With the current concerns about sustainable development and energy consumption in buildings, water pumping systems have become essential for reducing consumption. This research aims to develop guidelines assessment of multifamily buildings. The methodological procedures are: (i) definition efficiencies electric motors; (ii) pump efficiency levels; (iii) determination consumption; (iv) construct...

The economic development of China’s coastal areas is being constrained by resources and the environment, with sustainable development being the key to solving these problems. The data envelopment analysis (DEA) model is widely used to assess sustainable development. However, indicators used in the DEA model are not selected in a scientific and comprehensive manner, which may lead to unrepresent...

In recent decades, the land use changes induced by various economic activities in agricultural ecosystems have affected many aspects of human life. This is reason why change considered as one agriculture-related environmental impacts a sustainability assessment food and bio-based products. At same time, methodology applied for quantification effects still under intensive research, stimulating s...