2025 WSF11 - 102 articles
Barcelona, Spain | 2–3 October 2025
Volume Editors:
Manuel Pedro Rodríguez Bolívar, University of Granada, Spain
Irene Petrosillo, University of Salento, Italy
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The 11th World Sustainability Forum (WSF11) was held from 2 to 3 October 2025 in Barcelona, Spain [...]
The COPPER project aims to develop new concepts for how we can plan areas and energy developments to establish so-called “Positive Energy Districts” (PED) (https://ruralis [...]
In the context of globalization, climate change and environmental security have become key challenges for modern societies [...]
Traditional buildings, while architecturally and culturally significant, often encounter challenges in thermal performance due to the limitations of available construction materials and research carried out to quantify the thermal performance of thes...
The Global Innovation Index of the Philippines, based on the 2022 World Intellectual Property Organization report, indicated that it ranked 59th among the 132 economies, ranking 51st in 2021 and 50th in 2020 [...]
Against the backdrop of rapid urbanization in China, community-based childcare services for school-age children are confronted with the dilemma of “easy onset but difficult sustainability [...]
This study addresses the essential dual challenge of assuring global food security in the face of expanding populations and the widespread repercussions of climate change, while also reducing the environmental degradation inherent in current agricult...
Recent advances in artificial intelligence (AI) have generated widespread interest and investment across industries, yet the environmental and public health costs of large-scale model training remain poorly understood [...]
This study demonstrates how architecture can serve as a powerful tool in creating an environmental narrative to promote regenerative design principles and boost awareness of biodiversity [...]
Food accessibility and resilience in urban environments are critical components of sustainable development, particularly in densely populated metropolises [...]
With the acceleration of global climate change and urbanization, urban green infrastructure, as a key means to enhance ecological resilience and environmental quality, continues to attract the attention of policymakers and academia [...]
The increasing pressure on aquatic ecosystems—exacerbated by climate change, pollution, and human exploitation—calls for advanced and sustainable solutions for real-time environmental monitoring [...]
Public markets function as commercial hubs and essential public venues that promote social interaction and a shared identity [...]
Urban environments function as a set of interconnected ecological, social, and economic systems [...]
The construction industry consumes 40% of global energy and is a major target for new environmental sustainability policies [...]
Introduction: Universities serve as pivotal environments for understanding, promoting, and driving transformative change toward achieving the United Nations’ 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) [...]
Against the background of climate change, efficient water use and the transition towards renewable energy are paramount in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals, especially food security [...]
Although students frequently serve as subjects in social research, an analysis of studies on students’ knowledge of sustainable development and social responsibility reveals a significant scientific gap in this domain [...]
Scope 3 emissions constitute a significant portion of the total product carbon footprint, particularly within globalized supply chains involving cross-border transportation [...]
The transformation of leftover spaces in the residential zones of Dasmariñas City into pocket parks represents a practical and sustainable urban intervention [...]
The agricultural sector remains a vital component of Ghana’s economy, significantly contributing to employment, food security, and national GDP [...]
Landscape connectivity is a key element in biodiversity conservation and illustrates one of the major factors to consider in the spatial organization of protected areas network [...]
Natural flora and fauna, especially in the seas and marine life, as well as human health and global warming, are all significantly impacted by the environmental effects of petroleum-based plastics [...]
Maritime transport supports 80% of global trade but contributes 2 [...]
Globally, the built environment accounts for approximately 40% of energy consumption, projected to rise to 60% by 2060 and 72% by the century’s end [...]
The maritime sector faces urgent decarbonization challenges within the framework of global climate targets [...]
Nature-Based Solutions (NbS) have emerged as a cornerstone of sustainable urban and
regional climate adaptation strategies […]
Modern national governance often incorporates two policy directions into sustainable growth, i [...]
The existing building stock presents a major challenge for sustainable improvements, but is not being addressed comprehensively enough to meet the EU’s 2050 climate targets [...]
Despite the increasing global concern about plastic waste pollution, its specific implications for chronic disease patterns across socioeconomic contexts remain underexplored [...]
Sustainability reporting in the private sector has evolved significantly over the past three decades, moving from ad hoc environmental disclosures to comprehensive frameworks that integrate environmental, social, and governance (ESG) considerations i...
Research Gap [...]
The aim of this contribution is to define active customer relationships within the renewable-based energy communities in the EU, and, namely, in Catalonia [...]
Waste management is an essential part of sustainable development and environmental protection [...]
This research article explores the transformation of Barangay Kalawakan in Doña Remedios Trinidad, Bulacan, into a hub for grassroots ecological justice [...]
Introduction and Research Gap: [...]
The food sector is responsible for approximately 25% of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, with dairy production playing a significant role [...]
As the Earth continues to urbanize rapidly, informal settlements are becoming a defining feature of many developing cities [...]
Energy efficiency is crucial for the green transition in buildings [...]
The credibility and effectiveness of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) reporting are increasingly influenced by key stakeholders: customers, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and media [...]
In developing countries like El Salvador, road infrastructure expansion projects are often subject to environmental impact assessments (EIAs), yet these typically exclude supply chain impacts [...]
In the context of contemporary urbanization and urban renewal, blue–green spaces (BGS) serve not only as vital open spaces and regional characteristic scenery but also as critical ecological infrastructure underpinning urban sustainability [...]
Telecommunications are essential to modern society, enabling real-time information exchange, connecting people, and driving economic and social development [...]
The global transition to renewable energy is an immediate goal to ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all, which is fully consistent with Sustainable Development Goal 7 [...]
ESG (Environment, Social & Governance) has arrived in European finance and the real economy [...]
The goal to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions has resulted in an increase in global efforts to develop renewable and sustainable technologies across key polluting sectors [...]
Undergraduates today are being pulled in two opposing directions of mastering Artificial Intelligence (AI) and addressing sustainability [...]
Climate change poses a significant threat to cultural heritage, affecting the physical integrity, structural stability, and historical value of cultural assets [...]
According to the EU Directive 2018/851 on waste, by 2035 the amount of municipal waste sent to landfills should be reduced to 10% of the total amount of household waste, and the level of reuse and recycling of municipal waste should be increased to 6...
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