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Project STOP: city partnerships to prevent ocean plastics in Indonesia

Field Actions Science Reports, 2019
An estimated 80% of marine plastic litter comes from land-based sources, with 50% originating from just five Asian economies: China, Indonesia, the Philippines, Vietnam and Thailand*.
Martin R. Stuchtey, Ben Dixon, Joi Danielson, Jason Hale, Dorothea Wiplinger, Phan Bai   +5 more
doaj  

Creating business value with Information Technology in tourism sector

, 2013
Information Technology deployments and automation in organizations are often associated with many factors in consideration in order to determine whether they will assist the organization realize business value. Especially, tourism players in Kenya have not fully benefited from the value created by deploying Information Technology in the organization ...
openaire   +1 more source

The Power to Change: Conceptualising Systemic Change Towards Sustainability in Business Networks

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Sustainability advancement requires systemic changes in business networks of interconnected firms. Given the rapid need and complexity of instigating such transitions, the power to influence the networked actors emerges as a central concept.
Eini Haaja, Olga Dziubaniuk, Outi Keränen, Omar Mohammed, Asta Salmi   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Advancing Gender Equality Through Decent Work: An Adapted Systematic Review

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Gender disparities in employment continue to be a significant worldwide issue despite policy commitments to sustainability. This study systematically examines the relationship between decent work and gender equality using bibliometric qualitative review methodologies.
Reshma C, Aruna Polisetty
wiley   +1 more source

Tourism Specialisation and Sustainable Development Performance in Spanish Cities

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Tourism specialisation and sustainable development performance are key dimensions of urban sustainability debates. This study investigates the association between tourism specialisation and sustainable development performance, operationalised through the sustainable development goals (SDGs), in Spanish cities.
Ana‐María Ríos, María‐Dolores Guillamón, Bernardino Benito   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Same Practices, Different Outcomes: Gender Gaps in Organic Certification

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper examines gender differences in organic certification among Hungarian wineries and asks whether they reflect observable differences in sustainability engagement, organizational capabilities, and structural characteristics, or differences in how similar profiles translate into certified status.
Imre Fertő, Valéria Lekics
wiley   +1 more source

Rural Intangible Cultural Heritage Governance: Discursive Alignment for Sustainable Development

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Intangible cultural heritage governance is increasingly relevant to sustainable rural development, yet the conditions under which public, private and residents align priorities, responsibilities and legitimacy remain underexplored. This study examines how these actors conceptualise, prioritise and discursively legitimise it in Bergamo (Italy).
Berta Tubillejas‐Andrés, Walesska Schlesinger, Amparo Cervera‐Taulet, Francisco Higón‐Tamarit   +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

Designing Participatory Systems Interventions for Behavioural Change: Integrating Soft Systems Methodology, the Theory of Planned Behavior, and Experiential Learning

Systems Research and Behavioral Science, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Small and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs) operate within complex sociotechnical systems where behavioural change is shaped by interdependent cognitive, social and structural factors. This study examines a participatory systems intervention with food and beverage SMEs in a coastal tourism context in Vietnam.
Thanh‐Thao Luong, Minh‐Tuan Tran, Elaine Y. T. Chew, Yunus Khatri, Van Ha Quach   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

“All Native Speakers” at Singapore's ESL Schools: Implications for TESOL Communities in the Pursuit of Diversity‐Based Professionalism

TESOL Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract This study explores an understudied question of who teaches English in the Singaporean English language teaching (ELT) industry. Study 1 analyzed the website contents of ESL schools, and Study 2 conducted questionnaire surveys and interviews with three schools.
Yoko Kobayashi
wiley   +1 more source