Qualitative Measurement of Sustainable Development for Hilla City Environment | ||
Journal of University of Babylon | ||
Article 1, Volume 20, Issue 1, February 2012, Pages 114-119 | ||
Author | ||
Ahmed T. S. Auda | ||
Abstract | ||
Hilla's transition to the 21st century has a series of question marks in relation to the environment, the social well-being of the population, and the future path of economic development. Sustainable development meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generation to meet their own needs. There is still considerable confusion on how to move toward that desired state. In weighting the systems researcher collects and compare different kinds of factors, and their future magnitude prediction, by using Leopold matrix to measure the impact of the three dimensions of sustainable environment in Hilla city to providing a visual assessment for qualitative approach to identify the magnitudes and importances. Results shows that there are environmental effects in many economic actions like markets, energy, material, and growth parameter, while in environment actions waste, human health biodiversity, with water surfaces parameter, and in social actions health and safety, with stability, cultural identity parameters. | ||
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