Special issue of the Journal of Cleaner Production, ‘From Material Flow Analysis to Material Flow Management’

Korhonen, Jouni

doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2006.08.005

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“…Potential harvests and restrictions vary according to the scale. Moreover, different measures can be adopted to optimize urban cycles for different spatial and temporal scales (Guest et al ; Korhonen ; Pahl‐Wostl ). The UHA is a bottom‐up approach (see figure ).…”

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The Urban Harvest Approach as an Aid for Sustainable Urban Resource Planning

Agudelo-Vera¹,

Mels²,

Keesman³

et al. 2012

J of Industrial Ecology

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Summary Now that more than half of the world's population lives in cities, improving urban resource cycles is crucial for sustainable urban development. Currently cities are highly dependent on external supplies of water, energy, nutrients, and other materials, while local possibilities of self‐production of such resources are generally overlooked. This article describes a novel method, the urban harvest approach (UHA), its rationale, and the steps toward sustainable urban resource planning. The UHA is based on the urban metabolism concept. Herein, a city is regarded to have multiple potentials in the form of untapped primary and secondary (already used) resources that can be utilized. The UHA works on the principle that urban systems and their direct peri‐urban surroundings can become self‐sufficient by applying three strategies: minimizing demand, minimizing outputs, and multisourcing. An elaboration of the UHA for the resource “water” at the building scale is also presented in this article. A freestanding house in the Netherlands and a similar house in Australia were studied, with a focus on indoor consumption. Results showed a 40% demand reduction when water‐saving technologies were implemented. In both cases, after demand minimization, local resources were sufficient to cover the demand by recycling grey water and harvesting rainwater. These findings confirm that a multimeasure implementation according to the three different strategies is needed to achieve sustainable urban water systems. The UHA helps to structure large influences of urban context on water and other resource cycles as an aid to urban planners and water managers in designing sustainable urban areas.

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Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Urban Harvest Approach as an Aid for Sustainable Urban Resource Planning

Agudelo-Vera¹,

Mels²,

Keesman³

et al. 2012

J of Industrial Ecology

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“…Internal stakeholder pressure in determining accounting mechanisms in companies is in the form of environmental management accounting as a form of the company's commitment to environmental sustainability and energy saving (Poll, 2015). Research Renewable Energy Commitments: An Empirical Study of the Hospitality Industry in Indonesia Korhonen (2007) and Pereira et al (2021) stated that environmental management accounting mechanisms have an effect on renewable energy commitments. Other research also states that the implementation of environmental management accounting has a positive effect on the commitment to use renewable energy (Stanojević et al, 2010;Tilley & Young, 2009).…”

Section: Environmental Management Accounting and Renewable Energymentioning

confidence: 99%

The Role of Environmental Management Accounting on the Effect of Energy Efficiency on Renewable Energy Commitments: An Empirical Study of the Hospitality Industry in Indonesia

Sudarma,

Kumalawati

2023

Migrat. Lett.

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The purpose of this research is to examine the relationship between energy efficiency and renewable energy, as well as the role of environmental management accounting in this influence. The issue of renewable energy is a new thing that requires commitment from all levels of society and business people. The hospitality business is one of the service industry sectors that is in the spotlight regarding the use of energy and environmental protection. This research empirically examines the effect of energy efficiency on renewable energy through environmental management accounting in the hotel industry in Bali, Indonesia. The research technique was carried out by survey, which used a questionnaire as a data collection tool. The sampling technique used was a census, in which the entire population was used as a sample, totaling 380 4 and 5 star hotels in Bali. The research instrument was developed from previous research and modified according to the needs of researchers. The results of the study found that energy efficiency affects the development of renewable energy in hotels. Also, environmental management accounting acts as a mediator of energy efficiency towards renewable energy commitments. The research implications are aimed at stakeholder theory by adopting stakeholder pressure in the form of energy efficiency. Practically, the results of this study reinforce the massive application of environmental protection and energy conservation regulations in the hotel industry.

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“…In addition to practical implications, the present study also contributed to existing literature. The literature today concentrates primarily on discussing and defining the different fields of sustainable development, such as economic, social, and ecological (Pappas et al 2013, Korhonen 2007. This study contributed to the education field, especially students' value priorities and attitudes toward sustainability; holistic analysis regarding the priorities of these characteristics has not been done before.…”

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The Influence of Green Education on Sustainable Mindset in Business English Class

Proceedings of the International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management

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Sustainability and environmental issues are crucial to address because the present and future generations are dealing with long-term consequences. Thus, educational institutions need to reinforce environmental awareness and a sustainable mindset in young generations. The researchers applied green education in English for Business Presentations (EBP) classes in this study; students were entailed to think critically about specific issues in the environment and sustainability. The objective of this study was to instill and sustain students' sustainable mindset in Business English through environmental awareness. To answer the research question of whether green education successfully influences students' mindset and behavior toward environmental and sustainability awareness, the researchers employed a qualitative method to investigate students' perspectives on environmental awareness and sustainability before and after receiving green education. Three hundred undergraduate students participated in this study at BINUS University in Indonesia. The EBP instructors designed a lesson in which the goal was to present green business ideas. The class activities required the students to analyze challenges and yield innovative solutions for their environment. The findings indicate that green education influenced students' sustainability mindset. This study revealed that green education in business English classes integrated ethics, entrepreneurship, environmental studies, systems thinking, self-awareness, and the dimensional contexts of critical thinking as knowledge, values, and competency. In conclusion, all students obtained exposure to environmental issues by instilling green education in business English classes; they are also expected to establish green and sustainable businesses.

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Special issue of the Journal of Cleaner Production, ‘From Material Flow Analysis to Material Flow Management’

Cited by 17 publications

References 40 publications

The Urban Harvest Approach as an Aid for Sustainable Urban Resource Planning

The Urban Harvest Approach as an Aid for Sustainable Urban Resource Planning

The Role of Environmental Management Accounting on the Effect of Energy Efficiency on Renewable Energy Commitments: An Empirical Study of the Hospitality Industry in Indonesia

The Influence of Green Education on Sustainable Mindset in Business English Class

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