Computational Sustainability is a new emerging research field with the overall goal of studying and providing solutions to computational problems for balancing environmental, economic, and societal needs for a sustainable future. I will provide examples of challenge problems in Computational Sustainability, ranging from wildlife preservation and biodiversity, to balancing socio-economic needs a...

In this paper, we explore a new approach to computational sustainability based on variational inequalities (VIs). Our challenge is to compute the steady state behaviors of networks of supply chains with possibly conflicting objectives. VIs provide a way to handle this problem of modeling large networks with numerous conflicting goals. Given the size of real-world networks, suitable algorithms m...

This paper explores the constructions of sustainability within a recent land-use planning event. The focus is upon the discursive processes employed by key actors and agents in constructing concepts of sustainability during a local planning inquiry of a retail and leisure development ‘called-in’ by the Secretary of State for the Environment. It reveals which discourses in particular were employ...

We investigated the interdisciplinary ‘pillars’ of scientific knowledge on which the emerging field of sustainability science is founded, using a bibliometric approach and data from the Web of Science database. To find this scientific basis, we first located publications that represent a relevant part of sustainability science and then extracted the set of best cited publications, which we call...

This paper examines the planning paradigm shift related to the contested “urban renaissance” mega-project in Downtown Seoul (Korea). Similar to other global cities, over the last few decades, different mega-projects have been successfully implemented in Seoul. These projects have been considered engines for urban renewals and transformation. This paper builds on the analysis of the failure and ...

Sustainability analysis, or triple bottom line analysis, is increasingly recognized as a holistic approach when all the three pillars of sustainability (environmental, economic and social aspects) are equally incorporated into the decision-making process of a project. Currently, the tools for assessing the environmental and economic impacts are well established. On the contrary, the development...

The paper proposes a global mechanism to finance and promote sustainable development (SD) that is multinational, provides incentives for rich and poor countries to promote SD, incorporates the principle of common but differentiated responsibilities and links incentives and funding for SD to structural benchmarks and performance targets. The mechanism would operate as a large fund into which ric...

The paper examines the notion of sustainable farm animal breeding. A brief explanation of why sustainability matters is offered first. After this, the historical development of the concept of sustainability is charted. The authors then turn to review published literature with a bearing on sustainable farm animal breeding. Little has been written directly on the subject: the requirements of sust...