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Sustainability, Volume 17, Issue 13

2025 July-1 - 565 articles

Cover Story: Machine learning models are valuable in assessing how agricultural practices influence greenhouse gas emissions. We identified soil moisture thresholds associated with soil CO2 emissions under climate-smart practices. Using a classification and regression tree approach, we determined a critical moisture level below which CO2 emissions were significantly lower. Generalized additive and multilinear regression models (GAMs and MLR) were used to predict short-term emissions from sweet corn plots supplemented with biochar, chicken, and dairy manure. The use of biochar resulted in the greatest reduction in soil CO2 emissions, and GAMs outperformed MLR. Identifying these thresholds provides support for more effective mitigation strategies and sustainable soil management to reduce emissions and maintain yields under changing climate conditions. View this paper
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Articles (565)

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,502 Views
16 Pages

The Impact of Open Forest Habitats on Psychological Well-Being

  • Emilia Janeczko,
  • Krzysztof Czyżyk,
  • Małgorzata Woźnicka and
  • Anna Wiśniewska

7 July 2025

Open habitats in forests perform several important functions. In addition to enriching biodiversity, they have an impact on the diversification of the forest landscape, and through complex processes and trophic relationships, they provide greater sus...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Sustainable Forestry for a Sustainable Future)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,201 Views
24 Pages

An Integrated Life Cycle Assessment of a Hemp-Based Craft Beer: A Case Study from Italy

  • Marco Ruggeri,
  • Giuliana Vinci,
  • Marco Savastano and
  • Lucia Maddaloni

7 July 2025

With over 180 million tons produced annually and a global market exceeding 500 billion dollars, beer is one of the most widely consumed beverages in the world, thanks to its broad variety of styles, traditions, ingredients, and brewing techniques. Ho...

(This article belongs to the Section Sustainable Food)
  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,476 Views
25 Pages

7 July 2025

This paper investigates sustainable decision systems within green E-business models by analyzing how different O2O (online-to-offline) fulfillment structures affect emission-reduction efforts and pricing strategies in a two-tier supply chain consisti...

(This article belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)
  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
1,517 Views
28 Pages

7 July 2025

Green technology innovation (GTI) is pivotal for driving energy transition and low-carbon development in manufacturing. This study evaluates the spatiotemporal efficiency and predicts trends of GTI in China’s Yangtze River Economic Belt (YREB, 2010–2...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
4,178 Views
16 Pages

Wildfire Severity Reduction Through Prescribed Burning in the Southeastern United States

  • C. Wade Ross,
  • E. Louise Loudermilk,
  • Steven A. Flanagan,
  • Grant Snitker and ,
  • J. Kevin Hiers and
  • Joseph J. O’Brien
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

7 July 2025

With wildfires becoming more frequent and severe in fire-prone regions affected by warmer and drier climate conditions, reducing hazardous fuels is increasingly recognized as a preventative strategy for promoting sustainability and safeguarding value...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
2,861 Views
21 Pages

7 July 2025

Industrial wastewater management remains a critical barrier to achieving Sustainable Development Goal 6 (SDG 6) in many developing countries, where regulatory frameworks exist but affordable and scalable treatment solutions are lacking. In Pakistan,...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
1,886 Views
17 Pages

Phosphogypsum Processing into Innovative Products of High Added Value

  • Daniil I. Monastyrsky,
  • Marina A. Kulikova,
  • Marina A. Egorova,
  • Nina P. Shabelskaya and ,
  • Oleg A. Medennikov,
  • Asatullo M. Radzhabov,
  • Yuliya A. Gaidukova and
  • Vera A. Baranova
  • + 3 authors+ 0 author

7 July 2025

The paper presents a comprehensive study of the processing possibilities for phosphogypsum, a large-tonnage chemical industry waste, into highly sought-after products, such as ultraviolet pigments, and alkalizing reagents for the preparation of organ...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,683 Views
17 Pages

7 July 2025

Masonry industrial buildings, common in the 19th and 20th centuries, represent a significant architectural typology. These structures are crucial to the study of industrial archeology, which focuses on preserving and revitalizing historical industria...

