scholarly journals Sustainability Assessment of Public Transport, Part I—A Multi-Criteria Assessment Method to Compare Different Bus Technologies

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 825
Author(s):  
Jonas Ammenberg ◽  
Sofia Dahlgren
Keyword(s):  
Fossil Fuels ◽  
Sustainability Assessment ◽  
Public Procurement ◽  
Assessment Method ◽  
County Level ◽  
Participatory Process ◽  
Problem Context ◽  
The Public ◽  
Sustainability Performance ◽  
Sustainability Assessments

This article departs from the perspective of Swedish regional transport authorities and focuses on the public procurement of bus transports. Many of these public organizations on the county level have the ambition to contribute to a transition involving the continued marginalization of fossil fuels and improved sustainability performance. However, there are several renewable bus technologies to choose between and it can be difficult to know what alternative (or combination) is preferable. Prior research and the authors’ experiences indicate a need for improved knowledge and supportive methods on how sustainability assessments can support public procurement processes. The purpose of this article is to develop a multi-criteria assessment (MCA) method to support assessments of public bus technologies’ sustainability. The method, which was established in an iterative and participatory process, consists of four key areas and 12 indicators. The article introduces the problem context and reviews selected prior research of relevance dealing with green or sustainable public procurement and sustainability assessments. Further on, the process and MCA method are presented and discussed based on advice for effective and efficient sustainability assessments. In the companion article (Part II), the MCA method is applied to assess several bus technologies involving biodiesel, biomethane, diesel, electricity, ethanol and natural gas.

scholarly journals Correction: Optimal sustainability assessment method selection: a practitioner perspective

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. Koppiahraj ◽  
S. Bathrinath ◽  
V. G. Venkatesh ◽  
Venkatesh Mani ◽  
Yangyan Shi
Keyword(s):  
Sustainability Assessment ◽  
Assessment Method ◽  
Method Selection

scholarly journals USING MICROSOFT TEAMS TO SUPPORT COLLABORATIVE KNOWLEDGE BUILDING IN THE CONTEXT OF SUSTAINABILITY ASSESSMENT

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ralph Buchal ◽  
Emmanuel Songsore
Keyword(s):  
Sustainability Assessment ◽  
Knowledge Building ◽  
Assessment Method ◽  
Group Project ◽  
Self Assessment ◽  
Student Collaboration ◽  
The Past ◽  
Collaborative Knowledge Building ◽  
Collaborative Knowledge ◽  
Better Than

The current study investigates students’ use of Microsoft Teams as a collaborative knowledge building platform for a group sustainability assessment project. Ashby’s sustainability assessment method was used to provide scaffolding. Surveys (n=16) were administered to assess the nature of student collaboration, including students’ experiences using collaboration tools in the past, the activities students engaged in while working on the group project in MS Teams, self-assessment of collaborative abilities, comfort with giving, receiving and sharing comments and feedback, assessment of the effectiveness of Ashby’s sustainability assessment method in developing these abilities, and their overall assessment of MS Teams as a collaborative knowledge building tool. Students rated their collaborative abilities to be good to excellent and felt that the project was effective in developing those abilities. They are comfortable providing and receiving feedback and sharing their contributions openly. They found MS Teams to be extremely useful, and better than alternative platforms for key tasks including messaging, file sharing and collaborative authoring.

scholarly journals Adaptation of the SBTool for Sustainability Assessment of High School Buildings in Portugal—SAHSBPT

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (13) ◽  
pp. 2664 ◽  
Author(s):  
Saraiva ◽  
de Almeida ◽  
Bragança
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Assessment Tool ◽  
Sustainability Assessment ◽  
Building Design ◽  
Assessment Method ◽  
Sustainable Construction ◽  
School Buildings ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Sustainable Building ◽  
K 12

The European Union objectives in the Horizon 2020 program aim to reduce environmental impact through strategies such as the improvement of energy efficiency and the use of renewable technologies. With regard to the goal of sustainable development—which integrates environmental, social, and economic dimensions relating to the preservation of the planet and the integrity of consumers—several types of sustainability certification tools are currently used in the construction industry e.g., Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED), the Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method (BREEAM), and the Sustainable Building Tool (SBTool) There are international sustainability methodologies designed specifically for high schools and methodologies specific to the Portuguese reality, such as Natura Domus, LiderA (Liderar pelo Ambiente para a construção sustentável, Leading the Environment for Sustainable Construction) and SBtoolPT (Sustainable Building Tool, Portugal). Currently, with the concern in Portugal to requalify schools, it has become necessary to develop a specific methodology for school buildings according to the Portuguese reality. This work highlights the SBTool methodology that is employed in several countries and can be adapted to basic education institutions as the basis for the formulation of responsible citizens and the development of a country. The main aim of this study is to adapt an already existing assessment tool of sustainability (SBToolPT), maintaining some indicators while modifying and adding others, in order to develop a methodology specifically for conducting a Sustainability Assessment of High School Buildings in Portugal—SAHSBPT. In order to achieve this goal, other methodologies that already incorporate parameters relating to the school environment are analyzed, such as LEED BD + C Schools (LEED Building Design and Construction School), BREEAM Education 2008, and the SBTool for K–12 schools.

scholarly journals Implications of BREEAM Sustainability Assessment on the Design of Hotels

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (16) ◽  
pp. 6550 ◽  
Author(s):  
María M. Serrano-Baena ◽  
Paula Triviño-Tarradas ◽  
Carlos Ruiz-Díaz ◽  
Rafael E. Hidalgo Fernández
Keyword(s):  
Sustainability Assessment ◽  
Assessment Method ◽  
Design Stage ◽  
Original Research ◽  
Early Design Stage ◽  
Agenda 2030 ◽  
Original Research Paper ◽  
Tourism And Hospitality Industry ◽  
Tourism And Hospitality ◽  
The Right

