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1. A Comparative Study on Payment Schemes For Watershed Services in New York City and Beijing

Lin, Fanyuan
2014
Articles
WatershedsPayments for ecosystem servicesWater resources development--ManagementRegional planningEconomics

2. A Different Path: The Global Water Crisis and Rainwater Harvesting

Cain, Nicholas L.
2014
Articles
Water-supply--ForecastingWater harvestingWater resources development--ManagementSustainabilityInternational relations

3. Agrobiodiversity Conservation as a Coping Strategy: Adapting to Climate Change in the Northern Highlands of Bolivia

Baldinelli, Giulia Maria
2014
Articles
Aymara Indians--AgricultureAgrobiodiversityAgricultureSustainabilityClimatic changes

4. A Means to Alleviate the Bushmeat Crisis? The Feasibility of Establishing Sustainable Grasscutter Farms in Kenya

Menz, Alyssa
2014
Articles
Sustainable developmentCane ratsSustainable development--Environmental aspectsFood securityHunting--ManagementWildlife as foodSustainability

5. America’s Other Growth Rate: What the U.S. Obesity Epidemic and Healthcare Cost Crisis Mean for the Rest of the World

Dhillon, Ranu
2014
Articles
EpidemicsDeveloping countriesObesity--Sociological aspectsPublic healthHealth services administrationMedical carePublic policy (Law)

6. Assessing Stakeholder Adaptive Capacity to Salmon Aquaculture in Norway

Tiller, Rachel Gjelsvik; Richards, Russell; Salgado, Hugo; Strand, Hillevi; Moe, Espen; Ellis, John
2014
Articles
AquacultureIntegrated coastal zone managementAquatic sciencesEcologyEconomics

7. A Technical and Behavioural Energy Efficiency Assessment of McGill Cafeteria Operations at Bishop Mountain Hall and Royal Victoria College

Cantor, Tal; Hadziosmanovic, Maida; Kim, Harriet; Marsh, Elizabeth; Secules, Chiara; Wright, Kirk; Zastavniouk, Carol
2014
Articles
Sustainable buildingsElectronic apparatus and appliances--Energy conservationSchool lunchrooms, cafeterias, etc.Energy consumptionSustainabilityPower resourcesMcGill University

8. Building and Urban Planning in Zimbabwe: Putting Needs, Costs and Sustainability in Focus

Chirisa, Innocent
2014
Articles
Transaction costsSustainable development--PlanningCity planningEconomics

9. Capacity development through the sharing of climate information with diverse user communities

Mantilla Caicedo, Gilma Constanza; Thomson, Cynthia; Sharoff, Jessica; Barnston, Anthony G.; Curtis, Ashley E.
2014
Articles
Climatology--ResearchPublic health

10. Case Study: Understanding Solar Power Adoption in the United States

Cohen, Steven Alan; Martinez, Hayley
2014
Reports
Energy policySubsidiesSolar energyPower resources

11. Climate change: The necessary, the possible and the desirable Earth League climate statement on the implications for climate policy from the 5th IPCC Assessment

Rockstrom, Johan; Brasseur, Guy Pierre; Hoskins, Brian; Lucht, Wolfgang; Schellnhuber, John; Kabat, Pavel; Nakicenovic, Nebojsa; Gong, Peng; Schlosser, Peter; Costa, María Máñez; Humble, April; Eyre, Nick; Gleick, Peter; James, Rachel; Lucena, Andre; Masera, Omar; Moench, Marcus; Schaeffer, Roberto; Seitzinger, Sybil; van der Leeuw, Sander; Ward, Bob; Stern, Nicholas; Herrell, James; Srivastava, Leena; Morgan, Jennifer; Nobre, Carlos A.; Sokona, Youba; Cremades, Roger; Roth, Ellinor; Liverman, Diana; Arnott, James
2014
Articles
Climatic changes--Social aspectsClimatic extremesGlobal temperature changes--Environmental aspectsEnvironmental responsibility--Citizen participation

12. Community Care Workers, Poor Referral Networks and Consumption of Personal Resources in Rural South Africa

Sips, Ilona; Mazanderani, Ahmad Haeri; Schneider, Helen; Greeff, Minrie; Barten, Francoise; Moshabela, Mosa
2014
Articles
Home care services--StandardsHome care services--EmployeesHome care services--AdministrationBusiness referralsCommunity health servicesHome care servicesHealth services administrationMedical careMedicine

