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SPATIAL CRITERIA FOR INDUSTRIAL AREA: SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY IN SANGIRAN CULTURAL HERITAGE ZONE, GONDANGREJO DISTRICT

GeoEco
Gondangrejo District is a suburb (peri urban) of Surakarta City with significant industrial growth in Karanganyar Regency. The driving factor of the development of the Gondangrejo District is the relocation of urban activities in Surakarta City ...
Rita Noviani, Aditya Eka Saputra
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Sustainable Development and Structural Bottlenecks in Transition Economies: New Uzbekistan

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study assesses the sustainable development of Uzbekistan over 2016–2024. The methodology combines min–max normalization and unweighted aggregation to derive goal‐level composite scores and an overall SDG index, correlation analysis, and Principal Component Analysis (PCA) to characterize the goals that shape the country's progress; key ...
Khusanboy Abdufattokhov, Yulduz Salakhutdinova   +1 more
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Assessing Environmental and Economic Performance for Port Hydrogen Fuel Transition: A Case Study of Vancouver Fraser Port Authority

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT As society continues to develop, hydrogen has emerged as a promising fuel for maritime decarbonization. This study develops an integrated environmental and economic assessment framework for the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority (VFPA) by combining life‐cycle assessment, levelized cost analysis, and multi‐criteria decision analysis across 36 ...
Ziyu Wang, Xueyan Lin, Chunjiang An
wiley   +1 more source

Fire Testing and Hazard Assessment for Flame Retardant Polymer Composites

Safety Science and Technology, EarlyView.
Flame retardant polymer composites are now being evaluated with more than pass or fail flammability tests. Heat release, smoke, toxicity, and system‐level behavior are receiving more attention, and multi‐scale methods are being used to describe fire hazard under more realistic conditions.
Shuheng Wang, Min Yue, Junjie Ren, Fei Ren, Bin Zou, Xiaodong Qian, Ye‐Tang Pan, Congling Shi, Sheng Zhang   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Incorporating MCDA into HTA: challenges and potential solutions, with a focus on lower income settings

Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation, 2018
Background Multicriteria decision analysis (MCDA) has the potential to bring more structure and transparency to health technology assessment (HTA). The objective of this paper is to highlight key methodological and practical challenges facing the use of ...
Kevin Marsh, Praveen Thokala, Sitaporn Youngkong, Kalipso Chalkidou   +3 more
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Toward Enhanced Safety Management in Wave Energy Power Plant Construction Projects: FMEA and HAZOP Combination

Safety Science and Technology, EarlyView.
Consolidated FMEA–HAZOP safety management framework for WEC construction projects. ABSTRACT This study presents an advanced safety management framework for “Wave Energy Converter” (WEC) projects, addressing the inherent uncertainty, technological complexity, and environmental exposure of offshore renewable energy systems.
Panagiotis K. Marhavilas, Konstantinos Douitsis, Nick Delianidis, Stefanos Keskinis, Georgios Charalampos Kafoutis   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Using fuzzy analytical hierarchy process for road transportation services management based on remote sensing and GIS technology

Open Geosciences
The importance of site selection for road transportation management and emergency services has been underscored, particularly in the wake of the global Covid-19 pandemic in addition to road accident injuries, which emphasized the need for swift patient ...
Beshr Ashraf A. A., Israil Magdy, Ismail Azza S., Heneash Usama G.   +3 more
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Structured decision‐making as a framework to incorporate social equity into conservation decisions

Conservation Biology, EarlyView.
Abstract Many conservation challenges require negotiating trade‐offs between the needs of different actors. Global frameworks such as the Kunming–Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework explicitly call for diverse participation and social equity in conservation decision‐making.
Emily Massingham, Angela J. Dean, Hugh P. Possingham   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The contribution of action research to actionable knowledge in the field of management

European Management Review, EarlyView.
Abstract A key strength of action research is producing actionable knowledge that is relevant for addressing complex issues, including the grand challenges of our time, but this production is hindered by the underdevelopment of specific quality criteria for assessing such knowledge.
Inge L. Bleijenbergh, Merel M. van der Wal, Hubert P. L. M. Korzilius, Etiënne A. J. A. Rouwette   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Sustainability Trade-offs in Biochar Production

Environmental and Climate Technologies
Biochar production and application offer a promising strategy for carbon sequestration and soil improvement, yet the sustainability of different production technologies and feedstock remains underexplored. This study applied multi criteria analysis (MCDA)
Kostevica Valerija, Kubule Anna, Vamza Ilze, Irbe Toms, Rosa Marika, Blumberga Dagnija   +5 more
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