International Journal of Environment and Sustainable Development http://www.inderscience.com/browse/index.php?journalID=10&year=2011&vol=10&issue=3 Inderscience Publishers Ltd en-uk International Journal of Environment and Sustainable Development 1474-6778 1478-7466 © 2011 Inderscience Publishers Ltd editor@inderscience.com https://www.inderscience.com/images/files/coverImgs/ijesd_scoverijesd.jpg http://www.inderscience.com/browse/index.php?journalID=10&year=2011&vol=10&issue=3 http://www.inderscience.com/link.php?id=45369 Sustainability of socio-economic-ecological systems always implies a structural uncertainty coming mainly from the diversity of social values involved in the decision making processes required to manage the system. Such uncertainty cannot be reduced in any way, but needs to be managed if sustainability is to be pursued in its 'strong' meaning. This work proposes a methodology to manage structural uncertainty based upon the integration of elements from ecological economics, sociology and biology. This integration provides an approach to the strong sustainability of systems that is based on human consciousness from the perspective of the biology of knowledge and provides for a more holistic perspective for understanding and managing sustainability. Human consciousness as a base for sustainability in socio-economic-ecological systems
Estrella Bernal Cuenca; David Edgar
International Journal of Environment and Sustainable Development, Vol. 10, No. 3 (2011) pp. 229 - 245
Sustainability of socio-economic-ecological systems always implies a structural uncertainty coming mainly from the diversity of social values involved in the decision making processes required to manage the system. Such uncertainty cannot be reduced in any way, but needs to be managed if sustainability is to be pursued in its 'strong' meaning. This work proposes a methodology to manage structural uncertainty based upon the integration of elements from ecological economics, sociology and biology. This integration provides an approach to the strong sustainability of systems that is based on human consciousness from the perspective of the biology of knowledge and provides for a more holistic perspective for understanding and managing sustainability.

]]> 10.1504/IJESD.2011.045369 International Journal of Environment and Sustainable Development, Vol. 10, No. 3 (2011) pp. 229 - 245 Estrella Bernal Cuenca; David Edgar Management Department, University of Zaragoza, FEE. Ed. Lorenzo Normante, María de Luna s/n, Zaragoza 50018, Spain. ' Department of Management, Glasgow Caledonian University, Cowcaddens Road, Glasgow G4 0BA, UK sustainability reflexivity structural uncertainty emergent complex systems human consciousness biology of knowledge sustainable development ecological economics socioeconomic systems social values decision making. 2012-02-07T23:20:50-05:00 10 3 229 245 2012-02-07T23:20:50-05:00 http://www.inderscience.com/link.php?id=45366 The term cleaner (sustainable) production has been cited in many policy and strategy documents of the top level agency/institutions on science, technology, development, etc., in Turkey for over a decade. However, it is not sufficiently known and applied except its energy efficiency aspect in Turkey. So as to overcome this deficiency, the Ministry of Environment and Forestry supported the project 'Determination of the Framework Conditions and Research-Development Needs for the Dissemination of Cleaner (Sustainable) Production Applications in Turkey' which was carried out in 2009 by TTGV and Göksel N. Demirer, as the consultant. This paper summarises this analysis which was one of the outcomes of this project. A comparative analysis of Turkish and European Union environmental legislation regarding cleaner (sustainable) production concept
Ferda Ulutas; Emrah Alkaya; Merve Böğürcü; Göksel N. Demirer
International Journal of Environment and Sustainable Development, Vol. 10, No. 3 (2011) pp. 246 - 266
The term cleaner (sustainable) production has been cited in many policy and strategy documents of the top level agency/institutions on science, technology, development, etc., in Turkey for over a decade. However, it is not sufficiently known and applied except its energy efficiency aspect in Turkey. So as to overcome this deficiency, the Ministry of Environment and Forestry supported the project 'Determination of the Framework Conditions and Research-Development Needs for the Dissemination of Cleaner (Sustainable) Production Applications in Turkey' which was carried out in 2009 by TTGV and Göksel N. Demirer, as the consultant. This paper summarises this analysis which was one of the outcomes of this project.

