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Which D’s are the important ones? The effects of regional location and density on driving distance in Oslo and Stavanger

open access: yesJournal of Transport and Land Use, 2017
Based on a study in the Greater Oslo and Greater Stavanger urban areas in Norway, this paper employs quantitative and qualitative research methods to investigate the influences of residential location and neighborhood characteristics on car driving ...
Petter Naess   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Polycentric security governance and sustainable development in the Global South [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
Policing in much of the developing world has always been, in many respects, both dominated by the nonstate and pluralised. Yet, plurality and the nonstate are predominantly conceptualised, by scholars and practitioners alike, as problematic, noninclusive
Shearing, Clifford, Berg, Julie
core   +1 more source

Taxonomic Studies on Cladochytrium (Cladochytriaceae) Species from North India

open access: yesJournal of Pure and Applied Microbiology
In the present study, three polycentric chytrid species of the genus Cladochytrium, specifically Cladochytrium replicatum, Cladochytrium tenue and Cladochytrium setigerum are described briefly herein and accompanied by photographs illustrating their ...
Manish Kumar Dubey, Ram Sanmukh Upadhyay
doaj   +1 more source

Research on the carbon neutrality governance under a polycentric approach

open access: yesAdvances in Climate Change Research, 2022
Carbon neutrality has increasingly become a crucial agenda within global climate governance. Meanwhile, recent observations show that the governance architecture for carbon neutrality is transforming to polycentricity.
Xian-Chun Tan   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Culture in sustainable infrastructure: the polycentric cultural framework model [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
The state of infrastructure and services is widely perceived as a measure of development and a major catalyst for growth in both developed and developing economies. However, financing, maintaining and replicating existing infrastructures in areas of need
Omoregie, Alohan
core   +1 more source

Evolution Process and Land Use/Land Cover Response of Urban–Rural Space in Wuhan under Polycentric Structure

open access: yesLand
Polycentric development facilitates urban–rural spatial reshaping and land use/land cover (LULC) protection. Previous studies have predominantly focused on urban areas, with spatial delineation methods biased towards the macro-level, lacking a holistic ...
Jisheng Yan, Jing Ye
doaj   +1 more source

“We wouldn’t have missed it for the world”: Hosting a polycentric sporting mega event in pandemic times [PDF]

open access: yes
This paper examines the polycentric hosting of a Sporting Mega Event (SME) in pandemic times. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 13 stakeholders in senior management positions who were involved in the planning, organisation, and delivery of ...
Hunt, Kate   +6 more
core   +1 more source

The Multifaceted Role of Trust in Circular Ecosystems: A Systematic Literature Review and Research Agenda

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Circular ecosystems connect diverse actors who collaborate to close resource loops and pursue sustainable goals without centralized control. Such arrangements entail heightened interdependence and uncertainty, making trust, understood as the willingness to accept vulnerability based on positive expectations of others' behavior, a critical ...
Inken Hoeck, Tassilo Schuster
wiley   +1 more source

Deliberative–Polycentric Governance for the Energy Transition Trilemma: The Case of Heat Pumps

open access: yesEnergies
This study explores the potential of deliberative and polycentric governance models to address the complex challenges of the energy transition trilemma, balancing energy security, environmental sustainability, and energy equity.
Olga Janikowska   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Automating Sustainability: How Climate Action Unlocks the ESG Potential of Industrial Robotics

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The convergence of Industry 4.0 and global sustainability goals presents a critical paradox: while automation drives efficiency, its net impact on comprehensive environmental, social, and governance (ESG) performance remains contested. This study investigates the relationship between industrial robot and country‐level ESG performance across 63
Brahim Bergougui
wiley   +1 more source

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