2025 June-2 - 440 articles
Nowadays, when battery-powered electric vehicles (EVs) travel along motorways, their drivers decide where to recharge their cars’ batteries with no or scarce information on the occupancy status of the next charging stations. While this may stil...
Microplastic pollution presents a significant and rising risk to both ecological integrity and the long-term viability of economic activities reliant on marine ecosystems. The Black Sea, a region sustaining economic sectors such as fisheries, tourism...
This study assesses the performance impact of lean construction practices in Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) projects in China. While lean methods have demonstrated substantial benefits in conventional construction, their implementat...
To reduce carbon emissions from fossil fuel generators in sustainable energy systems, an option is increasing the integration of gas-fired generators into the power system. The increasing reliance on natural gas for electricity generation has strengt...
Soy molasses, a byproduct of soy protein concentrate production, offers potential as a substrate for biotechnological applications due to its rich composition of carbohydrates, proteins, lipids, and bioactive compounds. Despite this, it remains under...
Efficient identification and removal of low-grade minerals during graphite ore processing is essential for improving product quality, optimizing resource recovery, and promoting sustainable production. To address the limitations of traditional sortin...
Construction industry largely produces long-life, unique, and inflexible products; and combined with dispersed supply chains, it makes material tracking difficult. Thus, to achieve a circular economy (CE) in construction, there is a need for managing...
This study examines the establishment of a Hub for Circular Economy and Industrial Symbiosis (HUB-CEIS) centred on a forest biomass waste plant in Fundão, Portugal, presenting an innovative model for rural industrial symbiosis, circular econom...
To counter the consequences of climate change on both planetary and human health, a greater adoption of sustainable behaviors is required. In this context, two factors emerge as potentially crucial: Readiness to Change (RTC) and environmental sensiti...
This paper aims to provide a reliable basis for formulating, revising, and selecting sustainable marine economic development plans through a scientific and comprehensive evaluation of the eco-innovation level of China’s marine economy. Based on...
The reliability and robustness of global electrical networks are being impacted by the reciprocal effects of climate change and severe weather events. This article assesses research and collaborative trends to further these concerns. This study attem...
This study investigates how pandemic-induced emotional disruption has reshaped sustainable consumer behavior in the digital age, with a focus on the continued influence of safety measures in the restaurant industry. As societies transition beyond COV...
Open Responsible Research and Innovation (ORRI) promotes ethical, inclusive, and transparent research aligned with sustainability goals and societal values. This systematic review examines the implementation of ORRI principles in marine research acro...
This study examines the impact of female executive representation on ESG investment efficiency within South Korea’s male-dominant corporate culture. It reveals that firms with higher female executive presence demonstrate enhanced ESG efficiency...
Extreme sea conditions, particularly extreme operation gusts (EOGs), present a substantial threat to structures like floating offshore wind turbines (FOWTs) due to the intense loads they exert. In this work, we simulate EOGs and analyze the dynamic r...
A systematic understanding of the spatial and temporal changes of grassland fractional vegetation cover (FVC) in Xinjiang and its drivers provide scientific reference for regional ecological restoration. In this study, we used MODIS EVI data from 200...
Promoting conservation tillage (CT) is central to advancing ecological transformation in China’s agricultural sector under the “Dual Carbon” strategy. However, despite strong institutional support, the adoption of CT technologies&md...
Physical accessibility is a human right constituted in legal regulations, which mandates guaranteeing inclusive and equitable spaces in higher education, aligning with the Sustainable Development Goals, especially with goal 4, which guarantees inclus...
With the accelerated urbanization in China, the irrational utilization of land resources has triggered a series of ecological challenges. In this context, exploring the decoupling relationship between population and construction land is crucial for a...
The present study explores residents’ perceptions of Stintino (Sardinia, Italy) as a tourist destination. The municipality is predominantly known for La Pelosa beach, widely regarded as one of the most attractive coastal sites in Europe. Howeve...
As society continues to develop, the demand for, and dependence on, energy for production and daily life activities are constantly increasing. Driven by environmental awareness and limited land resource, people have begun to reduce their dependence o...
A company’s competitive advantage largely depends on the longevity and quality of its customer relationships, making it essential to understand which tools best support these interactions. In particular, identifying the factors that shape the i...
Children’s outdoor physical activity (PA) serves as a crucial mechanism for health development, but its safety is affected by urban space design and management. However, most existing studies focus on isolated risk factors or singular spatial t...
People are considered the most valuable resources in the workplace. They bring their unique knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs) to contribute to the organization’s success. A sustainable workplace puts people first by prioritizing policies...
Energy and environmental policies in the sector of buildings aim to achieve climate targets while ensuring affordable energy services for households. This study uses the Greek residential sector as a case study and focuses on energy poverty, examinin...
