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Sustainability, Volume 17, Issue 14

2025 July-2 - 422 articles

Cover Story: In this paper, Paul Chatterton and Stella Darby examine how local stakeholders in Leeds, UK, engage with climate action and navigate the complexities of a climate emergency. In their research, they identified three key trends: (1) redefining the climate emergency using longer term, holistic, and politicised perspectives beyond narrow scientific framings; (2) fostering disruptive, collaborative leadership that breaks down silos and supports novel institutions; and (3) embracing a reparative ethics of self-care and Earth-care, centred on climate justice and accountability to frontline communities. To develop more effective and hopeful local climate action, the authors recommend that stakeholders broaden definitions of the climate emergency, develop a strategic approach to making change, and prioritise climate justice and equity. View this paper
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Articles (422)

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
5,181 Views
26 Pages

21 July 2025

Heritage building conservation plays a special role in addressing modern sustainability challenges by preserving the cultural identity, retrofitting, restoring, and renovating these structures to improve energy performance, which is crucial for revit...

(This article belongs to the Section Tourism, Culture, and Heritage)
  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,990 Views
37 Pages

21 July 2025

This paper investigates the impact of the transition from manufacturing to tourism on sectoral productivity, output prices, and labor costs. Using panel data econometric models for 15 selected EU countries from 2011 to 2023, the study confirms key dy...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Post-COVID-19-Pandemic Climate Change and Sustainable Tourism Management)
  • Review
  • Open Access
9 Citations
11,107 Views
46 Pages

21 July 2025

Packaging waste is a major environmental issue, making the transition to sustainable solutions imperative. This article proposes the concept of Shared Producer Responsibility (SPR) as a key approach to advancing sustainable packaging in the fast-movi...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Sustainable Development of Organization Performance for Economic and Business Aspects)
  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,110 Views
19 Pages

21 July 2025

The integration of financial technology expenditures and green total factor productivity (GTFP) constitutes a critical impetus for sustainable economic advancement. This study employs provincial panel data from China (2012–2020) and uses the SB...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Circular Economy and Sustainability)
  • Review
  • Open Access
3 Citations
3,179 Views
35 Pages

Advances in Dissolved Organic Carbon Remote Sensing Inversion in Inland Waters: Methodologies, Challenges, and Future Directions

  • Dandan Xu,
  • Rui Xue,
  • Mengyuan Luo,
  • Wenhuan Wang and ,
  • Wei Zhang and
  • Yinghui Wang
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

21 July 2025

Inland waters, serving as crucial carbon sinks and pivotal conduits within the global carbon cycle, are essential targets for carbon assessment under global warming and carbon neutrality initiatives. However, the extensive spatial distribution and in...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,010 Views
21 Pages

A Randomised Controlled Trial of Mental Mode Management to Foster Pro-Environmental Behaviour and Reduce Climate Change Anxiety in French Adults

  • Serena L. Colombo,
  • Camille Lefrançois,
  • Jacques Fradin,
  • Salvatore G. Chiarella and ,
  • Antonino Raffone and
  • Luca Simione
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

21 July 2025

Addressing climate change requires not only knowledge but also psychological resilience. This study examined whether integrating Mental Mode Management (MMM) self-regulation training with climate education improves pro-environmental outcomes and emot...

(This article belongs to the Section Psychology of Sustainability and Sustainable Development)
  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
3,411 Views
21 Pages

Modeling a Financial Controlling System for Managing Transfer Pricing Operations

  • Oleksii Kalivoshko,
  • Volodymyr Kraievskyi,
  • Bohdan Hnatkivskyi,
  • Alla Savchenko and ,
  • Nikolay Kiktev,
  • Valentyna Borkovska,
  • Irina Kliopova,
  • Krzysztof Mudryk and
  • Pawel Pysz
  • + 4 authors+ 0 author

21 July 2025

The management of transfer pricing operations is considered from the perspective of modeling financial and accounting processes for various organizations, using agricultural enterprises as an example. It is demonstrated that the execution of transfer...

(This article belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,159 Views
26 Pages

21 July 2025

This article analyzes the role of parish churches, erected after 1945, in shaping the urban and social structures of the Szczecin housing estates, examining their importance and impact on the surrounding space. This research focused on three groups o...

