The economic growth of aquaculture and the dependence of a large growing population on coastal resources have led to coastal degradation and reduced resources. In this paper while realizing the potential capacities of the island systems,  the aquaculture activities of the island are specially discussed  in the framework of Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM). Therefore, in this study, fir...

one of the main reasons of unsustainability of city development in iran is that planners and mayors have not almost been able to create connections between different dimensions of a city. sustainability indicators are evaluation tools of cities operation applicable in living environmental, economical, and social aspects. the purpose of this paper is to offer a framework including the descriptio...

This paper aims to explore the potential as well as limitations of using Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) for comparing environmental impacts associated with aquaculture and other agri-food products. LCA has been used to assess environmental impacts, to identify environmentally-friendlier farming systems, to support environmental improvement, to designate benchmarking, and to develop eco-labelling c...

Offshore aquaculture is increasingly viewed as a mechanism to meet growing protein demand for seafood, while minimizing adverse consequences on the environment and other uses in the oceans. However, despite growing interest in offshore aquaculture, there appears to be no consensus as to what measures commonly define an offshore site or how effects of offshore aquaculture—relative to more nearsh...

Trout farming, that represents the most important sector for aquaculture inland production in Italy, can cause negative effects on aquatic ecosystems. Recently, in the framework of Water Frame Directive 2000/60/EC and national law DL 152/2006, concerning the sustainable uses of water resources, multi-criteria approaches have been suggested to evaluate the impact of fish farming on aquatic ecosy...

1 Marine Research Centre, Finnish Environment Institute (SYKE), Helsinki, Finland, 2 MariLim Aquatic Research GmbH, Schönkirchen, Germany, 3 European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC), Directorate for Sustainable Resources, D.2 Water and Marine Resources Unit, Ispra, Italy, 4 Bioscience, Aarhus University, Silkeborg, Denmark, 5 Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Lo...

The legislation of ISTEA and CAAA in the early 1990s have significant impacts on the notion of sustainable transportation planning. Their provisions allow local communities to implement planning strategies towards the goals of sustainable development. Meanwhile, there has been increasing recognition of the need to establish instruments to evaluate the progress of the implementation of sustainab...

Sustainable development is increasingly defined in terms of indicators and targets, notably to help put into practice the UN's 2030 agenda for sustainable development. All countries have committed to developing broader measures of progress to complement GDP. There are many challenges to be faced in designing and delivering indicators that will be relevant, reliable, usable and affordable. The o...

Due to the over-harvesting and deterioration of wild populations, the ever-growing crustacean market is increasingly reliant on aquaculture, driving the need for better management techniques. Since most cultured crustacean species exhibit sexually dimorphic growth patterns, the culture of monosex populations (either all-male or all-female) is a preferred approach for gaining higher yields, with...