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Corporate sustainability has emerged as a critical strategic imperative for organizations seeking to mitigate their environmental impacts amid escalating climate pressures and growing stakeholder demands. This study examines corporate strategies aimed at reducing environmental footprints—including circular economy models, energy efficiency measures, and digitalization—and investigates how young adults perceive and evaluate corporate sustainability commitments, with particular emphasis on greenwashing skepticism. A cross-sectional quantitative survey was administered to 150 university students and young professionals aged 18–25 years in Spain. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, analysis of variance (ANOVA), and linear regression to examine the influence of prior sustainability knowledge, academic background, age, and sectoral context on perceived corporate sustainability commitment, greenwashing perception, and willingness to consume sustainable products. The findings reveal that prior sustainability knowledge significantly and positively predicts higher evaluations of corporate environmental commitment, while age and academic background—particularly among students in Economics and Business—are associated with heightened greenwashing skepticism. Perceived corporate sustainability commitment is found to exert a significant positive influence on sustainable consumption intention, and production-intensive sectors are consistently perceived as more environmentally harmful than service-oriented industries. These findings underscore the importance of transparent, credible, and verifiable sustainability strategies in building legitimacy and trust among younger generations, and contribute to the growing literature on stakeholder perceptions of corporate environmental responsibility. Full article

This study systematically reviews the evolution of Qatar’s tourism sector to evaluate the historical barriers impeding its development and the strategic initiatives deployed to enhance destination competitiveness. The research’s primary aim is to provide a theory-driven longitudinal analysis of Qatar’s tourism evolution, identifying systemic barriers and adaptive responses required for long-term sustainability. Grounded in the theoretical synthesis of Butler’s Tourism Area Life Cycle (TALC) and Dynamic Capability Theory (DCT), the research employs a systematic literature review (SLR) guided by the PRISMA framework, screening 4846 records to analyze 24 final studies. The findings reveal five primary structural and perceptual barriers: a price–value mismatch (luxury perception), regional political instability, cultural and regulatory constraints, environmental vulnerabilities, and gaps in tourist infrastructure. Utilizing DCT, the results demonstrate how the destination exhibited adaptive governance by sensing these barriers and seizing strategic opportunities—such as mega-event hosting and visa reforms—to partially transform its tourism system. These insights highlight that while created resources drive initial visibility, sustaining long-term competitiveness and sustainable growth relies on continuous institutional reconfiguration and socio-cultural alignment. Full article

This study examines the street spaces of Shamian Island in Guangzhou and addresses the long-standing urban design challenge of quantifying subjective perception. Drawing on environmental psychology, it introduces “behavioral representation” as a proxy variable for perception. By synthesizing international street design guidelines, the study establishes a street-characteristic indicator system covering spatial scale, interface, facilities, and landscape. Multiple linear regression (MLR) models are then applied to analyze in depth how spatial elements influence five types of behavior, including lingering, passing through, and consumption. The results show that walkway width is the core driving factor across all behavior types, while artistic landscape installations exert the most significant effect on long-duration stays. In addition, different spatial elements exhibit distinct mechanisms in shaping various behaviors. The study constructs a “space–perception–behavior” cognitive framework, providing an evidence-based tool and a methodological reference for evaluating subjective perception in urban design. Full article

Energy transition is most often examined through the lens of technological development and integration, including renewable energy sources, energy storage systems, and digital energy management solutions. In practice, however, the actual performance of energy systems—understood as both energy efficiency and environmental impact across the life cycle—depends not only on technical parameters but also on decision-making processes, operational practices, and management capabilities. This paper aims to conceptualize energy and environmental awareness as a determinant influencing energy system performance at organizational and system levels. The study is based on a structured review of the literature from energy engineering, life cycle assessment, and energy management, complemented by a comparative analysis of how similar energy technologies are utilized under different decision-making contexts. On this basis, an integrated analytical framework is proposed that combines conventional energy and environmental performance indicators with awareness-related dimensions, including energy knowledge, perception of environmental risk, and managerial competence. The analysis demonstrates that insufficient energy awareness leads to systematic gaps between the technological potential of energy systems and their actual performance, resulting in increased environmental burdens despite high nominal technical efficiency. The proposed framework helps to explain performance variability in energy systems operating under comparable technical conditions and highlights the importance of incorporating managerial and competency-related factors into life cycle assessments and energy transition policies. The paper contributes to the literature by extending energy system evaluation beyond purely technical criteria and offers practical implications for the design of energy systems, industrial energy management, and policy instruments supporting sustainable energy transitions. Full article

