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Sustainability, Volume 17, Issue 8

2025 April-2 - 479 articles

Cover Story: Metal-doped carbon dots (CDs) have become one of the most popular catalytic materials for Fenton-like reactions. Metal doping introduces new catalytically active centres, enhancing binding selectivity to reactants and improving catalytic degradation and sensing activity. Metal-doped CDs optimise the electronic structure of pristine CDs, thereby enhancing their catalytic properties and reaction rates. The objective of this review is to provide a comprehensive overview of the current research progress in the utilisation of metal-doped CDs as Fenton-like reaction catalysts for the degradation of pollutants and sensing applications. It also examines the advantages of metal-doped carbon dots in terms of catalytic efficiency, selectivity, and application scope, and discusses potential challenges and future research directions. View this paper
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Articles (479)

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,317 Views
23 Pages

21 April 2025

Most transmission system operators (TSOs) use seasonally static models considering extreme weather conditions, serving as a reference for computing the transmission capacity of power lines. The use of dynamic line rating (DLR) models can avoid the co...

(This article belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)
  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
2,685 Views
18 Pages

21 April 2025

Achieving a sustainable energy future is the cornerstone of global efforts to combat environmental degradation and align with corporate social responsibility (CSR) objectives. This study examines the complex relationship between energy consumption, c...

  • Review
  • Open Access
40 Citations
9,391 Views
29 Pages

Towards Digital Transformation of Agriculture for Sustainable Development in China: Experience and Lessons Learned

  • Shu Wang,
  • Yueling Yang,
  • Heyao Yin,
  • Jianya Zhao and ,
  • Ting Wang,
  • Xiaomei Yang,
  • Jing Ren and
  • Changbin Yin
  • + 3 authors+ 0 author

21 April 2025

In the era of the digital economy, where digitization permeates all sectors of society, digital transformation in agriculture stands as a crucial solution for addressing the growing challenges in agricultural production. Amid the competition to enhan...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Sustainable Rural Development and Agricultural Policy)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,856 Views
14 Pages

21 April 2025

The paper presents an application of a new, simple approach for the naturalistic assessment of road sign quality from a driver’s perspective, using dashboard camera recordings. This method was used to evaluate signage along a 69.6 km road const...

(This article belongs to the Collection Advances in Transportation Planning and Management)
  • Article
  • Open Access
53 Citations
11,542 Views
44 Pages

Leveraging Immersive Digital Twins and AI-Driven Decision Support Systems for Sustainable Water Reserves Management: A Conceptual Framework

  • Tianyu Zhao,
  • Changji Song,
  • Jun Yu,
  • Lei Xing and ,
  • Feng Xu,
  • Wenhao Li and
  • Zhenhua Wang
  • + 2 authors+ 0 author

21 April 2025

Effective and sustainable water reserve management faces increasing challenges due to climate-induced variability, data fragmentation, and the limitations of traditional, static modeling systems. This study introduces a conceptual framework designed...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Sustainable Water Management in Rapid Urbanization)
  • Systematic Review
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,619 Views
22 Pages

21 April 2025

Neighborhood facilities received global attention in sustainability implementation because they meet the daily needs of residents and represent the relationship between them, neighborhoods, and cities. This study aims to reveal the factors influencin...

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
4,894 Views
18 Pages

21 April 2025

This study intends to ascertain the correlation between green banking practices and the sustainable environmental performance of private banks. It further investigates the mediating role of employee green behavior and motivation. This study used a qu...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,049 Views
24 Pages

21 April 2025

Residential green space (RGS), as a frequently visited green space by residents, is the main space for daily activities and interactions, and its quality directly affects residents’ physical and mental health. Although many studies have reveale...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
1,859 Views
19 Pages

21 April 2025

Solar power generation systems, recognized for their high energy quality and environmental benefits, require efficient energy storage to ensure stable grid integration and reduce reliance on fossil fuels. Thermochemical energy storage (TCS) using met...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Sustainable Management of Fuel Consumption and Carbon Emission Reduction)
  • Systematic Review
  • Open Access
12 Citations
9,098 Views
25 Pages

The Role of Blue Space in Enhancing Mental Health and Well-Being Among Older Adults: A Systematic Review

  • Jing Guan,
  • Sumarni Binti Ismail,
  • Sarah Abdulkareem Salih,
  • Wan Srihani Wan Mohamed and
  • Norhuzailin Binti Hussain

21 April 2025

With the aging global population, understanding the role of blue space (BS) in supporting older adults’ mental health is increasingly important. This systematic review synthesizes quantitative and qualitative evidence to examine how BS influenc...

