2025 December-2 - 502 articles
Regional disparities pose persistent challenges for balanced and sustainable development in Türkiye, where provinces exhibit prominently heterogeneous socioeconomic structures, capacities, and investment needs. This study proposes an integrated,...
Intergovernmental transfers play a crucial role in shaping the fiscal position of local governments, especially in countries where municipalities, such as those in Poland, exhibit a high dependence on central funding. Recent reforms and the increasin...
Biochar has gained significant attention as a multifunctional material linking biomass energy technologies with sustainable agriculture, providing combined benefits in soil improvement, waste valorization, and climate mitigation. This review examines...
Water and mud inrush hazards pose significant threats to the safety, environmental stability, and resource efficiency of tunnel construction, representing a critical barrier to the development of sustainable transportation infrastructure. Misjudgment...
While ESG goals are now central to corporate strategy, disclosures often fail to engage consumers. This study identifies which message elements in ESG goal advertisements best translate disclosures into consumer responses through social media. Using...
In the research, the effect of basaltic pumice powder on the mechanical and thermal resistance properties of alkali-activated mortars (AAM) was studied. The class F fly ash, basaltic pumice powder (BPP), and ground granulated blast furnace slag were...
Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) hinges critically on extensive international cooperation. However, the extent and evolution of such cooperation at the global level, along with the relative synergy contributions of different country...
Leveraging the exogenous shock of Chinese commercial banks’ adoption of the United Nations Principles for Responsible Banking (UNPRB) as a quasi-natural experiment, this study employs a Time-Varying Difference-in-Differences (TV-DID) approach t...
Genetically Modified Foods (GMFs) have become one of the most controversial innovations in food production and biotechnology. Public concerns regarding the safety, ethical considerations, and health impacts of GMFs have fueled widespread debate. This...
Pumped storage power stations (PSPSs) are crucial regulators for accelerating the global energy structure transformation and developing a renewable energy-dominated power system. The sediment entering the reservoirs leads to capacity loss, while the...
Historic department stores are an underexamined lever for circular, low-carbon urban transition. This study tests whether Langston’s Adaptive Reuse Potential (ARP) can be applied retrospectively and how contextual readiness shapes the timing of...
Marine renewable energy technologies (MRE-T), which capture energy from oceans and seas, represent a pivotal area for sustainable energy development. These technologies, including wave energy converters, tidal energy systems, ocean thermal energy con...
Against the backdrop of China’s “dual carbon” strategy and regional integration, enhancing green innovation efficiency (GIE) has become a core issue for the Yangtze River Delta Urban Agglomeration (YRDUA) in achieving sustainable an...
The lake systems of the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau, while serving as vital hubs for socioeconomic development, have become critical zones of heavy metal contamination, posing severe threats to the fragile “Third Pole” ecosystem and regio...
Biodiversity loss has been one of the most serious environmental issues on local and global scales. Enhancing people’s pro-environmental behaviors (PEBs) to conserve biodiversity is crucial. Nature experiences are limited for urban residents, a...
Decarbonizing heavy-duty freight transport is essential for achieving climate neutrality targets. Although internal combustion engine (ICE) trucks currently dominate logistics, they contribute substantially to greenhouse gas emissions. Zero-emission...
The accelerated growth of e-commerce and ongoing urban expansion have intensified the challenges associated with last-mile delivery, making it a critical issue in sustainable urban logistics. Therefore, our paper presents a scoping review to systemat...
Depth estimation is a critical enabling technology for sustainable intelligent transportation systems (ITSs), as it supports essential functions such as obstacle detection, navigation, and traffic management. However, existing Neural Radiance Field (...
Building a sustainable and resilient humanitarian logistics system is essential for reducing disaster losses and supporting long-term socio-economic recovery. Following a major disaster, rapidly organizing casualty evacuation while maintaining system...
As an integrated framework linking resource use and environmental sustainability, the WEF (Water–Energy–Food) system plays a vital role in achieving sustainable agricultural development. Focusing on the irrigation districts in the lower r...
To address the poor thermal insulation and freeze resistance of rural outdoor toilets in cold regions—key obstacles to achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 6.2 and popularizing rural sanitary toilets—this study fills the li...
This study examines the macroeconomic impacts of major earthquakes in Türkiye using annual data from 1990 to 2023. Despite growing global interest in disaster economics, evidence on how large seismic events shape national economic performance ov...
The integration of the digital economy and higher education is a core driver of sustainable development, yet the mechanisms and heterogeneous effects of this interaction remain underexplored. Using balanced panel data from 30 Chinese provinces over 2...
With the substantial expansion of technology in education during the COVID-19 pandemic, with certain practices even demonstrating a positive impact on environmental sustainability, five years later, it has become pertinent to examine the current perc...
The present research examines how employees perceive their firms’ CSR initiatives that ultimately translate into desired attitudes and behaviors, i.e., employee environmental commitment (EEC) and knowledge sharing (KS) at the workplace, by unde...