Residential interior spaces significantly contribute to material consumption, renovation waste, and indoor environmental exposure, yet sustainability at the interior scale is still commonly assessed through prescriptive design guidelines, rather than measurable performance. The existing literature lacks an empirically validated framework that operationalizes circular economy practices within residential interiors and links them to consumption-related behavior. To address this gap, this study develops and validates a multidimensional measurement model based on the 3R framework (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle) to evaluate interior sustainability through environmental, economic, and social indicators and examine its relationship with perceptions of overconsumption and continuous interior change. The model was empirically tested in Jerash, Jordan, using a structured survey of adult homeowners (N = 304). Reliability and construct validity were confirmed through exploratory and confirmatory analyses, followed by regression modeling. The results demonstrate that interior sustainability can be reliably quantified using coherent 3R-based constructs, with environmental, economic, and social indicators strongly associated with the three dimensions (r > 0.8). Engagement in reduce and Recycle practices showed significant associations, with more critical attitudes toward trend-driven renovation and excessive consumption, whereas reuse did not demonstrate a statistically significant effect. The model explained 43% of the variance in these perceptions (R² = 0.432, p < 0.001). The findings advance interior sustainability from prescriptive guidance toward analytical, behavior-based measurement and provide a transferable framework for assessing circular material practices in residential interiors. Full article

Although tourism is increasingly seen as a key component of sustainable regional development and economic diversification, its extraordinary expansion raises governance and environmental issues at the local level. The current study assesses the influencing factors of inbound tourism demand to Saudi Arabia, a strategic empirical study due to its rapid and ambitious transformation under Vision 2030. This national strategy is designed to cultivate diverse tourist destinations, including coastal eco-resorts, mountain nature escapes, and urban cultural hubs. The unique sustainability hurdles in each area make the Kingdom a prime location for analyzing the development of regional tourism. This research focuses on the vibrant interfaces among sustainable practices, logistical efficiency, perceptions of safety and uncertainty, and macroeconomic environments that shape the Kingdom’s competitiveness as a tourism region. The study draws several beneficial findings using balanced panel data of 16 origin countries during the period of 2009–2023 and is assessed using a dynamic panel Generalized Method of Moments model. The findings state extensive perseverance within tourism flows, such that past arrivals significantly enable simultaneous inflows. Inbound tourism is strongly and favourably influenced by destination-side factors, particularly logistical performance, human rights conditions, and Saudi Arabia’s socioeconomic prosperity. In a similar vein, the demand for outward travel is strongly reinforced by origin-country prosperity. But travel expenses attenuate, environmental pressures and political risk reduce arrivals, and relative prices and pandemic uncertainty play a negligible role. The findings highlight the need to upgrade the country’s logistics infrastructure, enhance rights protection and governance, integrate sustainable practices, and capitalise on prosperity to make Saudi Arabia a desirable travel destination by Vision 2030. A key contribution of this study is to demonstrate how infrastructure, environmental stewardship, and institutional quality shape a region’s tourism attractiveness. The study illustrates how sustainability must be incorporated into regional-specific strategies to balance economic goals with ecological and social imperatives, providing a framework for other countries interested in sustainable tourism. Full article

