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Unpackaging the Determinants of Food Waste Reduction

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Food waste is a significant barrier to sustainable development, negatively impacting the environment, economy and society. Consequently, it is crucial to delve into consumers' sustainable behaviour concerning food waste mitigation. This study applied the Theory of Planned Behaviour to explore the determinants of consumers' behavioural ...
Stefano Abbate, Piera Centobelli, Maria Di Gregorio   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Issues in Implementation of EU Regulations in Terms of Evaluation of Water Losses: Towards Energy Efficiency Optimization in Water Supply Systems

Energies
The water and sewage sector is responsible for approximately 3.5% of energy consumption in the European Union (EU). Leaks causing water losses in water distribution systems (WDSs) are responsible for approximately 24% of water consumption in the EU ...
Agnieszka Ociepa-Kubicka, Iwona Deska, Ewa Ociepa   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Regulatory Framework and Public Policies for Sustainability in the Construction Sector

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study analyzes the role of public policies in promoting socially responsible practices in the construction sector, with a particular focus on their contribution to climate neutrality and the decarbonization of the building stock. European agreements exert increasing pressure to transform the construction sector, reinforcing the transition
Olga González‐Morales, Marta Mª. Domínguez‐Herrera, Rocío Peña‐Vázquez, Lilia Clara Alonso Gutiérrez   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Critical Review of the 2025 RSHE Guidance and Alternative Approach Framed in Safe Uncertainty

Children &Society, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This policy review critically examines the English government's 2025 statutory guidance on Relationships Education, Relationship and Sex Education and Health Education (RSHE), analysing its educational assumptions, strengths and limitations through the lens of safe uncertainty.
Emily Setty, Jonny Hunt
wiley   +2 more sources

Isolation, Insularity and Resilience: A Review of the Geophysical, Socioeconomic, and Environmental Vulnerabilities of Gran Canaria and Lesvos Islands for Policy Interventions to Global Change

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The dynamic nature of small islands being geographically isolated and their perceived connectedness with global networks complicates research attempts to draw general conclusions on whether insularity leads to marginalization or strengthens their resilience for sustainable development.
Toheeb Lekan Jolaosho, Mazen Marouani, Takwa Boughanmi   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) measures and their implications for international agricultural trade: challenges and opportunities; comprehensive review

Discover Agriculture
This paper examines the role of sanitary and phytosanitary measures in international agricultural trade, highlighting both their benefits and challenges. Sanitary and phytosanitary measures are regulatory instruments designed to protect human, animal and
Gezani Piet Mabunda, Ndivho Nemukondeni, Letlhogonolo Selaledi   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Local Government planning: from data to action [PDF]

, 2012
Decentralisation is built on the assu mption that decentralized governme nts are more knowledgeable about and responsive to the needs of the poor. This article ex amines the role of local governments in Kenya and the ways in which they make their ...
Giné Garriga, Ricard, Jiménez Fernández de Palencia, Alejandro, Pérez Foguet, Agustí   +2 more
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HOUSING QUESTION OLD AND NEW: Mapping Crowding, Tenure, Rents and Segregation in the Neighborhoods of Major European Cities around 1900 and Today

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.
Abstract In a context of unprecedented urbanization, nineteenth‐century European cities faced the ‘housing question’, i.e. precarious housing standards and affordability problems. While existing research has well described these historical housing problems in single‐city studies or in national urbanization histories, to our knowledge, there are hardly ...
Sebastian Kohl, Florian Müller, Ria Wilken   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Socioeconomic diagnosis of cheese producers of Marajó, state of Pará, Brazil

Revista do Instituto de Latícinios Cândido Tostes, 2014
The aim of this research was to diagnose the socioeconomic conditions of cheese producers from three municipalities of Marajó Island, Pará state, Brazil.
Vitória Nazaré Costa Seixas, Laura Fernandes Melo Correia, Ítalo Tuler Perrone, Rosemary Maria P. Coutinho, Renata Golin Bueno Costa, Antonio Fernandes de Carvalho   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

AUGURAL TERRITORIES: On the Prophetic Organizing of the Mid‐range

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.
Abstract In this article I introduce the concept of augural territories to theorize the urbanism that emerged during pandemic lockdowns. I draw on ethnographic research in Madrid to examine how community‐based responses—including mutual aid networks, food pantries and neighbourhood associations—disrupted the spatial and temporal logics of territorial ...
Alberto Corsín Jiménez
wiley   +1 more source