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Sustainability, Volume 17, Issue 20

2025 October-2 - 391 articles

Cover Story: Microplastic (MP) pollution represents a significant environmental challenge. MPs accumulate in ecosystems, posing serious risks to them and human health. Efficient removal of these contaminants is essential to avoid adverse effects. This review summarizes and critically analyses current methods for the removal of MPs from effluents and soils, focusing on their effectiveness, advantages, and limitations. Conventional and emerging techniques are discussed in the context of wastewater and soil treatment. Key challenges in MPs removal, including plastic type diversity, their size, and the complexity of environmental matrices, are discussed. This work aims to contribute to defining pathways for MPs’ removal while also stressing the need for further research to achieve more efficient strategies. View this paper
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Articles (391)

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,502 Views
22 Pages

21 October 2025

This article addresses the contemporary and highly relevant research area of business sustainability, which attracts the attention of both scholars and management practitioners. Although the social dimension of sustainability is gaining increasing im...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,172 Views
21 Pages

A Three-Stage Process for Sustainable Telework Adoption

  • Mario Aguilar-Fernández,
  • Graciela Salgado-Escobar,
  • Luvis P. León-Romero,
  • Brenda García-Jarquín and
  • Misaela Francisco-Márquez

21 October 2025

In recent years, telework (TW) has been seen as a feasible and flexible alternative to deal with global and market risks; however, companies’ lack of vision and planning to implement it has generated the reality that TW, far from bringing advan...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,418 Views
22 Pages

Characterizing the Evolution of Multi-Scale Communities in Urban Road Networks

  • Yifan Wang,
  • Yi Li,
  • Xingwa Song,
  • Shilong Wang and
  • Ning Wang

21 October 2025

The growing abundance of traffic data offers new opportunities to uncover dynamic traffic patterns in urban road networks, providing valuable insights for promoting sustainable mobility. By leveraging these data, road segments can be grouped into com...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advances in Data-Driven Transportation Systems: Emerging Trends, Challenges, and Applications)
  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,634 Views
14 Pages

The Impact of the Bill of Quantity Export Process from BIM on the Accuracy of the LCA Results

  • Tajda Potrc Obrecht,
  • Jakub Veselka,
  • Daniel Plazza,
  • Michael Ortmann and ,
  • Nicolas Alaux,
  • Bernardette Soust-Verdaguer,
  • Deepshi Kaushal and
  • Alexander Passer
  • + 3 authors+ 0 author

21 October 2025

The construction industry is responsible for a significant amount of greenhouse gas emissions. Therefore, buildings have the potential to play a central role in climate change mitigation. It is also known that building projects are unique and complex...

(This article belongs to the Section Sustainable Engineering and Science)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,425 Views
32 Pages

21 October 2025

This study constructs a comprehensive analytical framework for fire evacuation efficiency in high-rise buildings based on risk management theory, environment–behavior relationship theory, and stress-cognition theory. Through a systematic litera...

(This article belongs to the Section Psychology of Sustainability and Sustainable Development)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1,145 Views
24 Pages

21 October 2025

The adoption of robust fiscal policies is a critical pathway for China to control pollution, promote green development, and advance ecological civilization. This study examines the “Comprehensive Demonstration City of Energy Conservation and Em...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
2,266 Views
32 Pages

21 October 2025

In the pursuit of sustainable economic development, fostering new-quality productivity (NQP) is both an inherent requirement and a strategic priority for advancing a green economy, while digital transformation has emerged as a pivotal driver in recon...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Environmental Economics, Policies and Sustainable Economic Development)
  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
2,289 Views
34 Pages

Enhancing Transparency and Trust in Higher Education Institutions via Blockchain: A Conceptual Model Utilizing the Ethereum Consortium Approach

  • Yerlan Kistaubayev,
  • Francisco Liébana-Cabanillas,
  • Aijaz A. Shaikh,
  • Galimkair Mutanov and ,
  • Olga Ussatova and
  • Ainura Shinbayeva
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

21 October 2025

It has been recognized that Blockchain technology contributes to environmentally sustainable development goals (SDGs). It has emerged as a disruptive innovation capable of transforming various economic and social sectors significantly. This conceptua...