This original research paper analyses the actual and important topic of the implications of BREEAM sustainability assessment on the design of hotels and it is a personal response to “The Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development” and its influence on the Tourism and Hospitality Industry. The paper aims to examine the influence of the sustainable assessment method BREEAM on the design of hotels by using seven case studies and studying the changes that were implemented in order to achieve their targets. Qualitative data were obtained by conducting in-depth interviews and analyzing the supplied documentation. The authors notice that the results revealed that a BREEAM approach might limit the design of the hotels but, including the right measures at the early design stage of the project, the target can be easily achieved.

scholarly journals A Method for an Integrated Sustainability Assessment of RFID Technology

Resources ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (9) ◽  
pp. 107
Author(s):  
Bartlomiej Gladysz ◽  
Krzysztof Ejsmont ◽  
Aldona Kluczek ◽  
Donatella Corti ◽  
Stanislaw Marciniak
Keyword(s):  
Radio Frequency Identification ◽  
Sustainability Assessment ◽  
Assessment Method ◽  
Assessment Procedure ◽  
Rfid Technology ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Frequency Identification ◽  
Current Assessment ◽  
Research Gap ◽  
Integrated Sustainability

Industry 4.0 (I4.0) has become a widely accepted manufacturing paradigm across a wide range of industries. It includes an array of various approaches, tools, techniques, and methods. They were known to researchers before, but when combined they build a new reality, which needs procedures for the assessment of technologies and manufacturing processes. Current assessment methods often fail to incorporate economic, environmental, and social impacts simultaneously in an integrated way. The potential implementation of a sustainability assessment procedure on a larger scale is seen for (well-developed) Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology. The measures for assessment were identified through a literature review and validated by expert panels. Validation measures were quantified using multi-criteria decision making (AHP). Criteria ranking was used for reasoning if the assumed modular structure responded to the experts’ needs. To connect the existing research gap, a holistic and integrated assessment method for I4.0 applications, depicted in a structured way and tailored for RFID technology, is developed, which constitutes a research gap in current literature on this topic. Results showed that a modularized structure of approach (module—group of measures—measures [as indicators]) for RFID sustainability assessment, which depends on the complexity of this technology, may be a convenient method for assessment of I4.0 technologies. It was confirmed that all sustainability perspectives are important due to their contributions to supporting decisions and should be considered in the assessment of RFID. On the other hand, it can help managers and practitioners implement the assessment method in their practice to reduce pollution and save the environment.

Development of a sustainability assessment method for buildings – the OPEN HOUSE case

Facilities ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 36 (1/2) ◽  
pp. 76-102 ◽  
Author(s):  
Miha Tomšič ◽  
Marjana Šijanec Zavrl
Keyword(s):  
Sustainability Assessment ◽  
Assessment Method

Sustainability assessment for fishing effects (SAFE) on highly diverse and data-limited fish bycatch in a tropical prawn trawl fishery

2009 ◽  
Vol 60 (6) ◽  
pp. 563 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shijie Zhou ◽  
Shane P. Griffiths ◽  
Margaret Miller
Keyword(s):  
Mortality Rate ◽  
Fishery Management ◽  
Sustainability Assessment ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Mortality Rates ◽  
Assessment Method ◽  
Reference Points ◽  
Fishing Mortality ◽  
Point Estimates ◽  
Large Numbers

A new sustainability assessment for fishing effects (SAFE) method was used to assess the biological sustainability of 456 teleost bycatch species in Australia’s Northern Prawn Fishery. This method can quantify the effects of fishing on sustainability for large numbers of species with limited data. The fishing mortality rate of each species based on its spatial distribution (estimated from detection/non-detection data) and the catch rate based on fishery-dependent or fishery-independent data were estimated. The sustainability of each species was assessed by two biological reference points approximated from life-history parameters. The point estimates indicated that only two species (but 21 when uncertainty was included) had estimated fishing mortality rates greater than a fishing mortality rate corresponding to the maximum sustainable yield. These two species also had their upper 95% confidence intervals (but not their point estimates) greater than their minimum unsustainable fishing mortality rates. The fact that large numbers of species are sustainable can be attributed mainly to their wide distributions in unfished areas, low catch rates within fished areas and short life spans (high biological productivity). The present study demonstrates how SAFE may be a cost-effective quantitative assessment method to support ecosystem-based fishery management.

scholarly journals Macro Sustainability across Countries: Key Sector Environmentally Extended Input-Output Analysis

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (21) ◽  
pp. 11657
Author(s):  
Stanislav Shmelev ◽  
Harrison Roger Brook
Keyword(s):  
Decision Aid ◽  
Sustainability Assessment ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Assessment Method ◽  
Input Output ◽  
Output Analysis ◽  
Input Output Analysis ◽  
Sustainability Policy ◽  
Economic Development Strategies ◽  
Employment Data

When formulating economic development strategies, the environment and society must be considered to preserve well-being. This paper proposes a comparative sustainability assessment method using environmentally extended input-output analysis and multi-criteria decision aid. Using symmetric input-output tables and sectoral CO2 emissions and employment data for six countries, linkage coefficients are calculated for 163 sectors in each country. Multi-criteria decision aid tool, ELECTRE III, is used to derive outranking relationships among each country’s sectors using these coefficients as criteria, resulting in a hierarchy of sectors ordered by sustainability. Sectors that frequently appear at the top of the six hierarchies included education, health care, construction, and financial intermediation. China’s results differ significantly because of its concentration of economic activity on the primary/secondary sectors. The results can enable identification of key intervention pathways along which sustainable development could be stimulated. Country-specific recommendations and reflections on economic and sustainability policy initiatives are discussed.

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