Ecological stoichiometry offers a powerful framework for linking the elemental composition of ecosystems to their biogeochemical functions. However, whether soil stoichiometry directly controls greenhouse gas (GHG) emission ratios remains largely une...
Temporary agency work (TAW) has expanded globally as organizations seek flexibility amid skill shortages and demand volatility. In 2015 the United Nations recognized ‘decent work’ as Sustainable Development Goal (SDG 8), emphasizing susta...
Indonesia’s beef cattle sector plays a central role in achieving food security, enhancing rural livelihoods, and fostering economic resilience. However, it faces fragmented governance, import dependence, and persistent challenges of low product...
In recent years, awareness of environmental issues has grown significantly. This awareness is evident in the increase in academic research on this topic, social initiatives that focus on environmental issues, and programs promoting environmental lite...
With the continuous expansion of urban metro systems, balancing passenger experience and operational efficiency has become a central concern in contemporary public transportation design. However, most existing metro service studies continue to focus...
The energy efficiency of historic buildings is the focus of activities aimed at developing replicable methodologies for implementing innovative technological solutions. In line with this priority, the Sicilian Region has launched a project for the en...
Background/Objectives: Adherence to the Mediterranean Diet (MD) is shaped by its multidimensional nature, encompassing nutritional, cultural, and environmental dimensions. However, systematic reviews indicate a notable decline in MD adherence across...
A remote operator (RO) of Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships (MASSs) is required to respond to the effects of external forces, such as tidal currents, and ensure safe, efficient, and sustainable navigation. However, previous studies primarily focus on...
Academic adaptation is widely recognized as a critical challenge for international students, with direct implications for their academic success and performance. While existing research has established a positive correlation between academic adaptati...
This study investigates how Australian Zennials (born 1993–1999) navigate slow fashion consumption in a market dominated by fast fashion and affordability challenges. Using semi-structured interviews with 20 participants, it explores their moti...
This study approaches the “Zero-Waste City (ZWC)” initiative as a quasi-natural experiment. Utilizing panel data from 273 prefecture-level cities in China from 2013 to 2023, it employs a multi-period difference-in-differences model to sys...
The strengthened role of agribusinesses as innovators depends on improvements in their innovation performance, yet how to achieve this remains unresolved. Grounded in the technology–organization–environment (TOE) framework and drawing on...
This paper examines whether financial development affects economic growth across different levels of carbon emissions in 30 Chinese provinces from 1990 to 2022. We employ a novel partially linear functional-coefficient model with latent factor struct...
Over the last 40 years, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has experienced economic growth that has driven urbanization and infrastructure improvements. However, this has also led to high resource use and poor planning, exacerbating climate challenges...
Mangrove sediments in the South China Sea, particularly in the Hainan Island region, play a crucial role in regulating heavy metal migration and sequestration. However, the impact of converting mangrove areas to fish and shrimp culture ponds on heavy...
The construction industry remains a cornerstone of the global economy; however, it continues to face persistent challenges, including low productivity, frequent workplace accidents, and environmental degradation. This study employs a systematic liter...
It is recognized that a ship’s performance, speed, fuel consumption, and resistance are impacted by the marine environment. The magnitude of this effect, which can be altered by ship design and operational conditions, necessitates added resista...
The tourism sector faces constant changes in consumption patterns, competition, and globalisation, which require strategic adaptations. In this sense, marketing and innovation are relevant factors in tourism research, guiding the development of innov...
Wind turbines play an important role for renewable energy generation related to sustainable development. Selection of a suitable blade shape is a key factor in wind turbine design, especially in low wind speed conditions such as urban areas. In addit...
Peat, a vital component of horticultural growing media (GM), is recognized by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) as a solid fossil fuel which significantly contributes to the depletion of fossil resources and greenhouse gas emission...
The global transition to renewable energy sources is essential to carbon neutrality and ensuring energy security. First, the paper presents a comprehensive literature review of the main technological breakthroughs in bioenergy, hydro energy, solar en...
This study examines the impact of Green Entrepreneurial Orientation (GEO), Managerial Environmental Concerns (MECs), and Green Absorptive Capacity (GAC) on the environmental performance of Pakistani SMEs. The Dynamic Capabilities View (DCV) and Natur...
As one of the nine largest plateau lakes in Yunnan Province, China, Qilu Lake is considered significantly affected by extensive anthropogenic pollution. However, the pollution status and integrated risks posed by organochlorine pesticides and heavy m...
This study presents an integrated and reproducible framework for within-tier screening of potential healthcare accessibility in Bangkok. Facilities in three service tiers (primary 294 units, regular 75, referral 29) are analyzed using point-pattern d...
Rapid advances in digital technologies are reshaping value creation and the trade landscape of global financial services, yet the channels through which they influence the spatial evolution of financial services global value chains (GVCs) remain insu...
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