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Sustainable Urban Future in Southern Europe - What About the Heat Island Effect? [PDF]
, 2006 In general cities, and especially cities in hot zones, as the Mediterranean, suffer from raised temperatures in the city core, generally known as the heat island effect.
Alexandri, Eleftheria, Jones, Phil
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Science Education, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Research‐practice partnerships addressing climate change education face challenges navigating political resistance, epistemic tensions, and systemic inequities within schools and communities. Recent scholarship has outlined transformative climate change education (TCCE) as requiring the simultaneous transformation of curricula, pedagogies, and
Amal Ibourk, Deb L. Morrison
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Sustainable Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Using the Theory of Planned Behavior, this study examines the determinants influencing Generation Z in adopting circular practices when traveling as tourists, focusing on 300 respondents from Majorca. Employing a PLS‐SEM framework, the research evaluates the influence of TPB factors on circular economy participation and investigates the impact
Marta Jacob +3 more
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Redefining the urban heat island
, 2011 The effect of urban development on local thermal climate is ostensibly well documented in scientific literature. Since the nineteenth century, observations of “urban-rural” air temperature differences (ΔTu-r), or urban heat island magnitudes, have been reported for hundreds of cities worldwide.
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Regulatory Framework and Public Policies for Sustainability in the Construction Sector
Sustainable Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study analyzes the role of public policies in promoting socially responsible practices in the construction sector, with a particular focus on their contribution to climate neutrality and the decarbonization of the building stock. European agreements exert increasing pressure to transform the construction sector, reinforcing the transition
Olga González‐Morales +3 more
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Sustainable Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The dynamic nature of small islands being geographically isolated and their perceived connectedness with global networks complicates research attempts to draw general conclusions on whether insularity leads to marginalization or strengthens their resilience for sustainable development.
Toheeb Lekan Jolaosho +2 more
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Temporal Dynamics of Tourism Sustainability: Economic and Environmental Evidence From Greece
Sustainable Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Tourism is a resource‐intensive sector that generates substantial economic benefits while exerting long‐term pressure on energy systems and the environment. This study examines the sustainability of tourism in Greece by analyzing how tourism growth affects economic performance, energy consumption, and carbon emissions across different time ...
Stylianou Tasos
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Sustainable Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study investigates stakeholder perspectives on mobilising private‐sector finance for climate adaptation in Southeast Asia, emphasising Hong Kong's role as a financial intermediary. Through semi‐structured interviews with diverse stakeholders, including practitioners, policymakers, insurers, and project developers, we employed a grounded ...
Laurence L. Delina +4 more
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Sustainable Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Over the past few decades, the intensification of global warming has brought increased attention to urban thermal dynamics, particularly regarding Land Surface Temperature (LST) and the Urban Surface Heat Island (SUHI) effect. This study conducts a systematic literature review alongside a bibliometric analysis of 123 peer‐reviewed articles ...
David Hidalgo‐García +4 more
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