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FERREIRA, LIVIA ISRAEL. "SUSTAINABILITY ASSESSMENT AND MEASUREMENT OF CARBON CAPTURE IN THE ATLANTIC RAINFOREST: METRICS FORMULATION AND CASE STUDY OF THE EUTERPE EDULIS MARTIUS." PONTIFÍCIA UNIVERSIDADE CATÓLICA DO RIO DE JANEIRO, 2013. http://www.maxwell.vrac.puc-rio.br/Busca_etds.php?strSecao=resultado&nrSeq=22991@1.

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PONTIFÍCIA UNIVERSIDADE CATÓLICA DO RIO DE JANEIRO<br>COORDENAÇÃO DE APERFEIÇOAMENTO DO PESSOAL DE ENSINO SUPERIOR<br>PROGRAMA DE SUPORTE À PÓS-GRADUAÇÃO DE INSTS. DE ENSINO<br>O objetivo da dissertação é contribuir para a incorporação da sustentabilidade nas estratégias de exploração da Floresta Atlântica Tropical a partir da valoração dos recursos e serviços ecossistêmicos da Euterpe edulis Martius. No contexto de avaliar o alinhamento de negócios inovadores com os princípios nacionais e internacionais do desenvolvimento sustentável, considera-se que este trabalho contribuirá para o uso e ex

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Wu, Huijuan. "Integrated river sustainability assessment : case studies of the Yellow River and the Ganges." Thesis, University of Oxford, 2014. https://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:27804774-c7a3-4086-9746-349f54a65713.

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This thesis develops and validates a comprehensive methodology for measuring sustainability of a large river basin by using a tailored indicator set. The concept of river sustainability concerns not only the ecological condition of the river course, but also socioeconomic activities in the river basin. River sustainability is defined from five perspectives: sufficient resource, resilience to water-related risks, access to water supply and other services, productive use of water, and fairness between different users and generations. The Process Analysis Method (PAM) is employed as the guideline

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Sundfors, David. "Performance Metrics for Sustainability Value." Licentiate thesis, KTH, Bygg- och fastighetsekonomi, 2016. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-200315.

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The trend that started with Green Building has moved on into Sustainable Building. But how do we know that something is really sustainable? This project started out with the intention to find a small set of performance indicators for commercial buildings, which could be continuously measured and monitored over time, which would give a good indication of the level of sustainability of the building and as such, and be presented as an additional part in a valuation. Since it has been shown several times over by now that properties that can prove they are sustainable generate a higher market price

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Gupta, Shweta. "Software Development Productivity Metrics, Measurements and Implications." Thesis, University of Oregon, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/1794/23816.

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The rapidly increasing capabilities and complexity of numerical software present a growing challenge to software development productivity. While many open source projects enable the community to share experiences, learn and collaborate; estimating individual developer productivity becomes more difficult as projects expand. In this work, we analyze some HPC software Git repositories with issue trackers and compute productivity metrics that can be used to better understand and potentially improve development processes. Evaluating productivity in these communities presents additional challenges b

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Atlee, Jennifer Robinson. "Operational sustainability metrics : a case of electronics recycling." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/32276.

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Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Engineering Systems Division, Technology and Policy Program; and, (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering, 2005.<br>Includes bibliographical references (p. 119-127).<br>In the past 15 years corporations and governments have developed a growing appreciation of the need for "sustainability" and have worked the term into their goals, strategy and mission statements. Despite extensive efforts to define the term, there is still little clarity on how to move toward sustainability or measure improv

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Yee, Darrick. "A Three-Study Examination of Test-Based Accountability Metrics." Thesis, Harvard University, 2017. http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.InstRepos:33052855.

