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Achieve Sustainability by Easing Population to 4 Billion by 2200

open access: yesSustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The past century of massive increases in human population and resource use has seen many undesirable environmental effects, ranging from biodiversity loss to climate change. But a research gap exists, as the ultimate causes are often not described with precision or mentioned at all.
Mark Keegan   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

An Islamic Perspective on the Sustainable Development Goals: Exploring Key Challenges From the Ravi Riverfront Urban Development Project

open access: yesSustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Projects are typically viewed as mechanisms for delivering products and services; however, this study examines projects from the distinct perspective of grand challenges (GCs). The selected case is the Ravi Riverfront Urban Development Project in Lahore, Pakistan—a grand challenge project (GCP).
Rehab Iftikhar, Syed Nayyer Abbas Kazmi
wiley   +1 more source

Islamic Microfinance in Indonesia [PDF]

open access: yes
Indonesia, the largest Muslim country, has a highly differentiated micro- and rural finance sector which has evolved over more than a century. Islamic finance has emerged in 1991, comprising Islamic commercial banks and banking units, rural banks, and ...
Dwi Agung, Wahyu, Seibel, Hans Dieter
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Components of Sustainable Leadership in Universities: Systematic Review of the Literature and Proposal of a Taxonomy

open access: yesSustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Universities play a pivotal role in promoting sustainable development by adopting sustainable management practices and preparing future leaders with a focus on sustainability. This study investigates the interplay between sustainable leadership, pro‐environmental behaviour and organisational commitment at universities, with a particular focus ...
Greice Kely Aragão Ribeiro   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

History and theory of Islamic architecture

open access: yes, 2019
Islamic architecture is a misunderstood subject. Quite often, as elementary -- and even trivial -- themes as defining Islamic architecture, the relationship between Muslim and Islamic architecture, and the prospect of existence of un-Islamic ...
Spahic, Omer
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Operationalising Circular Economy Through Social Innovation: A Systems Thinking‐Based Model for Sustainability Transitions

open access: yesSustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Social innovation (SI) is increasingly recognised as an important enabler of circular economy (CE) transitions. However, existing research offers limited explanation of the processes through which SI operationalises CE principles, as SI and CE have largely evolved in parallel and existing conceptualisations remain predominantly descriptive ...
Souresh Cornet   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Creating Digital Sustainable Business Models in Cluster‐Based Energy Ecosystems

open access: yesSustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Overlapping economic, social, sustainable, health, and military crises create new spaces for scientific research to be applied to practice. The paper focuses on constructing and configuring digital sustainable business models for energy ecosystems that can effectively respond to and mitigate the impacts of dynamic climate change. This topic is
Christian Schachtner   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

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