(This article belongs to the Section Green Building)
  • Review
  • Open Access
18 Citations
6,779 Views
20 Pages

Mapping Constructivist Active Learning for STEM: Toward Sustainable Education

  • Rania Bou Saad,
  • Ariadna Llorens Garcia and
  • Jose M. Cabre Garcia

7 July 2025

As STEM education evolves, educators face growing challenges in selecting and adapting active learning strategies that are pedagogically sound, scalable, and aligned with sustainability goals. This study identifies and analyzes thirteen active (X-BLs...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
1,769 Views
15 Pages

7 July 2025

China’s accelerated urbanization has instigated construction land expansion and ecological land attrition, aggravating the carbon emission disequilibrium. Notably, the “land carbon emission elasticity coefficient” in urban agglomera...

(This article belongs to the Topic The Hydrosphere in Crisis: Human Impact, Climate Change, and Pathways to Resilience, 2nd Edition)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,552 Views
18 Pages

Deformation Analysis of 50 m-Deep Cylindrical Retaining Shaft in Composite Strata

  • Peng Tang,
  • Xiaofeng Fan,
  • Wenyong Chai,
  • Yu Liang and
  • Xiaoming Yan

7 July 2025

Cylindrical retaining structures are widely adopted in intercity railway tunnel engineering due to their exceptional load-bearing performance, no need for internal support, and efficient utilization of concrete compressive strength. Measured deformat...

(This article belongs to the Section Sustainable Engineering and Science)
  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,667 Views
22 Pages

7 July 2025

This paper examines the impact of carbon capture and storage (CCS) deployment on national carbon intensity (CI) across 43 countries from 2010 to 2020. Using a dynamic common correlated effects (DCCE) log–log panel, we estimate the elasticity of...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Optimising Air Quality and Health Benefits of Transport Decarbonisation)
  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
2,700 Views
24 Pages

7 July 2025

Considering the United Nations Climate Change Accord and insights from the OECD Global Material Resources Outlook to 2060, this study explores the intricate interrelationships of population growth, economic expansion, energy consumption, and carbon e...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
1,734 Views
40 Pages

Geopolymers from Olive Stone Bottom Ashes for Sustainable Construction: Influence of the Molding Method

  • Elena Picazo Camilo,
  • Juan José Valenzuela Expósito,
  • Raúl Carrillo Beltrán,
  • Griselda Elisabeth Perea Toledo and
  • Francisco Antonio Corpas Iglesias

7 July 2025

The forming methodology influences the physicochemical, mechanical, and microstructural properties. In this study, which aims to develop a geopolymeric material for potential insulation applications in buildings such as vertical walls, geopolymers we...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Innovative Materials, Nature-Based Solutions and Energy-Efficient Solutions in Sustainable Buildings and Cities)
  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
3,136 Views
20 Pages

7 July 2025

The construction of child-friendly cities is important for social and economic development. Based on the two-dimensional analysis framework of “Policy Tools–Policy Elements”, this study uses NVIVO 15 qualitative analysis software to...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
3,765 Views
24 Pages

A Triple-Bottom-Line Performance Measurement Model for the Sustainability of Post-Mining Landscapes in Indonesia

  • Justan Riduan Siahaan,
  • Gagaring Pagalung,
  • Eymal Bahsar Demmallino,
  • Abrar Saleng and ,
  • Andi Amran Sulaiman and
  • Nadhirah Nagu
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

7 July 2025

Indonesia’s post-mining landscapes require an integrated governance approach to achieve equitable and sustainable reclamation. This study developed and evaluated the TILANG Framework (Triple-Bottom-Line Integrated Land Governance) as a multidim...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Environmental and Economic Sustainability in Agri-Food System)
  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
3,959 Views
24 Pages

The Role of Food Markets in Urban Sustainable Tourism: A Case Study from Bucharest (Romania)

  • Iuliana Vijulie,
  • Gabriel Vânău,
  • Mihaela Preda and
  • Ana Maria Taloș

7 July 2025

Urban food markets are increasingly being recognized not only as centres of cultural identity and tourism but also as pivotal spaces for promoting urban sustainability. This study explores the role of urban markets in advancing sustainable cultural t...

(This article belongs to the Section Tourism, Culture, and Heritage)
  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,026 Views
21 Pages

Urban Allotment Gardens with Turf Reduce Biodiversity and Provide Limited Regulatory Ecosystem Services

  • Marta Melon,
  • Tomasz Dzieduszyński,
  • Beata Gawryszewska,
  • Maciej Lasocki and ,
  • Adrian Hoppa,
  • Arkadiusz Przybysz and
  • Piotr Sikorski
  • + 2 authors+ 0 author

7 July 2025

Urban gardens, including family allotment gardens (FAGs) and community gardens (CGs), play an increasingly important role in urban resilience to climate change—particularly through the delivery of regulatory ecosystem services. They occupy as m...

