Plastic usage is increasing the number of pollutants in the environment. Plastic particles and
other plastic-based pollutants are found in our environment and food chain, posing a threat …

The development of mining and other resource-based industries are among key drivers of
economic development in the Arctic. The fragile environment and the presence of nature …

Revisiting the way society defines and measures progress has been identified as one of the
key levers in tackling the root causes of unsustainable development. The recent economic …

Humans are dependent upon the services provided by nature, and unless we effectively
account for the range of values from ecosystems in our efforts to protect the environment, we …

Sustainability assessment is increasingly being viewed as an important tool to aid in the shift
towards sustainable urban ecosystems. An urban ecosystem is a dynamic system and …

In order to regulate natural processes and control the scale of human activities, sustainability
assessment needs to be integrated into urban planning. In this context, indicator-based …

Today both external and internal changes put increasing pressure on the sustainability of
one of the most important production systems that shape our society, the agri-food system …

Quality of life is a multi-dimensional concept and it is essentially subjective even if we can
often find objectively measurable proxies for it. High levels of quality of life are the results of …

The concept of sustainable development requires countries all over the world to use their
natural resources rationally while pursuing their economic development, and at the same …

The regional sustainable development level (SDL), sustainability of regional development
(SRD) and system coordination (SC) make up the triangular truss of regional sustainable …