to offset freshwater demands. In many ...

The term and concept of sustainable development date back to 18 century Germany, when economic shortages (firewood for silver smelting) led to the introduction of sustainability principles in forest management. Similar concepts arose in France and in Britain. The strategies suggested in feudal Europe resemble quite closely today’s discussion: to shift towards sustainable consumption and product...

looking back into the past shows that iran has always been faced with water shortages, and this has not been a problem confined to a certain period or generation. therefore, proper attention to optimal use of water resources and a move towards sustainable use of extant water resources is indispensable. in this study, using multi period mathematical programming model, the effects of the two goal...

The economic boom concentrated attention on skill shortages in Australia and their role in preventing the economy from reaching its full potential level of output and putting pressure on inflation. This paper concentrates on the extent to which the supply of tradespersons has adjusted to changed economic conditions and the regional dimension of these supply changes. While there is much anecdota...

Shortages of essential drugs, including critical chemotherapy drugs, have become commonplace. Drug shortages cost significant time and financial resources, lead to adverse patient outcomes, delay clinical trials, and pose significant ethical challenges. Pediatric oncology is particularly susceptible to drug shortages, presenting an opportunity to examine these ethical issues and provide recomme...

Poverty is a major threat to the existence of humanity in modern times especially in the developing world. The millennium development agenda set to reduce poverty by a half by the year 2015 expresses the global commitment to ensuring the living standards of mankind. Education in every sense is one of the fundamental factors of achieving sustainable economic development through investment in hum...