Conclusion: Mapping Sustainability, Knowledge e-Networking, and the Value Chain

Choucri, Nazli

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“…As knowledge changes over time, its representations must adjust accordingly (Choucri et al 2007). Thus, extensibility, which includes adjustability, is the fourth imperative of SS knowledge structuring.…”

Section: Reference Model For Knowledge Structuring In Sustainability mentioning

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Toward knowledge structuring of sustainability science based on ontology engineering

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In sustainability science (SS), it is difficult to identify what needs to be solved, and it is also not clear how to solve the problems that are identified. There has been no consensus on the underlying question of ''What is structuring knowledge in SS?'' This paper focuses on knowledge structuring accompanied by supporting of thinking. It addresses the key challenges associated with knowledge structuring in SS, identifies the requirements for the structuring of knowledge, proposes a reference model, and develops an ontology-based mapping tool as a solution to one layer of the reference model. First, we identify the important requirements for SS knowledge structuring.Second, we develop a reference model composed of five layers based on three of the requirements. Third, we develop an ontology-based mapping tool at Layer 2 of the reference model for meeting the two major challenges for SS, namely, identifying what problems should be addressed in SS itself and proposing solutions for those problems. The tool is designed to store and retrieve information regarding SS, to provide access to a prototype ontology for SS, and to create multiple maps of conceptual chains depending on a user's interests and perspectives. Finally, we assess whether the developed tool successfully realizes the targeted part of the reference model for SS by examining the tool's conformity to the reference model, as well as its usability, effectiveness, and constraints. Although several issues were identified in the prototype ontology and the mapping tool, the study concluded that the mapping tool is useful enough to facilitate the function of Layer 2. In particular, the mapping tool can support thinking about SS from the viewpoint of: (a) finding new potentials and risks of technological countermeasures studied in SS; (b) helping users to get a more comprehensive picture of problems and their potential solutions; and (c) providing an effective opportunity to come up with new ideas that might not be thought of without such a tool.

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“…Porém, há divergências significativas sobre o significado específico dos termos relacionados à sustentabilidade. Este cenário acaba por gerar uma problemática tendo em vista a proliferação de informações sobre o tema, dificultando identificar e selecionar corretamente os conhecimentos efetivamente relevantes [48].…”

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Avaliação Do Fresamento De Aço Endurecido Considerando-Se Aspectos Econômicos, Sociais E Ambientais

Amaral¹

2017

Anais Do IX Congresso Brasileiro De Engenharia De Fabricação

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“…Mapping Sustainability: Knowledge e-Networking and the Value Chain Sustainability (Choucri et al, 2007) draws on the work of Marvin Minsky -the founding Director of MIT's Artificial Intelligence Laboratory -it is useful to think of a frame as "a sort of skeleton, something like an application form with many blanks or slots to be filled" (Minsky, 1986: 245). Focusing on the master variables as critical drivers of lateral pressure.…”

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The Theory of Lateral Pressure Highlights of Quantification & Empirical Analysis

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Agarwal²

2016

SSRN Journal

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SummaryLateral Pressure refers to any tendency (or propensity) of individuals and societies to expand their activities and exert influence and control beyond their established boundaries, whether for economic, political, military, scientific, religious, or other purposes. Framed by Robert C. North and Nazli Choucri, the theory addresses the sources and consequences of such a tendency.Lateral Pressure theory seeks to explain the relationships between state characteristics and patterns of international behavior. The theory addresses the sources and consequences of transformation and change in international relations and provides a basis for analyzing potential feedback dynamics. To the extent that states expand their activities outside territorial boundaries -driven by a wide range of capabilities and motivations -they are likely to encounter other states similarly engaged. The intersection among spheres of influence is the first step in complex dynamics leading hostilities, escalation, and eventually to conflict and violence. These processes are contingent on the actors' intents, capabilities, and activities.The causal logic in lateral pressure theory runs from the internal drivers, that is, the master variables that shape the profiles of states --through the intervening variables, namely, aggregated and articulated demands given prevailing capabilities --the outcome often generates added complexities. This paper proceeds as follows: First we highlight the basic features of lateral pressure theory, its core components, and their interconnections. Some aspects are more readily quantifiable than others. Some are more consistent with conventional theory in international relations. Others are based on insights and evidence from other areas of knowledge, thus departing from tradition in potentially significant ways. Second, we summarize the phases of empirical investigations and the evolution of theory over time. Third, we return to basics and focus on the refinements of metrics and quantification of the core concepts. All of this pertains to the world, as we have known it prior to the construction of the Internet, the core of cyberspace. Fourth, we then turn briefly to results so far of our o research on lateral pressure in the cyber domain. The Endnote highlights some emerging imperatives. Keywords:Lateral pressure theory, cyberspace and traditional international relations, cyber challenges to the state system.

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Conclusion: Mapping Sustainability, Knowledge e-Networking, and the Value Chain

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Toward knowledge structuring of sustainability science based on ontology engineering

Toward knowledge structuring of sustainability science based on ontology engineering

Avaliação Do Fresamento De Aço Endurecido Considerando-Se Aspectos Econômicos, Sociais E Ambientais

The Theory of Lateral Pressure Highlights of Quantification & Empirical Analysis

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