High-throughput plant phenotyping (HTPP) is increasingly limited by the mismatch between the need for field-relevant, fine-grained phenotypic information and the restricted capability of conventional observation platforms under complex agricultural conditions. Ground mobile robots are emerging as the key carrier for resolving this gap because they combine close-range sensing, autonomous mobility, and physical interaction within real field environments. In this paper, a structured scoping review is presented using a closed-loop perception–decision–action pipeline as the organizing principle. Within this framework, recent advances are synthesized from the perspectives of multimodal fusion, localization-aware sensing, motion planning, deep-learning-based phenotypic analysis, active observation, robotic intervention, and edge deployment. The review further clarifies the complementary roles of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), Unmanned Ground Vehicles (UGVs), and air–ground collaboration in multiscale phenotyping workflows. Beyond summarizing technologies, the article provides three concrete deliverables: a structured taxonomy of mobile phenotyping systems; comparative tables covering sensing modalities, localization/navigation methods, and AI models; and a research agenda linking technical progress to field deployability. The synthesis highlights four persistent bottlenecks, namely environmental generalization, annotation scarcity, limited standardization and reproducibility, and the gap between advanced models and agricultural edge hardware. Overall, ground robots are identified not merely as sensing platforms, but as the central system architecture for advancing mobile phenotyping toward autonomous, fine-grained, and field-deployable operation. Full article

As interest in sustainable food consumption grows, local food has emerged as a key strategy for enhancing environmental sustainability, regional economic vitality, and food system resilience. This study examines how consumers’ sustainable value perceptions influence willingness to pay (WTP) and future purchase intention for local food within an integrated analytical framework. Using survey data from 400 consumers in South Korea, sustainable value perceptions were measured across social, environmental, and economic dimensions. Exploratory factor analysis and cluster analysis were used to identify consumer segments, while one-way ANOVA and binomial logistic regression analyzed differences in WTP and purchase intention. The results identify four consumer clusters and show that social and environmental value perceptions are positively associated with higher WTP and stronger purchase intention, whereas economic value perception does not significantly affect purchase intention. Prior purchase experience further reinforces purchase intention. This study contributes by proposing and empirically validating an integrated framework linking value perceptions, consumer segmentation, WTP, and purchase intention. The findings highlight the importance of value-based communication, information transparency, and experience-oriented strategies in promoting sustainable local food systems and strengthening agri-food supply chain resilience. Full article

This systematic literature review examines sustainability in Cultural Organizations by synthesizing findings from 88 publications published between 2015 and 2025. These publications have been identified in the Scopus and Google Scholar databases and are evaluated according to the PRISMA 2020 reporting framework. The review investigates three interrelated axes: (i) the integration of multidimensional sustainability (economic, social, environmental) into the management of cultural organizations and its alignment with the Sustainable Development Goals; (ii) digital sustainability communication strategies, with emphasis on the use of social media; and (iii) audience perception and engagement with these initiatives. Findings reveal that environmental and social dimensions dominate the literature, while economic sustainability remains underdeveloped and often only fragmentally integrated. Digital media are recognized as critical communication tools but are used primarily for information dissemination and promotion, with limited application of dialogical or participatory practices. Audience perception emerges as the least theoretically developed research area, despite its decisive role in the effectiveness of sustainability actions. Overall, this review highlights the need for holistic models that connect sustainability strategy, digital communication, and social engagement and proposes a conceptual framework that integrates these three dimensions within the strategic role of cultural organizations. Full article

The phase-out of carbon-intensive power generation systems has posed a multifaceted governance challenge for carbon-reliant regions in Europe. Despite highlighting the significance of fair and inclusive distribution and decision-making within the framework of the Just Transition Development Plan, empirical evidence is rather limited as regards the affected workers’ evaluative perceptions of the relevant transition management in impacted regions. The present research investigates the determinants shaping workers’ perceptions of Just Transition management in Western Macedonia, a major post-lignite region in Greece. Using original survey data collected from 189 workers, the analysis develops four composite indices, which capture perceptions of institutional readiness, expectations about economic transition outcomes, views on environmental and health implications, as well as levels of awareness, participation, and trust in the Just Transition Development Plan (SDAM, in Greek). The analysis employs a baseline cross-sectional Ordinary Least Squares (OLS) regression, combined with an interaction model designed to assess whether the impact of participatory governance varies with economic expectations. The results demonstrate that awareness, participation, and perceived credibility of the transition plan have a strong and statistically significant positive impact on workers’ perceptions of transition management, whereas institutional readiness, workers’ perceptions of broader regional economic prospects during the transition, and environmental or health implications do not significantly contribute to shaping respondents’ evaluations. The research provides micro-level empirical evidence, based on individual workers’ perceptions, while the economic expectations captured refer to broader regional economic trajectories during the transition. From a sustainability perspective, the findings suggest that workers’ evaluations of transition management are more strongly associated with participatory governance, transparency, and stakeholder engagement than with the specific regional economic expectations captured in the survey. Consequently, sustainable transition management must encompass not only environmental objectives but also inclusive and credible governance processes that foster social acceptance and regional resilience. Full article