(This article belongs to the Section Health, Well-Being and Sustainability)
  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
2,227 Views
20 Pages

21 April 2025

Grid-connected photovoltaic (PV) systems require a power converter to extract maximum power and deliver high-quality electricity to the grid. Traditional control methods, such as proportional-integral (PI) control for DC-link voltage regulation, ofte...

  • Review
  • Open Access
4 Citations
3,725 Views
24 Pages

Research Progress of Three-Dimensional Engineering Geological Evaluation Modeling

  • Gaoang Wei,
  • Bowen Zheng,
  • Jinyu Dong,
  • Yue Yang and ,
  • Guoxiang Yang,
  • Shuaihua Song,
  • Songfeng Guo and
  • Shengwen Qi
  • + 3 authors+ 0 author

21 April 2025

With the rapid development of China’s economic construction and the increasing scale of the project, more and more complex engineering geological problems have put forward higher requirements for engineering geological researchers. As the core...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue A Study on Sustainable Geological Disaster Prevention and Control in Engineering)
  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,136 Views
16 Pages

21 April 2025

Organizational performance can be enhanced by adopting sustainable work policies. This study examined the relationship between psychological factors such as organizational trust, job satisfaction, well-being, and work engagement among workers in the...

(This article belongs to the Section Psychology of Sustainability and Sustainable Development)
  • Review
  • Open Access
20 Citations
5,024 Views
21 Pages

21 April 2025

As climate change intensifies, urban populations face growing threats from frequent and severe heatwaves, underscoring the urgent need for advanced risk assessment frameworks to inform adaptation strategies. This systematic review synthesizes methodo...

(This article belongs to the Topic Advances in Low-Carbon, Climate-Resilient, and Sustainable Built Environment)
  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
2,448 Views
17 Pages

Enhancing Phytoremediation of Heavy Metal-Contaminated Aridic Soil Using Olive Mill Wastewater, Sulfur, and Chelating Agents

  • Nasser H. Almeaiweed,
  • Saud S. Aloud,
  • Khaled D. Alotaibi,
  • Fahad Alotaibi and
  • Basil Alshebel

21 April 2025

Soil contamination with heavy metals (HMs) poses a significant environmental threat. Phytoremediation, a sustainable and eco-friendly emerging bioremediation approach, utilizes plants to remove, immobilize, or stabilize soil contaminants. This study...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
4,519 Views
34 Pages

An ESG-Oriented Sustainable Business Model for Paint Industry Supply Chain in Indonesia

  • Raden Pujiyono,
  • Marimin,
  • Arif Imam Suroso and
  • Setiadi Djohar

21 April 2025

The environmental, social, and governance (ESG) framework is critical for promoting sustainability in industries with substantial environmental impacts, such as the paint industry. Despite its significant contribution to Indonesia’s gross domes...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
2,044 Views
27 Pages

Proposal of a Hybrid Neuro-Fuzzy-Based Controller to Optimize the Energy Efficiency of a Wind Turbine

  • Nathalia-Michelle Peralta-Vasconez,
  • Leonardo Peña-Pupo,
  • Pablo-Andrés Buestán-Andrade,
  • José R. Nuñez-Alvarez and
  • Herminio Martínez-García

21 April 2025

Optimizing wind turbine control is a major challenge due to wind variability and nonlinearity. This research seeks to improve the performance of wind turbines by designing and developing hybrid intelligent controllers that combine advanced artificial...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advanced Control Strategies for Renewable Energy Systems and Sustainable Development)
  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
2,584 Views
19 Pages

21 April 2025

Replacing approximately 7,000,000 internal combustion vehicles by 2030 with battery electric vehicles (BEVs) and promoting renewable energy sources are among the main strategies for decreasing greenhouse gas emissions and pollution in urban areas pro...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Sustainable Transitions in Transport Energy Consumption: Self-Contained Transport Energy Systems Using Renewable Energy)
  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
2,975 Views
19 Pages