13. Development of a Parsimonious Set of City-level Environmental Performance Metrics for Jiyuan, Henan, China

Guo, Dong; Bose, Satyajit
2014
Reports
Public policy (Law)Statistics

14. Divestment: The Path to Reinvestment

Evans, Will
2014
Articles
Fossil fuels--Economic aspectsClean energy investmentEnergy industries--Capital investmentsDisinvestmentSustainabilityUniversity of Virginia

15. Ecological Agriculture and Sustainable Adaptation to Climate Change: A Practical and Holistic Strategy for Indian Smallholders

Bargout, Remy N.
2014
Articles
Organic farmingAgriculture--Climatic factorsEcologySustainabilityAgricultureClimatic changes

16. Economic Survey of Oil Palm Products’ Processing and Marketing in Kogi State, Nigeria

Onoja, Anthony Ojonimi; Ogali, T. U.
2014
Articles
Palm oil industryOil palm--Economic aspectsPalm oil industry--MarketingPalm oil industry--FinanceOil palmAgricultureCommerce

17. Effectiveness of the International Phytosanitary Standard ISPM No. 15 on Reducing Wood Borer Infestation Rates in Wood Packaging Material Entering the United States

Haack, Robert A.; Britton, Kerry O.; Brockerhoff, Eckehard G.; Cavey, Joseph F.; Garrett, Lynn J.; Kimberley, Mark; Lowenstein, Frank; Nuding, Amelia; Olson, Lars J.; Turner, James; Vasilaky, Kathryn N.
2014
Articles
Insect pests--ControlWood borersBiosecurityPhytosanitationEnvironmental healthAgriculture

18. Electricity Consumption: Should There Be a Limit? Implications of People’s Attitudes for the Forming of Sustainable Energy Policies

Westskog, Hege; Winther, Tanja
2014
Articles
Consumers--Attitudes--ResearchEnergy conservationElectric power consumptionPower resourcesSustainabilityEconomics

19. Environmental Threats to the Symbiotic Relationship of Coral Reefs and Quorum Sensing

Generous, Rochanya A.
2014
Articles
Quorum sensing (Microbiology)Biotic communitiesCoral reef ecologyConservation biologyMarine ecologyMicrobiology

20. Examining the Efficacy of Fair Trade Eco-Labeling on Environmental Sustainability and Human Rights in Developing Countries

Overbeek, Ashley
2014
Articles
Eco-labelingFair trade foodsReciprocity (Commerce)Green marketingDeveloping countriesSustainable development--Environmental aspectsPolitical ecologySustainability

21. Glimpses of Sustainability in Perth, Western Australia: Capturing and Communicating the Adaptive Capacity of Activist Groups

Dhakal, Subas P.
2014
Articles
Political activistsPhotography--Digital techniquesSustainabilitySocial sciences--ResearchCultural property--Protection

22. Good Life As a Social Movement Proposal for Natural Resource Use: The Indigenous Movement in Ecuador

Altmann, Philipp
2014
Articles
Sustainable developmentIndigenous peoplesPolitical scienceNatural resources—ManagementLatin Americans

23. Green Talk: Comparing the Discourse on Climate Change and Sustainable Development between Environmental NGOs and the State in Vietnam and Bolivia

Schipani, Samantha
2014
Articles
Sustainable development--Political aspectsEnvironmental policyClimatic changes--Political aspectsNon-governmental organizationsSustainabilityClimatic changes

24. Improving Sustainable Development Outcomes through Best Management Practices

Ramirez, Byron
2014
Articles
Best management practices (Pollution prevention)Economic development projects--ManagementSustainable development--EvaluationSustainabilitySociology

25. Inventories and scenarios of nitrous oxide emissions

Davidson, Eric A.; Kanter, David R.
2014
Articles
Climatic changes

26. Investigating El Niño-Southern Oscillation and society relationships

Zebiak, Stephen E.; Orlove, Ben; Muñoz, Ángel G.; Vaughan, Catherine; Hansen, James W.; Troy, Tara; Thomson, Madeleine C.; Lustig, Allyza; Garvin, Samantha
2014
Articles
Human beings--Effect of climate onLong-range weather forecastingSouthern oscillation--ForecastingHydrologyAgricultureWater resources development--Management

27. Lessons from Africa: developing a global human rights framework for tuberculosis control and prevention

Slagle, Tracy; Ben Youssef, Mehdi; Calonge, Golda; Ben Amor, Yanis
2014
Articles
Public healthLaw

28. Measuring and Reporting Sustainability: The Role of the Public Sector (White Paper #2)

Miller, Alison C.; Loman, Maureen
2014
Reports
SustainabilityPublic policy (Law)