(This article belongs to the Collection Sustainable Conservation of Urban and Cultural Heritage)
  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
1,719 Views
22 Pages

Engineered Ceramic Composites from Electrolytic Manganese Residue and Fly Ash: Fabrication Optimization and Additive Modification Mechanisms

  • Zhaohui He,
  • Shuangna Li,
  • Zhaorui Li,
  • Di Zhang and ,
  • Guangdong An,
  • Xin Shi,
  • Xin Sun and
  • Kai Li
  • + 3 authors+ 0 author

21 July 2025

The sustainable valorization of electrolytic manganese residue (EMR) and fly ash (FA) presents critical environmental challenges. This study systematically investigates the performance optimization of EMR-FA ceramic composites through the coordinated...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
4,211 Views
21 Pages

21 July 2025

Maritime transportation is the backbone of global trade, with ports acting as pivotal nodes for the efficient and resilient movement of goods in international supply chains. However, most existing studies lack a systematic and integrated framework fo...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
1,781 Views
18 Pages

21 July 2025

The depletion of global fish stocks poses a major challenge to sustainable development, particularly in economies where marine resources are critical to livelihoods and food security. In this study, the relationship between economic development and t...

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

21 July 2025

This study investigates public perceptions of sustainable mobility within university environments, which are important trip generation hubs with the potential to influence and disseminate sustainable mobility behaviors. Using sentiment analysis on 12...

(This article belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)
  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
1,574 Views
25 Pages

21 July 2025

The energy quota trading policy is a pivotal market-oriented environmental regulation policy that propels the reform of the energy structure. Utilizing panel data from 30 provinces in China covering the period from 2012 to 2022, this study employed a...

(This article belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)
  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
3,016 Views
22 Pages

Promoting Sustainable Career Development in Inclusive Education: A Psychometric Study of Career Maturity Among Students with Special Educational Needs

  • Fengzhan Gao,
  • Lan Yang,
  • Lawrence P. W. Wong,
  • Qishuai Zhang and ,
  • Kuen Fung Sin and
  • Alessandra Romano
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

21 July 2025

Despite progress in inclusive education, students with Special Educational Needs (SEN) often lack valid, tailored tools for career assessment, limiting equitable transitions to adulthood and employment. Closing this gap is crucial for Sustainable Dev...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Creating an Innovative Learning Environment)
  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
4,158 Views
25 Pages

Dynamic Slope Stability Assessment Under Blast-Induced Ground Vibrations in Open-Pit Mines: A Pseudo-Static Limit Equilibrium Approach

  • Sami Ullah,
  • Gaofeng Ren,
  • Yongxiang Ge,
  • Muhammad Burhan Memon and ,
  • Eric Munene Kinyua and
  • Theoneste Ndayiragije
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

21 July 2025

Blasting is one of the most widely used and cost-effective techniques for rock excavation and fragmentation in open-pit mining, particularly for large-scale operations. However, repeated or poorly controlled blasting can generate excessive ground vib...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,095 Views
22 Pages

21 July 2025

Assessing a city’s level of smartness according to global indices is a relatively new area of investigation. It is useful in encouraging a rethinking of urban digital strategies, although the different approaches to global smart city rankings h...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Smart Cities, Smart Governance and Sustainable Development)
  • Article
  • Open Access
3,422 Views
26 Pages

21 July 2025

The confluence of financial constraints, climate change mitigation efforts, and evolving user expectations has significantly transformed the concept of facility management (FM). Traditional FM has now evolved to enhance sustainability in the built en...

  • Article
  • Open Access
33 Citations
22,171 Views
16 Pages

Artificial Intelligence in Digital Marketing: Enhancing Consumer Engagement and Supporting Sustainable Behavior Through Social and Mobile Networks

  • Carmen Acatrinei,
  • Ingrid Georgeta Apostol,
  • Lucia Nicoleta Barbu,
  • Raluca-Giorgiana Chivu (Popa) and
  • Mihai-Cristian Orzan

21 July 2025

This article explores the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) in digital marketing through social and mobile networks and its role in fostering sustainable consumer behavior. AI enhances personalization, sentiment analysis, and campaign autom...

(This article belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)
  • Article
  • Open Access
17 Citations
4,311 Views
35 Pages

21 July 2025

Amman’s rapid population growth and sprawling urbanization have resulted in car-centric, fragmented neighborhoods that lack social cohesion and are vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. This study reframes walkability as a climate adapta...

(This article belongs to the Section Environmental Sustainability and Applications)
  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,925 Views
22 Pages

21 July 2025

Prior research often portrays Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) as a coercive institutional force compelling firms to passively conform for legitimacy. More recent studies, however, suggest firms actively pursue CSR to gain sustainable competitiv...