(This article belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)
  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,948 Views
23 Pages

Spatiotemporal Evolution, Regional Disparities, and Transition Dynamics of Carbon Effects in China’s Agricultural Land Use

  • Caibo Liu,
  • Xuenan Zhang,
  • Yiyang Sun,
  • Wanling Hu and ,
  • Xia Li and
  • Huiru Cheng
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

21 October 2025

A precise understanding of the carbon dynamics of agricultural land use is essential for advancing China’s “dual carbon” goals and promoting sustainable rural development. Drawing on panel datasets for 31 Chinese provinces over the...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Land Use Strategies for Sustainable Development)
  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,476 Views
24 Pages

21 October 2025

The construction industry is a major contributor to global resource consumption and waste. This sector extracts over two billion tons of raw materials each year and contributes over 30% of all solid waste generated annually through construction and d...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Challenges and Future Trends of Sustainable Urban Development and Transition)
  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
1,500 Views
22 Pages

21 October 2025

The demand for reliable Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) of asphalt mixtures is growing, particularly as they are increasingly used in public road construction tenders across Europe. However, the reliability and comparability of EPDs remain...

(This article belongs to the Section Environmental Sustainability and Applications)
  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,800 Views
27 Pages

21 October 2025

Minor Southern Italian population centers present a fragmented and uneven urban landscape, resulting from abandonment and depopulation phenomena that have led, especially in historic city centers, to urban voids scattered with rubble, buildings in a...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Well-Being and Urban Green Spaces: Advantages for Sustainable Cities)
  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,770 Views
24 Pages

Estimating the Non-Use Value of Laojun Mountain National Park: A Contingent Valuation Study with Cultural Identity Mediation in Yunnan, China

  • Chengyu Yang,
  • Ruifeng Wu,
  • Jing Tao,
  • Qi Jiang and ,
  • Jihui Zhao,
  • Jihong Xu and
  • Qian Liu
  • + 2 authors+ 0 author

21 October 2025

This study applies the Contingent Valuation Method (CVM) to estimate the non-use value of Laojun Mountain National Park, a culturally and ecologically significant site within the Three Parallel Rivers World Heritage region of northwestern Yunnan, Chi...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Land Use Planning for Sustainable Ecosystem Management)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,129 Views
17 Pages

Long-Term Divergence in Green Exposure Trajectories and Economic Determinants in Urban China

  • Renpeng Liu,
  • Peng Zhang,
  • Gaoxiang Zhou,
  • Xinbin Li and ,
  • Dedong Zhang and
  • Ming Liu
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

21 October 2025

Urban greening is increasingly promoted as a means to achieve sustainable and inclusive development. However, it remains unclear whether the expansion of green infrastructure reduces spatial and socioeconomic inequalities or reinforces them. This stu...

(This article belongs to the Section Health, Well-Being and Sustainability)
  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
1,392 Views
21 Pages

21 October 2025

The global transition toward carbon neutrality has accelerated the adoption of electric vehicles (EVs), prompting the need for smarter infrastructure planning in urban environments. This study presents a novel framework that integrates machine learni...

  • Essay
  • Open Access
1,742 Views
17 Pages

21 October 2025

Population mobility is increasingly crucial for regional development. However, current studies often neglect the impact of rapid digitalization. This study adopts a three-stage analytical framework derived from the Techno-Economic Paradigm across its...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,388 Views
20 Pages

21 October 2025

Green innovation is a key driver for reshaping the economic development model and attaining sustainable development. Prior research has primarily concentrated on the consequences of digital transformation on the quantity of corporate green innovation...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Digital Economy Transformation: Driving Sustainability Through Innovative Management)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
948 Views
17 Pages

Shear Behavior of Curved Concrete Structures Repaired with Sustainability-Oriented Trenchless Polymer Grouting

  • Dongyu Qi,
  • Yinan Sha,
  • Bin Li,
  • Xupei Yao and ,
  • Manjun Li,
  • Xueming Du,
  • Xiaohua Zhao and
  • Kejie Zhai
  • + 3 authors+ 0 author

21 October 2025

Urban underground infrastructure is increasingly challenged by material aging, environmental degradation, and structural deterioration. In response, trenchless polymer grouting technologies employing sustainability-oriented two-component foaming poly...

