Special Issue "Urban Sustainability: Green Public Procurement and Sustainable Consumption Behavior"

A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Sustainable Management".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 December 2021.

Special Issue Editor

Dr. George Lazaroiu
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Guest Editor
Spiru Haret University, Romania
Interests: sustainable consumer behavior; urban analytics; green economy

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues, 

Sustainable consumer behavior endeavors to meet current demands while at the same moment furthering or curbing environmental impact. Green public procurement represents a process through which public authorities aim to acquire products, services, and works having a diminished environmental impact during their entire life cycle. A robust incentive for eco-innovation, green public procurement has as a condition the encompassing of comprehensible and concrete low-carbon standards for products and services. 

Topics of interest for publication in this Special Issue include but are not limited to the following:

  • Challenges in assessing urban sustainability;
  • Sustainability issues in urban systems;
  • Green and sustainable public procurement;
  • Circular economy and sustainable procurement;
  • Integrated product development process and environmentally conscious purchase intention;
  • Consumer perceptions towards sustainable supply chain practices;
  • Green and sustainable logistics;
  • Sustainable green supply chain practices;
  • Barriers to implementing green supply chain management. 

Dr. George Lazaroiu
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • urban sustainability
  • public procurement
  • green supply chain

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Empowering Sustainable Consumer Behavior in the EU by Consolidating the Roles of Waste Recycling and Energy Productivity
Sustainability 2020, 12(23), 9794; https://doi.org/10.3390/su12239794 - 24 Nov 2020
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The growth in population and economic activities has direct implications on the deterioration of the natural capital, especially when referring to the increase in greenhouse gas emissions. However, improvement is possible by empowering sustainable consumption and production patterns. Through the 2030 Agenda for [...] Read more.
The growth in population and economic activities has direct implications on the deterioration of the natural capital, especially when referring to the increase in greenhouse gas emissions. However, improvement is possible by empowering sustainable consumption and production patterns. Through the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the United Nations call for a mix of economic development, environmental sustainability, and social inclusion. The agenda also provides the instruments needed to track progress, as each Sustainable Development Goal has a set of indicators meant to assess various dimensions of sustainability. Energy productivity is only one of many, but still special because it reflects sustainable consumption behaviors and production patterns. The 2030 Climate Target Plan elaborated by the European Commission consolidates and brings its contribution to the aims of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development by adding weight to the importance of the greenhouse gas emissions target. The objective of this research was to study the relationship between energy productivity, greenhouse gas emissions, biowaste recycling and nominal GDP in the EU in order to highlight the key of a smooth transition towards sustainable consumption behaviors and production patterns. The results show that recycling, greening the economy and energy productivity are the vectors of this transition. Full article
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Sustainability Management and Performance in the Urban Corporate Economy: A Systematic Literature Review
Sustainability 2020, 12(18), 7705; https://doi.org/10.3390/su12187705 - 18 Sep 2020
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In this article, we cumulate previous research findings indicating that organizations advance to superior phases of environmental management development in order to attain corporate sustainability by the use of participative decision-making. We contribute to the literature on corporate sustainability management and performance by [...] Read more.
In this article, we cumulate previous research findings indicating that organizations advance to superior phases of environmental management development in order to attain corporate sustainability by the use of participative decision-making. We contribute to the literature on corporate sustainability management and performance by showing that the correlation between sustainable development governance, organizational knowledge, sustainable organizational development, and corporate sustainability, which shapes corporate environmental and sustainability management. Throughout June 2020, we conducted a quantitative literature review of ProQuest, Scopus, and the Web of Science databases, with search terms including “corporate sustainability”, “corporate sustainability management”, “corporate sustainability performance”, “sustainability reporting”, “sustainable supply chain management”, “sustainable corporate development”, and “environmental management systems”. As we inspected research published exclusively in the past two years, only 338 articles met the eligibility criteria. By eliminating the findings that were questionable, unsubstantiated by replication, or too general, and due to space limitations, we selected 93, mainly empirical, sources. Future research should investigate whether corporate governance systems, through organizational sustainability practices and performance reporting, can shape operational environmental sustainability and sustainable organizational culture. Full article
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Assessing Sustainability Behavior and Environmental Performance of Urban Systems: A Systematic Review
Sustainability 2020, 12(17), 7164; https://doi.org/10.3390/su12177164 - 02 Sep 2020
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In this systematic review, I cumulate previous research findings indicating that sustainable urbanism and networked public governance can be instrumental in carrying out extensive sustainability and resilience objectives through steering urban transformations in the direction of sustainability and resilience. Urban analytics data infrastructure, [...] Read more.
In this systematic review, I cumulate previous research findings indicating that sustainable urbanism and networked public governance can be instrumental in carrying out extensive sustainability and resilience objectives through steering urban transformations in the direction of sustainability and resilience. Urban analytics data infrastructure, multicriteria sustainability evaluation, and sustainable performance assessment display the intricate network dynamics operational within cities, impacting urban resilience decision-making processes and leading to equitable and sustainable urban development. Throughout July 2020, I conducted a quantitative literature review of the Web of Science, Scopus, and ProQuest databases, search terms including “sustainable urban planning,” “urban sustainability assessment,” “sustainable urban governance/urban sustainability governance,” “sustainable urban development,” “sustainable/sustainability behavior,” and “environmental performance.” As I focused on research published exclusively in the past two years, only 301 various types of articles met the eligibility criteria. By removing those whose results were inconclusive, unconfirmed by replication, or too general, and because of space constraints, I selected 153, mainly empirical, sources. Future research should investigate whether the assessment of environmental sustainability performance of heterogeneous urban configurations by shared sustainability policymaking through spatial green infrastructure planning and regulations articulate sustainable urban design and governance for the development of innovative performance. Full article
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