Heavy Metal Biosorption Ability of EPS Obtained from Cultures of Fusarium culmorum Strains with Different Effects on Cereals

  • Jolanta Jaroszuk-Ściseł,
  • Artur Nowak,
  • Małgorzata Pac-Sosińska,
  • Dorota Kołodyńska and
  • Iwona Komaniecka

21 April 2025

To develop a strategy for sustainable bioremediation of heavy metal-contaminated environments, it is necessary to understand the mechanisms of remediation using microorganisms. A huge bioremediation potential is possessed by fungi. Fusarium culmorum,...

(This article belongs to the Section Environmental Sustainability and Applications)
  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
2,965 Views
16 Pages

21 April 2025

This study evaluated the environmental sustainability of partially replacing natural aggregates with electric arc furnace (EAF) slag in concrete and porous asphalt mixtures. Both the Equilibrium Leaching Test (EN 12457-4) and the Dynamic Surface Leac...

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
2,440 Views
26 Pages

21 April 2025

Sustainable building practices face various problematic areas in the European region, such as climate change, high initial costs for sustainable materials and technologies, regulation, sourcing sustainable materials, performance, staff competencies,...

(This article belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)
  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
1,976 Views
20 Pages

21 April 2025

Tianjin is a typical industrialized city of 13.64 million people, and the urbanization rate is 85.49%. The risk of heavy metals in the soils of the typical agricultural land around Tianjin poses a significant challenge to the sustainability of the ec...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Farmland Soil Pollution Control and Ecological Restoration)
  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,644 Views
24 Pages

21 April 2025

The study introduces a novel standalone hybrid Energy Management System that combines solar PV, wind energy conversion systems, battery storage, and microturbines in order to provide reliable and efficient power under various operating conditions. Th...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Renewable Energy and Utility System Optimization for Sustainable Industries)
  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,316 Views
34 Pages

Particle-Swarm-Optimization-Based Operation of Secondary Heat Supply Networks

  • Guo Tang,
  • Kaiyuan Chen,
  • Liteng Wang,
  • Ning Zhang and ,
  • Junwei Zhang,
  • Xiaojie Lin and
  • Yanling Wu
  • + 2 authors+ 0 author

21 April 2025

Urban centralized heating systems, as a crucial component of the energy transition, face new challenges in terms of reliable and balanced operation, energy-saving performance, and optimized control. Based on the accurate quantification of user heat l...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,863 Views
22 Pages

21 April 2025

Slope stability analysis requires particular attention to groundwater effects, where seepage–stress coupling fundamentally alters mechanical responses. This investigation develops a field-calibrated numerical model using monitoring data from a...

  • Article
  • Open Access
27 Citations
8,395 Views
55 Pages

Sustainable Shipping: Modeling Technological Pathways Toward Net-Zero Emissions in Maritime Transport (Part I)

  • Jean-David Caprace,
  • Crístofer Hood Marques,
  • Luiz Felipe Assis,
  • Andrea Lucchesi and
  • Paula Carvalho Pereda

21 April 2025

Maritime transport accounts for approximately 3% of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, a figure projected to rise by 17% by 2050 without effective mitigation measures. Achieving zero-emission shipping requires a comprehensive strategy that integr...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Green Shipping and Operational Strategies of Clean Energy)
  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,050 Views
20 Pages

Environmentally Sustainable Lithium Exploration: A Multi-Source Remote Sensing and Comprehensive Analysis Approach for Clay-Type Deposits in Central Yunnan, China

  • Yan Li,
  • Xiping Yuan,
  • Shu Gan,
  • Changsi Mu and ,
  • Zhi Lin,
  • Xiong Duan,
  • Yanyan Shao,
  • Yanying Wang and
  • Lin Hu
  • + 4 authors+ 0 author

21 April 2025

Carbonate-hosted clay-type lithium deposits have emerged as strategic resources critical to the global energy transition, yet their exploration faces the dual challenges of technical complexity and environmental sustainability. Traditional methods of...