(This article belongs to the Section Sustainable Engineering and Science)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,389 Views
16 Pages

21 October 2025

This article investigates strategies for advancing sustainable learning among learners with visual impairments (LVIs) in historically disadvantaged schools in Lesotho, a low-income country. Despite global efforts to promote inclusive education, LVIs...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Education for a Sustainable Future: A Global Development Necessity)
  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,846 Views
25 Pages

21 October 2025

This study investigates flood risk trends using rainfall data collected from 13 districts of Diyarbakır Province, Turkey, with a focus on supporting sustainability-oriented climate adaptation. Both annual and seasonal precipitation variations we...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Applications of Geospatial Technologies on Urban, Environmental, and Public Health Sustainability)
  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
1,760 Views
24 Pages

A Framework for Building Sustainability Assessment for Developing Countries Using F-Delphi: Moroccan Housing Case Study

  • Noussaiba Rharbi,
  • Antonio García Martínez,
  • Abdelghani El Asli,
  • Safae Oulmouden and
  • Hicham Mastouri

21 October 2025

International building sustainability assessment tools (BSATs) offer a comprehensive framework for assessing environmental, economic, and social sustainability. However, these tools cannot fill the gap between their standards and the regional needs o...

(This article belongs to the Section Green Building)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1,039 Views
22 Pages

Sustainable Control of Large-Scale Industrial Systems via Approximate Optimal Switching with Standard Regulators

  • Alexander Chupin,
  • Zhanna Chupina,
  • Oksana Ovchinnikova,
  • Marina Bolsunovskaya and ,
  • Alexander Leksashov and
  • Svetlana Shirokova
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

21 October 2025

Large-scale production systems (LSPS) operate under growing complexity driven by digital transformation, tighter environmental regulations, and the demand for resilient and resource-efficient operation. Conventional control strategies, particularly P...

(This article belongs to the Section Sustainable Products and Services)
  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
4,111 Views
27 Pages

21 October 2025

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) drive economic growth but face barriers in adopting AI for creative digital marketing, particularly in underserved U.S. markets. This study investigates an AI-driven unified advisory platform to enable strate...

(This article belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)
  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
3,842 Views
26 Pages

21 October 2025

Understanding vehicle acceleration behavior during intersection departures is critical for advancing traffic safety, sustainable mobility, and intelligent transport systems. This study presents a high-resolution kinematic analysis of 714 vehicle depa...

(This article belongs to the Collection Urban Street Networks and Sustainable Transportation)
  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
2,923 Views
25 Pages

21 October 2025

Coastal Bangladesh faces severe drinking water scarcity due to salinity intrusion. To address this challenge, the study assesses the socio-technical and economic factors shaping the performance of small-scale reverse osmosis (RO) desalination plants...

(This article belongs to the Section Sustainable Water Management)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,400 Views
22 Pages

21 October 2025

This paper researches the mobility behavior of employees in the Special Economic Zone in Niepołomice in Poland. The survey compares transportation behavior of factory and office workers before, during, and after COVID-19 pandemic. Workers’...

(This article belongs to the Section Sustainable Urban and Rural Development)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1,537 Views
33 Pages

21 October 2025

This research investigates the factors influencing organizational participation in Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), specifically examining the role of Chief Executive Officer (CEO) attributes and the moderating influence of stakeholder pressure....

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Social Responsibility, Education and Managerial Strategies for Sustainable Development)
  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
4,967 Views
19 Pages

21 October 2025

This study explores how sustainability leadership and Green Human Resource Management (Green HRM) practices interplay to cultivate an environmentally responsible culture in organizations based in Jeddah. Through thematic analysis of participant inter...

(This article belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)
  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
3,009 Views
31 Pages

Integrating Circular Economy Principles into Architectural Design Pedagogy

  • Madhavi P. Patil,
  • Anosh Nadeem Butt,
  • Carolina Rigoni and
  • Ashraf M. Salama

21 October 2025

Architectural education has increasingly engaged with the Circular Economy (CE); however, integration remains largely material-centric, emphasising life-cycle accounting, efficiency, and design for disassembly, while social, cultural, and governance...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,194 Views
23 Pages

21 October 2025

The home-building industry is crucial to Thailand’s economic growth but unfortunately it is plagued by persistent sustainability problems stemming from fierce competition, cost fluctuations, and evolving consumer expectations. Therefore, this s...