(This article belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)
  • Review
  • Open Access
25 Citations
8,469 Views
37 Pages

21 July 2025

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) have been reported to contaminate soil as a result of improper management of waste, wastewater, landfill leachate, biosolids, and a large and indiscriminate use of aqueous film-forming foams (AFFF), posing p...

(This article belongs to the Section Pollution Prevention, Mitigation and Sustainability)
  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
3,969 Views
16 Pages

Effects of Replacing Nitrogen Fertilizer with Organic Fertilizer on Soil Physicochemical Properties and Maize Yield in Yunnan’s Red Soil

  • Zhao Liu,
  • Wen Ao,
  • Shenghang Wu,
  • Qiheng Deng and ,
  • Hao Ren,
  • Qiang Li,
  • Hao Li and
  • Peng Zhang
  • + 3 authors+ 0 author

21 July 2025

Red soil regions commonly experience land degradation and low nutrient availability. Excessive fertilizer use in recent years has intensified these challenges, necessitating scientifically informed fertilization strategies to ensure agricultural sust...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2,067 Views
18 Pages

Circular Model for the Valorization of Black Grape Pomace for Producing Pasteurized Red Must Enriched in Health-Promoting Phenolic Compounds

  • Victoria Artem,
  • Arina Oana Antoce,
  • Elisabeta Irina Geana,
  • Ancuta Nechita and ,
  • Georgeta Tudor,
  • Petronela Anca Onache and
  • Aurora Ranca
  • + 2 authors+ 0 author

21 July 2025

As compared to red wine technology, where pomace is macerated, the grape juices and musts are obtained by pressing the grapes and removing the pomace, thus removing an important source of antioxidant molecules. The objective of this study was to expl...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Sustainable Research on Food Science and Food Technology)
  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
3,711 Views
19 Pages

Exploring the Impact of Female Student’s Digital Intelligence on Sustainable Learning and Digital Mental Well-Being: A Case Study of Saudi Arabia

  • Norah Muflih Alruwaili,
  • Zaiba Ali,
  • Mohd Shuaib Siddiqui,
  • Asad Hassan Butt and ,
  • Hassan Ahmad,
  • Rahila Ali and
  • Shaden Hamad Alsalem
  • + 2 authors+ 0 author

21 July 2025

This study investigates the interplay between adaptive online learning, students’ digital intelligence, sustainable learning, and digital mental well-being among female university students in Saudi Arabia. In response to the growing reliance on...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,557 Views
20 Pages

21 July 2025

To respond to China’s sustainable development goals, this study uses a dynamic panel data set (2009–2023) and the PSM-DID model to examine how blockchain adoption impacts corporate sustainable development performance (CSDP). The results s...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Blockchain for Sustainable Business Management: Innovations and Applications)
  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
2,827 Views
27 Pages

21 July 2025

As climate change consequences intensify, higher education institutions (HEIs) have an opportunity and responsibility to model sustainable operations. This study examines how embracing shared knowledge and inclusion in sustainability decision making...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Sustainable Management for the Future of Education Systems)
  • Article
  • Open Access
2,058 Views
21 Pages

21 July 2025

Personal lifestyle choices contribute up to 75% of national emissions and yet the greenhouse gas (GHG) inventories included in the National Inventory Report (NIR) of Canada provide limited insight on these choices. Better insight can be found using c...

(This article belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)
  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,295 Views
31 Pages

20 July 2025

Our research explores the dynamic relationship between CO2 emissions and four major influencing factors: foreign direct investment (FDI), economic growth (GDP), renewable energy consumption (REN) and population (POP) in the Association of Southeast A...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advances in Energy Economics, Energy Policy and Sustainability Transition)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,902 Views
20 Pages

Real-Time Source Dynamics of PM2.5 During Winter Haze Episodes Resolved by SPAMS: A Case Study in Yinchuan, Northwest China

  • Huihui Du,
  • Tantan Tan,
  • Jiaying Pan,
  • Meng Xu and ,
  • Aidong Liu and
  • Yanpeng Li
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

20 July 2025

The occurrence of haze pollution significantly deteriorates air quality and threatens human health, yet persistent knowledge gaps in real-time source apportionment of fine particulate matter (PM2.5) hinder sustained improvements in atmospheric pollut...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,633 Views
28 Pages

