<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><xml><records><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="6.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Poveda, C.A.</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Lipsett, M. G.</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Design of performance improvement factors (PIFs) for sustainable development indicators (SDIs) metrics for oil sands projects with application to surface mining operations based on continual performance improvement (CPI)</style></title></titles><keywords><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">analytical methodology</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">assessment</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">effects</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">impact</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">UofA</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2013</style></year></dates><urls><web-urls><url><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">http://www.ccsenet.org/journal/index.php/jsd/article/view/27164/17325</style></url></web-urls></urls><publisher><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Journal of Sustainable Development </style></publisher><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">6</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">18 pages </style></pages><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">The sustainability assessment approach utilized in the development of the WA-PA-SU project sustainability rating system includes three distinctive areas of knowledge: sustainability, continuous performance improvement, and multi-criteria decision-making. Previously, the study of sustainability led to (1) concluding the need for the development of a rating system for industrial projects, with a particular application to oil sands and heavy oil projects; (2) defining the structure of the rating system; and (3) assisting in the pre-selection of sustainable development indicators (SDIs) for surface mining operations. Assessing the sustainability of projects at certain points in time required the application of a methodology selected by the interested groups and/or stakeholders; however, measuring the improvement of projects in sustainable development performance over time (i.e., continuous performance improvement) presents additional challenges. Certain industries (i.e., oil &amp; gas), projects (i.e., oil sands or heavy oil), or specific operations (i.e., surface mining) require a rating system with a particular level of flexibility, offering the opportunity for developers to improve the performance of operations, and for stakeholders to understand the difficulties-and benefits-of implementing SDIs and perform up to levels of truly sustainable development. The present manuscript introduces the performance improvement factor (PIF), which can be determined using three different methodologies: relevance factor or subjective stakeholder valuation, comparative assessment methods, and links to metrics. Additionally, the continuous performance improvement (CPI) indicator measurement is suggested and discussed for a pre-selected set of SDIs for surface mining operations in oil sands projects. Finally, a brief preamble discusses the proposed integrated approach for sustainability assessment and the part it plays in continual performance improvement, offering a foreword to upcoming manuscripts that discuss the other complementary parts of the integrated approach.</style></abstract><issue><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">8</style></issue><custom3><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/5138608794</style></custom3><custom4><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">OSEMB</style></custom4></record></records></xml>