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• Entropy and Energy: Toward a Definition of Physical Sustainability (Paper)

  Posted on Thursday October 30th, 2008 at 13:55 in energy, sustainability, sustainable development, entropy, thermodynamics, physical environment, sustainability definitions, physical sustainability

  Posted by: Karl Ramjohn A different perspective towards developing an “environmental” approach to defining sustainability… > Entropy and Energy: Toward a Definition of Physical Sustainability   ABSTRACT Sustainable development...

• Environmental Context – Sustainability, Biophysics & Ecological Character

  Posted on Monday October 20th, 2008 at 15:36 in sustainability, environmental, climatology, meteorology, resource management, oceanography, hydrology, environmental impacts, environmental impact assessment, economic sustainability, ecological sustainability, karl ramjohn

  Posted by: Karl Ramjohn If we define the environment as “the combined features and assets that provide the basis for economic and social development, natural resource management and conservation”, it becomes abundantly clear that, sustainable man...

• Characteristics, Role & Functions of Sustainable Development in Environmental Management

  Posted on Tuesday October 7th, 2008 at 16:47 in sustainability, biodiversity, sustainable development, precautionary principle, environmental management, adverse effects, environmental impacts, ecological sustainability, karl ramjohn, sustainability terminology, environmental quality, environmental development

  Posted by: Karl Ramjohn In a previous discussion on the characteristics, functions, and significance of “sustainable development” in the context of environmental management, it was noted that in order to attempt a rationalization of sustainable...

• Wider Views on the “Definition of Sustainability”

  Posted on Monday September 22nd, 2008 at 21:09 in sustainability, sustainable development, environmental sustainability, social sustainability, economic sustainability, sustainability definitions

  Posted by: Karl Ramjohn An interesting discussion has recently been developing on the SustainabilityForum.Com related to the “definition of sustainability”, with emphasis on the linkages between the concept of sustainability and the natural envir...

• Some Terminology & Definitions: Sustainability, Land Use & Impact Assessment

  Posted on Wednesday July 23rd, 2008 at 18:14 in sustainability, ecosystems, definitions, biodiversity, sustainable development, land use, land degradation, environmental impact assessment, economic sustainability, ecological sustainability, karl ramjohn, ecological processes

  Submitted by: Karl Ramjohn Adverse Effects Any reduction in environmental quality of a system, or other depletion of the environmental resource capital. Defined in terms of, and measured by, environmental impacts. Alternatives ...

• Further Definitions of Sustainability Issues in Environmental Management

  Posted on Monday July 21st, 2008 at 23:50 in sustainability, sustainable development, sustainability goals, social sustainability, economic sustainability, ecological sustainability, karl ramjohn, eia process, sustainability targets, sustainability trade-offs

  Posted by: Karl Ramjohn INTRODUCTION Goal: Ideal or desirable value or state of environmental quality, identified by scientists and policy makers. Target: Value or state of environmental quality considered to be attainable in the short or medium term...

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