Sustainability Assessment in a Geographical Region and of the Activities Performed

2020 ◽  
pp. 536-561
Author(s):  
Berrin Kurşun ◽  
Bhavik R. Bakshi
Keyword(s):  
Assessment Tool ◽  
Sustainability Assessment ◽  
System Efficiency ◽  
Environmental Support ◽  
External Resources ◽  
Local Resources ◽  
Self Sufficiency ◽  
Analysis Technique ◽  
Indian Village ◽  
Effective Use

The applicability of emergy analysis (EA), a nature oriented thermodynamic analysis technique, as a regional sustainability assessment tool is explored in the context of an Indian village (Rampura). EA provides information about how much environmental support is required, system renewability, system efficiency, load of system to environment and dependency of system on external resources (self-sufficiency). The results of Rampura analysis reveal that sustainability is achieved neither at village level nor at subsystem levels. The chapter shows that the effective use of the renewable local resources can reduce the dependence on external resources and increase self-sufficiency and sustainability

Sustainability Assessment in a Geographical Region and of the Activities Performed

2016 ◽  
pp. 18-43
Author(s):  
Berrin Kurşun ◽  
Bhavik R. Bakshi
Keyword(s):  
Assessment Tool ◽  
Sustainability Assessment ◽  
System Efficiency ◽  
Environmental Support ◽  
External Resources ◽  
Local Resources ◽  
Self Sufficiency ◽  
Analysis Technique ◽  
Indian Village ◽  
Effective Use

The applicability of emergy analysis (EA), a nature oriented thermodynamic analysis technique, as a regional sustainability assessment tool is explored in the context of an Indian village (Rampura). EA provides information about how much environmental support is required, system renewability, system efficiency, load of system to environment and dependency of system on external resources (self-sufficiency). The results of Rampura analysis reveal that sustainability is achieved neither at village level nor at subsystem levels. The chapter shows that the effective use of the renewable local resources can reduce the dependence on external resources and increase self-sufficiency and sustainability

scholarly journals Using the Program Sustainability Assessment Tool to Assess and Plan for Sustainability

2014 ◽  
Vol 11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Annaliese Calhoun ◽  
Avia Mainor ◽  
Sarah Moreland-Russell ◽  
Ryan C. Maier ◽  
Laura Brossart ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Assessment Tool ◽  
Sustainability Assessment ◽  
Program Sustainability

scholarly journals The Relationship between Multimodal Literacy of Pre-Service Teachers and Their Perception of Self-Efficacy in Critical Reading

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (12) ◽  
pp. 85
Author(s):  
Hacer Ulu ◽  
Ayşegül Avşar-Tuncay ◽  
Özlem Baş
Keyword(s):  
Regression Analysis ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Critical Reading ◽  
Multimodal Literacy ◽  
Pearson Product Moment Correlation ◽  
Self Sufficiency ◽  
Analysis Technique ◽  
Perception Of Self ◽  
Convenience Sampling ◽  
The Relationship

The aim of this study is to investigate the relationship between the multimodal literacy of pre-service teachers and their perception of self-efficacy in critical reading. At the same time, it is to what extent their multimodal literacy levels predict their perception of self-efficacy in critical reading. 337 students were chosen via convenience sampling for this study which was designed on the basis of relational survey model. The data which is needed to answer the relevant questions in our study was collected by means of Multimodal Literacy Scale (Bulut, Ulu and Kan, 2015) and Critical Reading Self-Sufficiency Perception Scale (Karadeniz, 2014). The analyses of the data collected were conducted through Pearson product-moment correlation coefficient analysis technique and multiple regression analysis technique. In view of the results we have obtained in this study, multimodalness is a strong predictive of self-efficacy perception in critical reading (R=.517; R2=.267) [F(3.336)=40.483, p˂.000). The dimension of expressing oneself using multimodal structures (r=.362), interpretation of the contents presented in multimodal structures (r=.466) and preferring multimodal structures (r=.209) has a positive and significant effect on critical reading self-efficacy perception.

scholarly journals Social criteria to develop an in use holistic urban sustainable assessment tool: UHU2SAT

2021 ◽  
Vol 237 ◽  
pp. 04031
Author(s):  
Antonio Sánchez Cordero ◽  
Marta Videras Rodríguez ◽  
Sergio Gómez Melgar ◽  
José Manuel Andujar Márquez
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Assessment Tool ◽  
Sustainability Assessment ◽  
Assessment Tools ◽  
Urban Spaces ◽  
Urban Mobility ◽  
Human Comfort ◽  
Operation And Maintenance ◽  
Holistic Assessment ◽  
Sustainability Assessment Tools

Recently, several urban sustainability assessment tools (USAT) have appeared to reduce the human impact provided by the built environment. Few of them focus on the assessment of urban spaces like squares, streets, and parks, etc., but they don’t operation and maintenance (OM) phase is not considered. It would be necessary to develop an in use holistic urban sustainable assessment tool (UHU2SAT) to specifically assess urban spaces under OM phase. This paper provides a qualitative research among 188 studies, with the aim to classify them according to the impacts they pursue: environmental (ENV), social (SOC) economic (ECO) and Others. Finally, the SOC criteria are reduced up to 21 and arranged into 4 different groups: Human comfort, Urban mobility, SOC Cohesion, and Health & safety. These SOC criteria have been discussed and revised according to the literature review to identify the most suitable indicators for the UHU2SAT. Finally, it can be concluded that this methodology could also be useful to obtain ENV and ECO criteria to provide a holistic assessment of the sustainability.

