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Regulatory Framework and Public Policies for Sustainability in the Construction Sector
Sustainable Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study analyzes the role of public policies in promoting socially responsible practices in the construction sector, with a particular focus on their contribution to climate neutrality and the decarbonization of the building stock. European agreements exert increasing pressure to transform the construction sector, reinforcing the transition
Olga González‐Morales +3 more
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Sustainable Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Most climate‐resilience health interventions are designed at the global level, with minimal attention to Indigenous communities' needs. The lack of consideration can lead to unintended harm and exacerbate health risks. This study aims to identify the capacities of Indigenous communities that can serve as transformative pathways in safely ...
Chrishma D. Perera +17 more
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Sustainable Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Smart city initiatives aim for sustainability and inclusiveness, but recent evidence shows that they often lead to injustices. Although this contradiction has received growing academic attention, a comprehensive understanding of how justice is addressed within smart city practices remains limited.
Md. Nazmul Haque +5 more
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Sustainable Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study evaluates the dynamic relationship between Green Finance (proxied by green Official Development Assistance) and the expansion of Renewable Energies on biodiversity conservation across 48 African countries over the period 2000–2017.
Mounkaila Gourouza Nana Hadiza +1 more
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Foreign national prisoners in the UK: explanations and implications [PDF]
, 2011 This article examines the rapid expansion of the foreign national prison population in the UK against a backdrop of public and political anxiety about immigration and crime.
Allen +43 more
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Sustainable Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The increasing use of wood and wood‐based composites in construction reflects a global shift toward renewable materials that support sustainable development objectives, including carbon reduction and responsible resource use. While wood offers substantial environmental benefits compared to conventional materials such as concrete and steel, its
Qaisar Munir +2 more
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Representing the family: how does the state 'think family'? [PDF]
, 2013 Over the last decade the family and family-centred policies and practices have received increasing attention within the public service agenda, culminating in the emphatic instruction to ‘think family’ individually, collectively and institutionally.
Baines, Susan +2 more
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The Trajectory of an Agreement: Tracing Objectivated Knowledge Across a Series of Mundane Encounters
Symbolic Interaction, EarlyView.This article adds to the sociological study of time and temporality in everyday life by building on recent longitudinal developments within conversation analysis. It investigates members' methods to bring about change within their shared (life) world. It examines how, as part of an extended project of action, one agreement made early on is continually ...
Sarah Hitzler, Jonas Kramer
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The Export and Financial Effects of Immigrant Team Composition in International New Ventures
Thunderbird International Business Review, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Immigrant‐owned international new ventures (INVs) often partner with non‐immigrant entrepreneurs as co‐owners. Their mixed immigrant‐nonimmigrant teams could engender varied perspectives. But it is unclear whether such cognitive diversity improves their international strategy and performance.
Horatio M. Morgan, Sui Sui
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The British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Tracing the early adoption of computer gang databases by the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department and the Los Angeles Police Department in the 1980s to the deployment of computationally‐assisted surveillance during the Vietnam War, this paper uses a genealogical approach to compare surveillance technologies developed across the arc of ...
Christina Hughes
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