  • Case Report
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,845 Views
21 Pages

21 April 2025

This study explores the impact of key evacuation features on occupant safety in complex buildings with underground connections in Seoul, the city with the highest concentration of such buildings in the country. By analyzing factors like exit spacing,...

(This article belongs to the Section Hazards and Sustainability)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,576 Views
17 Pages

21 April 2025

The unique anticline geological structure in the central region of Yingjisha County results in significant spatial variations in groundwater quality. The study shows that the recoverable groundwater reserves account for 13.5% of the natural groundwat...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,473 Views
14 Pages

21 April 2025

Sustainable planning in New Sohag City, Egypt, can be significantly enhanced by employing integrated geophysical techniques. The current research presents the applicability of multiple integrated geophysical methods to prepare the optimal land use pl...

(This article belongs to the Section Hazards and Sustainability)
  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
3,333 Views
24 Pages

21 April 2025

Digital technology has transformed sustainability reporting practices, creating both opportunities and homogenization risks. This study analyzes 9903 sustainability reports from Chinese listed companies (2009–2021) through cosine similarity ana...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
4,733 Views
19 Pages

Design and Implementation of a Scalable Data Warehouse for Agricultural Big Data

  • Asterios Theofilou,
  • Stefanos A. Nastis,
  • Michail Tsagris,
  • Santiago Rodriguez-Perez and
  • Konstadinos Mattas

20 April 2025

The rapid growth of agricultural data necessitates the development of storage systems that are scalable and efficient in storing, retrieving and analyzing very large datasets. The traditional relational database management systems (RDBMSs) struggle t...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
4,239 Views
18 Pages

20 April 2025

This paper shows a case study on a novel community-based sustainability planning framework that balances environmental, social, cultural dimensions for a high-density urban setting. The case study presents a community-driven “Four-Zero” s...

(This article belongs to the Section Environmental Sustainability and Applications)
  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
3,309 Views
26 Pages

20 April 2025

The demolition and resettlement of urban villages is a new urbanization strategy widely used by the Chinese government. It is a massive development intervention designed and implemented by the Chinese government to promote the relocation and resettle...

  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
5,205 Views
25 Pages

20 April 2025

This study investigates how service quality, emotional experience, and Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) practices jointly influence students’ behavioral intentions in higher education. Drawing from the SERVQUAL model, the Theory of P...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
1,921 Views
18 Pages

Exploring New Applications of Municipal Solid Waste

  • Harrison Appiah,
  • Ezra Bar-Ziv,
  • Jordan L. Klinger and
  • Armando G. McDonald

20 April 2025

This study aimed to (i) characterize municipal solid waste (MSW) sourced from Utah and Michigan transfer stations and (ii) upcycle, produce, and evaluate composites derived from this MSW. Composition analysis showed that the MSW was composed of a var...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
2,467 Views
16 Pages

20 April 2025

Lichens that inhabit the roofs of historic buildings create a unique ecosystem. Comprehending the mechanisms underlying lichen colonization and the associated biodegradation within these structures is essential for formulating effective conservation...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,902 Views
22 Pages

The Impact of Anthropopressure on the Health Condition of Ancient Roadside Trees for a Sustainable City: Example of the Silver Maples (Acer saccharinum L.) Alley in Łódź (Central Poland)

  • Andrzej Długoński,
  • Jan Łukaszkiewicz,
  • Beata Fortuna-Antoszkiewicz,
  • Jacek Krych and ,
  • Przemysław Bernat,
  • Katarzyna Paraszkiewicz,
  • Aleksandra Walaszczyk and
  • Justyna Marchewka
  • + 3 authors+ 0 author

20 April 2025

This pilot study aims to evaluate the state of the natural environment in the Silver Maples Alley (SMA) in Łódź, Poland, by using interdisciplinary research methods combining landscape architecture and environmental microbiology. The research focuses...

