Sustainability Impacts Of Building Energy Use Management,
2021
West Chester University of Pennsylvania
Sustainability Impacts Of Building Energy Use Management, John Lattanze
Sustainability Research & Practice Seminar Presentations
No abstract provided.
Wetlands Now! What Are Wetlands And What Does Usepa Region 2 Do To Protect Them?,
2021
Environmental Protection Agency
Wetlands Now! What Are Wetlands And What Does Usepa Region 2 Do To Protect Them?, Marco Finocchiaro
Sustainability Seminar Series
Wetlands are important features in the landscape that provide numerous benefits for people and for fish and wildlife. Some of these benefits include protecting and improving water quality, providing fish and wildlife habitats, sustaining cultural uses, and storing floodwaters. In this presentation, Marco Finocchiaro will introduce us to how USEPA Region 2 accomplishes national wetland program goals, including increasing the quantity and quality of these valuable resources, through establishing standards for reviewing discharges that affect wetlands, conserving and restoring wetland acreage, and improving wetland condition in partnership with other federal agencies, as well as states, tribes, local governments.
West Chester Borough Urban Forest: An Environmental Benefit For All,
2021
Consulting Municipal Arborist
West Chester Borough Urban Forest: An Environmental Benefit For All, Michael B. Dunn, Joan Welch
Sustainability Research & Practice Seminar Presentations
No abstract provided.
Lean Six Sigma & Sustainability,
2021
Montclair State University
Lean Six Sigma & Sustainability, Brion Hurley
Sustainability Seminar Series
Lean and Six Sigma are improvement methodologies that have helped organizations and businesses save money, improve delivery performance, reduce inventory and improve quality for decades. These techniques can also be used to help reduce negative impacts on the environment (energy, waste and landfill usage), and improve government agencies, education systems, nonprofits, healthcare, and more.
Teaching Transition: Organizing Sustainably Through Service-Learning,
2021
West Chester University of Pennsylvania
Teaching Transition: Organizing Sustainably Through Service-Learning, Megan A.K. Schraedley
Sustainability Research & Practice Seminar Presentations
No abstract provided.
Campus Carbon Footprint Study At A South Texas University,
2021
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Campus Carbon Footprint Study At A South Texas University, Monica Garcia, Christian Florez, Diego Lopez, Jongmin Kim, Maysam Pournik
Mechanical Engineering Faculty Publications
A campus carbon footprint study was conducted at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, a Southern Texan university. This initiative was the school’s strategic plan to set a baseline for overall campus resource utilization status as well as to answer global requests to track and reduce campus greenhouse gas emissions and achieve greater sustainability on campus. For fiscal years of 2016 to 2018, an overall increase of campus carbon footprint was about 0.6%. The biggest increase was observed from sources owned or controlled by the school while the emissions associated with power usage decreased. The university’s carbon footprint was …
The Acoustic Camera As A Tool To Identify Belt Conveyor Noises,
2021
Wrocław University of Science and Technology, Faculty of Geoengineering, Mining and Geology, Department of Mining and Geodesy, Na Grobli 15, 50-421, Wroclaw, Poland
The Acoustic Camera As A Tool To Identify Belt Conveyor Noises, Piotr Bortnowski, Anna Nowak-Szpak, Maksymilian Ozdoba, Robert Król
Journal of Sustainable Mining
This paper explores the possibilities of using an acoustic camera as a tool that allows the verification of the correct construction and operation of individual elements of a belt conveyor. Based on the simultaneously recorded components - a video camera and measuring microphones, the sound pressure level map of the belt conveyor was created. The tests were carried out in laboratory conditions and covered the location and identification of individual noise sources. The verification consists not only of searching for dominant sound sources, but above all, of searching for frequencies in the analysed spectrum that should not occur during their …
A Systematic Review Of The Use Of Environmental Economics In The Mining Industry,
2021
National Technical University of Athens
A Systematic Review Of The Use Of Environmental Economics In The Mining Industry, Maria Menegaki, Dimitris Damigos
Journal of Sustainable Mining
Environmental economics is increasingly being used in project appraisals, environmental liability estimates and design of market-based instruments. Mining, an actor capable of causing adverse effects on the environment, human health and well-being, has already been affected by these developments, at a great extent. Up to date, several research studies have been carried out to monetise the externalities of mining projects. Nevertheless, a systematic review of these publications has not been carried out, yet. This paper aims to fill this gap in the literature by investigating (i) the main non-market valuation techniques used; (ii) the main external costs or benefits of …
Renewable Energy And Trade: Meeting The Paris Agreement’S Goals Through A Two-Step Jurisprudential Advance,
2021
University of Minnesota Law School
Renewable Energy And Trade: Meeting The Paris Agreement’S Goals Through A Two-Step Jurisprudential Advance, Lisa Benjamin
Minnesota Journal of Law, Science & Technology
No abstract provided.
Generation Of 3d Model Of Downtown Sullivan,
2021
Indiana State University
Generation Of 3d Model Of Downtown Sullivan, Jim Speer
2020 Fall Reports (Sullivan)
The City of Sullivan identified the downtown area as an area for improvement and needed a way to depict areas. In ENVI 610, one graduate student was able to address the agreed upon goals of developing a 3D model of the downtown square. Some recommendations for future use of the 3D model were made for land-use planning, drainage systems, elevation, and more.
