In the mining industry, high-level commitments to adopt sustainability have been made at the corporate levels of mining companies, but there continue to be problems when attempts are made to adopt these high-level sustainability aspirations and translate them into appropriate targets and methods at the more-specific operational level.
The analysis in this systematic review was meta-narrative, i.e., non-quantitative; hence, providing more specific estimates for the operational characteristics of definitions was not feasible.
The problem of how to measure representativeness is central to SCP and much discussed in the context of the target-based planning approach (Margules & Pressey, 2000, p. 246): ' representativeness and persistence – have to be translated into more specific, preferably quantitative, targets for operational use.
Data fusion is a technological operation undertaken for specific operational purposes, with the aim of gaining more information about specific queries of interest from the existing data.
To make it operational, many new associated and more specific concepts have been proposed such as natural and social capital, conservation economy and quality of life capital.
Colquhoun et al. [ 27] found theoretical frameworks were more commonly used in a generic way rather than as a specific operational tool for defining interventions, processes, expected outcomes or evaluation strategies.
"Operational security does not allow us to comment on specific operational tactics and procedures, planned or ongoing military operations," said the spokesperson.
Monitoring of cancer incidence and mortality is recommended in areas surrounding nuclear fuel facilities and nuclear power plants, and more specific studies are called for in areas adjacent to installations that have been fully operational for longer periods.
This chapter merely lists concepts more specific to certain issues, which have however proven valuable, and sometimes vital, in implementing the method in an operational context.
