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Sustainability, Volume 12, Issue 13

July-1 2020 - 266 articles

Cover Story: This paper focuses on social farming in Calabria, one of the least developed Italian regions. Calabria suffers from serious problems such as a low level of accessibility, and the presence of Mafia organizations. We wondered whether social farming could make a significant contribution to the social and economic development in the region. Using the data collected by means of a qualitative investigation of some of the most important Calabrian social farms, we studied their characteristics, their strategies, their social mission, and their role in the local socio-economic context. We found that most of them are successful, in both economic and social terms, and their role in the local community is positive. Moreover, they are making a valuable contribution to the cultural change required to overcome the predominance of the Mafia. View this paper
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Articles (266)

  • Article
  • Open Access
35 Citations
7,620 Views
24 Pages

7 July 2020

The scientific examination of short food supply chains is justified by consumer interest and their role in the European Unions’ subsidy policy and rural development. In our current article, we present the results of a consumer survey of more th...

  • Article
  • Open Access
26 Citations
7,978 Views
27 Pages

Family Firms and Sustainability. A Longitudinal Analysis

  • Carlos de las Heras-Rosas and
  • Juan Herrera

7 July 2020

Two-thirds of the world’s private companies are family owned. It is an organizational model that, despite the arrival of large corporations, remains and is still totally in place. The survival of these organizations is not easy, and is conditio...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
4,085 Views
13 Pages

7 July 2020

Recent years have witnessed a rapid development of Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) as a new model of public service provision. Transitioning from bureaucrat- to market-oriented management of public services entails organizational changes that may a...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
3,685 Views
28 Pages

Design for Societal Resilience: The Risk Evaluation Diversity-Aiding Approach (RED-A)

  • Abby Muricho Onencan,
  • Lian Ena Liu and
  • Bartel Van de Walle

7 July 2020

The global impacts of disaster risks are on the rise. Moreover, evidence shows that the severity of damage will increase exponentially. In 2019, there were 395 natural disasters that caused 11,755 deaths. Literature and practice indicate that diversi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
30 Citations
6,731 Views
24 Pages

Tourism and the SDGs: An Analysis of Economic Growth, Decent Employment, and Gender Equality in the European Union (2009–2018)

  • Antonio Rafael Peña-Sánchez,
  • José Ruiz-Chico,
  • Mercedes Jiménez-García and
  • José Antonio López-Sánchez

7 July 2020

In 2015, the United Nations (UN) approved the 2030 Agenda on Sustainable Development to improve the lives of countries and societies. The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) incorporated the agenda into the tourism industry. This study has as its prim...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
3,604 Views
12 Pages

Genetic and Morphologic Variation in a Potential Mosquito Biocontrol Agent, Hydrochara Affinis (Coleoptera: Hydrophilidae)

  • Ji Hyoun Kang,
  • Changseob Lim,
  • Sung Hwan Park,
  • Wang Gyu Kim,
  • Nattawut Sareein and
  • Yeon Jae Bae

7 July 2020

Hydrochara affinis (Coleoptera: Hydrophilidae), a water scavenger beetle, was recently identified as a natural and effective agent for biological mosquito control; it was reported to exhibit high rates of mosquito larvae predation. However, maintaini...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
5,311 Views
15 Pages

7 July 2020

In order to reduce the environmental impact of products, sustainability must be improved in many industries. One way to accomplish this aim is to influence consumers by means of nudging in order to choose more sustainable products in online choices....

  • Article
  • Open Access
37 Citations
10,418 Views
16 Pages

7 July 2020

The research presented in this article adopts an urban sociology perspective to explore the relationship between spaces designed with biophilic principles and people’s pro-environmental values and behaviors. The research hypothesized that bioph...

  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
5,305 Views
20 Pages

Business Cycle, SSE Policy, and Cooperatives: The Case of Ecuador

  • Inmaculada Buendía-Martínez,
  • Agustín Álvarez-Herranz and
  • Mercedes Moreira Menéndez

7 July 2020

Over the last few decades, the social and solidarity economy (SSE) has undergone complex changes, from being undervalued to being institutionalized as a key sector in the economy. Within this context of change, Ecuador is a remarkable example of a co...

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