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Socially sustainable degrowth as a social–ecological transformation: repoliticizing sustainability [PDF]

open access: yesSustainability Science, 2015
In the late 1980s, the sustainable development paradigm emerged to provide a framework through which economic growth, social welfare and environmental protection could be harmonized. However, more than 30 years later, we can assert that such harmonization has proved elusive. Steffen et al.
Asara V, Otero I, Demaria F, Corbera E
openaire   +1 more source

Seasonal quality variation and environmental risks associated with the consumption of surface water: implication from the Landzun Stream, Bida Nigeria

open access: yesHeliyon, 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   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Flowers in the dark: The contribution of rooftop urban agriculture to human well-being in the Ein El-Hilweh Refugee Camp, Lebanon

open access: yesWorld Development Sustainability, 2023
Securing the livelihoods of disadvantaged social groups such as refugees is a decisive part of sustainable development globally. In Lebanon, Palestinian and Syrian-Palestinian refugees are marginalized groups facing aggravating hardships in the light of ...
Anisja Tarchahani, Jacqueline Loos
doaj   +1 more source

ACCESS model: a step toward an empowerment model in global health education

open access: yesFrontiers in Education, 2023
The approaches to global health (GH) partnerships are as varied as the programs available across the globe. Few models have shared their philosophy and structure in sufficient detail to inform a full spectrum of how these collaborations are formed ...
Robert Kalyesubula   +12 more
doaj   +1 more source

Integration of Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) and Remote Sensing to Assess Threats to Preservation of the Oases: Case of Al Ain, UAE

open access: yesLand, 2023
Identifying threats to historical sites is important for formulating preventive measures to reduce their impacts. The oases in Al Ain, United Arab Emirates (UAE), are one of the historical sites and were inscribed as cultural sites in 2011 by UNESCO ...
M. M. Yagoub   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

The sociocultural sustainability of livestock farming: an inquiry into social perceptions of dairy farming. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Over the past 50 years, the scale and intensity of livestock farming have increased significantly. At the same time, Western societies have become more urbanised and fewer people have close relatives involved in farming.
Bock, B.B.   +3 more
core   +2 more sources

Learning from Other Community Renewable Energy Projects: Transnational Transfer of Multi-Functional Energy Gardens from the Netherlands to Germany

open access: yesEnergies, 2023
Citizen energy in general and renewable energy communities (RECs) in particular are becoming key vehicles for decentralisation, but also for the democratisation of the energy system.
Maria Rosaria Di Nucci   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Toward an overall analytical framework for the integrated sustainability assessment of the production and supply of raw materials and primary energy carriers [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
The sustainable production and supply of raw materials (nonenergy raw materials) and primary energy carriers (energy raw materials) is a core element of many policies. The natural resource base for their production and supply, and the access thereto, are
Blengini, Gian Andrea   +5 more
core   +2 more sources

Business Models for Sustainable Finance: The Case Study of Social Impact Bonds [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
Business models for sustainability (BMfS) are relevant topics on research agendas, given their orientation toward sustainability issues. However, traditional versions of these models are often ill-equipped at solving complex social problems. Cross-sector
Chiappini, Helen   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Psychosocial Outcomes in Patients With Endocrine Tumor Syndromes: A Systematic Review

open access: yesPediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction The combination of disease manifestations, the familial burden, and varying penetrance of endocrine tumor syndromes (ETSs) is unique. This review aimed to portray and summarize available data on psychosocial outcomes in patients with ETSs and explore gaps and opportunities for future research and care.
Daniël Zwerus   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

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