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Isolation, Insularity and Resilience: A Review of the Geophysical, Socioeconomic, and Environmental Vulnerabilities of Gran Canaria and Lesvos Islands for Policy Interventions to Global Change

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The dynamic nature of small islands being geographically isolated and their perceived connectedness with global networks complicates research attempts to draw general conclusions on whether insularity leads to marginalization or strengthens their resilience for sustainable development.
Toheeb Lekan Jolaosho, Mazen Marouani, Takwa Boughanmi   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Application of MLS and UAS-SfM for Beach Management at the North Padre Island Seawall

Remote Sensing
Collecting accurate and reliable beach morphology data is essential for informed coastal management. The beach adjacent to the seawall on North Padre Island, Texas, USA has experienced increased erosion and disrupted natural processes.
Isabel A. Garcia-Williams, Michael J. Starek, Deidre D. Williams, Philippe E. Tissot, Jacob Berryhill, James C. Gibeaut   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Beach Nourishment

, 1992
An analysis of "soft" measurements, in the form of beach nourishment, to protect ourselves against the sea. The rapport covers the following subject with regard to "soft" measurements: - Design of soft solution: review of design tools, practical ...
D'Angremond, K. (author)
core  

Environmental Identity, Social Openness and Economic Support for Sustainable Festivals: The Mediating Role of Attitudes Toward Sustainable Practices

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT As sustainability pressures intensify across the global event and tourism industries, this study examines how environmental identity and social openness shape visitors' willingness to pay more for sustainable festivals and whether attitudes toward specific sustainability practices mediate these relationships.
László Kökény, Melinda Jászberényi, Gilda Hernández‐Maskivker, Levente Kökény   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Regional Sustainable Economic Development in the Caribbean? A Discursive Inquiry

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The Caribbean region is governed by several regional bodies. Among the more important organizations for small island states, where coral reefs and ocean conservation are paramount, is the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). Currently, the region is going through critical environmental changes that bring important vulnerabilities.
Peter J. Jacques, Audrey Copeland
wiley   +1 more source

Operationalizing the Waste Hierarchy Though A Synthetic Performance Indicator: Evidence From Spain

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Ensuring compliance with the European Union (EU) waste hierarchy is essential for advancing circular economy objectives and meeting legally binding municipal solid waste (MSW) targets. This study develops and applies the Waste Hierarchy Achievement Synthetic Indicator (WHASI), an innovative synthetic index designed to assess territorial ...
Victor Mocholí, Trinidad Gómez, María Molinos‐Senante   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Operationalising Circular Economy Through Social Innovation: A Systems Thinking‐Based Model for Sustainability Transitions

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Social innovation (SI) is increasingly recognised as an important enabler of circular economy (CE) transitions. However, existing research offers limited explanation of the processes through which SI operationalises CE principles, as SI and CE have largely evolved in parallel and existing conceptualisations remain predominantly descriptive ...
Souresh Cornet, Saswat Barpanda, Marc‐Antoine Diego Guidi   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Identity Entanglement: Rethinking Marginality through the Intersectional, Liminal, and Antithetical

Symbolic Interaction, EarlyView.
While identity research has given sustained attention to marginality, intersectionality, and the effects of power on identity, the formal interactional dynamics through which identities are constituted remain limited. I present identity entanglement as a useful framework for better understanding and articulating the relational complexities of identity.
Jules Vivid
wiley   +1 more source

A Probabilistic Prediction of beach nourishment evolution

, 2001
A II level probabilistic analysis for predicting the lifetime of a beach nourishment project has been proposed. Considering that the new wider beach serves as shore protection by storms and to increase recreational benefits, it has been assumed that the ...
SORGENTI DEGLI UBERTI G., BENASSAI E., CALABRESE, MARIO   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Goffman's Tempting the Devil in Stigma: A Close Rereading of Goffman's “Subversive” Construct of “the Normals” Versus “the Stigmatized”

Symbolic Interaction, EarlyView.
This article engages in a close rereading of Stigma, relating it to Goffman's biography as a person who faced stigma. Exploring his biography helps us to recognize the ways Goffman applies stigma strategies in how he represents himself as the author in Stigma.
Thaddeus Müller
wiley   +1 more source