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Technopolitical Energy Governance as Administrative Closure: Digitalisation and the Depoliticisation of Energy Politics in Iran and Saudi Arabia

Public Administration and Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Digitalisation is widely framed as a route to more efficient and participatory public administration. In authoritarian settings, however, digital governance often works less as administrative improvement than as a technopolitical instrument for managing dissent and insulating policy from contestation.
Arash Beidollahkhani
wiley   +1 more source

City Networks as Tools of City Diplomacy – the Case of Seoul

, 2023
Confronting global challenges and wanting to make profits out of globalization, cities are becoming more active in global politics. They conduct city diplomacy, establishing bilateral connections with “sister cities” or through transnational city networks.
Tomasz Kamiński, Natalia Matiaszczyk
openaire   +3 more sources

A Method for Identifying Rainfall‐Runoff Events at Sub‐Hourly Time Scales: Applications for Nature‐Based Solutions and Water Resources

River Research and Applications, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Understanding how changes in catchment conditions affect ecohydrology in response to rainfall‐runoff events is crucial when developing informed strategies to enhance flow resilience, restore natural habitats, interpret water quality data or reduce flood risk.
Josie Ashe, Daniella Montali‐Ashworth, Alan Puttock, Naomi Gatis, David Luscombe, Kirsty Frith, Pia Benaud, Richard E. Brazier   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Role of Western Cities in the Reconstruction of Ukraine

Politeja
The paper focuses on the long-term challenge of reconstructing Ukraine and the role cities may play in this process. The authors attempt to answer the following research questions: What avenues are available for cities to support or participate in ...
Agnieszka Szpak, Robert Gawłowski, Joanna Modrzyńska, Paweł Modrzyński, Michał Dahl   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Carbon Performance in Airlines: A Qualitative Comparative Analysis of Institutional and Firm‐Level Drivers

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Air transport is one of the fastest‐growing sources of greenhouse gas emissions, yet it remains one of the most difficult sectors to decarbonize. The sector's climate impact is amplified by two factors: the steady rise in passenger demand and the absence of commercially viable low‐carbon technologies for long‐haul flights.
Jouni K. Juntunen, Sarianna Lundan, Tiina Ritvala   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Integrating urban diplomacy and participatory governance in megacities a comprehensive framework for Tehran metropolis in the era of globalization

Discover Cities
The current world pattern of urbanization is influenced by the role of metropolitans in governance, which can impact the development of city diplomacy at national and international levels.
Mohammad Ali Khaliji, Kamran Jafarpour Ghalehteimouri   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Gender, Social Reproduction and the Construction of Capabilities for Social Sustainability of Agriculture: A Relational Approach

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Farmers' capabilities, a core component of social sustainability, have been largely neglected in sustainable agriculture discourse. Using a relational approach to capabilities and autonomy, this study explores how women farmers translate the opportunity of agricultural innovation into their valued outcomes, and which factors shape their ...
Dawn D. Cheong, Bettina Bock
wiley   +1 more source

National Policy Coherence Counts for Reducing Inequality in Global Climate and Development Agendas

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT International institutions promote policy coherence as crucial to the effective and fair implementation of global sustainability agendas, though the evidence for its benefits is slim. We present here the first systematic cross‐country dataset on the consequences of national government efforts to promote policy coherence for vulnerable groups ...
Katherine Browne, Adis Dzebo, Zoha Shawoo, Mario Cardenas, Pierrick Chalaye, Alexia Faus Onbargi, Cassilde Muhoza, Patricia Nicdao, Nokwethaba Makhanya, Navam Niles, Priyatma Singh   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Artificial Intelligence Patents and the Sustainable Development Goals: A Comparative Analysis of the United States and China

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Artificial intelligence (AI) is a general‐purpose technology with wide‐ranging implications for sustainable development; yet, little is known about how its innovation trajectories have aligned with the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Ern Chern Khor, Moon Choi
wiley   +1 more source

City Diplomacy as a Green Strategy? International Sister City Partnerships and Urban Decarbonization

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The establishment of international sister city partnerships (ISCPs) has expanded since the postwar era, developing from cultural exchanges into strategic diplomatic channels for sustainable development. While their socioeconomic benefits are well‐documented, their potential as instruments for global environmental governance and urban ...
Fubin Luo, Zimeng Kong, Xinyu Wang, Can Zhang, Yunzheng Zhang   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source