One of the difficulties is the sheer complexity of production systems that would need to be re-engineered in a more sustainable way as well as the number of sustainability constraints that have to be considered and satisfied simultaneously.
One of the difficulties is the sheer complexity of production and consumption systems that would need to be re-engineered in a more sustainable way as well as the number of sustainability constraints that have to be considered and satisfied simultaneously.
LOICZ as Future Earth Coasts will continue to address 'hotspots' of coastal vulnerability, focusing on themes of dynamic coasts, human development and the coast, and pathways to global coastal sustainability and constraints thereof.
Three studies have recently reported spatially explicit data on areas available for bio-energy crops in 2050 that considered sustainability-related constraints.
While the Norwegian approach on MCDA use focussed much on stakeholder involvement, the aim of the case study presented here lies on incorporating sustainability under the constraint of limited data availability.
The discussion will include perceptions on efficiency, geographical accessibility, functionality, sustainability, technical capacity, constraints and motivations of the human resources, and procedural limitations.
The operational challenges include developing adequate and efficient physical infrastructures, providing long-term financial sustainability, and eliminating constraints to treatment capacity, most notably in human resources and pharmaceuticals and diagnostics supply chains.
The selection of main outcomes for the EQCP-study was based on three criteria: frequency of use in the literature, expert opinion and timing of the research project with respect to organizational constraints (sustainability of the design, time to include patients).
So does sustainability prove a creative constraint, leading designers down exciting new paths, or is it having a detrimental aesthetic impact?
