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“It Looks as if They Threw the Entire Periodic Table Into the River”: A Decolonial Perspective for Chemistry Education in the Context of Environmental Injustices

Science Education, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In this article I explore the case of the Mariana dam disaster in 2015 in Brazil seeking to contribute to reflections about the role of chemistry and chemistry education in environmental injustices. Drawing on stories about this disaster shared in the Dead River Podcast (2024), on wider literature and on other cases of environmental injustices
Haira E. Gandolfi
wiley   +1 more source

The relationship between sovereign credit rating changes and firm risk. [PDF]

Heliyon, 2023
Chang CC, Wong WK, Lo ST, Liao YH.
europepmc   +1 more source

Where Should the Old Clothes Go? — Promoting Circularity in Sub‐Saharan Construction Through Textile Waste

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Textile waste poses a major challenge in the 21st century, particularly for Sub‐Saharan African countries, where local production and high imports lead to excessive waste, often ending up in landfills or incineration. However, opportunities for recycling and repurposing textile waste into construction materials are emerging.
Lerato Aghimien, Emmanuel Aghimien, Douglas Aghimien   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Justice Under the Sun: Evaluating Procedural Justice in Large‐Scale Solar Park Development

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The development of large‐scale solar sites (LSS) is expanding to address climate change and profitability challenges in renewable energy. This article evaluates whether such projects can meet procedural justice standards under optimal conditions, examining a case study in southern Sweden. Despite strong institutional frameworks, well‐resourced
Karl de Fine Licht, Maria Håkansson
wiley   +1 more source

A Systematic Review of Urban Regeneration's Impact on Sustainable Transport: Traffic Dynamics, Policy Responses, and Environmental Implications

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This systematic review examines urban regeneration's effects on sustainable transport using the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta‐Analyses methodology (PRISMA). The study analyzed 108 peer‐reviewed articles (2000–2024) across different continents, evaluating four variable clusters: traffic dynamics (congestion, modal ...
Serdar Dindar
wiley   +1 more source

Multilateral Development Banks as Agents of Connectivity: the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB). [PDF]

East Asia (Piscataway), 2023
Creutz K.
europepmc   +1 more source

Sustainable Schools: Changing Society Towards Sustainability

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT A change in mindset has taken place in educational institutions, characterised by a growing awareness of sustainability and environmental aspects. Inspired by the UNESCO Global Action Programme, various ministries have allowed to be certified as a School of Sustainability at different levels, albeit on a voluntary basis and without substantial
Monika Bauer, Gertrud E. Morlock
wiley   +1 more source

Delivering the UN Sustainable Development Goals Through Inclusive Stakeholder Engagement: The Case of Flood Alleviation Schemes in England

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) provide an integrated framework for embedding social value in infrastructure planning and promoting inclusive, climate‐resilient urban development. However, the operationalization and measurement of social sustainability across infrastructure projects remain inconsistent and ...
Maria Christina Georgiadou, Sarah Louise Fitton   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

An Entropy Approach to Measure the Dynamic Stock Market Efficiency. [PDF]

J Quant Econ, 2022
Patra S, Hiremath GS.
europepmc   +1 more source

Cutting the apron strings: Establishing optimal distinctiveness from mentors in creative industries

Strategic Management Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Research has established that organizations benefit from “optimal distinctiveness,” that is, being sufficiently similar to and different from competitors. However, we know less about producers' strategic positioning choices to establish optimally distinctive identities.
Daphne Ann Demetry, Rachel Doern
wiley   +1 more source