29. North-South Imbalances in the International Trade Regime: Why the WTO Does Not Benefit Developing Countries as Much as it Could

Bernhardt, Thomas
2014
Articles
Regional economic disparitiesCommercial policyDeveloping countriesPublic policy (Law)International relationsEconomicsWorld Trade Organization

30. Post 2015: Learning as the Measure of Education in Africa

Iyengar, Radhika; Jaschke, Leigh; Shin, Haeln; Quintana, Eva; Mahal, Angelique R.; Ruto, Sara; Karuti, Susan; Jeantillon, Nelie
2014
Reports
Education

31. Rejuvenation of Biofertiliser for Sustainable Agriculture Economic Development (SAED)

Mishra, Pallabi; Dash, Debiprasad
2014
Articles
Agriculture--ManagementAzolla as fertilizerBiofertilizersCommerceSustainability

32. Rio Conventions Redux: An Argument for Merging the Trio into a Single Convention on Environmental Management

Young, Walker
2014
Articles
Global environmental change--Government policyDesertificationBiodiversitySustainabilityEnvironmental managementClimatic changes

33. Scaling-Up Sustainable Renewable Energy Generation from Municipal Solid Waste in the African Continent: Lessons from eThekwini, South Africa

Gumbo, Trynos
2014
Articles
Renewable energy sourcesRefuse and refuse disposalPower resourcesSustainability

34. SoilGrids1km — Global Soil Information Based on Automated Mapping

Hengl, Tomislav; Mendes de Jesus, Jorge; MacMillan, Robert A.; Batjes, Niels H.; Heuvelink, Gerard B. M.; Ribeiro, Eloi; Samuel-Rosa, Alessandro; Kempen, Bas; Leenaars, Johan G. B.; Walsh, Markus; Ruiperez Gonzalez, Maria
2014
Articles
Soil formationSoils--Remote sensingSoil profilesSoil science

35. Supporting Capabilities: Using Psychosocial Concepts to Guide a Sennian Approach to Escaping Urban Poverty

Burgess, Rochelle
2014
Articles
Poverty--PreventionCapabilities approach (Social sciences)Poverty--Psychological aspectsSociologyPsychologyPublic policy (Law)Sen, Amartya, 1933-

36. Sustainability and Contemporary Man-Nature Divide: Aspects of Conflict and Alienation

Bakari, Mohamed El-Kamel
2014
Articles
Consumption (Economics)Capitalism--Environmental aspectsGreen movementNature--Effect of human beings onEnvironmental degradation--Social aspectsEnvironmental degradation--Economic aspectsSustainable developmentSustainability

37. Sustainability and Management Competence

Cohen, Steven Alan
2014
Articles
Sustainability

38. Sustainable Water Management in Urban, Agricultural, and Natural Systems

Russo, Tess A.; Alfredo, Katherine A.; Fisher, Joshua D.
2014
Articles
Sustainable developmentSustainabilityWater-supply--ManagementWater quality managementIrrigation waterMunicipal water supplyWater reuse

39. Tackling Air Pollution in China—What do We Learn from the Great Smog of 1950s in LONDON

Zhang, Dongyong; Liu, Junjuan; Li, Bingjun
2014
Articles
Air--Pollution--Government policyAir--Pollution--Economic aspectsPublic healthEconomicsSustainability

40. The Botswana Bushmen’s Fight for Water and Land Rights in the Central Kalahari Game Reserve

Winters, Olivia Jane
2014
Articles
San (African people)--Social conditionsIndigenous peoples--Civil rightsWater rightsRight of propertyEnvironmental policySan (African people)SustainabilityAfricans

41. The Effect of Sedimentation Levels on Tarebia granifera in Freshwater Lagoons in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic

Harfouche, Caroline Damienne; Jung, Diane
2014
Articles
Sedimentation and deposition--Environmental aspectsFreshwater snailsAquatic ecologyEcologyConservation biologyLimnology

42. The Effects of Mega-Herbivore Extinctions on Seed Dispersal and Community Structure in An East African Savanna

Bernard, Miranda; Kielar, Abraham; Booth, Laura
2014
Articles
Herbivores--EcologySavanna ecologySavanna animalsSoil seed banksExtinction (Biology)--Environmental aspectsSeed dispersal by animalsSustainabilityAfricansEcology

