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Editorial by Ulf Jeppsson is a Environmental Science article available to read on EtoBox.
What is Editorial about?
Sustainable development" has become one of the most widely expressed goals among the environmentally aware, particularly since the Brundtland Report, and after Agenda 21 was agreed upon at the UN conference in Rio de Janeiro in 1992. However, the wide agreement on the importance of sustainability is not matched by any consensus on the meaning of the term or its practical implications for real engineering projects. Sustainability is a multidimensional and multi-and interdisciplinary concept. Usually sustainability includes aspects of avoiding unnecessary consumption of natural resources (especially nonrenewable ones) and reducing production of harmful emissions. The traditional dimensions of sustainability are based on ecological, economical, and social aspects. Urban infrastructure forms the technical backbone of modern life in all industrialized countries. The technical infrastructure, including transportation, energy, water supply, sewage, and information networks, is a necessary means to supply industry with raw materials and energy, and to provide the consumers with the products and services they need. The need to manage the functional, economical, and ecological performance of
Who reads Editorial?
It is typically read by researchers, students, and practitioners in Environmental Science.
- Author
- Ulf Jeppsson
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science; Elsevier ; Elsevier BV (ISSN 0195-9255)
- Published
- 2000
- Language
- EN
- Field
- Environmental Science (Physical Sciences)