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Measuring Institutional Work in Sustainability Reporting: Scale Development and Validation in the Oil and Gas Sector

open access: yesSustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Sustainability reporting has gained significant importance in assessing and enhancing organisational sustainability performance. However, there has been limited focus on how sustainability reporting managers (SRMs) perceive and engage in the institutional work that underpins reporting practices.
Hania Rehman   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Continuities and Discontinuities in the Vernacular Architecture

open access: yesATHENS JOURNAL OF ARCHITECTURE, 2015
Vernacular architecture has been growing over time with continuities, changes, transformations and adaptations to the different social and economic conditions of each period in response to actual needs with the available means of every place. Continuities in vernacular architecture are closely related to space, time and materiality and involve ...
openaire   +1 more source

Financial Inclusion for Smallholders: Integrating a Resource Nexus Approach Into Agricultural Finance Systems

open access: yesSustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Smallholder farmers remain structurally excluded from the current agricultural finance system. Existing research in this area examines financial inclusion through fragmented environmental, social, and economic lenses, limiting system‐level understanding.
Vaibhav Aggarwal   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

An overview of university and post-university education in vernacular architecture [PDF]

open access: yes, 2023
One of the premises advocated by the two European projects – VerSus / Lessons from Vernacular Heritage to Sustainable Architecture and VerSus+ / Heritage for people – is that vernacular heritage, both in its tangible and intangible components, can teach ...
Sousa, Goreti   +4 more
core  

Relationship Between Micro‐Level Circular Economy and Sustainable Performance in the Metalworking Industry

open access: yesSustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The large multinational metalworking industry has increasingly adopted micro‐level circular economy (MLCE) practices; however, the extent to which these initiatives translate into sustainable performance remains insufficiently understood. This study examines the relationship between MLCE and economic, environmental, and social performance ...
Paulo Caracciolo   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Studies on sustainable features of vernacular architecture in different regions across the world: A comprehensive synthesis and evaluation

open access: yesFrontiers of Architectural Research, 2019
Due to the increasing pressure brought by recent global environmental problems, building designers are embracing regionalism and the knowledge of traditional structures, arguing that these structures are energy efficient and highly sustainable.
Anh Tuan Nguyen   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Role of Awareness in Sustainable Construction Materials Uptake in Developing Economies: Evidence From Nigeria

open access: yesSustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Sustainable Construction Materials (SCM) are crucial for reducing lifecycle emissions in the built environment, yet their adoption remains limited in many developing economies, such as Nigeria. This study investigates how awareness influences the adoption of SCM among professionals in Nigeria's Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC)
Mumini Damilola Osuolale   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Synergies of Geospatial and Digital Technologies for Sustainable Rural Development: A Data‐Driven Analysis of Topics and Novelty Assessment

open access: yesSustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The adoption of geospatial and digital technologies, including Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Building Information Modelling (BIM), Digital Twins, the Internet of Things (IoT) and Artificial Intelligence (AI), is increasingly recognised as key enablers of sustainable development.
Monica C. M. Parlato, Andrea Pezzuolo
wiley   +1 more source

Versus: heritage for tomorrow: vernacular knowledge for sustainable architecture [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
This scientific publication resulted from an intensive and significant teamwork research, based on the common main aim of establishing key principles, regarding vernacular knowledge and its contribution for sustainable development.
Dipasquale, Letizia   +2 more
core   +1 more source

The Practical Paradoxes of a More Inclusive Approach to Climate Change Adaptation

open access: yesSustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We conducted semi‐structured interviews with climate change adaptation (CCA) practitioners in Canada and Vietnam (purposive sampling, n = 26) to examine their views on inclusiveness in CCA and explore pathways to enhance inclusivity in CCA policies and practices.
Ha Pham, Melissa Marschke, Marc Saner
wiley   +1 more source

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