ABSTRACT There are increasing calls for a place‐based approach towards the Sustainable Development Goals that show their territorial diversity at subnational level. Based on 33 indicators, covering 13 SDGs and aggregated in three sub‐indexes (economy, social and environment), this paper develops a Sustainable Development Index for Rural and Urban Areas
Lucas Olmedo +3 more
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Cost-effectiveness Assessment of A Smart Health Education Pillbox for Canine Echinococcosis Control During A Cluster-Randomized Trial - Western China, 2023-2024. [PDF]
Yang S +16 more
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From Plot to Block: Participatory Land Use for Climate‐Resilient Detached Housing in Finland
ABSTRACT This study investigates how urban planning in Finland is adapting to climate change, focusing on the practical challenges planners face in single‐family housing areas. It draws on participatory workshops with municipal planners in Pori and Joensuu, where three planning tools—green factor metrics, impermeable surface limits, and the 3–30‐300 ...
Hossam Hewidy
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Sustainability Practices by the Banking Sector to Support Small Organizations Toward SDG 9
ABSTRACT The banking sector plays a critical role in fostering sustainability by directing capital toward environmentally and socially responsible projects. Yet, there is a perceived need for studies that shed some light on their activities in this field.
Walter Leal Filho +5 more
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Exploring barriers to adoption of climate-smart agriculture among smallholder farmers in Odisha, India. [PDF]
Mishra T +4 more
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ABSTRACT The fifth industrial revolution (I5.0), which is based on the utilization of interconnected data for efficient resource usage in meeting human requirements, proposes efficient solutions to resource constraint situations. However, the transition to I5.0 in the health sector is not easy and has to face several obstacles.
Ajay Jha +5 more
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From digitalization to nutrition: the role of digital village construction in shaping dietary intake of rural residents in China. [PDF]
Wang J, Kuang X, Wu Z, Ye F, Liao W.
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ABSTRACT Smart cities and urban digital twins have fostered the emergence of immersive environments, such as the metaverse. While contemporary scholarlship has increasingly examined the integration of the metaverse within smart city infrastructures, the critical nexus between urban sustainability and the metaverse remains largely under‐researched. This
Jose Manuel Diaz‐Sarachaga +1 more
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Evaluating Effectiveness of Sustainable Livelihood Development in Rural Communities along Mara River Basin, Tanzania: What Works, What Doesn't Work, and Why? [PDF]
Ngowi EE, Jesse AM.
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ABSTRACT This study investigates how green and non‐green goods, energy transition, digitalization, economic growth, and population affect the material footprint of G‐7 countries from 1990 to 2023. Using an extended STIRPAT framework, we show that green and non‐green goods increase material footprint, demonstrating the resource intensity associated with
Sohidul Islam +5 more
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