Reducing food waste and promoting green consumption have emerged as critical priorities in the transition toward a more sustainable food system. Purchasing near-expired food (NEF) offers a pathway to address both issues simultaneously, yet the mechanisms underlying consumers’ intentions toward such products remain underexplored. This research investigates these mechanisms through two complementary studies conducted in China, focusing on near-expired bread as a representative product category. Study 1 (N = 1154) draws on the stimulus–organism–response (SOR) framework to examine how key factors shape consumers’ purchase intentions toward near-expired bread. The results show that price discounts and longer remaining shelf life increase purchase intentions by enhancing perceived value and reducing perceived risk. Moreover, consumers’ normative beliefs with regard to food waste avoidance positively predict purchase intentions through heightened moral satisfaction. Study 2 (N = 746) employs a 2 × 3 between-subjects factorial experiment to test two types of retail interventions for near-expired bread: discount messages (50% vs. 10% off) and information framing (gain-framed vs. loss-framed). Extending Study 1, this experiment introduces two additional dependent variables—product attitudes and perceived environmental external benefits—to capture a broader range of consumer responses. ANCOVA results reveal that consumers with higher environmental concern exhibit stronger purchase intentions, more favorable product attitudes, and greater perceived environmental external benefits. Price discount messages significantly influence purchase intentions and product attitudes, whereas information framing affects purchase intentions and environmental external benefits. Notably, the two interventions interact to shape consumers’ perceptions of environmental external benefits. Together, these studies advance a comprehensive understanding of near-expired bread purchases and offer empirical guidance for designing effective retail communication strategies to promote green consumption and reduce food waste. Full article

Based on the stimulus–organism–response (S–O–R) framework, this study explored the psychological spillover mechanism through which tourism experiences in Museum Agglomeration Areas (MAAs) enhance city image and influence behavioral intentions. Structural equation modeling (SEM) based on survey data yielded several key findings. First, information visibility, content visibility, and the quality of amenities and the operational environment played critical roles in shaping tourists’ internal states, including perceived experiential value, affective response, immersion, and satisfaction. In addition, the social atmosphere emerged as an important factor in enriching these evaluations. Second, accessibility and connectivity were identified as factors that reduce friction along the visitor journey, thereby enhancing experiential continuity and immersion. Third, experiential value and immersion were found to be the primary mediators among the internal-state variables, transmitting the effects of environmental stimuli to city-level perceptions and behavioral intentions, such as revisit and recommendation intentions. These findings suggest that the competitiveness of MAAs lies not merely in spatial agglomeration itself but also in their ability to provide engaging and meaningful content, maintain safe and enjoyable operational environments, and develop integrated circulation and information systems. By conceptualizing MAAs as sites of district-scale tourism experiences, this study extends the application of the S–O–R framework to a multi-site urban cultural context and clarifies how differentiated internal states mediate the spillover from district experience to city-level perceptions and behavioral intentions. Rather than proposing a fundamentally new theoretical framework, the study offers a context-specific refinement of the organism layer and provides empirically grounded implications for design and operational strategies in culturally clustered urban districts. Full article