20 July 2025

Under the impetus of digital rural development and the rapid advancement of smart logistics, intelligent terminal delivery technologies are gradually expanding into rural areas. This study employs a three-phase mixed research approach to systematical...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Smart Transport Based on Sustainable Transport Development)
  • Systematic Review
  • Open Access
10 Citations
3,897 Views
19 Pages

Identifying Factors Influencing Local Acceptance of Renewable Energy Projects: A Systematic Review

  • Hazirah H. Zaharuddin,
  • Vani N. Alviani,
  • Mazlina A. Majid,
  • Hiromi Kubota and
  • Noriyoshi Tsuchiya

20 July 2025

Renewable energy projects are critical for sustainable development, yet their success often hinges on local community acceptance. This study refines the Community Acceptance Framework to classify and better understand the social and behavioral factor...

(This article belongs to the Section Psychology of Sustainability and Sustainable Development)
  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,250 Views
15 Pages

20 July 2025

The sustainability of coastal ecosystems, associated fisheries, and environmental quality is increasingly threatened by anthropogenic activities and rapidly expanding urbanization. This study investigated the ecological impacts of increased coastal u...

(This article belongs to the Section Pollution Prevention, Mitigation and Sustainability)
  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
1,981 Views
27 Pages

Preparation and Application of Wetland-Plant-Derived Biochar for Tetracycline Antibiotic Adsorption in Water

  • Qingyun Chen,
  • Hao Tong,
  • Xing Gao,
  • Peng Li and ,
  • Jiaqi Li,
  • Haifeng Zhuang and
  • Suqing Wu
  • + 2 authors+ 0 author

20 July 2025

Every year, a large amount of antibiotics enter aquatic environments globally through discharging of pharmaceutical wastewater and domestic sewage, emissions from agriculture, and livestock, posing a severe threat to ecosystems and human health. Ther...

(This article belongs to the Section Sustainable Water Management)
  • Review
  • Open Access
7 Citations
4,861 Views
27 Pages

Best Practices for Environmental Sustainability in Healthcare Simulation Education: A Scoping Review

  • Jessica E. Marsack,
  • Deborah Lee,
  • Linda M. DiClemente,
  • Melissa Bodi and ,
  • Kimberley Clarke,
  • Elizabeth S. Robison,
  • Sandra Turnau,
  • Laura Van Horn and
  • Melissa A. Bathish
  • + 4 authors+ 0 author

20 July 2025

Educators must understand current practices and gaps in knowledge regarding environmental sustainability in simulation education to reduce the environmental impact of plastic waste while still maintaining fidelity in simulation education. Therefore,...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,384 Views
17 Pages

20 July 2025

Most studies on educational sustainability focus on higher education institutions, while secondary schools, especially in the Global South, are still rarely researched. This study evaluates the sustainability performance of SMAN 21 Bekasi, a public s...

(This article belongs to the Section Sustainable Education and Approaches)
  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
3,687 Views
32 Pages

20 July 2025

This paper investigates the extent to which ecological design principles are integrated into contemporary park design and whether they represent a new landscape design paradigm. It also presents a theoretical literature review and a selection of key...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Sustainable Urban Planning and Design in the Context of Climate Change)
  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,754 Views
32 Pages

Improved Fault Resilience of GFM-GFL Converters in Ultra-Weak Grids Using Active Disturbance Rejection Control and Virtual Inertia Control

  • Monigaa Nagaboopathy,
  • Kumudini Devi Raguru Pandu,
  • Ashmitha Selvaraj and
  • Anbuselvi Shanmugam Velu

20 July 2025

Enhancing the resilience of renewable energy systems in ultra-weak grids is crucial for promoting sustainable energy adoption and ensuring a reliable power supply during disturbances. Ultra-weak grids characterized by a very low Short-Circuit Ratio,...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,938 Views
26 Pages

20 July 2025

Urban form plays a crucial role in regulating urban thermal environments and air pollution patterns. However, the indirect mechanisms through which urban form influences PM2.5 concentrations via land surface temperature (LST) remain poorly understood...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Sustainable Urban Planning and Regional Development)
  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,616 Views
14 Pages

20 July 2025

Researchers increasingly agree that livestock farming is the leading cause of air pollution with ammonia (NH3) gas. The existing research suggests that 30–80% of nitrogen is lost from slurry and liquid manure in the gaseous form of ammonia. Mos...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
7,700 Views
16 Pages

