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Posted by: Karl RamjohnA different perspective towards developing an “environmental” approach to defining sustainability…> Entropy and Energy: Toward a Definition of Physical Sustainability ABSTRACTSustainable development is a...
Topics: energy, entropy, physical environment, physical sustainability, sustainability, sustainability definitions, sustainable development, thermodynamics
Topics: energy, entropy, physical environment, physical sustainability, sustainability, sustainability definitions, sustainable development, thermodynamics
Posted by: Karl RamjohnIf we define the environment as “the combined features and assets that provide the basis for economic and social development, natural resource management and conservation”, it becomes abundantly clear that, sustainable...
Topics: biophysical environment, climatology, ecological character, ecological components, ecological processes, ecological sustainability, economic sustainability, ecosystem functions, environmental, environmental impact assessment, environmental impacts, environmental quality, geophyiscal environment, hydrology, Karl Ramjohn, meteorology, natural variability, oceanography, resource management, sociocultural sustainability, sustainability
Topics: biophysical environment, climatology, ecological character, ecological components, ecological processes, ecological sustainability, economic sustainability, ecosystem functions, environmental, environmental impact assessment, environmental impacts, environmental quality, geophyiscal environment, hydrology, Karl Ramjohn, meteorology, natural variability, oceanography, resource management, sociocultural sustainability, sustainability
Characteristics, Role & Functions of Sustainable Development in Environmental Management - 411 days ago
Posted by: Karl RamjohnIn a previous discussion on the characteristics, functions, and significance of “sustainable development” in the context of environmental management, it was noted that in order to attempt a rationalization of sustainable... Topics: adverse effects, biodiversity, ecological sustainability, environmental development, environmental impacts, environmental quality, Karl Ramjohn, precautionary principle, sustainability, sustainability principles, Sustainability terminology, sustainable development

Wider Views on the “Definition of Sustainability” - 426 days ago
Posted by: Karl RamjohnAn interesting discussion has recently been developing on the SustainabilityForum.Com related the “definition of sustainability”, with emphasis on the linkages between the concept of sustainability and the natural... Topics: economic sustainability, environmental sustainability, sustainability, sustainability definitions, sustainable development

Submitted by: Karl RamjohnAdverse EffectsAny reduction in environmental quality of a system, or other depletion of the environmental resource capital. Defined in terms of, and measured by, environmental impacts. Alternatives A possible course of..
Topics: biodiversity, definitions, ecological processes, ecological sustainability, economic sustainability, ecosystems, EIA glossary, environment, environmental impact assessment, impact mitigation, land degradation, land quality, land use, sociocultural sustainability, sustainability, Sustainability terminology, sustainable development
Topics: biodiversity, definitions, ecological processes, ecological sustainability, economic sustainability, ecosystems, EIA glossary, environment, environmental impact assessment, impact mitigation, land degradation, land quality, land use, sociocultural sustainability, sustainability, Sustainability terminology, sustainable development