(This article belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)
  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
1,309 Views
20 Pages

21 October 2025

Frequent water and mud inrush accidents during karst tunnel construction severely impact tunnel construction safety, environmental sustainability, and the long-term use of infrastructure. Therefore, conducting practical risk assessment for karst tunn...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,130 Views
17 Pages

Designing and Implementing a Web-GIS 3D Visualization-Based Decision Support System for Forest Fire Prevention: A Case Study of Yanyuan County

  • Yun Wei,
  • Zhengwei He,
  • Wenqian Bai,
  • Zhiyu Hu and ,
  • Xin Zhou,
  • Zhilan Zhou,
  • Chao Zhang and
  • Aimin Huang
  • + 3 authors+ 0 author

21 October 2025

Forest fires in Yanyuan County, a typical dry-hot valley region, pose serious threats to ecological security and public safety. Conventional fire warning methods rely heavily on manual surveys, making them time-consuming, labor-intensive, and prone t...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Sustainable Forest Technology and Resource Management)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1,144 Views
25 Pages

Effect of Rock Structure on Seismic Wave Propagation

  • Zhongquan Kang,
  • Shengquan He,
  • Huiling Jiang,
  • Feng Shen and
  • Chengzhu Quan

21 October 2025

The extraction of geothermal energy is of great significance for sustainable energy development. The destruction of hard rock masses during geothermal well exploitation generates seismic waves that can compromise wellbore stability and operational su...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,898 Views
32 Pages

Environmental Impact of Uncontrolled Sites in the Central Region of Mexico: A Life Cycle Assessment

  • Eloy Mondragón-Zarza,
  • Isis Neftaly Martínez-Morales,
  • María del Consuelo Hernández-Berriel,
  • Elena Regla Rosa Domínguez and ,
  • Samantha Eugenia Cruz-Sotelo and
  • Sara Ojeda-Benítez
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

21 October 2025

The increase in municipal solid waste (MSW) generation and its inefficient management have caused significant environmental impacts, particularly in developing countries such as Mexico. In the central region, final disposal in uncontrolled sites (UCS...

(This article belongs to the Section Environmental Sustainability and Applications)
  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
1,230 Views
16 Pages

21 October 2025

This study investigates the combined effect of wheat straw particle size and mixing ratio on the anaerobic co-digestion (ACD) of waste activated sludge under mesophilic conditions. Ten batch digesters were tested with varying straw-to-sludge ratios (...

  • Review
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,464 Views
17 Pages

Advancing Innovative Climate-Resilient and Net-Zero Technologies to Enhance Rice Productivity and Sustainability Amidst Climate Change

  • Marenda Ishak Sonjaya Sule,
  • Shantosa Yudha Siswanto,
  • Abraham Suriadikusumah and
  • Saon Banerjee

21 October 2025

Rice farming is a double-edged sword essential to humans as a staple food, yet it is also a source of greenhouse gases that contribute to climate change, a threat to human life. Adopting innovative technologies is one of the sustainable ways to maint...

(This article belongs to the Topic Determinants and Methods of Quality Management in Agriculture and Food Processing)
  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
1,217 Views
32 Pages

21 October 2025

Sustainable urban mobility is gaining importance as cities seek to address congestion and environmental concerns, with cycling infrastructure being an essential component of urban transportation systems. This study proposes a novel integrated, data-d...

(This article belongs to the Section Sustainable Products and Services)
  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,170 Views
19 Pages

21 October 2025

This study investigates the interconnections among sustainability reporting, social performance, and firm value across the BRICS nations (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa). Employing a quantitative research design, the study utilizes fi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,443 Views
21 Pages

Long-Term Assessment of Wound Healing in Damaged Residual Trees Under Continuous Cover Forestry in the Hyrcanian Broad-Leaved Forests

  • Niloufar Nooryazdan,
  • Meghdad Jourgholami,
  • Rodolfo Picchio,
  • Rachele Venanzi and
  • Angela Lo Monaco

20 October 2025

The growing implementation of close-to-nature forestry practices in the management of northern forests, characterized by dispersed harvesting operations, has heightened the importance of minimizing damage to residual stands as a key aspect of sustain...

(This article belongs to the Section Environmental Sustainability and Applications)
  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,681 Views
24 Pages

20 October 2025

Amid escalating global climate change and the urgent international demand for low-carbon development, enhancing the greenization level of manufacturing industrial chains has emerged as a critical policy priority. This study investigates the impact of...