Increased Carbon Capture By A Silicate-Treated Forested Watershed Affected By Acid Deposition,
2021
University of Sheffield
Increased Carbon Capture By A Silicate-Treated Forested Watershed Affected By Acid Deposition, Lyla L. Taylor, Charles T. Driscoll, Peter M. Groffman, Greg H. Rau, Joel D. Blum, David J. Beerling J. Beerling
Advanced Science Research Center
Meeting internationally agreed-upon climate targets requires carbon dioxide removal (CDR) strategies coupled with an urgent phase-down of fossil fuel emissions. However, the efficacy and wider impacts of CDR are poorly understood. Enhanced rock weathering (ERW) is a land-based CDR strategy requiring large-scale field trials. Here we show that a low 3.44 t ha−1 wollastonite treatment in an 11.8 ha acid-rain-impacted forested watershed in New Hampshire, USA, led to cumulative carbon capture by carbonic acid weathering of 0.025–0.13 t CO2 ha−1 over 15 years. Despite a 0.8–2.4 t CO2 ha−1 logistical carbon penalty from mining, grinding, transportation, and spreading, by 2015 …
Sustainable Bioproduction By Rhodopseudomonas Palustris Tie-1 Through Metabolic Engineering,
2021
Washington University in St. Louis
Sustainable Bioproduction By Rhodopseudomonas Palustris Tie-1 Through Metabolic Engineering, Wei Bai
McKelvey School of Engineering Graduate Student Theses & Dissertations
The heavy reliance of the petroleum industry for raw material and the rising atmospheric CO2 caused by this reliance have driven the research and development of sustainable alternatives. Microbial production of chemicals, such as fuel and plastic, has been viewed as a feasible method. The wide selection of substrates by microbes enables them to produce chemicals using naturally abundant material or industrial waste, such as CO2, making the production sustainable. Compared to the model organisms such as Escherichia coli, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, many non-model organisms have a broader selection for carbon, electron, and nitrogen sources, making them great candidates for sustainable …
Leadership Insights: Life Stories Of Three Individuals' Paths To National Leadership In Prek-12 Education For Sustainability,
2021
Lesley University
Leadership Insights: Life Stories Of Three Individuals' Paths To National Leadership In Prek-12 Education For Sustainability, Alice Altfillisch Earle
Educational Studies Dissertations
Abstract This study focused on the narratives of three national leaders in the field of Education for Sustainability (EfS) for the purpose of illuminating pathways to leadership in PreK-12 EfS for educators and school leaders. Stanger’s (2011) eco-sociological model of human development and learning was used as a framework for examining contextual influencers of participants’ formative experiences associated with family of origin, land/places where they grew up, and education as well as pivotal experiences that informed their Prek-12 EfS leadership development. Five themes related to sustainability also served as core concepts throughout this study: positionality, spirituality, social justice, equity, and …
Contextual And Organizational Factors In Sustainable Supply Chain Decision-Making: Grey Relational Analysis And Interpretative Structural Modeling,
2021
Xidian University
Contextual And Organizational Factors In Sustainable Supply Chain Decision-Making: Grey Relational Analysis And Interpretative Structural Modeling, Zhaojun Yang, Xiaoting Guo, Jun Sun, Yali Zhang
Information Systems Faculty Publications
Sustainable supply chain emerges as a major business trend essential to long-term competitive advantage. Relevant corporate decisions concern a broad range of factors and require novel analytical models for critical control. This study conducts mathematical analyses to identify the factors that are vital yet receiving insufficient attention from researchers and practitioners. Valid survey observations were collected from 113 enterprises in China, the biggest emerging economy that faces the dilemma between development and sustainability. Grey relational analysis (GRA) and interpretative structural modeling (ISM) assess the importance levels of contextual and organizational factors and explore their joint effects. Validated with conventional expert …
The Impacts Of Small Business,
2021
Coastal Carolina University
The Impacts Of Small Business, Sandra Ataalla
Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth
No abstract provided.
The Housing Market: An All Time High,
2021
Coastal Carolina University
The Housing Market: An All Time High, Samantha Rigo
Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth
No abstract provided.
Targeted Internet Adoption In Georgetown County, South Carolina,
2021
Coastal Carolina University
Targeted Internet Adoption In Georgetown County, South Carolina, Alexandra Matu
Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
No abstract provided.
Island Specialties: Sustainable Company,
2021
Coastal Carolina University
Island Specialties: Sustainable Company, Emily Klein
Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities
No abstract provided.
Updating Georgetown County’S Comprehensive Plan,
2021
Coastal Carolina University
Updating Georgetown County’S Comprehensive Plan, Sophie Sherwood
Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities
No abstract provided.
Moving Beyond ‘More Crop Per Drop’: Insights From Two
Decades Of Research On Agricultural Water Productivity,
2021
International Water Management Institute
Moving Beyond ‘More Crop Per Drop’: Insights From Two Decades Of Research On Agricultural Water Productivity, Meredith Giordano, Susanne M. Scheierling, David O. Tréguer, Hugh Turral, Peter G. Mccornick
Daugherty Water for Food Global Institute: Faculty Publications
Concern over increasing water scarcity has led to the introduction of the concept of agricultural water productivity and an emphasis on interventions to achieve ‘more crop per drop’. Yet, a strong debate continues on how the concept is to be defined and used. Drawing largely from the irrigation literature, the origins of the concept and its methodological developments are reviewed, and its use in applied work over two decades is discussed. Based on this analysis of conceptual and applied research, key insights into the concept’s contributions and limitations are presented, as well as opportunities for further refinements.
