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Ecologically sustainable development

About: Ecologically sustainable development is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 428 publications have been published within this topic receiving 21833 citations.


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01 Jan 1987

13,141 citations

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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examine the implications of ecologically sustainable development for corporations through the concepts of total quality environmental management, competitive strategies, technology transfer through technology-for nature-swaps, and reducing the impact of populations on ecosystems.
Abstract: Ecological problems rooted in organizational activities have increased significantly, yet the role corporations play in achieving ecological sustainability is poorly understood. This article examines the implications of ecologically sustainable development for corporations. It articulates corporate ecological sustainability through the concepts of (a) total quality environmental management, (b) ecologically sustainable competitive strategies, (c) technology transfer through technology-for nature-swaps, and (d) reducing the impact of populations on ecosystems. It examines the implications that these concepts have for organizational research.

1,615 citations

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TL;DR: The meaning of sustainability is strongly dependent on the context in which it is applied and on whether its use is based on a social, economic, or ecological perspective, and a useful definition must specify explicitly the context as well as the temporal and spatial scales being considered as mentioned in this paper.
Abstract: Sustainability is increasingly viewed as a desired goal of development and environmental management. This term has been used in numerous disciplines and in a variety of contexts, ranging from the concept of maximum sustainable yield in forestry and fisheries management to the vision of a sustainable society with a steady-state economy. The meaning of the term is strongly dependent on the context in which it is applied and on whether its use is based on a social, economic, or ecological perspective, Sustainability may be defined broadly or narrowly, but a useful definition must specify explicitly the context as well as the temporal and spatial scales being considered. Although societies differ in their conceptualizations of sustainability, indefinite human survival on a global scale requires certain basic support systems, which can be maintained only with a healthy environment and a stable human population. A clearer understanding of global sustainability and the development of appropriate indicators of the status of basic support systems would provide a useful framework for policy making.

588 citations

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TL;DR: In this paper, a review of the international literature is made to determine definitions of a sustainable urban transportation and land use system, and objectives that would form the basis for determining suitable indicators of performance.
Abstract: Urban governments have shown great interest in formulating policies for a more sustainable transport sector. In Australia, despite the Commonwealth Government Ecologically Sustainable Development Transport Working Group making 40+ recommendations for more sustainable urban transport a decade ago, a recent Institution of Engineers Australia Transport Panel found little progress with transportation indicators of sustainability and appropriate analytical techniques. A review of the international literature is made to determine definitions of a sustainable urban transportation and land use system, and objectives that would form the basis for determining suitable indicators of performance. Drawing on hierarchical diagrams from decision theory, the authors show the link between higher-level policy objectives for sustainability and lower-order actions, measurable attributes, and performance indicators. The analytical framework for sustainable urban transport analysis includes descriptive statistics--exploratory and graphical methods, spatial mapping, spatial statistics, regression analysis, travel preference functions based on Stouffer's intervening opportunity model, and linear programming. These analytical techniques are illustrated with examples of travel and urban form in Sydney using data from the Census of Population and Housing, 1961-96. The need for geographically-based indicators and transportation and land use policies is emphasized.

243 citations

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TL;DR: A review of the principal policy-related issues for which the professions of ecology and economics provide conflicting prescriptions is given in this paper, with emphasis on the work of the World Bank, although the issues raised are relevant to a broad range of organizations.

225 citations


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