The Journal of Environmental Sustainability (JES) (ISSN: 2159-2519)

Description

The basic understanding of the term “environmental sustainability” set forth in this journal expands the understanding of human activity so as to connect it with the concept of ecological interdependence. The human species is fundamentally dependent on the continued flow of ecosystem services and environmental sustainability is thus a condition of interconnectedness and balance that allows human society to satisfy its needs while neither exceeding the capacity of any of its supporting ecosystems to continue to regenerate the services necessary to meet those needs, nor diminishing biological diversity. and to achieve environmental sustainability must establish adequate constraints on the use of material, energy, air, water, land and biotic resources and on the discharge of wastes.
Aim
The aim of the Journal is to advance understanding of environmental sustainability in order to serve as a bridge between academic and practitioner communities and guide policy and management practice to achieve environmental sustainability.
Scope
All articles must relate to the concept of environmental sustainability and fall into one of the following five categories (6,000 words maximum):
Research: Peer-reviewed articles presenting the results of original research.
Synthesis: Peer-reviewed articles presenting new understandings constructed from previously unconnected elements.
Insight: Peer-reviewed articles presenting new ways of looking at existing concepts or practices by providing new perspectives or challenging underlying assumptions.
Vision: Peer-reviewed articles exploring plausible alternatives for the future.
Invited Commentaries and Opinions: Essays invited by the Editor-in-Chief to provide commentary or opinion on a timely issue, perspective policy or practice.
Sample Topic Areas
New eco-effective models, programs and practices for appropriate use of material, energy and environmental resources.
Provocative and disruptive arguments regarding underlying socio-economic resource use related assumptions and understandings.
Governance that balances immediate and future needs of the organization and supporting ecosystems.
Effective measurement, assessment and reporting of environmental sustainability
Understanding human activity-related impacts on ecosystems and biodiversity.
Mechanisms to internalize the cost of environmental burdens resulting from the organizations’ activities, products and services.
Incorporating protection of natural habitat, wetlands, forest, wildlife corridors, protected areas and agricultural lands into land development projects.
Approaches for raising environmental responsibility awareness.
Evaluating environmentally responsible performance of suppliers and contractors.
Developing environmentally sustainable products.
Providing accurate information about environmental and social factors related to products and services.