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Recent state and federal policy initiatives have led to the development of a multitude of statistics intended to measure school performance. Of these, statistics constructed from student test scores number among both the most widely-used and most controversial. In many cases, researchers and policymakers alike are not fully aware of the ways in which these statistics may lead to unjustified inferences regarding school effectiveness. A substantial amount of recent research has attempted to remedy this, although much remains unknown. This thesis seeks to contribute to these research efforts

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Doust, Kenneth Harold Civil &amp Environmental Engineering Faculty of Engineering UNSW. "Metrics of environmental sustainability, social equity and economic efficiency in cities." Awarded by:University of New South Wales. Civil & Environmental Engineering, 2008. http://handle.unsw.edu.au/1959.4/41535.

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This thesis explores the concept of sustainability in the context of the community expectation for sustainability in cities. Effective sustainability performance requires all three pillars of environmental sustainability (stewardship), social equity and economic efficiency to achieve complementary outcomes rather than simply individual outcomes. For cities, one challenge of sustainability is centred on urban form, transport characteristics and the interactions between these and the communities they support. Better understanding of these dynamics is an important step in a meaningful interpreta

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Martin, Amanda W. (Amanda Whittemore). "Social equity in urban sustainability initiatives : strategies and metrics for Baltimore and beyond." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/67231.

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Thesis (M.C.P.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 2011.<br>Cataloged from PDF version of thesis.<br>Includes bibliographical references (p. 75-79).<br>Almost all cities in the United States have initiated efforts to become more sustainable. Theoretically, sustainability encompasses social equity, as well as ecological and economic systems. In practice, many cities are unsure about the role of equity in sustainability planning. With greater knowledge of how urban sustainability initiatives affect social equity, public officials will better be able to i

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Chee, Tahir Aidil Bin. "A systematic approach to sustainability metrics : palm oil production as a case study." Thesis, University of Oxford, 2006. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.670180.

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Barlow, McKenzie Lee. "Comparative Analysis of Physiological Measurements and Environmental Metrics on Predicting Heat Stress Related Events." DigitalCommons@CalPoly, 2018. https://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/theses/1906.

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Exposure to high heat and humidity can lead to serious health risks, including heat exhaustion and heat stroke. Wet Bulb Globe Temperature (WBGT) and heat index have historically been used to predict heat stress events, but individualized factors are not included in the measurement. It has been shown that there is a relationship between cardiovascular measurements and heat stress, which could be used to measure heat stress risk on an individual level. Research has been done to find relationships between cardiovascular metrics in a workplace environment, however the study did not include the us

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Katikireddy, Naga Durga Leela Praveera, and Nidhi Veereddy. "LeAgile Measurement and Metrics : A Systematic Literature Review and Case Study." Thesis, Blekinge Tekniska Högskola, 2017. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:bth-15397.

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Context. Software engineers have been endeavouring to quantify software to obtain quantitative insights into its properties and quality since its inception. As of late, the use of Lean and Agile (LeAgile) methodologies is turning out to be progressively mainstream in the software industries. Managing software life-cycle tasks including planning, controlling and monitoring is primarily done by measurements. This is particularly valid in LeAgile organizations where these are day-to-day activities. On other words, dealing with agile development process like in any process, requires the collection

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Lu, Tao. "A Metrics-based Sustainability Assessment of Cryogenic Machining Using Modeling and Optimization of Process Performance." UKnowledge, 2014. http://uknowledge.uky.edu/me_etds/47.

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The development of a sustainable manufacturing process requires a comprehensive evaluation method and fundamental understanding of the processes. Coolant application is a critical sustainability concern in the widely used machining process. Cryogenic machining is considered a candidate for sustainable coolant application. However, the lack of comprehensive evaluation methods leaves significant uncertainties about the overall sustainability performance of cryogenic machining. Also, the lack of practical application guidelines based on scientific understanding of the heat transfer mechanism in c

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Nikolopoulos, Efthymios. "The contribution of published sustainability indexes to the construction of practical useful metrics for comparing strengths and weaknesses for achieving sustainability among countries." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/90740.