(This article belongs to the Collection Reshaping Sustainable Tourism in the Horizon 2050)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,246 Views
27 Pages

20 April 2025

This study employs the social–ecological system (SES) framework to investigate the operational mechanisms of farmer apartment housing in Village L, demonstrating how such mechanisms ensure housing security for villagers in land-constrained cont...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,490 Views
18 Pages

20 April 2025

Government budget management serves as a critical enabler for the development of a green economy and represents an essential pathway to promote sustainable urban development. The government budget delineates the scope and direction of governmental ac...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advanced Studies in Economic Growth, Environment and Sustainability—2nd Edition)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
4,021 Views
20 Pages

20 April 2025

The increasing popularity of online shopping leads to more last-mile deliveries and higher emissions from last-mile delivery trucks. Despite small amounts being emitted from the tailpipe of delivery trucks, there can be a significant amount of fine p...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Effects of CO2 Emissions Control on Transportation and Its Energy Use)
  • Article
  • Open Access
23 Citations
3,944 Views
23 Pages

Investigating Antecedents of Intention to Use Green Agri-Food Delivery Apps: Merging TPB with Trust and Electronic Word of Mouth

  • Kamel Mouloudj,
  • Maria Carmela Aprile,
  • Ahmed Chemseddine Bouarar,
  • Anuli Njoku and ,
  • Marian A. Evans,
  • Le Vu Lan Oanh,
  • Dachel Martínez Asanza and
  • Smail Mouloudj
  • + 3 authors+ 0 author

20 April 2025

The rapid expansion of digital platforms has significantly influenced consumer purchasing behaviors, particularly in the agri-food sector. Therefore, this paper investigates the key factors driving customers’ intention to use green agri-food de...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Food System and Climate Change: The Global Challenges for Transforming a More Sustainable Model)
  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
2,458 Views
20 Pages

20 April 2025

This research analyzes the influence of economic policy uncertainty (EPU) on energy consumption driven by tourism in Macau, employing a structural vector autoregression (SVAR) model with sign restrictions. The SVAR model facilitates the identificatio...

(This article belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)
  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
2,829 Views
25 Pages

20 April 2025

The development of sci-tech parks (STPs), as the spatial carrier of urbanization and the growth pole of the innovation economy, cannot be separated from the integration of the three key elements of “industry”, “city”, and &ldq...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
1,195 Views
17 Pages

19 April 2025

The charging station (CS) is generally directly off-grid under a grid fault, which has become a key technical bottleneck that restricts the sustainable development of new energy transportation systems. During a grid fault, the CS under the vehicle-to...

(This article belongs to the Topic Advanced Electric Vehicle Technology, 2nd Volume)
  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,304 Views
20 Pages

19 April 2025

With the rapid development of industrial internet, blockchain, and other new-generation information technology, the shared manufacturing model provides a new way to address the problems of low resource utilization of the traditional manufacturing ind...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,720 Views
23 Pages

19 April 2025

Digitalization optimizes production processes by promoting information sharing and collaborative operations, thereby enhancing resource allocation efficiency and significantly improving production efficiency. Based on a review of the literature on en...

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
3,556 Views
24 Pages

19 April 2025

Green credit significantly aids green industry development and energy transformation. However, can green credit incentivize heavy polluting corporations to accelerate their green transformation? To assess this question, this research analyzed how gre...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Low Carbon Innovation: Energy Policy and Strategic Technology Planning)
  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
3,922 Views
16 Pages

Teacher and School Mediation for Online Risk Prevention and Management: Fostering Sustainable Education in the Digital Age

  • Esther Chiner,
  • Marcos Gómez-Puerta,
  • Santiago Mengual-Andrés and
  • Gladys Merma-Molina

19 April 2025

(1) Background: The increasing use of information and communication technologies (ICT) in educational environments has introduced new challenges related to digital safety and sustainability. Teacher mediation and institutional initiatives are pivotal...

(This article belongs to the Section Sustainable Education and Approaches)
  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,801 Views
20 Pages

Spatiotemporal Evolution Characteristics and Prediction of Habitat Quality Changes in the Poyang Lake Region, China

  • Yu Liu,
  • Junxin Zhou,
  • Chenggong Liu,
  • Ning Liu and ,
  • Bingqiang Fei,
  • Qi Wang,
  • Jiaxiu Zou and
  • Qiong Wu
  • + 3 authors+ 0 author

19 April 2025

The terrestrial spatial patterns were affected by human activities, primarily on regional land use (LU) changes, with habitat quality (HQ) serving as a prerequisite for achieving regional sustainable development. Assessing and predicting the spatiote...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Urban Planning and Sustainable Land Use—2nd Edition)

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