This study examines how high-speed rail (HSR) hubs shape public space vitality in central-city station areas, using Shapingba Station (Chongqing, China) as a representative case of station–city integration. We delineated pedestrian catchments using Baidu Map walking isochrones (300–1200 s) and integrated multi-source data, including Public Space Public Life (PSPL) field observations (eight monitoring points, 07:00–24:00), Baidu heat maps, point-of-interest (POI) records, streetscape semantic segmentation, and a perception questionnaire. Indicators were synthesized via entropy weighting, and multivariate associations between perceived vitality and environmental variables were examined using Mantel tests. Pedestrian flow exhibits a clear double-peak pattern (09:00–11:00 and 15:00–16:00), averaging 42,248 pedestrians per day (2347 per hour) and showing strong spatial heterogeneity across monitoring points. POIs show a pronounced core–periphery structure: totals increase from 803 (300 s) to 4365 (600 s) and 7539 (1200 s), while overall density declines from 7477 to 2492 POIs/km², highlighting a 600 s core where accessibility and functional agglomeration are most strongly coupled. Overall, this study contributes a replicable multi-source evaluation framework and quantitative evidence on accessibility–function coupling and micro-scale design effects in HSR station areas, enabling theory-informed comparisons across station typologies and urban contexts. Full article

Urban sustainability research has increasingly emphasized the role of environmental conditions in shaping the quality of life; however, the empirical evidence for intermediate cities in developing countries remains limited, particularly from the perspective of citizens’ perceptions. This study examines the relationship between the perceived severity of environmental problems and the perceived quality-of-life deterioration in Culiacán, Mexico, an intermediate city characterized by climatic vulnerability and institutional constraints. Based on 552 face-to-face surveys, of which 546 contained complete information for index construction, a cross-sectional and predominantly quantitative design was employed. The environmental perception and quality-of-life deterioration indices were constructed as simple arithmetic averages from Likert scale items, without assuming a single latent construct. The quality-of-life deterioration index captures the perceived negative conditions affecting well-being rather than the quality of life itself; therefore, higher values indicate a greater perceived deterioration. A bivariate ordinary least squares regression was used to assess the association between both indices. The results show a positive and statistically significant relationship (β = 0.486, p < 0.001), with R² = 0.220, indicating that a greater perceived environmental severity is associated with a greater perceived deterioration of well-being. The water-related issues, particularly drought and water contamination, emerge as the most critical concerns. These findings highlight the relevance of environmental perceptions in urban well-being assessments in intermediate cities. Full article

Bactrocera dorsalis (Hendel) is a major fruit-feeding pest that poses a severe and persistent threat to the horticulture industry in tropical and subtropical regions. Methyl eugenol (ME) is a powerful male-specific attractant phytochemical and pheromone precursor that has been widely exploited in lure-and-kill pest management programs. Upon ingestion, ME is metabolized (E)-coniferyl alcohol (E-CF) and 2-allyl-4,5-dimethoxyphenol (DMP), which are stored in the male rectal glands and released during courtship to attract females. Despite its ecological significance, the fundamental molecular mechanism underlying ME perception remains poorly understood. Here, we performed a comparative transcriptomic analysis of ME-responsive and ME-non-responsive male B. dorsalis across four tissues (head, gut, midleg, and wing). A total of 15,727 genes were annotated, of which 970 were associated with odorant-binding proteins (OBPs), odorant receptors (ORs), gustatory receptors (GRs), ionotropic receptors (IRs), and chemosensory proteins (CSPs), as well as detoxification families comprising cytochrome P450s (CYPs), carboxylesterases (CaEs), glutathione S-transferases (GSTs), and uridine diphosphate (UDP)-glycosyltransferases (UGTs), and the stress-related heat shock proteins (HSPs) genes. Differential expression analysis identified 7222, 7763, and 6105 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) in the head, gut, and wings/midlegs, respectively, between ME-responsive and ME-non-responsive males. Notably, CYPs, UGTs, and HSPs involved in detoxification and stress response were significantly downregulated. Gene Ontology (GO) and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) enrichment analyses revealed that CYPs were significantly enriched in metabolic detoxification pathways. These findings reveal a complex molecular interplay between olfaction and detoxification and suggest that ME induces coordinated genetic pathways supporting survival, reproduction, and environmental adaptability. This knowledge provides a foundation for the development of eco-friendly pest management strategies targeting these molecular mechanisms. Full article