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Thesis: S.M. in Management Studies, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management, 2014.<br>Cataloged from PDF version of thesis.<br>Includes bibliographical references (pages 85-88).<br>The thesis focuses on the evaluation of available national sustainability indexes, which measure and compare the performance of countries on various elements of sustainability. The first part presents an overview of the methodology used in existing published sustainability indexes. In addition, the elements that comprise an "ideal" multi-faceted index of sustainability are identified and co

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Jorna, Gerard C. "Modulation transfer function measurements, image quality metrics, and subjective image quality for soft-copy color images." Diss., This resource online, 1993. http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-10022007-145249/.

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Galloway, Dominique L. "Identifying metrics for training and professional activities within a sales organization through action research." [Bloomington, Ind.] : Indiana University, 2009. http://gateway.proquest.com/openurl?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:dissertation&res_dat=xri:pqdiss&rft_dat=xri:pqdiss:3344763.

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Thesis (Ph.D.)--Indiana University, Dept. of Instructional Systems, 2009.<br>Title from PDF t.p. (viewed on Oct. 6, 2009). Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 70-02, Section: A, page: 0544. Adviser: Elizabeth Boling.

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Ladd, Scott E. "SUPPLIER SUSTAINABILITY EVALUATION UTILIZING MULTI ATTRIBUTE UTILITY MODELING." UKnowledge, 2013. http://uknowledge.uky.edu/ms_etds/4.

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Conventionally, the focus during supplier evaluation has been to assess cost, quality and delivery effectiveness due to their impact on profitability. In recent years, there has been increased emphasis on promoting more sustainable business practices that focus on reducing environmental impact and improve societal well-being, in addition to economic benefits. However, most of the existing supplier evaluation methods in literature as well as those used by leading companies fall short of comprehensively assessing suppliers from a Triple Bottom Line (TBL) perspective. TBL defined as holistically

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Ries, Matthew Paul. "Sustainability at U.S. Urban Water Utilities: A Framework to Assess Key Attributes." Scholar Commons, 2016. https://scholarcommons.usf.edu/etd/6367.

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Urban water utilities in the United States face challenges due to a combination of external drivers. These include urbanization and population growth, which are stressing a system of aging infrastructure. Compliance with increasing regulations is also a challenge in a fiscally-constrained economic environment. A changing climate threatens infrastructure and past assumptions for water supply and quality. Urban utilities provide clean water and sanitation services to over 80% of the country’s population and its industrial centers. Therefore, the sustainability of these water utilities are crucia

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MACHADO, EDUARDO AUGUSTO. "SUSTAINABILITY PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT OF MULTISECTORAL GROUPS: A PROPOSAL OF A CONCEPTUAL MODEL FOR SELECTING INDICATORS AND METRICS." PONTIFÍCIA UNIVERSIDADE CATÓLICA DO RIO DE JANEIRO, 2018. http://www.maxwell.vrac.puc-rio.br/Busca_etds.php?strSecao=resultado&nrSeq=35296@1.

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PONTIFÍCIA UNIVERSIDADE CATÓLICA DO RIO DE JANEIRO<br>COORDENAÇÃO DE APERFEIÇOAMENTO DO PESSOAL DE ENSINO SUPERIOR<br>PROGRAMA DE SUPORTE À PÓS-GRADUAÇÃO DE INSTS. DE ENSINO<br>PROGRAMA DE SUPORTE À PÓS-GRADUAÇÃO DE INSTITUIÇÕES COMUNITÁRIAS DE ENSINO PARTICULARES<br>Grupos multissetoriais e empresas holdings atuam em ambientes cada vez mais dinâmicos e complexos, com exigências e preocupações crescentes para atingir patamares superiores de sustentabilidade. Atualmente, as Diretrizes G4 da Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), que são as mais utilizadas mundialmente pelas organizações para elabor

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Järpehult, Oscar, and Martin Lindblom. "Longitudinal measurements of link usage on Twitter." Thesis, Linköpings universitet, Institutionen för datavetenskap, 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-159331.

