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  • Article
  • Open Access
79 Citations
10,638 Views
27 Pages

27 December 2018

Freight carriers, receivers and citizens in the inner-city area suffer the most from issues impacting last mile delivery due to exacerbated traffic congestion, limited parking and unsustainable delivery vehicles. Freight consolidation policies offer...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Decision Support Systems for Urban Logistics Planning: Multi-Stakeholder and Participative Approaches)
  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
4,209 Views
20 Pages

20 August 2022

Humanity has faced unprecedented chaos in the education sector due to the inevitable sudden adoption of online mode of learning during the pandemic. The complexities associated with technology-enabled learning and assessment have different connotatio...

(This article belongs to the Topic Education and Digital Societies for a Sustainable World)
  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
4,704 Views
22 Pages

20 July 2021

Multi-actor multi-criteria analysis (MAMCA) was developed with a process involving the participation of various stakeholders. Stakeholders express various criteria as measures for the achievement of their respective goals. In general, the assessment...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Algorithms and Models for Dynamic Multiple Criteria Decision Making)
  • Article
  • Open Access
23 Citations
6,811 Views
18 Pages

Application of Multi-Actor Multi-Criteria Analysis for Transition Management in Energy Communities

  • Maria Luisa Lode,
  • Geert te Boveldt,
  • Cathy Macharis and
  • Thierry Coosemans

7 February 2021

Energy communities (ECs) play a role in the transition towards a low-carbon economy by 2050 and receive increasing attention from stakeholders within the energy sector. To foster ECs, transition management (TM) is a promising managerial approach to s...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Energy Communities in the Changing Energy Landscape)
  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
2,284 Views
21 Pages

9 May 2023

The current energy transition is characterized by a high level of consumer and prosumer involvement. Energy communities (ECs) are instruments that fit into this trend, as they organize the collective and mainly citizen-driven exchange of clean energy...

(This article belongs to the Section C: Energy Economics and Policy)
  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
1,612 Views
15 Pages

23 September 2024

The aim of this paper was to propose a model for the evaluation of the flow of goods delivered to urban centers based on a systematic approach, generating possible scenarios of delivery activities and selecting those criteria for evaluation that cont...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,372 Views
34 Pages

8 July 2025

Designing sustainable farming systems in mountainous regions is particularly challenging because of complex economic, social, and environmental factors. Production models prioritizing sustainability and environmental protection require integrated ass...

(This article belongs to the Section Sustainable Products and Services)
  • Article
  • Open Access
684 Views
33 Pages

Towards Sustainable Urban Mobility in Medium-Sized Cities: A Multi-Actor and Multi-Criteria Comparative Analysis

  • David Ramos-Pacheco,
  • José Gomes,
  • João Monteiro,
  • Anabela Ribeiro,
  • Juan Francisco Coloma and
  • Marta García

23 May 2026

The transition towards sustainable urban mobility requires planning approaches that integrate accessibility, social inclusion, environmental quality, and stakeholder preferences, particularly in medium-sized cities, where mobility challenges differ f...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Sustainable Urban Transport Planning: Challenges and Solutions)
  • Article
  • Open Access
17 Citations
8,538 Views
21 Pages

The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly impacted almost every sector. This impact has been especially felt in the healthcare sector, as the pandemic has affected its stability, which has highlighted the need for improvements in service. As such, we p...

  • Article
  • Open Access
29 Citations
6,586 Views
33 Pages

2 March 2021

The urban built environment concentrates due to the growing urbanization trend, triggering construction and renovation works in urban areas. Although construction works often revitalize cities upon completion, the associated logistics activities enge...

(This article belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)
  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
4,249 Views
21 Pages

Assessing SDI Implementation Scenarios to Facilitate Emergency Mapping Operations in the Dominican Republic

  • Gregorio Rosario Michel,
  • María Ester Gonzalez-Campos,
  • Fernando Manzano Aybar and
  • Joep Crompvoets

The Dominican Republic (DR) is a small island developing state (SIDS) highly exposed to disaster-risk phenomena, such as earthquakes, hurricanes, etc. The Spatial Data Infrastructure (SDI) enables coordination and sharing of spatial information and s...

  • Review
  • Open Access
22 Citations
5,230 Views
24 Pages

27 September 2023

The tension between city logistics and its impact on sustainable urban development is evident. Often, local environmental decisions overlook the effects on urban freight logistics, lacking consideration for stakeholders. To address this, utilizing mu...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Mathematical Programming, Optimization and Operations Research)
  • Article
  • Open Access
21 Citations
4,975 Views
19 Pages

1 March 2021

The assessment of future options and pathways for sustainable energy systems requires considering multiple techno-economic, ecological and social issues. Multicriteria analysis methods, which are useful tools that aid decision processes involving var...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Analyzing Development Paths of Emerging Energy Technologies)