Coronavirus and the Heterogenesis of Ends: Underpinning the Ecological and Health Catastrophe is a Political Crisis [PDF]
, 2020 The coronavirus catastrophe that we are experiencing is first of all the result of an ecological catastrophe, but its underlying fundamental cause is the political crisis that our democracies are living.
Bergandi, Donato
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Economics and EnvironmentThis study investigates the impact of teaching programmes on perceptions of sustainable development among students. The researchers argue that existing educational programmes must provide a comprehensive approach to mitigating collapse risk.
David Slim Zepeda Quintana +5 more
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Embracing the political in technology and transition studies: a response to Philip Vergragt and Bram Bos [PDF]
, 2013 This article is a short reaction to the comments of Vergragt (Found Sci, 2012) and Bos (Found Sci, 2012) on my article “Sustainability transition and the nature of technology” (Paredis in Found Sci 16(2–3):195–225, Paredis 2011).
Paredis, Erik
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Eco‐Holonic 4.0 Circular Business Model to Conceptualize Sustainable Value Chain Towards Digital Transition [PDF]
, 2020 The purpose of this paper is to conceptualize a circular business model based on an Eco-Holonic Architecture, through the integration of circular economy and holonic principles.
Aguayo-González, Francisco +3 more
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Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles in Biomedicine: Advances and Prospects
Advanced Materials, EarlyView.Mesoporous silica nanoparticles offer unique properties like high surface area, tunable pores, and functionalization. They excel in drug delivery, tissue engineering, and stimuli‐responsive therapies, enabling targeted and controlled treatments. With roles in cancer therapy and diagnostics, their clinical translation requires addressing challenges in ...
Miguel Manzano, María Vallet‐Regí
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Equitable, Ecological Degrowth: Feminist Contributions [PDF]
, 2010 This paper uses feminist ecological economics and ecofeminist methodologies and theory to contribute to Degrowth in theory and practice. These feminist contributions involve highlighting unpaid work and ecological services, redistribution, and ...
Perkins, Patricia E. (Ellie)
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Advanced Materials, EarlyView.An overview of design principles and scalable fabrication strategies for multifunctional bio‐based packaging. Radiative cooling films, modified‐atmosphere films/membranes, active antimicrobial/antioxidant platforms, intelligent optical/electrochemical labels, and superhydrophobic surfaces are co‐engineered from material chemistry to mesoscale structure
Lei Zhang +6 more
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A New Development Paradigm for the Soil-like Utilization of Bulk Industrial Solid Wastes [PDF]
中国工程科学China's metallurgical, coal, and chemical industries annually produce 4 billion tons of bulk industrial solid wastes, posing significant challenges to the green transformation of these industries.
Qingzhu Li +5 more
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The Papal Encyclical \u3cem\u3eLaudato Si’\u3c/em\u3e: A Focus on Sustainability Attentive to the Poor [PDF]
, 2017 This article seeks to reflect upon Laudato Si’, the papal encyclical on ecology and sustainable development, and uncover its apparent philosophical and practical approach to the environment.
Kennedy, Ann-Marie +1 more
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Standardization Framework for Sustainability from Circular Economy 4.0 [PDF]
, 2019 The circular economy (CE) is widely known as a way to implement and achieve sustainability, mainly due to its contribution towards the separation of biological and technical nutrients under cyclic industrial metabolism.
Aguayo-González, Francisco +4 more
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