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As Twitter launched with their unique way of limiting posts to only 140 characters the usage of link shorteners was brought forth. This was the only way to fit long URLs in tweets until Twitter solved this by providing their own integrated link shortener. This study investigates how links are used on Twitter. The study include both care fulldata collection including multiple APIs and analysis of the collected data providing new insight into this topic. It was found that a small set of internet domains account for a large part of the links found in posted tweets. This set of top occurring domai

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Aparicio-Navarro, Francisco J. "Using metrics from multiple layers to detect attacks in wireless networks." Thesis, Loughborough University, 2014. https://dspace.lboro.ac.uk/2134/16309.

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The IEEE 802.11 networks are vulnerable to numerous wireless-specific attacks. Attackers can implement MAC address spoofing techniques to launch these attacks, while masquerading themselves behind a false MAC address. The implementation of Intrusion Detection Systems has become fundamental in the development of security infrastructures for wireless networks. This thesis proposes the designing a novel security system that makes use of metrics from multiple layers of observation to produce a collective decision on whether an attack is taking place. The Dempster-Shafer Theory of Evidence is the d

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Wilkes, Henrike-Raija. "Marketing metrics as measurements of marketing efficiency : a case study of the car dealer group Tepass + Seiz KG." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/968.

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Thesis (MBA (Business Management))--Stellenbosch University, 2008.<br>ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Marketing has long been seen as a qualitative discipline following a rather soft approach. This, in many circumstances, resulted in a loss of marketing's credibility against other more quantitative managerial disciplines. Out of this plight, numerous marketing practitioners and experts during the past two decades have developed ways to prove that marketing can indeed be quantifiable. Born were the theories of marketing metrics as tools to make marketing measurable and, thus, to justify its existence. As can

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Adams, Gregory Keith. "Relating facility performance indicators to organizational sustainability performance in public higher education facilities." Thesis, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/33854.

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This research seeks to identify how an organization's facility management (FM) practices relate with the state of sustainability in the organization. A review of the literature leads to presentation of a model defining these relationships. The concepts of direct and indirect FM sustainability roles in organizational sustainability are presented. Accepted facility metrics found in the APPA Facilities Performance Indicator Survey are used as indicators of FM in University System of Georgia institutions and are tested for correlation with sustainability best practices scores generated in an asses

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Muslu, Deniz. "INNOVATION AND SUSTAINABILITY IN FASHION INDUSTRY." Thesis, Högskolan i Borås, Institutionen Textilhögskolan, 2013. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hb:diva-17105.

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Abstract This research is designed to see the level of innovativeness of fashion brands in terms of being sustainable. It also aims to find out if there is a relation between business models and innovativeness within sustainability of fashion brands. Following the literature review, desk research, consumer survey and expert interviews are carried out. Desk research is made through web pages of fashion brands and some organizations. The information from the web pages revealed a lot about the current sustainability actions. In this desk research, 10 companies are examined in regard to their sust

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Huang, Aihua. "A FRAMEWORK AND METRICS FOR SUSTAINABLE MANUFACTURING PERFORMANCE EVALUATION AT THE PRODUCTION LINE, PLANT AND ENTERPRISE LEVELS." UKnowledge, 2017. http://uknowledge.uky.edu/me_etds/97.

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Sustainable manufacturing is becoming increasingly important due to scarcity of natural resources, stricter regulations and increasing customer demand for sustainable products. Sustainable manufacturing involves the use of sustainable processes and systems to produce more sustainable products. In order to meet these demands for sustainable products, manufacturing companies have to adopt numerous strategies to achieve sustainable manufacturing. The approach for evaluating sustainable products and processes have been investigated in previous work where product/process sustainability indices were

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Thomas, Lashun King. "Sustainability of Reductive Dechlorination at Chlorinated Solvent Contaminated Sites: Metrics for Assessing Potentially Bioavailable Natural Organic Carbon in Aquifer Sediments." Diss., Virginia Tech, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/37371.