]]> 10.1504/IJESD.2011.045366 International Journal of Environment and Sustainable Development, Vol. 10, No. 3 (2011) pp. 246 - 266 Ferda Ulutas; Emrah Alkaya; Merve Böğürcü; Göksel N. Demirer Technology Development Foundation of Turkey, Bilkent, 06800, Ankara, Turkey. ' Technology Development Foundation of Turkey, Bilkent, 06800, Ankara, Turkey. ' Technology Development Foundation of Turkey, Bilkent, 06800, Ankara, Turkey. ' Middle East Technical University, Department of Environmental Engineering, 06531, Ankara, Turkey Turkey European Union EU cleaner production sustainable production sustainability sustainable development. 2012-02-07T23:20:50-05:00 10 3 246 266 2012-02-07T23:20:50-05:00 http://www.inderscience.com/link.php?id=45367 The authors studied how the role and perceptions of natural forests have changed in seven villages along the Malinau River, East Kalimantan (Indonesian Borneo). Local people consider development projects, logging and mining activities, and floods as having the greatest influence on their livelihoods and use of forests. Access to and availability of valued forest products is perceived to have decreased and thus, while still of considerable importance, the overall role of forests has declined. New sources of income, farming opportunities, clinics and access to schools, as well as the village infrastructure, are the main positive changes in local livelihoods. While village life is improving, in general, villagers are concerned about the declining quality of their forests and the environment. The present study findings indicate that forest communities, often living in remote areas, support both development and conservation efforts. Giving greater control to local people in the management of tropical forests offers both environmental and development benefits. The evolving role of tropical forests for local livelihoods in Indonesia
Imam Basuki; Douglas Sheil; Michael Padmanaba; Nining Liswanti; Glen Mulcahy; Meilinda Wan
International Journal of Environment and Sustainable Development, Vol. 10, No. 3 (2011) pp. 267 - 287
The authors studied how the role and perceptions of natural forests have changed in seven villages along the Malinau River, East Kalimantan (Indonesian Borneo). Local people consider development projects, logging and mining activities, and floods as having the greatest influence on their livelihoods and use of forests. Access to and availability of valued forest products is perceived to have decreased and thus, while still of considerable importance, the overall role of forests has declined. New sources of income, farming opportunities, clinics and access to schools, as well as the village infrastructure, are the main positive changes in local livelihoods. While village life is improving, in general, villagers are concerned about the declining quality of their forests and the environment. The present study findings indicate that forest communities, often living in remote areas, support both development and conservation efforts. Giving greater control to local people in the management of tropical forests offers both environmental and development benefits.

]]> 10.1504/IJESD.2011.045367 International Journal of Environment and Sustainable Development, Vol. 10, No. 3 (2011) pp. 267 - 287 Imam Basuki; Douglas Sheil; Michael Padmanaba; Nining Liswanti; Glen Mulcahy; Meilinda Wan Forest and Environment Research Program, Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), Jalan CIFOR, Situ Gede, Bogor Barat, 16115, Bogor, Jawa Barat, Indonesia. ' Forest and Environment Research Program, Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), Jalan CIFOR, Situ Gede, Bogor Barat, 16115, Bogor, Jawa Barat, Indonesia; Institute for Tropical Forest Conservation, Mbarara University of Science and Technology, P.O. Box 44, Kabale, Uganda; School of Environmental Science and Management, Southern Cross University, P.O. Box 157, Lismore NSW 2480, Australia. ' Forest and Environment Research Program, Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), Jalan CIFOR, Situ Gede, Bogor Barat, 16115, Bogor, Jawa Barat, Indonesia. ' Forest and Environment Research Program, Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), Jalan CIFOR, Situ Gede, Bogor Barat, 16115, Bogor, Jawa Barat, Indonesia. ' Forest and Environment Research Program, Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), Jalan CIFOR, Situ Gede, Bogor Barat, 16115, Bogor, Jawa Barat, Indonesia. ' Forest and Environment Research Program, Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), Jalan CIFOR, Situ Gede, Bogor Barat, 16115, Bogor, Jawa Barat, Indonesia tropical forests reliance people perceptions trends events local livelihoods change sustainable development environment Indonesia sustainability villages Borneo development projects logging mining floods environmental impact forest communities remote areas income farming education healthcare. 2012-02-07T23:20:50-05:00 10 3 267 287 2012-02-07T23:20:50-05:00 http://www.inderscience.com/link.php?id=45382 The industrial companies must control and manage the risks of the environmental pollution. In this context, the environmental knowledge management is an ideal framework for better controlling this type of risks. The subject of this article is to propose, starting from a real case, a methodology of environmental knowledge management in industrial companies which is based on the typology of the environmental significant impacts. Capitalisation of environmental knowledge: an ideal tally for the control of significant environmental impacts
Mébarek Djebabra; Leila Boubaker; Saadia Saadi; Walter Leal Filho
International Journal of Environment and Sustainable Development, Vol. 10, No. 3 (2011) pp. 288 - 301
The industrial companies must control and manage the risks of the environmental pollution. In this context, the environmental knowledge management is an ideal framework for better controlling this type of risks. The subject of this article is to propose, starting from a real case, a methodology of environmental knowledge management in industrial companies which is based on the typology of the environmental significant impacts.

