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Distance decay functions in urban floor-area distributions
The areal distribution of the floor area is studied in six Finnish towns, Turku, Vaasa, Kuopio, Jyväskylä, Kouvola and Kuusankoski, with special attention being paid to variations with distance from the centre. The empirical data is first employed to determine the exact form of the distance function, the negative‑exponential type emerging as the most ...
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ABSTRACT Amid increasing environmental and economic pressures, Africa's transition to a circular economy (CE) presents a vital pathway to inclusive, low‐carbon development. Yet, how digital transformation, informal innovation, and science, technology, and innovation (STI) policy readiness shape CE outcomes remains underexplored.
Emmanuel K. Manu +2 more
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The dual role of native plant diversity in shaping plant invasions: scale and habitat dependence in urban-rural ecotones. [PDF]
Chen Q +6 more
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The Degradation of Access‐Based Business Models: Customer Misbehavior and Shared Mobility
ABSTRACT Access‐based services are considered one of the strategies to embed sustainability in business models. Yet, because the evolution of these business models has been overlooked, we do not know whether their promise to create triple value is sustained.
Andres Camacho, Carmen Valor
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Land spatial optimization in ecologically fragile regions of the Lanzhou Xining urban agglomeration based on a multidimensional ecosystem framework. [PDF]
Yu T +5 more
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ABSTRACT Amid growing resource pressures, environmental regulation plays a critical role in enabling the transition to a circular economy (CE). This study conducts a systematic literature review to synthesize how different regulatory approaches—command‐and‐control, market‐based, voluntary, and reflexive—affect CE transitions across economic and ...
Li Yuan
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ABSTRACT With the increasing demand for high‐quality agricultural products, the agricultural cold‐chain logistics packaging (ACLP) industry faces significant environmental pressure and circular economy issues. This study analyzes the critical success factors (CSFs) that would enhance ACLP circular economy performance (CEP). The adversarial interpretive
Miao Su +3 more
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Urbanization and landscape effects on taxonomic and functional wild bee diversity in small towns and rural areas. [PDF]
Banaszak-Cibicka W +4 more
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ABSTRACT As the circular economy transition gains traction in the healthcare sector, extending the lifespan of complex medical devices has become a key priority, given their high cost and the challenges associated with their technological sophistication.
Tetiana Shevchenko +7 more
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Assessing the applicability of big data driven urban vibrancy analysis in mixed urbanized-depopulated contexts: a case study of a Japanese city. [PDF]
Ishii Y, Hayakawa K.
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