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Groundwater remediation strategies have advanced toward more effective and economical remedial technologies. Monitored natural attenuation (MNA) has become accepted by federal regulatory agencies as a viable remediation strategy for contaminants under site-specific conditions. At chloroethene contaminated sites where MNA is used as a remediation strategy, microbially-mediated reductive dechlorination is typically the dominant pathway for natural attenuation. The efficacy of reductive dechlorination at sites with no anthropogenic carbon sources is often influenced by the availability of readily

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Saenz, David Pael. "Measuring College Readiness: Developing a System of On-Track and Off-Track Metrics for Texas High School Students." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2020. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1707239/.

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The purpose of this study was to analyze and determine the predictive power of individual and a combination of different indicators that are used to determine college readiness. For this study a logistic regression analysis was conducted due to the dichotomous nature of the dependent variable. The dependent variable for the study was the earning of a post-secondary credential. The independent variables included high school diploma type, Advanced Placement course taken, Advanced Placement test performance, SAT performance, ACT performance, a multidimensional index made up of all the variables,

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Turlapati, Radhika. "Leveraging test measurements into proposing additional domain tests." [Johnson City, Tenn. : East Tennessee State University], 2001. http://etd-submit.etsu.edu/etd/theses/available/etd-0404101-011957/unrestricted/TurlapatiR0430.pdf.

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Andersson, Cecilia, and Sanna Krawe. "Sveriges kommuners hållbarhetsmått : om rapporteringen och användningen av dessa." Thesis, Högskolan i Gävle, Avdelningen för ekonomi, 2014. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hig:diva-16804.

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Syfte: Syftet med denna uppsats är att studera hur Sveriges kommuner förhåller sig till hållbarhetsmått. Vi ska studera vilka hållbarhetsmått som rapporteras samt vad som påverkar användningen av dessa hållbarhetsmått. Metod: Vi har använt oss av en enkätundersökning som skickats ut per mail för att samla in vårt empiriska underlag. Vi har sedan analyserat underlaget med hjälp av programmet IBM SPSS Statistics 22 för att sedan redovisa våra resultat i form av tabeller och löpande text. Resultat & slutsats: Resultatet av vår studie visar att kommuner rapporterar hållbarhetsmått i genomsnitt

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Goodman, Andrew. "Evaluating sustainable supply chain management : Using the Triple Top Line to evaluate sustainability in the textile industry." Thesis, Högskolan i Borås, Akademin för textil, teknik och ekonomi, 2018. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hb:diva-14012.

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Purpose: The purpose of this research is to explore how CSR reporting of supply chain management indicators and metrics in the textile and apparel industry relate to the Triple Top Line framework. Design/methodology/approach: This thesis is conducted by doing a content analysis of sustainable supply chain management performance metrics and indicators in a first step which is then matched within the conceptual framework of the Triple Top Line. Finally, a content analysis of branded marketers’ and retailers’ corporate social responsibility reports is conducted using the conceptual framework as a

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Birch, Huw. "A study into the feasibility of local renewable energy systems with storage, using security and sustainability metrics for optimisation and evaluation." Thesis, University of Sheffield, 2016. http://etheses.whiterose.ac.uk/16725/.

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The aim of this thesis was to develop tools for evaluating the potential sustainability and security of renewable energy systems in the UK, with a long-term view of maximising the potential renewable energy penetration of wind and solar by deployment of electrical energy storage. Using computer modelled renewable energy systems, a number of system variables are considered such as system size, energy sources (solar and/or wind), type of demand load, and capacity and type of storage technology. The results allow for a broad comparison of different types of renewable energy systems, and their opt

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Mouton, Corne. "The Sustainability Management Control System: Factors to Consider in Metric Conceptualization." ScholarWorks, 2017. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/3569.