(This article belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)
  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,379 Views
20 Pages

Three-Phase Space Vector PWM Inverter for Induction Motor Drive with Leakage Current Reduction

  • Gerardo Vazquez-Guzman,
  • Panfilo R. Martinez-Rodriguez,
  • Julio C. Rosas-Caro,
  • Emmanuel Rivera-Perez and ,
  • Juan A. Verdin-Cruz,
  • Christopher J. Rodriguez-Cortes and
  • Diego Langarica-Cordoba
  • + 2 authors+ 0 author

20 October 2025

Several industrial applications rely on induction motors to carry out processes essential for product manufacturing. Speed control of an induction motor commonly requires a pulse width modulated inverter capable of driving a system with long cables,...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Power Electronics on Recent Sustainable Energy Conversion Systems)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1,319 Views
21 Pages

20 October 2025

The paper investigates disparities in food waste generation across European Union countries between 2020 and 2022, focusing on spatial and sustainability dimensions. It utilizes data for six key food waste parameters and a broad range of environmenta...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Food Waste Management and Sustainability)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,367 Views
25 Pages

Greenhouse Gas Analysis of Sustainable Sugar Beet Cultivation, Taking into Account the Technological Value and Quality of Various Varieties

  • Magdalena Wróbel-Jędrzejewska,
  • Łukasz Przybysz,
  • Ewelina Włodarczyk,
  • Andrzej Baryga and ,
  • Andrzej Jaśkiewicz,
  • Łukasz Ściubak and
  • Krzysztof Sitko
  • + 2 authors+ 0 author

20 October 2025

Sustainable production also involves analyzing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions throughout the entire cultivation and processing cycle. The emissions balance for different sugar beet varieties is a key element of environmental assessment in sustainable...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
3,502 Views
23 Pages

20 October 2025

The shipping industry remains heavily dependent on heavy fuel oils, which account for approximately 77% of fuel consumption and contribute significantly to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. In line with the IMO’s decarbonization targets, ammonia...

(This article belongs to the Topic Advancements and Challenges in Marine Renewable Energy and Marine Structures)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
981 Views
21 Pages

20 October 2025

The background of this study is grounded in the economic importance of Planococcus ficus (P. ficus) Signoret (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae), commonly known as the vine mealybug, which is a major pest in vineyards across South Africa, the Mediterranean r...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,630 Views
16 Pages

20 October 2025

To achieve a sustainable society that is resilient to climate change and natural disasters, it is essential that socioeconomic vulnerabilities are addressed. However, within poor countries, hotspots of vulnerabilities are difficult to identify, as fo...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
838 Views
26 Pages

Optimal Scheduling and Comprehensive Evaluation of Distributed Resource Aggregator Low-Carbon Economy Considering CET-RPS Coupling Mechanism

  • Shiyao Hu,
  • Hangtian Li,
  • Pingzheng Tong,
  • Xue Cui and ,
  • Chong Hong,
  • Xiaobin Xu,
  • Peng Xi and
  • Guiying Liao
  • + 3 authors+ 0 author

20 October 2025

As the scale of distributed resources continues to expand, decentralization and multi-agent characteristics bring significant challenges to low-carbon dispatching and market participation of power grids. To this end, this paper proposes a collaborati...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,239 Views
21 Pages

20 October 2025

The Science and Technology Finance ecosystem plays an increasingly important role in shaping the sustainable development of new quality productive forces (NQPF). This study, based on the perspective of complex systems and using a multi-period fsQCA a...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,555 Views
20 Pages

IBPT: An Approach to Promote Research and Technological Competencies in Higher Education

  • Ronald Paucar-Curasma,
  • Roberto Florentino Unsihuay Tovar,
  • Claudia Acra-Despradel and
  • Klinge Orlando Villalba-Condori

20 October 2025

The Problem- and Technology-Based Research (IBPT) approach constitutes an innovative pedagogical model designed for first-year university students, with the objective of strengthening research and technological competencies through the integration of...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Emerging Approaches, Innovation and Sustainability in Higher Education Teaching and Learning)
  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
1,778 Views
17 Pages

Activation of Iron Tailings with Organic Acids: A Sustainable Approach for Soil Amelioration

  • Hui-Chen Wang,
  • Zi-Hao Zhao,
  • Dong-Yun Han,
  • Xiao-Hong Wang and ,
  • Xue-Tao Yuan and
  • Yan-Jun Ai
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

20 October 2025

The large-scale accumulation of iron tailings poses serious environmental challenges and represents a significant loss of potential resources. Due to the stable silicate mineral structure of iron tailings, essential nutrient elements remain encapsula...

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