43. The Environmental Paradox of the City, Landscape, Urbanism, and New Urbanism

Kelbaugh, Douglas
2014
Articles
Sustainable urban developmentLandscape designUrban landscape architectureLandscape design--Environmental aspectsUrban landscape architecture--Environmental aspectsEcological landscape designCommunity development, UrbanSustainabilityLandscape architectureCity planning

44. The Growth of Sustainability Metrics (Sustainability Metrics White Paper Series: 1 of 3)

Cohen, Steven Alan; Bose, Satyajit; Guo, Dong; DeFrancia, Kelsie; Berger, Olin; Filiatraut, Brian; Miller, Alison C.; Loman, Maureen; Qiu, Wen; Zhang, ChengHang
2014
Reports
SustainabilityEcology

45. The Impact of Syrian Refugees on Jordan’s Water Resources and Water Management Planning

Farishta, Aleena
2014
Theses
Water-supply--ManagementWater--ManagementGroundwater--ManagementRefugees--Services forRefugees--Housing

46. The ‘Necessity’ of Democracy for Sustainable Development: A Comparison between the USA and Cuba

Rand, Marcus
2014
Articles
Sustainable developmentDemocracyPolitical sciencePublic policy (Law)

47. The Need for a New, Clear Option: An In-Depth Analysis of Nuclear Energy

Davis, Zachary Evan
2014
Articles
Nuclear industryFukushima Nuclear Disaster (Japan : 2011)Nuclear industry--Government policyNuclear industry--Economic aspectsRenewable energy sourcesNuclear energySustainability

48. The Prospects of Sustainable Desert Agriculture to Improve Food Security in Oman

Mbaga, Msafiri Daudi
2014
Articles
AgricultureDesertsHydroponicsBiosaline resourcesWater conservationLandscape protectionFood securitySustainabilityLand use--PlanningWater resources development--Management

49. The Red Zone: Why Beijing’s air pollution crisis is more complicated than you think

Schipani, Samantha
2014
Articles
Air--Pollution--Economic aspectsCommunity development, UrbanAir--Pollution--Environmental aspectsClimatic changesSustainability

50. The Return of Large Dams to the Development Agenda: A Post-Development Critique

Pearse-Smith, Scott W.D.
2014
Articles
Economic developmentNatural resourcesDams--Economic aspectsRegional planningWater resources development--ManagementEconomics

51. The Role of Training Programs in the Sustainability of Potable Water Projects

Carty, Monica K.
2014
Articles
Developing countriesWater-supply, Rural--Management--Citizen participationNon-governmental organizations--InfluenceEnvironmental educationRural poor--EducationWater resources development--Citizen participationDrinking waterSustainabilityWater resources development--Management

52. The Warrior’s Dilemma: Can Maasai Culture Persist in a Changing World?

Ahmed, Zahra; Booth, Laura; Njagi, Loise; Stephanou, Elleni
2014
Articles
Maasai (African people)--Social conditionsMaasai (African people)--Social life and customsMaasai (African people)--ReligionMaasai (African people)--ClothingSustainable development--Social aspectsMaasai (African people)SustainabilityAfricans

53. Thoreau, Leopold, and Carson: Challenging Capitalist Conceptions of the Natural Environment

Kuper, Savannah
2014
Articles
Nature--Effect of human beings onHumanityIndustrialization--Environmental aspectsCapitalism--Environmental aspectsCapitalism--Moral and ethical aspectsSustainabilityWalden (Thoreau, Henry David)Silent spring (Carson, Rachel)

54. Understanding Public Opinion in Debates over Biomedical Research: Looking beyond Political Partisanship to Focus on Beliefs about Science and Society

Nisbet, Matthew; Markowitz, Ezra M.
2014
Articles
Medical ethicsPolitical partiesPublic opinionSociologyEthics

55. Universal Development Goals for This Millennium

Lempert, David
2014
Articles
Sustainable development--EvaluationSustainabilitySociologyMillennium Development GoalsUnited Nations

56. Unsustainable Development in the Mekong: The Price of Hydropower

Ho, Ezra
2014
Articles
Sustainable development--EvaluationWater-powerSustainabilityRenewable energy sourcesHydrology

57. Variations in Elephant (Loxodanta africana) Diet Along a Rainfall Gradient: The Effect of Latitude, Grass Reserves, and Proximity to Water

Booth, Laura; Breen, Catherine; Gullickson, Cricket
2014
Articles
African elephant--EcologyRainwaterWater-supply--Environmental aspectsClimatic changesAnimal-water relationshipsAfrican elephant populationsSustainabilityEcologyZoology