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The performance metrics embedded in sustainability management control systems (SMCS) provide organizational leaders the ability to affect the implementation and continual improvement of sustainability strategies. Leaders in oil sands companies lacking adequate information on the efficacy of the sustainability performance metrics and their use to enhance their SMCS could be at a competitive disadvantage. Guided by stakeholder theory, the purpose of this single case study was to explore strategies Alberta-based oil sands company leaders use for critical planning, developing, and implementing SMC

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Wu, Xinhao, and Maike Zhang. "An empirical assessment of the predictive quality of internal product metrics to predict software maintainability in practice." Thesis, Blekinge Tekniska Högskola, Institutionen för programvaruteknik, 2020. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:bth-20149.

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Background. Maintainability of software products continues to be an area of im- portance and interest both for practice and research. The time used for maintenance usually exceeds 70% of the whole period of software development process. At present, there is a large number of metrics that have been suggested to indicate the main- tainability of a software product. However, there is a gap in validation of proposed source code metrics and the external quality of software maintainability. Objectives. In this thesis, we aim to catalog the proposed metrics for software maintainability. From this cat

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Wood, Matthew Lawton. "Streamflow Analysis and a Comparison of Hydrologic Metrics in Urban Streams." PDXScholar, 2012. https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/open_access_etds/769.

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This study investigates the hydrologic effects of urbanization in two Portland, Oregon streams through a comparison of three hydrologic metrics. Hydrologic metrics used in this study are the mean annual runoff ratio (Qa), mean seasonal runoff ratio (Qw and Qd), and the fraction of time that streamflow exceeds the mean streamflow during the year (TQmean). Additionally, the relative change in streamflow in response to storm events was examined for two watersheds. For this investigation urban development is represented by two urbanization metrics: percent impervious and road density. Descriptive

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Birkestedt, Sara, and Andreas Hansson. "Can web-based statistic services be trusted?" Thesis, Blekinge Tekniska Högskola, Avdelningen för programvarusystem, 2004. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:bth-5282.

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A large number of statistic services exist today, which shows that there is a great interest in knowing more about the visitors on a web site. But how reliable is the result the services are giving? The hypothesis examined in the thesis is: Web-based statistic services do not show an accurate result The purpose of the thesis is to find out how accurate the web-based statistic services are regarding unique visitors and number of pages viewed. Our hope is that this thesis will bring more knowledge about the different statistic services that exists today and the problems surrounding them. We will

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Ma, Chunling. "Using network application behavior to predict performance." Worcester, Mass. : Worcester Polytechnic Institute, 2008. http://www.wpi.edu/Pubs/ETD/Available/etd-041608-135533/.

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Bodvill, Jonatan. "Enterprise network topology discovery based on end-to-end metrics : Logical site discovery in enterprise networks based on application level measurements in peer- to-peer systems." Thesis, KTH, Skolan för informations- och kommunikationsteknik (ICT), 2017. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-227803.

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In data intensive applications deployed in enterprise networks, especially applications utilizing peer-to-peer technology, locality is of high importance. Peers should aim to maximize data exchange with other peers where the connectivity is the best. In order to achieve this, locality information must be present which peers can base their decisions on. This information is not trivial to find as there is no readily available global knowledge of which nodes have good connectivity. Having each peer try other peers randomly until it finds good enough partners is costly and lowers the locality of t

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Jansson, Andreas, and Ebba Lind. "Chasing the Greater Good : A Qualitative study in how Sustainability is steered and implemented through Control Systems." Thesis, Karlstads universitet, 2018. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kau:diva-66426.

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Today's society is a vulnerable society. Climate change and social injustices are genuine threats to how the lives of future generations are going to be, and humans are the cause of these problems. Sustainable development needs to be achieved if we want future generations to have a good and dignified existence. Companies have a significant impact on society, and therefore play an essential role in how successful we are in achieving sustainable development. Past research has found that control systems, especially reward systems, can be important to implement sustainability in companies. Therefo

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Coelho, Jose Flavio Guerra Machado, and f. coelho@bigpond com. "SUSTAINABILITY PERFORMANCE EVALUATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS MODEL FOR INDIVIDUAL ORGANIZATIONS AND SUPPLY CHAINS." Central Queensland University, 2006. http://library-resources.cqu.edu.au./thesis/adt-QCQU/public/adt-QCQU20060720.094327.