(This article belongs to the Section Sustainable Urban and Rural Development)
  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
6,257 Views
29 Pages

Gender-Responsive Research and Innovation: Issues and Initiatives

  • Sanaz Nikghadam-Hojjati,
  • Eda Marchetti,
  • Maria Gustavsson,
  • Filipa Ferrada and ,
  • Ana Inês Oliveira,
  • Agneta Halvarsson Lundqvist,
  • Anna Fogelberg Eriksson,
  • Oliviu Matei,
  • Jose Barata and
  • Laura Andreica
  • + 9 authors+ 4 authors

7 July 2025

The demands and preferences of men are often prioritized in societal challenges, despite women comprising half of the world’s population. Gender-Responsive Research and Innovation (GRRI) offers an approach to address this bias, promoting compre...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
1,535 Views
22 Pages

Research on the Spatiotemporal Changes and Driving Forces of Ecological Quality in Inner Mongolia Based on Long-Term Time Series

  • Gang Ji,
  • Zilong Liao,
  • Kaixuan Li,
  • Tiejun Liu and ,
  • Yaru Feng and
  • Zhenhua Han
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

7 July 2025

The ecological environment of Inner Mongolia constitutes a critical component of China’s ecological civilization construction. To comprehensively assess and monitor ecological quality dynamics in this region, this study employed MODIS remote se...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,663 Views
20 Pages

Aligning Values for Impact: A Value Mapping Tool Applied to Social Innovation for Sustainable Business Modelling

  • Carla Vivas,
  • Susana Leal,
  • João A. M. Nascimento,
  • Luís Cláudio Barradas and
  • Sandra Oliveira

7 July 2025

As sustainability becomes increasingly central to organizational strategy, social economy organizations (SEOs) are rethinking their business models. This study employs stakeholder analysis using the value mapping (VM) tool developed by Short, Rana, B...

  • Article
  • Open Access
15 Citations
4,239 Views
30 Pages

7 July 2025

Problem: Agriculture in India faces pressing challenges related to water scarcity, excessive pesticide use, and inefficient energy consumption, impacting both economic sustainability and environmental health. Methodology: This study integrates Life C...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
2,399 Views
21 Pages

Economic and Sustainability Assessment of Floating Photovoltaic Systems in Irrigation Ponds: A Case Study from Alicante (Spain)

  • María Inmaculada López-Ortiz,
  • Joaquín Melgarejo-Moreno and
  • José Alberto Redondo-Orts

7 July 2025

Environmental problems, along with the increasing energy demand and high electricity costs in the agricultural sector, justify the need to explore renewable energy sources in order to improve irrigation efficiency and sustainability. Therefore, the o...

(This article belongs to the Section Sustainable Urban and Rural Development)
  • Retraction
  • Open Access
1,080 Views
1 Page

7 July 2025

The journal retracts the article titled “Research on Sustainable Form Design of NEV Vehicle Based on Particle Swarm Algorithm Optimized Support Vector Regression” [...]

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
4,135 Views
22 Pages

Exploring Key Factors Influencing ESG Commitment: Evidence from Taiwanese Listed Companies

  • Kai-Chao Yao,
  • Cheng-Chang Lai,
  • Wen-Jye Shyr,
  • Da-Fang Chou and
  • Kun-Ming Huang

7 July 2025

This study addresses critical Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) research gaps in Asia by developing a validated and holistic framework tailored to Taiwanese listed companies. Integrating the Resource-Based View (RBV), Institutional Theory,...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,286 Views
27 Pages

7 July 2025

Production scheduling and machine tool intermittent state control separately influence a workshop’s machining and intermittent energy consumption. Effective scheduling decisions and intermittent state control are crucial for optimizing the over...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
4,630 Views
21 Pages

A Community-Based Intervention Proposal for Municipal Solid Waste Management: Analyzing Willingness, Barriers and Spatial Strategies

  • Jose Alejandro Aristizábal Cuellar,
  • Elkin Puerto-Rojas,
  • Sharon Naomi Correa-Galindo and
  • Myriam Carmenza Sierra Puentes

7 July 2025

Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) management programs can help to mitigate the triple planetary crises of climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution. However, their success largely depends on the public willingness to engage in the pro-environmental s...

