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Sustainability, Volume 11, Issue 4

2019 February-2 - 276 articles

Cover Story: The Edible City approach promises a strategic step towards the development of sustainable, livable, and healthy cities. Edible City Solutions (ECS) include different forms of urban farming combined with closed loop systems for sustainable water, nutrient, and waste management. We review scientific evidence on ECS benefits for urban regeneration, and describe the status quo of ECS in Rotterdam, Andernach, Oslo, Heidelberg, and Havana. We explore the capacity of ECS to enhance the multi-functionality of urban landscapes with a special focus on social cohesion and quality of life and identifying strategies for fostering socially relevant ECS implementations. Co-creation of ECS is crucial to avoid green gentrification. The strategic implementation and cross-sectoral mainstreaming of ECS increase awareness of the paradigm shift needed in urban lifestyles to face the challenges of the 21st century. View this paper
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Articles (276)

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
6,842 Views
20 Pages

Healthcare and SDGs Governance in Light of the Sustainability Helix Model: Evidence from the African Continent

  • Marialuisa Saviano,
  • Fabiana Sciarelli,
  • Azzurra Rinaldi and
  • Georcelin G. Alowanou

25 February 2019

This work is based on a view of healthcare as a fundamental Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) to share globally to be effective at local level. On this basis, the paper analyzes the health programs in less-favored areas with the aim of understanding...

  • Article
  • Open Access
22 Citations
9,579 Views
18 Pages

25 February 2019

China’s urbanization has attracted considerable academic attention. However, more work is required to understand and examine the driving mechanisms of urbanization, especially within the context of the transition from socialism. We used a regre...

  • Article
  • Open Access
15 Citations
4,486 Views
13 Pages

25 February 2019

With the rapid socio-economic development, human disturbances are believed to have resulted in the degradation of the watershed ecosystem. The ecological damage to and environmental pollution of river basins have caused great losses. It is widely agr...

  • Article
  • Open Access
203 Citations
38,899 Views
18 Pages

Solar Energy Development in Pakistan: Barriers and Policy Recommendations

  • Muhammad Irfan,
  • Zhen-Yu Zhao,
  • Munir Ahmad and
  • Marie Claire Mukeshimana

25 February 2019

Energy generation is heavily dependent on fossil fuels in Pakistan. Due to the huge population and current progress in industrialization, these sources are not fulfilling the existing energy needs of the country. Meanwhile, they have adverse environm...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
4,131 Views
9 Pages

25 February 2019

This paper aimed to construct an improved economic value estimation model (EVIW model) to assess the economic value of water, which plays an important role in the sustainable development of crop planting and irrigation design, especially in arid area...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
5,561 Views
11 Pages

25 February 2019

The ideals of the successful implementation of an eco-community involve several key elements. This study used a literature review to clarify the key factors for the successful implementation of an eco-community and established the influence of these...

  • Article
  • Open Access
21 Citations
7,824 Views
13 Pages

25 February 2019

The purpose of this study is to identify the characteristics of freight mode choices made by shippers and carriers with the introduction of a new freight transport system. We set an area in which actual freight transport takes place as the analysis s...

  • Article
  • Open Access
259 Citations
26,288 Views
24 Pages

User Acceptance of Mobile Apps for Restaurants: An Expanded and Extended UTAUT-2

  • Ramon Palau-Saumell,
  • Santiago Forgas-Coll,
  • Javier Sánchez-García and
  • Emilio Robres

25 February 2019

This paper examines the adoption of mobile applications for restaurant searches and/or reservations (MARSR) by users, as part of their experiential quality. Following an extended and expanded version of UTAUT-2, this research proposes eight determina...

  • Article
  • Open Access
26 Citations
7,408 Views
31 Pages

25 February 2019

Socially responsible investment (SRI) indices provide an interesting opportunity to analyse the links between corporate financial performance (CFP) and corporate sustainability performance (CSP). However, few studies focus on the antecedents of inclu...

  • Article
  • Open Access
115 Citations
27,369 Views
19 Pages

The Sustainability Conundrum of Fishmeal Substitution by Plant Ingredients in Shrimp Feeds

  • Wesley Malcorps,
  • Björn Kok,
  • Mike van‘t Land,
  • Maarten Fritz,
  • Davy van Doren,
  • Kurt Servin,
  • Paul van der Heijden,
  • Roy Palmer,
  • Neil A. Auchterlonie and
  • Simon J. Davies
  • + 2 authors

25 February 2019

Aquaculture is central in meeting expanding global demands for shrimp consumption. Consequently, increasing feed use is mainly responsible for the overall environmental impact of aquaculture production. Significant amounts of fishmeal are included in...

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