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A Dynamic Business Modeling Approach to Port Sustainability: The Western Sicily Port Authority Case

Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Ports are critical nodes in global trade and economic development, yet they generate substantial environmental and social externalities—including greenhouse gas emissions, air, noise, and water pollution, and adverse impacts on host communities—that demand integrated and forward‐looking governance.
Martina Vivoli, Annalisa Tardino, Luca Lupi, Federico Cosenz   +3 more
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Data-Driven Optimisation of Urban Freight Transport Using the Six Sigma DMAIC Methodology

Urban Science
Urban freight transport systems are increasingly recognised as a critical factor in metropolitan sustainability. In the case of Sfax, Tunisia’s second-largest city, persistent congestion, logistical inefficiencies and environmental pressures have ...
Tarak Barhoumi, Mohamed Amine Frikha, Younes Boujelbène   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Impact of Drone Versus Car Transport on Anti‐Doping Sample Integrity Over Short Distances: A Proof‐Of‐Concept Study

Drug Testing and Analysis, EarlyView.
This proof‐of‐concept study evaluated the impact of short‐distance drone transport on anti‐doping sample integrity compared with traditional car transport. Targeted assays and untargeted metabolomics revealed equivalent biological profiles between methods, confirming that drone delivery preserves sample integrity for the athlete biological passport ...
I. Al‐Mohannadi, M. Y. Al‐Jaber, M. Al‐Nesf, W. Samsam, Abdulaziz Farooq, N. M. Thomas, M. Stuart, N. Robinson, G. Zangenfeind, D. Rovira, N. Mohamed‐Ali, A. Beotra, V. Mohamed‐Ali, M. Al‐Maadheed   +13 more
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Selecting Indicators to Assess the Sustainability of Urban Freight Transport Using a Multi-Criteria Analysis

Logistics
Background: Urban freight transport has recently garnered significant attention from both professionals and academics due to its pivotal role in fostering economic and social development. Despite notable progress, this sector faces challenges that hinder
Hana Ayadi, Mounir Benaissa, Nadia Hamani, Lyes Kermad   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Urban freight models

, 2014
The chapter discusses specific challenges and applications for modelling urban distribution. In fact, the analyses of urban freight transport traditionally focus only on restocking flows and usually neglect shopping flows. But the end-consumer choices in
Antonio Comi, Francesco Russo, COMI, ANTONIO, Donnelly, R, Russo, F., Russo, F, Rick Donnelly, Comi, A   +7 more
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Surviving the Storm: A Qualitative Study of Caregivers' Challenges in Family‐Based Treatment for Adolescent Anorexia Nervosa

International Journal of Eating Disorders, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Family‐based treatment (FBT) is the recommended first‐line outpatient treatment for adolescent anorexia nervosa (AN) in Aotearoa New Zealand (NZ), but places substantial responsibility on parents/caregivers. Although caregiver burden in FBT is increasingly recognized internationally, in‐depth qualitative work situated in the NZ ...
Natasha Allen, Amy Kecher, Liesje Donkin
wiley   +1 more source

Towards a Sustainable Urban Freight Transport and Urban Distribution

Journal of Traffic and Logistics Engineering, 2013
 Abstract—The objectives of this paper are to: a) develop a comprehensive sustainability impact assessment framework, aiming to improve the use of urban freight transportation in terms of modes, b) support showcasing of urban distribution fleet from a logistics provider and c) apply the proposed sustainability impact assessment framework for the ...
Eftihia G. Nathanail, Konstantinos N. Papoutsis   +1 more
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Considering the relationship between freight transport and urban form

, 2010
There has been much discussion since the mid-1980s about the relationship between transport and urban form. However, all of this body of research has concerned itself with passenger transport (i.e. the movement of people).
Browne, M., Allen, J.
core  

Ocean Governance and Marine Conservation: Institutional Work as a Lever for Ocean Sustainability

Environmental Policy and Governance, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Ocean governance presents one of the most complex environmental policy challenges of our time, requiring coordinated action across multiple scales, sectors and stakeholder groups. This paper applies institutional work theory to systematically examine how actors create, maintain and disrupt the governance arrangements underpinning ocean ...
Kedar Uttam, Kristjan Jespersen, Paige Olmsted, Katryn Pasaribu   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Towards Water, Food and Energy Security: The Global Challenges and Possible Solutions for a Holistic Vision of Sustainability

Irrigation and Drainage, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This invited paper gives an overview of the challenges the world is facing and offers a possible solution for water and food security within the holistic integrated concept of the water–energy–food (WEF) nexus. The paper summarizes the experience the author gained through working on various research projects at national and international ...
Ragab Ragab
wiley   +1 more source