]]> 10.1504/IJESD.2011.045382 International Journal of Environment and Sustainable Development, Vol. 10, No. 3 (2011) pp. 288 - 301 Mébarek Djebabra; Leila Boubaker; Saadia Saadi; Walter Leal Filho Research Laboratory in Industrial Prevention, Institute of Health and Safety, University of Batna, Algeria, Rue Chahid Mohamed Boukhlouf, 05000, Batna – Algeria. ' Research Laboratory in Industrial Prevention, Institute of Health and Safety, University of Batna, Algeria, Rue Chahid Mohamed Boukhlouf, 05000, Batna – Algeria. ' Research Laboratory in Industrial Prevention, Institute of Health and Safety, University of Batna, Algeria, Rue Chahid Mohamed Boukhlouf, 05000, Batna – Algeria. ' Research and Training Centre 'Applications of Life Sciences', Faculty of Life Sciences, Hamburg University of Applied Sciences, Lohbruegger Kirchstrasse 65, 21033 Hamburg, Germany environmental pollution environmental impact environmental knowledge environmental management typology knowledge management. 2012-02-07T23:20:50-05:00 10 3 288 301 2012-02-07T23:20:50-05:00 http://www.inderscience.com/link.php?id=45368 The aim of this study was to determine the relationship among hands on experience, community participation, observation, field visit, multimedia and demonstration for the prediction of environmental awareness among university students. For this study, 50 Assam University students have voluntarily joined as the sample. After a series of activities, the data were collected by environmental awareness scale (EAS) that was four-point Likert scale and has total of 30 items. The hierarchical multiple regression analysis technique was used to find out the relationship among the variables (e.g., hands on experience, community participation, observation, field visit, multimedia, and demonstration), the predictors of the environmental awareness. These variables were mostly independent and responsible for environment awareness, the dependent variable. The findings established from hierarchical regression, students' hands on experience-enhanced environmental awareness, but not community participation or field visit. Hands on experience, community participation, observation, field visit, multimedia and demonstration are the predictors of environmental awareness: a hierarchical multiple regression analysis
Ananta K. Jena
International Journal of Environment and Sustainable Development, Vol. 10, No. 3 (2011) pp. 302 - 321
The aim of this study was to determine the relationship among hands on experience, community participation, observation, field visit, multimedia and demonstration for the prediction of environmental awareness among university students. For this study, 50 Assam University students have voluntarily joined as the sample. After a series of activities, the data were collected by environmental awareness scale (EAS) that was four-point Likert scale and has total of 30 items. The hierarchical multiple regression analysis technique was used to find out the relationship among the variables (e.g., hands on experience, community participation, observation, field visit, multimedia, and demonstration), the predictors of the environmental awareness. These variables were mostly independent and responsible for environment awareness, the dependent variable. The findings established from hierarchical regression, students' hands on experience-enhanced environmental awareness, but not community participation or field visit.

]]> 10.1504/IJESD.2011.045368 International Journal of Environment and Sustainable Development, Vol. 10, No. 3 (2011) pp. 302 - 321 Ananta K. Jena Faculty of Educational Sciences, Assam University, Silchar-788011, India hands-on experience community participation observation field visits multimedia demonstration environmental awareness university students higher education. 2012-02-07T23:20:50-05:00 10 3 302 321 2012-02-07T23:20:50-05:00 http://www.inderscience.com/link.php?id=45370 Despite transportation is a key necessity for humans, it was argued a significant contributor to environmental degradation. Responding to that, drafts of sustainable transportation (ST) were sketched, guiding principles were argued, and rating systems were pursued. However, the selection of the appropriate method to implement ST is a challengeable task; not only due to the diversity and multidimensionality of local contexts, but also due to the numerous attributes of ST and their varying relative weights. This paper aims at defining an integrated profile of ST. Firstly, the motive behind tackling the issue was introduced and the methodology was worked out. Definitions, guiding principles, indicators, and rating systems were reviewed. After that, taxonomy of ST indicators was carried out, the interrelationship of key-attributes was investigated, and strategic directions to ST were proposed, to be applied over a selected case study. At last, a discussion took place highlighting the opportunities and challenges. Towards integrated sustainable transportation profile: a case study of Gharb El-Balad district, Assiut City, Egypt
Khaled Ali Youssef; Moataz Mohmoud
International Journal of Environment and Sustainable Development, Vol. 10, No. 3 (2011) pp. 322 - 343
Despite transportation is a key necessity for humans, it was argued a significant contributor to environmental degradation. Responding to that, drafts of sustainable transportation (ST) were sketched, guiding principles were argued, and rating systems were pursued. However, the selection of the appropriate method to implement ST is a challengeable task; not only due to the diversity and multidimensionality of local contexts, but also due to the numerous attributes of ST and their varying relative weights. This paper aims at defining an integrated profile of ST. Firstly, the motive behind tackling the issue was introduced and the methodology was worked out. Definitions, guiding principles, indicators, and rating systems were reviewed. After that, taxonomy of ST indicators was carried out, the interrelationship of key-attributes was investigated, and strategic directions to ST were proposed, to be applied over a selected case study. At last, a discussion took place highlighting the opportunities and challenges.

]]> 10.1504/IJESD.2011.045370 International Journal of Environment and Sustainable Development, Vol. 10, No. 3 (2011) pp. 322 - 343 Khaled Ali Youssef; Moataz Mohmoud Department of Architecture, Faculty of Environmental Design, King Abdul Aziz University, P.O. Box 80200, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. ' School of Built Environment, Jordanstown Campus, University of Ulster, Newtownabbey, County Antrim, BT37 0QB, UK sustainable transport street networks Egypt integrated transport sustainability sustainable development case study. 2012-02-07T23:20:50-05:00 10 3 322 343 2012-02-07T23:20:50-05:00