(This article belongs to the Section Psychology of Sustainability and Sustainable Development)
  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
2,086 Views
16 Pages

Effects of Non-Inversion Tillage and Cover Crops on Weed Diversity and Density in Southeastern Romania

  • Mădălin Radu,
  • Ciprian Bolohan,
  • Costel Mihalașcu,
  • Andrei Măruțescu and ,
  • Max John Newbert and
  • Vasileios P. Vasileiadis
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

7 July 2025

Conservation agriculture is increasingly recognized as a sustainable alternative to conventional farming in temperate regions due to its benefits in terms of reducing soil erosion, enhancing water retention, and mitigating climate change. Despite the...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Sustainable Management: Plant, Biodiversity and Ecosystem)
  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,124 Views
21 Pages

Towards Sustainable Health and Safety in Mining: Evaluating the Psychophysical Impact of VR-Based Training

  • Aldona Urbanek,
  • Kinga Stecuła,
  • Krzysztof Kaźmierczak,
  • Szymon Łagosz and ,
  • Wojtek Kwoczak and
  • Artur Dyczko
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

7 July 2025

Mining involves daily descents underground and enduring dangerous and difficult conditions. Hence, it is very important to use solutions that will reduce the risk in miners’ work and ensure the greater safety and comfort of work in accordance w...

(This article belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)
  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
3,806 Views
28 Pages

7 July 2025

The change in the socio-political formation of Russia from a socialist planned system to a capitalist market system significantly influenced agriculture and one of its components—arable land. The loss of the sustainability of land management fo...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Application of Remote Sensing Technology for Land Use and Land Cover Change Analysis Volume II)
  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,122 Views
19 Pages

7 July 2025

As China enters a high-quality development stage, balancing economic growth and environmental sustainability is essential. Can industrial intelligence reconcile these goals? Using theoretical modeling, this paper integrates production decisions, poll...

(This article belongs to the Section Pollution Prevention, Mitigation and Sustainability)
  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,328 Views
21 Pages

Analysis of Ecosystem Pattern Evolution and Driving Forces in the Qin River Basin in the Middle Reaches of the Yellow River

  • Yi Liu,
  • Mingdong Zang,
  • Jianbing Peng,
  • Yuze Bai and ,
  • Siyuan Wang,
  • Zibin Wang,
  • Peidong Shi,
  • Miao Liu,
  • Kairan Xu and
  • Ning Zhang
  • + 5 authors+ 0 author

7 July 2025

As an ecological transition zone, the ecosystem of the Qin River Basin in the middle reaches of the Yellow River is of great significance to the regional ecological balance. With the rapid socio-economic development, land use changes are significant,...

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
1,950 Views
19 Pages

7 July 2025

The Dabie Mountain area in Anhui Province is an essential ecological security barrier and a critical protected area in East China. It is very important to assess its ecological environment quality and identify its key driving forces. Five indicators,...

(This article belongs to the Section Environmental Sustainability and Applications)
  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,392 Views
15 Pages

6 July 2025

The dependence of conventional epoxy resins on fossil fuels and the environmental and health hazards associated with bisphenol A (BPA) demand the creation of sustainable alternatives. Because lignin is a natural resource and has an aromatic ring skel...

  • Review
  • Open Access
11 Citations
2,617 Views
25 Pages

6 July 2025

As mine mining extends to greater depths, the challenge of heat damage in high-temperature and high-humidity deep mines has emerged as a significant obstacle to the safe mining of deep mines. This paper reviews the causes of mine heat damage, evaluat...

(This article belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)
  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
1,875 Views
22 Pages

6 July 2025

New urbanization (NU) is an urban development strategy proposed by China that takes into account both urban development and ecological protection. It aims to improve the resistance and resilience of ecosystems, that is, to improve ecological resilien...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
4,464 Views
26 Pages

Microwave-Assisted Pyrolysis of Polyethylene and Polypropylene from End-of-Life Vehicles: Hydrogen Production and Energy Valorization

  • Grigore Psenovschi,
  • Ioan Calinescu,
  • Alexandru Fiti,
  • Ciprian-Gabriel Chisega-Negrila and ,
  • Sorin-Lucian Ionascu and
  • Lucica Barbes
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

6 July 2025

Plastic waste is currently a major concern in Romania due to the annual increase in quantities generated from anthropogenic and industrial activities, especially from end-of-life vehicles (ELVs), and the need to reduce environmental impact. This stud...