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The title of the research is Sustainability Performance Evaluation Management Systems Model for Individual Organizations and Supply Chains. This research has achieved its aim to develop and demonstrate the practical implementation of a simple and objective sustainability performance evaluation management system model for individual organizations and supply chains. It has resulted in the recognition that a new concept Network of Interested Partners underpins the achievement of sustainability. The term acknowledges the interdependence and reflects the essential cooperation that must be ach

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Etmannski, Tamara R. "Accounting for sustainability in Bengal : examining arsenic mitigation technologies using Process Analysis Method." Thesis, University of Oxford, 2014. http://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:349d4c46-1259-49c1-be2b-46f2cb394894.

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This thesis shows how the Process Analysis Method (PAM) can be applied to assess technologies used to mitigate arsenic from drinking water in rural India, using a set of sustainability indicators. Stakeholder perspectives, gathered from a fieldwork survey of 933 households in West Bengal in 2012, played a significant role in this assessment. This research found that the ‘Most Important’ issues as specified by the technology users are cost, trust, distance from their home to the clean water source (an indicator of convenience), and understanding the health effects of arsenic. It was also found

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Franzén, Linda, and Jessica Fredheim. "Potential Sustainability Improvements by Using Real-Time Measuring Temperature Sensors in Offices : A Case Study at Vasakronan’s Head Office Evaluating Sensor Solutions and Their Applicability." Thesis, KTH, Industriell ekologi, 2016. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-192459.

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This thesis is written on the subject of smart cities, where real-time temperature measuringsensors were tested at Vasakronan’s head office. The purpose of doing so was to evaluate theavailable sensor solutions for real-time measurements as well as analyze the sustainabilitybenefits of doing so. Three sensors were tested: Yanzi Climate, Texas Instruments SensorTag,and Smart Citizen Board. The measurements from the sensors were compared within the sensorsolution as well as between each other and the traditional measuring equipment Testo 480 andTinytags. A multi-criteria analysis was conducted t

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Ridley, Amy N. "Greening the chemistry curriculum. To embed the concepts of sustainability and environmental responsibility into the chemistry curriculum in order to equip graduates for future practises in the chemical sciences." Thesis, University of Bradford, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10454/5345.

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Sustainability and environmental responsibility is increasingly growing in importance. Solving the environmental problems of the planet will one day become the responsibility of future scientists. For this reason, and with the introduction of new chemical legislation (REACH) driving change it is essential that current students are given a broad introduction to sustainability and environmental responsibility in order to equip them as graduates for future practice in the chemical sciences. At the University of Bradford the aim is to teach sustainability and environmental responsibility by e

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KAREFLOD, MICHAELA, and JENNIFER LJUNGQUIST. "The Impact of Sustainable Bonds." Thesis, KTH, Industriell Management, 2018. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-239180.

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Environmental changes and social instability are two great challenges of today’s society. The development of the sustainable bond market is a response to these. The demand is strong but there is no clear definition of the instruments and there is no standardised way of measuring the effect of them. The purpose of this thesis is thus to study the impact of sustainable bonds, and ways to communicate it to stakeholders. The research consists of nine interviews and the results are analysed in alignment with theoretical frameworks and models evaluated in a literature review. The key findings focus

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Jönsson, Elin, Erik Krantz, and Philip Lordh. "Hållbarhet - en integrationsfråga : En studie om skogsbranschen och hur hållbarhet integreras i den interna styrningen." Thesis, Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för ekonomistyrning och logistik (ELO), 2018. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-75579.

