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A Coastal Erosion Risk Assessment Framework

open access: yes, 2023
With the increased pressure on the coastlines including population growth, development of new infrastructure, wave pattern changes and sea level rise due to climate change, coastal erosion is likely to continue to be one of the primary concerns for ...
De Lucia, L   +3 more
core  

ESG Assurance and Dividends: Evidence From 18 Countries in Africa

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines the impact of environmental, social and governance (ESG) assurance on a firm's dividend payout policies within the unique African context. Using a staggered difference‐in‐differences (DiD) model, this study examines how voluntary third‐party assurance of ESG reports influences firms' dividend payout policies compared to ...
Samuel Karanja Kogi, June Cao
wiley   +1 more source

Geotechnical Measurements for the Investigation and Assessment of Arctic Coastal Erosion—A Review and Outlook

open access: yes, 2022
Geotechnical data are increasingly utilized to aid investigations of coastal erosion and the development of coastal morphological models; however, measurement techniques are still challenged by environmental conditions and accessibility in coastal areas,
Markert, Kaleb   +11 more
core   +1 more source

Navigating the ESG Paradox: Strategic Pathways Between Innovation and Washing Under Stakeholder Scrutiny

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT As firms increasingly incorporate environmental, social, and governance (ESG) concerns into their strategic agendas, stakeholder legitimacy—an audience‐conferred judgment of organizational appropriateness—has become pivotal. We theorize legitimacy as expanding a hybrid response portfolio in which firms may pursue substantive change (business ...
Min‐Jae Lee   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Rapid Morphological Changes Caused by Intensive Coastal Development in Longkou Bay, China

open access: yes, 2019
Analyses of the evolution of subaqueous topography in coastal water provide an understanding of the effects of intensive coastal development on bays and estuaries. Analysis of a series of historical bathymetric acoustic surveys has revealed large changes
Tang, Cheng   +7 more
core   +1 more source

Organizational Sensemaking Theory Perspective of Developing AI‐Driven Strategies for Sustainability Initiatives

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Although artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly being touted to assist organizations, AI integration for sustainability efforts has been limited AND sporadic and tends to follow an ad hoc strategy. The existing literature therein focuses on the technological capabilities of AI, overlooking how organizations make sense of and ...
Amanda Balasooriya, Darshana Sedera
wiley   +1 more source

A Systemic Model for Understanding Business Interactions With Biodiversity and Ecosystems

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Biodiversity loss and ecosystem degradation represent critical threats to human well‐being and economic resilience, challenging businesses to understand and manage their interdependence with natural systems. This study develops a systemic framework—the BioModel—that elucidates the reciprocal relationship between businesses, biodiversity, and ...
Lino Cinquini   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Adaptable Architecture for a Changing Coastal Environment

open access: yes, 2014
Coastal erosion, population decline, and economic deterioration, in the rural coastal community of Sydney Mines, Cape Breton, are concerns upon which the provincial government is focused.
Gibbons, Heather
core  

Optimization of coastal land in Modung District, Bangkalan Regency as a conservation effort [PDF]

open access: yesE3S Web of Conferences
The coast of Modung District is one of the areas in the south of Bangkalan Regency that is vulnerable to coastal erosion. This study focuses on optimizing coastal land in the vulnerable Modung District of Bangkalan Regency to address coastal erosion ...
Wardhani Maulinna Kusumo   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Coastal Ecology: Living Shorelines Reduce Coastal Erosion [PDF]

open access: yesCurrent Biology, 2019
Benefits derived from natural ecosystems are commonly mentioned as justification for protecting and restoring habitats, yet measuring these services can be challenging. New research quantitatively assessed an ecosystem service provided by coastal marshes and revealed that removal of smooth cordgrass significantly increased coastal erosion, clearly ...
openaire   +2 more sources

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