The Great O.R. Tambo International Airport Flood: Dealing with the Harsh Realities of Climate-induced Extreme Weather Events [PDF]
African Journal of Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure, 2023 Climate-related extreme flooding at airports is commonly associated with sea level rise. However, more and more airport floods occur on these tourism assets, even inland.
Tawanda Makuyana +2 more
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Experiments in climate governance – lessons from a systematic review of case studies in transition research [PDF]
, 2015 Experimentation has been proposed as one of the ways in which public policy can drive sustainability transitions, notably by creating or delimiting space for experimenting with innovative solutions to sustainability challenges. In this paper we report on
Hilden, Mikael +4 more
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Social-ecological change: insights from the Southern African Program on Ecosystem Change and Society
Ecosystems and People, 2022 Social-ecological systems (SES) research has emerged as an important area of sustainability science, informing and supporting pressing issues of transformation towards more sustainable, just and equitable futures. To date, much SES research has been done
Reinette Biggs +31 more
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Does religion promote environmental sustainability? : exploring the role of religion in local energy transitions [PDF]
, 2015 This article explores the role of religion in local energy transition processes. By combining insights from (a) sustainability studies and (b) academic contributions on religion and sustainability, a theoretical approach for describing the role of ...
Köhrsen, Jens
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Global Ecology and Conservation, 2021 There is increasing interest in the potential of private land conservation areas (PLCAs) as a complementary biodiversity conservation strategy to state-owned protected areas.
Tafadzwa Shumba +4 more
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Enabling Future Sustainability Transitions: An Urban Metabolism Approach to Los Angeles Pincetl et al. Enabling Future Sustainability Transitions [PDF]
, 2014 Summary: This synthesis article presents an overview of an urban metabolism (UM) approach using mixed methods and multiple sources of data for Los Angeles, California.
Chester, M +7 more
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Transitioning to sustainable academic conferences needs more experimentation and reflection
Global Sustainability, 2023 Non-technical summary Accelerated decarbonization of academic conferences is necessary and urgent. Despite the window of opportunity that COVID-19 created for rethinking conferences, there is a risk of slipping back into old habits now that restrictions
Rob Raven +9 more
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The green economy, sustainability transitions and transition regions : a case study of Boston [PDF]
, 2014 This paper is focused upon exploring the development of the green economy in particular locations, with the aim of identifying why some cities and regions have been successful in engendering green growth.
Gibbs, David, O'Neill, Kirstie
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Accountability and Sustainability Transitions
SSRN Electronic Journal, 2020 Abstract What constitutes a sustainability transition? We identify sustainability transitions as premised on shifts in accountability relations – assessments of conformance with institutional controls coupled with application of sanctions, incentives, and subsidies – which structure the selection pressures that shape future demographics, technical ...
Sareen, Siddharth, Wolf, Steven A.
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Infrastructure transitions toward sustainability: a complex adaptive systems perspective [PDF]
, 2012 To ensure infrastructure assets are procured and maintained by government on behalf of citizens, appropriate policy and institutional architecture is needed, particularly if a fundamental shift to more sustainable infrastructure is the goal. The shift in
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