Soil salinization presents a significant challenge, driven by factors such as inadequate drainage, shallow aquifers, and high evaporation rates, threatening global food security. The sunflower emerges as a key cash crop in such areas, providing the o...
The awareness of global warming has boosted research on methods to reduce energy consumption and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Livestock buildings, although essential for food production, represent a sustainability challenge due to their high maint...
Concentration within the food industry is a desirable process in the context of improving economic efficiency, which is the basis for building sustainable competitive advantages in internationalisation and globalisation. Excessive concentration of ma...
Addressing the outflow of rural labor remains central to achieving inclusive and sustainable development in many emerging economies. This study investigates how rural e-commerce—encompassing both trade- and finance-oriented platforms—affe...
Shallow landslides are one of the main geological hazards that occur during heavy rainfall in Yuexi County every year, posing potential risks to the personal and property safety of local residents. A rainfall-induced shallow landslide named Baishizu...
The transportation sector is an important stakeholder in greenhouse gas emissions. Sustainable transportation systems come to the forefront against this problem, with the solutions within the scope of micro-mobility especially attracting attention fo...
The date palm industry is a vital pillar of agricultural economies in arid and semi-arid regions; however, it remains vulnerable to challenges such as pest infestations, post-harvest diseases, and limited access to real-time monitoring tools. This st...
The rise of knowledge-based economies has positioned higher education institutions as key actors in human capital development, requiring them to engage more actively with labor markets through strategic partnerships. Within this context, university-a...
The increasing disparity in global food distribution has amplified the urgency of addressing food waste and food insecurity, both of which exacerbate economic, environmental, and social inequalities. Traditional food bank models often struggle with l...
The increasing emphasis on integrating sustainability into corporate operations has prompted supply chain managers to incorporate not only economic objectives but also environmental and social considerations into their network designs. This study pre...
This study integrates the 2017 United Nations ESD framework and UNESCO’s ESD priorities with the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) of “quality education” and the CDIO (Conceive, Design, Implement, Operate) framework to propose an i...
This review delves into environmentally conscious sustainable packaging materials, focusing on biodegradable polymers and innovative surface modification methodologies. Synthetic plastics have revolutionized various industries due to their physical a...
CoCrMo alloys are interesting materials for implantable devices due to their favorable mechanical properties, high wear resistance, and good biocompatibility with the human body. Recent studies have demonstrated the possibility to further increase th...
Global energy transition has driven exponential growth in lithium demand, fueled by advancements in new energy vehicles and battery technologies. Despite abundant lithium resources, volatile market fluctuations underscore the critical need for the ac...
India’s revised nationally determined contribution at COP26 set a net-zero target for 2070, but the role of carbon dioxide removal (CDR) in achieving this goal remains unclear. This study quantifies the contribution of land-based CDR—bioe...
Amid rapid urbanization and climate change, global urban water consumption, particularly household water use, has continuously increased in recent years. However, the impact of climate change on individual and household water use behavior remains ins...
Japan’s shift to a super-aged society is reshaping household carbon footprint (HCF) in ways that vary by age, income, and region. Drawing on a two-tier national–prefectural framework, we quantify the influence of demographic shifts on HCF...
This study presents a comprehensive life-cycle assessment of Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) economic viability, explicitly integrating the costs of both battery cycling degradation and calendar aging. While V2G offers revenue through energy arbitrage, its net...
Against the backdrop of China’s “public-to-railway” freight policy that has led to railway yard congestion and imbalanced modal capacity utilization, this study develops a Dual-Channel Cargo-Transportation Service (DCTS) system mode...
This paper investigates the role of the digital economy in reducing carbon emissions, with a particular focus on the moderating and threshold effects of green finance. An analysis of data from 30 Chinese provinces shows that the digital economy signi...
The European Green Deal, including the Farm to Fork and Biodiversity strategies, assumes an increase in the area under organic farming to 25% by 2030. In order to achieve this goal, it is important to understand the factors that lead to the developme...
In high-speed railway networks, multiple spatiotemporal correlated disruptions often cause passenger trip failures and delay propagation. Conventional single-disruption rescheduling strategies struggle to resolve such cross-line conflicts, necessitat...
Global climate change has altered precipitation patterns, leading to an increased frequency and intensity of extreme rainfall events and introducing greater uncertainty to flood risk in river basins. Traditional assessments often rely on static indic...
Here we take the example of Italy to demonstrate a country-level approach to the design of a sustainable system of Earth Observation (EO)-based products to match the demand/supply for monitoring coastal zones and to guide the development of new produ...
This study investigated the impact of a sustainability-focused educational initiative on pre-service teachers’ environmental attitudes, willingness to act, and ecological footprint. Sixty pre-service teachers participated in a six-week structur...
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