A total number of 146 papers, published from Jan . 1997to Jul. 2016 are reviewed, analyzed and classified based on their modeling approaches, decisions, uncertainties, solution methodologies, sustainability, model features, entities, data, and regions of the case studies.
This paper (Part 1 of a two-part series) proposes an analytical decision model and a structured methodology for sustainability appraisal in infrastructure projects.
By this methodology, the sustainability performance of biodiesel manufacturing technologies and processes can be assessed systematically, and the IPP-based optimization can then generate optimal strategies for sustainable distributed biodiesel manufacturing under uncertainty.
Nonetheless, and to counter this limitation, spontaneous continuations of the projects' recreational activities were found, making it possible to infer the methodology's sustainability, such as the fact that youths were continuing their voluntary work with children, coordinated by a young woman who had participated in the activities.
A systematic evaluation of the methodologies of sustainability ratings is lacking.
Currently available methodologies for sustainability assessment of process designs require detailed process data, which are typically unavailable at the conceptual design phase.
For this, we believe that Information Systems and formal methodologies for sustainability measures definition are related to decision making and management control.
This article builds a framework that can be used to evaluate the methodologies of sustainability ratings and applies the evaluation framework to five widely used sustainability ratings for homes and communities (BREAAM, CASBEE, Estidama, Green Star, LEED).
Ranked of medium importance were knowledge of intellectual property, risk-assessment methodology, and environmental sustainability.
This article presents a holistic methodology for evaluating sustainability and poverty reduction impact of infrastructure projects in developing countries through societal, economics, institutional and environmental dimensions.
