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A New Generation of Sustainability Governance: Potentials for 2030 Agenda Implementation in Swiss Cantons

Politics and Governance, 2021
Governments and administrations at all levels play a central role in shaping sustainable development. Over the past 30 years, many have developed differentiated sustainability governance arrangements (SGAs) to incorporate sustainability into their ...
Basil Bornemann, Marius Christen
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Pursuing underlying values: A community value-based approach to ‘Hijau Manise’ greening program in East Sumba, East Nusa Tenggara [PDF]

BIO Web of Conferences
Since 2019, East Sumba has faced extreme drought, exacerbating poverty and food insecurity. Greening initiatives, by fostering microclimate regulation, offer a potential solution to induce rainfall and improve soil fertility, thereby supporting ...
Nurfitria Ramadhani Astrid, Iman Nurul
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Assessing Social Sustainability for Achieving Sustainable Architecture [PDF]

Sustainability, 2020
Sustainability is an inherent urban and architectural problem. It is simultaneously characterized by many different dimensions, pursuing heterogeneous and often conflicting objectives. To help address these complexities in a structured way, this paper illustrates an integrated assessment framework to tackle social sustainability, in order to support ...
Lami I. M., Mecca B.
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Drivers of ecosystem service specialization in a smallholder agricultural landscape of the Global South: a case study in Ethiopia

Ecology and Society, 2023
The global shift toward agricultural specialization in the 20th century led to unprecedented ecological and socioeconomic changes, both positive and negative, in rural landscapes.
Maria Brück, Joern Fischer, Elizabeth A Law, Jannik Schultner, David J. Abson   +4 more
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Application of ventilator-associated events (VAE) in ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) notified in Brazil (IMPACTO MR-PAV): a protocol for a cohort study

BMJ Open, 2023
Introduction Certain criteria for ventilator-associated events (VAE) definition might influence the type of an event, its detection rate and consequently the resource expenditure in intensive care unit. The Impact of Infections by Antimicrobial-Resistant
Alvaro Avezum, Adriano José Pereira, Viviane C Veiga, Haliton Alves De Oliveira Junior, Giovanna Marssola Nascimento, Daniela Laranja Gomes Rodrigues, Daniela Ghidetti Mangas Catarino, Filipe Teixeira Piastrelli, Maysa Yukari Cheno, Katia Cristina Camonda Braz, Lucas Bassolli Oliveira Alves, Alexandre Prehn Zavascki, Bruno Tomazini, Bruno Besen, Ana Paula Neves Marques de Pinho   +14 more
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Merging capabilities and livelihoods: analyzing the use of biological resources to improve well-being

Ecology and Society, 2015
Especially poor people in developing countries depend on biological resources to manage their livelihoods and to generate income. Because these resources are usually public goods, their use is often subjected to what is known as the tragedy of the ...
Juri Lienert, Paul Burger
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Dossier : « À propos des relations natures/sociétés » − The shift toward social-ecological systems perspectives: insights into the human-nature relationship [PDF]

Natures Sciences Sociétés, 2015
This study examines how social and natural scientists converged on a new ontological approach to science. Three distinguishing features comprise this new approach.
Schoon Michael, van der Leeuw Sander
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Seasonal quality variation and environmental risks associated with the consumption of surface water: implication from the Landzun Stream, Bida Nigeria

Heliyon, 2019
Water constitutes a major environmental and public health concerns worldwide. A large proportion of global water consumption is sourced from surface water.
Japheth Daramola, Toriman M. Ekhwan, Ekundayo Joseph Adepehin, J. Mokhtar, Kuok Choy Lam, Ah Choy Er   +5 more
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Analysis of the Discriminatory Perceptions of Victims on Damage from Environmental Pollution: A Case Study of the Hebei Spirit Oil Spill in South Korea

Land, 2021
Environmental pollution causes severe damage to local communities, which is perceived differently by different victims, that is, the damage is discriminatory. However, previous studies have not focused on this aspect. Here, we explored the perceptions of
Jae-Hyuck Lee, Do-Kyun Kim
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Differentiating motivations, barriers, and enablers of key stakeholder engagement in living lab processes: a Swiss case study

Sustainability: Science, Practice, & Policy
Living labs (LLs) can play a vital role in driving sustainability transitions, providing a space for experimentation and the co-creation of practical solutions to complex societal problems.
Iljana Schubert, Annika Sohre, Adam X. Hearn, Nele M. Keshishian   +3 more
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