Active Breaks to Promote Sustainable Cognitive Development in Primary School Children

  • Gaetano Raiola,
  • Tiziana D’Isanto,
  • Sara Aliberti,
  • Giampiero Merati and
  • Francesca D’Elia

19 July 2025

Promoting sustainable lifestyles through early interventions in schools is increasingly recognized as a critical component of public health and educational policy. Sustainable development, as outlined by the United Nations Sustainable Development Goa...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,473 Views
30 Pages

19 July 2025

The swift expansion of China’s automotive manufacturing industry has spurred a constant rise in the demand for automotive parts production and distribution, making the optimization of distribution routes in complex environments a crucial resear...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Green Transportation and Collaborative Logistics Management Driven by Artificial Intelligence)
  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,508 Views
23 Pages

19 July 2025

To explore the integration efficiency of ecology, culture and tourism in China, this study uses a Super-Efficiency SBM model with undesirable outputs to measure integration efficiency, employs kernel density estimation (KDE) to analyze dynamic spatia...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Post-COVID-19-Pandemic Climate Change and Sustainable Tourism Management)
  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
3,075 Views
21 Pages

Urban Sustainability of Quito Through Its Food System: Spatial and Social Interactions

  • María Magdalena Benalcázar Jarrín,
  • Diana Patricia Zuleta Mediavilla,
  • Ramon Rispoli and
  • Daniele Rocchio

19 July 2025

This study explores the spatial and social implications of urban food systems in Quito, Ecuador, focusing on how food access inequalities reflect and reinforce broader urban disparities. The research addresses a critical problem in contemporary urban...

(This article belongs to the Section Sustainable Urban and Rural Development)
  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
3,295 Views
34 Pages

Natural and Anthropic Constraints on Historical Morphological Dynamics in the Middle Stretch of the Po River (Northern Italy)

  • Laura Turconi,
  • Barbara Bono,
  • Carlo Mambriani,
  • Lucia Masotti and ,
  • Fabio Stocchi and
  • Fabio Luino
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

19 July 2025

Geo-historical information deduced from geo-iconographical resources, derived from extensive research and the selection of cartographies and historical documents, enabled the investigation of the natural and anthropic transformations of the perifluvi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
1,701 Views
32 Pages

19 July 2025

With the development of urban scale and economic growth, the challenges posed by limited resources and insufficient environmental carrying capacity become increasingly severe, making the sustainable improvement of production efficiency an urgent requ...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,466 Views
20 Pages

19 July 2025

This study investigates the influence of monthly income level (low, medium, and high) on consumer behavior regarding a newly launched cream cheese product enriched with berry by-products. A panel of 345 participants was surveyed, and data were analyz...

(This article belongs to the Section Bioeconomy of Sustainability)
  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
1,211 Views
20 Pages

19 July 2025

With an economic model characterized by high energy consumption and low efficiency, China is facing serious energy shortages and environmental problems. However, education, as the cornerstone of social progress, has been overlooked in its role in imp...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3,683 Views
18 Pages

Processing Fruits and Vegetables as a Way to Prevent Their Waste

  • Ksenia Juszczak-Szelągowska,
  • Iwona Kowalczuk,
  • Dawid Olewnicki,
  • Małgorzata Kosicka-Gębska and
  • Dagmara Stangierska-Mazurkiewicz

19 July 2025

The aim of the current study was to determine the scale and underlying causes for the waste of raw and processed fruits and vegetables in Polish households. A survey was conducted on a representative sample of 1100 respondents. The collected empirica...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Future Trends in Food Processing and Food Preservation Techniques)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,148 Views
21 Pages

19 July 2025

As a critical link connecting groundwater and vegetation, the vadose zone’s lithological structural heterogeneity directly influences soil water distribution and vegetation growth. A comprehensive understanding of the ecological effects of the...

(This article belongs to the Section Sustainable Water Management)
  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,316 Views
20 Pages

Simulation of Water–Energy–Food–Carbon Nexus in the Agricultural Production Process in Liaocheng Based on the System Dynamics (SD)

  • Wenshuang Yuan,
  • Hao Wang,
  • Yuyu Liu,
  • Song Han and ,
  • Xin Cong and
  • Zhenghe Xu
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

19 July 2025

To achieve regional sustainable development, the low-carbon transformation of agriculture is essential, as it serves both as a significant carbon source and as a potential carbon sink. This study calculated the agricultural carbon emissions in Liaoch...

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