(This article belongs to the Section Waste and Recycling)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,694 Views
24 Pages

6 July 2025

The conflicting demands of urban trees and walkable surfaces result in significant financial burdens for municipal administrators who understand that urban residents want tree-lined walkable surfaces. This study investigates three methodologies for m...

(This article belongs to the Section Sustainable Urban and Rural Development)
  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
1,788 Views
17 Pages

6 July 2025

Various activities, whether economic, social, or environmental, exert pressure on a coastal area. The extent of economic activities taking place in coastal regions is continuously increasing, particularly in tourism, maritime transport, port operatio...

(This article belongs to the Section Environmental Sustainability and Applications)
  • Article
  • Open Access
18 Citations
5,393 Views
21 Pages

6 July 2025

Rapid population growth and urbanization have greatly impacted the environment, causing a sharp rise in city temperatures—a phenomenon known as the Urban Heat Island (UHI) effect. While previous research has extensively examined the influence o...

(This article belongs to the Section Sustainable Urban and Rural Development)
  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,189 Views
27 Pages

6 July 2025

This study presents a comprehensive analysis of carbon emission trends and their driving factors at Shanghai Port, with a particular focus on the decoupling relationship between port economic development and carbon emissions, as well as forecasting t...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,502 Views
17 Pages

Hydrogeochemical Characteristics and Evolutionary Mechanisms of the Nanping Geothermal Field, Southeastern Hainan Island, China

  • Xiaolin Wang,
  • Xiaoxue Yan,
  • Wei Zhang,
  • Bo Ma and ,
  • Changzhu Liu,
  • Yongpeng Yang,
  • Ruoxi Yuan,
  • Jie Chen and
  • Wencun Su
  • + 4 authors+ 0 author

5 July 2025

The southeastern Hainan Island boasts abundant hydrothermal resources, most of which are exposed as thermal springs. Analyzing the hydrochemical characteristics, hydrochemical evolutionary mechanisms, and material transition of these resources is sig...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
1,580 Views
20 Pages

5 July 2025

The increasingly severe ecological and environmental problems in rural areas pose a serious threat to agricultural sustainability and human well-being. Protecting the ecological environment of cultivated land is fundamental to ensuring food security...

(This article belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)
  • Review
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,057 Views
18 Pages

Pre-Treatment Equipment for Processing Grape Marc into Valorised By-Products: A Review

  • Stepan Akterian,
  • Kostadin Fikiin,
  • Georgi Georgiev and
  • Angel Terziev

5 July 2025

While traditional disposal of solid waste from the global wine industry causes significant environmental burden and hazards, a range of value-added by-products can be produced from the grape marc. This review focuses therefore on crucial sustainabili...

(This article belongs to the Section Sustainable Food)
  • Article
  • Open Access
19 Citations
1,820 Views
22 Pages

5 July 2025

The UN’s “Global Agenda for Change” focused on global challenges, with the aim of improving quality of life. The focus on People, Planet, Prosperity, Peace, Partnership, and Integrated Action (EU) orients its efforts towards sociall...

(This article belongs to the Section Health, Well-Being and Sustainability)
  • Article
  • Open Access
21 Citations
11,081 Views
29 Pages

5 July 2025

This investigation examines the psychological mechanisms governing human–virtual influencer relationships and their consequential impact on environmentally-conscious consumer behavior within digital marketing ecosystems. Employing theoretical f...

(This article belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)
  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
2,092 Views
21 Pages

5 July 2025

Epoxy resin-modified concrete (ERMC) demonstrates significant potential for enhancing the durability of concrete structures exposed to harsh environmental conditions. However, the performance of ERMC under the combined effects of salt erosion and fre...

(This article belongs to the Section Green Building)
  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
2,207 Views
24 Pages

5 July 2025

This study aims to evaluate how key financial, educational, technological, and institutional drivers shape resource efficiency (RCE), a critical pillar of sustainable development—across major economies. Enhancing RCE is vital for ensuring long-...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,700 Views
26 Pages

5 July 2025

Projected changes in outdoor environmental conditions are expected to significantly alter building energy demand across the United States. Yet, policymakers and designers lack typology and climate-zone-specific guidance to support long-term planning....

(This article belongs to the Section Green Building)

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