scholarly journals Positive psychotherapy untuk mengurangi gejala depresi pada pasien gangguan skizofrenia

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Walda Isna Nisa
Keyword(s):  
Negative Symptoms ◽  
Wilcoxon Test ◽  
Depression Symptoms ◽  
Positive Psychotherapy ◽  
Environmental Support ◽  
Symptoms Of Depression ◽  
Analysis Technique ◽  
Schizophrenic Patients ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Old Men

Abstrak. Skizofrenia merupakan kelainan psikiatrik kronis dan termasuk gangguan mental berat yang ditunjukkan dengan beberapa simtom negatif seperti pada gejala depresi. Depresi merupakan kondisi emosional yang biasa ditandai dengan kesedihan yang mendalam, perasaan tidak berarti dan bersalah, menarik diri dari orang lain, tidak dapat tidur, kehilangan selera makan, kehilangan hasrat seksual dan minat  dalam beraktivitas. Penelitian ini bertujuan mengurangi gejala depresi pada pasien gangguan skizofren dengan intervensi Positive Psychotherapy. Metode penelitian yang digunakan adalah eksperimen dengan One-Group Pretest-Posttest Design. Subjek penelitian ini adalah laki-laki berusia 22 tahun yang mengalami gangguan skizofrenia dengan gejala depresi. Instrumen yang digunakan adalah Tes Grafis, Wartegg, Wais, WWQ, SSCT dan skala BDI-II. Teknik analisis data menggunakan kuantitatif non parametik dengan uji Wilcoxon pada SPSS versi 23. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan intervensi Positive Psychotherapy mampu mengurangi gejala depresi pada subjek. Subjek sudah mampu melakukan aktivitas sehari-hari  dan berinteraksi terlibat dalam  kegiatan sosial. Hal ini didukung oleh motivasi subjek untuk sembuh namun subjek kurang percaya diri menjalani kehidupannya. Dukungan keluarga dan lingkungan sangat positif sehingga dapat meningkatkan motivasi subjek dalam mengurangi gejala depresi yang dialami.Kata Kunci :  Positive Psychotherapy, Gejala Depresi, Gangguan SkizofreniaAbstract. Schizophrenia is a chronic psychiatric disorder and includes severe mental disorders as indicated by several negative symptoms such as symptoms of depression. Depression is an emotional condition that is usually characterized by deep sadness, feeling insignificant and guilty, withdrawing from others, unable to sleep, losing appetite, losing sexual desire and interest in activities. This study aims to reduce depression symptoms in schizophrenic patients with Positive Psychotherapy intervention. The research method used was an experiment with One-Group Pretest-Posttest Design. The subjects of this study were 22-year-old men who experienced schizophrenia with symptoms of depression. The instruments used are Graphic Test, Wartegg, Wais, WWQ, SSCT and BDI-II scale. The data analysis technique used quantitative non parametics with Wilcoxon test on SPSS version 23. The results of the study showed that Positive Psychotherapy was able to reduce depressive symptoms in the subject. Subjects are able to carry out daily activities and interact involved in social activities. This is supported by the motivation of the subject to recover but the subject lacks confidence in living his life. Family and environmental support is very positive so it can increase the motivation of the subject in reducing the symptoms of depression experienced.Keywords: Positive Psychotherapy, Symptoms of Depression, Schizophrenic Disorders

A holistic and rapid sustainability assessment tool for manufacturing SMEs

CIRP Annals ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 63 (1) ◽  
pp. 437-440 ◽  
Author(s):  
Danfang Chen ◽  
Sebastian Thiede ◽  
Timo Schudeleit ◽  
Christoph Herrmann
Keyword(s):  
Assessment Tool ◽  
Sustainability Assessment

scholarly journals Mitigation Life Cycle Assessment: Best Practices from LCA of Energy and Water Infrastructure That Incurs Impacts to Mitigate Harm

Energies ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 992 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emily Grubert ◽  
Jennifer Stokes-Draut
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Life Cycle Assessment ◽  
Life Cycle ◽  
Best Practices ◽  
Assessment Tool ◽  
Sustainability Assessment ◽  
Functional Unit ◽  
Environmental Harm ◽  
Environmental Costs ◽  
Lca Results

Climate change will require societal-scale infrastructural changes. Balancing priorities for water, energy, and climate will demand that approaches to water and energy management deviate from historical practice. Infrastructure designed to mitigate environmental harm, particularly related to climate change, is likely to become increasingly prevalent. Understanding the implications of such infrastructure for environmental quality is thus of interest. Environmental life cycle assessment (LCA) is a common sustainability assessment tool that aims to quantify the total, multicriteria environmental impact caused by a functional unit. Notably, however, LCA quantifies impacts in the form of environmental “costs” of delivering the functional unit. In the case of mitigation infrastructures, LCA results can be confusing because they are generally reported as the harmful impacts of performing mitigation rather than as net impacts that incorporate benefits of successful mitigation. This paper argues for defining mitigation LCA as a subtype of LCA to facilitate better understanding of results and consistency across studies. Our recommendations are informed by existing LCA literature on mitigation infrastructure, focused particularly on stormwater and carbon management. We specifically recommend that analysts: (1) use a performance-based functional unit; (2) be attentive to burden shifting; and (3) assess and define uncertainty, especially related to mitigation performance.

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