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Sustainability, Volume 12, Issue 14

July-2 2020 - 384 articles

Cover Story: The emergence of the Internet of Things (IoT) notion pioneered the implementation of various smart environments. With rapid resource shrinkage, energy management has recently become an essential concern for all smart environments. Although energy management emerged as a solution that addresses challenges that arise with increasing energy demand and resource deterioration, further evolution and expansion are hindered due to technological, economical, and social barriers. This review aggregates energy management approaches in smart environments and extensively reviews a variety of recent literature reports on peak load shaving and demand response. Significant benefits and challenges of these energy management strategies were identified through the literature survey. Finally, a critical discussion summarizing trends and opportunities is given as a thread for future research.View this paper
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Articles (384)

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,477 Views
13 Pages

Comparison of Distribution and Density of Nemopilema nomurai by Water Columns Using Echo Counting and Echo Integration Methods

  • Kyoung Yeon Kim,
  • Weol Ae Lim,
  • Jinho Chae,
  • Gunhee Sung,
  • Wooseok Oh and
  • Kyounghoon Lee

20 July 2020

In this study, the distribution of Nemopilema nomurai in the waters of Mijo-myeon, Namhae and Gijang-gun, Busan was analyzed; furthermore, echo counting and echo integration methods were used to compare the distribution density. The acoustic system u...

  • Article
  • Open Access
19 Citations
4,696 Views
24 Pages

Activity-Based Demand Modeling for a Future Urban District

  • Younes Delhoum,
  • Rachid Belaroussi,
  • Francis Dupin and
  • Mahdi Zargayouna

20 July 2020

Identifying the spatio-temporal patterns of people activities in urban areas is key to effective urban planning; it can be used in real-estate projects to predict their future impacts on behavior in surrounding accessible areas. LaVallée is a...

  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
4,651 Views
17 Pages

Investment in Research and Development and New Technological Adoption for the Sustainable Beekeeping Sector

  • Jelena Vapa-Tankosić,
  • Vera Miler-Jerković,
  • Dejan Jeremić,
  • Slobodan Stanojević and
  • Gordana Radović

20 July 2020

The purpose of this paper is to understand how members of beekeeping associations, with long-standing sustainable traditions and products with registered geographical origins, perceive the investments in research and development (R&D) and new tec...

  • Article
  • Open Access
34 Citations
9,035 Views
25 Pages

Reshaping the Traditional Pattern of Food Consumption in Romania through the Integration of Sustainable Diet Principles. A Qualitative Study

  • Lelia Voinea,
  • Dorin Vicențiu Popescu,
  • Mihaela Bucur,
  • Teodor Mihai Negrea,
  • Răzvan Dina and
  • Calcedonia Enache

20 July 2020

The Romanian traditional pattern of food consumption as a whole is no longer a reference point in shaping a healthy and sustainable food behavior due to the growing discrepancies between the return to traditions and the constraints of sustainable dev...

  • Article
  • Open Access
158 Citations
31,498 Views
24 Pages

Digital Transformation and Knowledge Management in the Public Sector

  • Ana Alvarenga,
  • Florinda Matos,
  • Radu Godina and
  • João C. O. Matias

20 July 2020

Digitizing public services is, at the moment, an essential necessity for numerous governments around the world. An improved government through digitization will not only have a growing effect on businesses, but it will also be able to intensify citiz...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
3,255 Views
12 Pages

20 July 2020

Increasing the use of sustainably sourced wood in construction for temporal carbon storage could be one vital part in the transition towards reaching the sustainable development goals for climate action and sustainable cities and communities. This pa...

  • Article
  • Open Access
34 Citations
5,923 Views
38 Pages

Assessing the Achievement of the SDG Targets for Health and Well-Being at EU Level by 2030

  • George H. Ionescu,
  • Daniela Firoiu,
  • Anca Tănasie,
  • Tudor Sorin,
  • Ramona Pîrvu and
  • Alina Manta

20 July 2020

In this period of extreme changes in our society, issues related to the health and well-being of citizens are considered essential for the future of a united and prosperous Europe. Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) at EU level by 203...

  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
3,481 Views
28 Pages

20 July 2020

This study aimed to develop a deterministic decision-making mechanism for finding the optimum set of retrofit solutions of existing high-rise residential buildings in two different climatic zones of China. The retrofit solutions were critically exami...

  • Review
  • Open Access
16 Citations
8,330 Views
37 Pages

Many Miles to Paris: A Sectoral Innovation System Analysis of the Transport Sector in Norway and Canada in Light of the Paris Agreement

  • Konstantinos Koasidis,
  • Anastasios Karamaneas,
  • Alexandros Nikas,
  • Hera Neofytou,
  • Erlend A. T. Hermansen,
  • Kathleen Vaillancourt and
  • Haris Doukas

20 July 2020

Transport is associated with high amounts of energy consumed and greenhouse gases emitted. Most transport means operate using fossil fuels, creating the urgent need for a rapid transformation of the sector. In this research, we examine the transport...

  • Article
  • Open Access
16 Citations
5,426 Views
16 Pages

20 July 2020

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) has mainly been studied at a macro level through its impact on the financial performance of the company. However, individuals’ perceptions of CSR influence various attitudes and behaviors at work, including...

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