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Water Losses and Environmental Efficiency in Urban Water Supply Systems: A Comparative Assessment for Spain and Portugal

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Water losses are a critical environmental and operational challenge, especially in regions exposed to increasing water stress. This study assesses the environmental productivity of municipal water supply services in Spain and Portugal during the period 2014–2022, explicitly treating losses as an undesirable output.
Elisabet Zafra Gómez, Emilio José de la Higuera Molina, Rui Cunha Marques, Cristina María Campos Alba, Pablo Povedano‐Fernández   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Verifying Family Authenticity in End-of-Life Care: A Case of Religious Refusal and Ethical Dilemma in an Older Adult With Dementia. [PDF]

Geriatr Gerontol Int
Fujisawa C, Mizuno T, Tajima T, Yamada Y, Watanabe K, Nakashima H, Komiya H, Umegaki H.   +7 more
europepmc   +1 more source

The Theory of Interpersonal Behaviour Applied to the Mediating Influence of Habit on Recycling Behaviour in South African Townships

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Recycling rates in South African townships remain critically low, undermining progress towards sustainable development and the transition to a circular economy. This study applies the theory of interpersonal behaviour (TIP) to examine how recycling habits mediate the relationship between key drivers—past behaviour, environmental concern ...
Thomas Dobbelstein, K. Mercy Makhitha
wiley   +1 more source

Humanistic Care Needs of Hospitalised Patients With Diabetic Foot Ulcers: A Qualitative Descriptive Study From the Nurse-Patient Perspective. [PDF]

Int Wound J
Huang P, Wang L, Chen D, Yi L, Yang J, Zhang X, Ouyang Y, Wang Z, Fu A.   +8 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Living Through a Changing Climate: Stress, Trauma, and Gendered Resilience Among Women in Coastal and Northern Ghana

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Climate change is reshaping everyday life in Ghana through coastal erosion, flooding, erratic rainfall, water scarcity, extreme heat, and agricultural insecurity. This study examines how these changes produce stress, trauma, and gendered resilience among women in Salakope and Choggu Yapalsi, two climate‐vulnerable communities in coastal and ...
Jacob Kwakye
wiley   +1 more source

Determinants of perceived beneficial impact of a community-university partnership in an urban environment: a cross-sectional survey. [PDF]

Front Public Health
Samara K, Koulouvari AD, Sergentanis TN, Sakellari E, Skanavis C, Lagiou A.   +5 more
europepmc   +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

Peace and Inclusive Governance in Sustainable Development: Strengthening Institutions and Environmental Services

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Sustainable Development Goal 16 (SDG 16) emphasizes peace, justice, and strong institutions as essential foundations for sustainable development. This study adopts a desktop‐based qualitative research approach to examine how institutional quality and governance systems influence progress toward SDG 16 and broader development outcomes.
Maryem Souiai, Hind Alkhowar, Haya Al‐Obaidli, Moza Al‐Muhannadi, Noora Alkhelaifi, Maythaa Al‐Kubaisi, Najlaa Al‐Khayareen, Shooq Al‐Sahoti, John N. Hahladakis   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Communication Issue in Developing Childcare Services for Children Under Three Years of Age in China: An Analysis of Policy Texts and Practical Cases. [PDF]

Healthcare (Basel)
Liu H, Liu J.
europepmc   +1 more source

Strategies to Advance the Energy Efficiency, Water Efficiency, and Indoor Environmental Quality in New Zealand's Sustainable Building Designs and Practices

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Sustainable Building Designs and Practices (SBDPs) are increasingly important for reducing environmental impacts, conserving resources, and improving occupant well‐being. This study examines New Zealand building professionals' perceptions of the integration and performance of energy efficiency (EE), water efficiency (WE), and Indoor ...
Tharaya Poorisat, Itohan Esther Aigwi, Dat Tien Doan, Ali GhaffarianHoseini   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source