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Kandidatuppsats 15 hp, Civilekonomprogrammet, controller fördjupningen, Ekonomihögskolan vid Linnéuniversitetet i Växjö. Titel: Hållbarhet – en integrationsfråga Kurs: 2FE24E Ämne: Ämnesfördjupande arbete, ekonomistyrning Författare: Elin Jönsson, Erik Krantz, Philip Lordh Handledare: Karin Jonnergård Bakgrund: Skogsbranschen upplever idag stort tryck gällande hållbarhetsarbetet och hållbarhet ligger i fokus i dagens samhälle. För att företag ska lyckas med sitt hållbarhetsarbete krävs det en anpassning i den interna styrning och att hållbarhet involveras i företags prestat

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Oukemeni, Samia. "Towards assessing information privacy in microblogging online social networks. The IPAM framework." Doctoral thesis, Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/10803/667725.

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Les xarxes socials en línia incorporen diferents formes de comunicació interactiva com serveis de microblogs, compartició de fitxers multimèdia o xarxes de contactes professionals. En els últims anys han augmentat els escàndols públics en relació amb pràctiques qüestionables de la indústria de les xarxes socials pel que fa a la privacitat. Així, doncs, cal una avaluació efectiva i eficient del nivell de privacitat en les xarxes socials en línia. El focus de la present tesi és la construcció d'un esquema (IPAM) per a identificar i avaluar el nivell de privacitat proporcionat per les xarxes soci

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Pathak, Amit. "Forecasting Models to Predict EQ-5D Model Indicators for Population Health Improvement." Ohio University / OhioLINK, 2016. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1480959312370497.

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George, James. "Impact investing: analysis of different measurement metrics for fund managers in South Africa." Thesis, 2017. https://hdl.handle.net/10539/23787.

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A research report submitted to the Faculty of Commerce, Law and Management, University of the Witwatersrand, in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Management specialising in Entrepreneurship and New Venture Creation, Johannesburg, 2016<br>Purpose Social investors are driven to sustainable investing for many different reasons: impact investors are concerned about the environment, social impact on the communities, as well as the sustainability and growth of their funds. Measuring that social impact can assist these organisations and fund managers to prove to the

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Field, Sari. "Towards vehicular sustainability development of environment impact metrics /." 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10090/8977.

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Barr, Christian. "The influence of sustainability metrics on investment capital in the South African mining industry." Diss., 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/44212.

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Since mining companies depend on debt and/or equity funding to sustain their operations, investors, in theory, could influence mining company policy by making financing conditional on environmental and social performance factors. The rise in Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) reporting combined with the increasing trend of Socially Responsible Investing (SRI) - different sides of the same coin - CSR provides sustainability information to the market and SRI principles influence the investment decisions of investors. The purpose of this research was to gain a deeper insight into the influence

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Scott, Tommi Jo Grace. "Measuring the Effectiveness of Educational Tools and Hyrdologic Metrics in Raising Awareness About Stormwater Sustainability." Thesis, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-2011-08-10043.

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Urbanization of watersheds leads to the degradation of watershed health, as increased areas of imperviousness produce alterations in the flow regime of receiving water bodies. While centralized infrastructure improvements, such as detention ponds, are typically implemented to manage excess runoff, a more decentralized approach that utilizes Low Impact Development (LID) design principles may better preserve the predevelopment flow regime. Peak flow is traditionally used to design both of these types of infrastructure, but this does not capture the changes in the flow regime, nor does it convey

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Walia, Rajdeep Singh. "Evaluating relative operational performance of firms on sustainability metrics using multi-level multi attributed decision making (MADM)." 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/1993/32059.

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Investors, stock exchanges and financial regulatory institutions can be used as strong levers for making firms accountable for achieving sustainable operational performance and not just maximizing profits. The objective of this research study is to enhance the quantitative tools available to stakeholders for evaluating relative operational performance of firms, thereby encouraging the financial investors to base their portfolio investment decisions on the basis of sustainable operational performance of firms. The study reviews the existing literature on evaluating relative operational perform

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