A framework to support multiple perspectives in eco-efficiency decisions
Increasingly, it is recognised that human activity is causing our environment to degrade, and that there is a very real danger of doing irreversible damage to natural systems of which we have only a partial understanding. Neither living in, nor doing business in a future world with a degraded enviro...
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| author | Farr, Richard Arman, Hussam Gindy, Nabil |
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| description | Increasingly, it is recognised that human activity is causing our environment to degrade, and that there is a very real danger of doing irreversible damage to natural systems of which we have only a partial understanding. Neither living in, nor doing business in a future world with a degraded environment is desirable, and individuals and businesses alike are increasingly seeking ways to operate on a more sustainable basis.
Sustainability was defined by WCED [1] as “meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs” – but how can this aspiration be translated into specific decisions and actions? This paper describes some of the difficulties that must be overcome in the creation of a decision-support framework for eco-efficiency decisions, in order to ensure that we are targeting the right problems. |
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| spelling | nottingham-32852020-05-04T20:34:32Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/3285/ A framework to support multiple perspectives in eco-efficiency decisions Farr, Richard Arman, Hussam Gindy, Nabil Increasingly, it is recognised that human activity is causing our environment to degrade, and that there is a very real danger of doing irreversible damage to natural systems of which we have only a partial understanding. Neither living in, nor doing business in a future world with a degraded environment is desirable, and individuals and businesses alike are increasingly seeking ways to operate on a more sustainable basis. Sustainability was defined by WCED [1] as “meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs” – but how can this aspiration be translated into specific decisions and actions? This paper describes some of the difficulties that must be overcome in the creation of a decision-support framework for eco-efficiency decisions, in order to ensure that we are targeting the right problems. Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed Farr, Richard, Arman, Hussam and Gindy, Nabil A framework to support multiple perspectives in eco-efficiency decisions. In: 5th International Conference on Responsive Manufacturing, 11–13 Jan 2010, Ningbo, China. Sustainability measurement eco-efficiency green manufacturing |
| spellingShingle | Sustainability measurement eco-efficiency green manufacturing Farr, Richard Arman, Hussam Gindy, Nabil A framework to support multiple perspectives in eco-efficiency decisions |
| title | A framework to support multiple perspectives in eco-efficiency decisions |
| title_full | A framework to support multiple perspectives in eco-efficiency decisions |
| title_fullStr | A framework to support multiple perspectives in eco-efficiency decisions |
| title_full_unstemmed | A framework to support multiple perspectives in eco-efficiency decisions |
| title_short | A framework to support multiple perspectives in eco-efficiency decisions |
| title_sort | framework to support multiple perspectives in eco-efficiency decisions |
| topic | Sustainability measurement eco-efficiency green manufacturing |
| url | https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/3285/ |