Sustainability, Volume 16, Issue 12

This study aimed to investigate the impact of straw returning (SR) combined with appropriate N application rates on soil properties and maize yield for a double cropping maize system in South China. From 2021 to 2022, a two-year field experiment was...

Global environmental concerns necessitate a heightened focus on green practices by businesses to balance sustainability and profitability. Therefore, this study investigates the effects of green ambidexterity (GA), green organizational identity (GOI)...

Carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) technology is vital for China to achieve its carbon neutrality goal. However, the high cost of CCUS projects, multiple processes, and insufficient policy support make it difficult for firms to invest in...

The concept of policy entrepreneurs has gained increasing attention in studies of policy change, including climate policy and governance. It foregrounds the role of agency in understanding policy change. However, agency of policy entrepreneurs in the...

With advancements in mineral processing technology, the disposal of fine-grained tailings has increasingly become a significant challenge. The geotextile tube method, characterized by its use of a permeable fabric and its cost-effectiveness, has grad...

Yunnan Province is rich in mineral resources. Early mining, processing, metallurgy, and other mining activities produce three industrial wastes (waste water, waste gas, and waste residue) causing environmental pollution. Considering the legacy site o...

The development of new technologies within Industry 4.0 (I4.0) may serve as a catalyst in the development of sustainable practices (SP), particularly in the case of small and medium enterprises (SMEs). This paper contributes to the literature by exam...

Green transformation is an effective way for supply chains to achieve sustainable development. In the heterogeneous substitute product coexistence environment, it is valuable to explore the motivation behind CSR implementation as well as the advantag...

Weed infestation of cereal crops in organic farming is becoming a serious problem in agriculture. Sustainable agriculture requires the search for and implementation of crop management techniques that will reduce weeds without negatively impacting the...

Stabilizing materials were prepared by different ratios of attapulgite/humic acid composites, and the optimum proportion for the remediation of Cd-polluted soils was found. The results suggested that the bioavailability of Cd in soil was decreased by...

As globalization deepens, factors such as the COVID-19 pandemic and geopolitical tensions have intricately complexified supply chain risks, underscoring the escalating significance of adept risk management. This study elucidates the evolution, pivota...

Sustainable Emergency Material Reserve Systems (SEMRSs) are complex frameworks comprising three types of reserves, namely, physical, capacity, and agreement reserves, and involve various stakeholders such as local governments and enterprises. However...

Exploring the spatial distribution and type characteristics of traditional villages is crucial for promoting their protection and sustainable development. This article used the average nearest neighbor index, imbalance index, kernel density, standard...

Global climate change leads to frequent extreme snowfall weather, which has a significant impact on the safety and operating efficiency of urban public transportation. In order to cope with the adverse effects of extreme weather, governments should v...

While firms actively try to adopt sustainable manufacturing practices, no assessment framework has been readily available for them to measure and manage their production efforts for sustainability. In this study, an assessment framework for a firm&rs...

Shared mobility platforms have built scalable digital marketplaces that facilitate the allocation and sharing of transportation and promote sustainable urban travel. Generation Z’s attitude toward shared consumption is closely linked to their p...

This study investigates the concentrations of physicochemical and heavy metal contaminants in the groundwater of the Middle Awash Basin, Ethiopia, to inform targeted water management strategies. A total of 32 groundwater samples were collected from 1...

With rapid urban development, the “waste-free city” concept has emerged. Therefore, the accurate prediction of the amount of C&D waste is of great importance. However, many countries and regions, including China, have not yet establis...

Understanding the resilience of photovoltaic (PV) systems to extreme weather, such as heatwaves, is crucial for advancing sustainable energy solutions. Although previous studies have often focused on forecasting PV power output or assessing the impac...

As the growth of society and the continuous upgrading of people’s living standards increase, people’s requirements for indoor environment are also increasing. To optimize the ventilation methods inside buildings, a numerical simulation me...

The rapid advancement of technology has led to significant milestones in industrial progress, surpassing previous capabilities and presenting new challenges for adaptation. The current phase of industrial revolutions is characterized by accelerated t...

Leakages from damaged or deteriorated buried pipes in urban water distribution networks may cause significant socio-economic and environmental impacts, such as depletion of water resources and sinkhole events. Sinkholes are often caused by internal e...

This article delves into the unique evolution of Lanzarote as a benchmark for sustainable tourism. It examines how the island’s cultural values and political influences have shaped its sustainable tourism model over the last 50 years. This stud...

Over the past decades, the frequency and economic losses from natural disasters have continued to escalate globally. Disasters pose significant challenges to global sustainable economic and social development. As a critical part of the economy, a fir...

It has been five years since the COVID-19 pandemic began in 2019, forcing universities to hastily adopt online teaching. This study focuses on two under-researched topics: whether the shift online may change universities’ model to not require p...

The management of an organization’s human resources is the first stage in the governance process for any operation. This present study examines the strategies employed in Saudi Arabia for establishing effective governance through the implementa...

Urban public spaces significantly influence public perceptions and experiences. This study, conducted in Beijing, China, employs structural equation modeling (SEM) and Friedman testing to analyze key criteria—safety, attractiveness, facilities,...

Steel slags are solid residual materials formed as by-products throughout the process of steel production within the steelmaking industry. These wastes have good physical properties such as high stiffness and friction angle for use as road fill mater...

Commuting road accidents have a direct impact on workers as well as companies. Therefore, analyzing the characteristics of commuting to and from work and workers’ perceptions of their potential risk is necessary. This study analyzes these facto...

In this work, a novel levitation magnet with damping coil is proposed to address the existing issues and improve reliability. The fault mechanism of the existing magnet is analyzed and validated using a coupling model combined with inductive voltage...

This paper addresses the challenge of accurately forecasting solar power generation (SPG) across multiple sites using a single common model. The proposed deep learning-based model is designed to predict SPG for various locations by leveraging a compr...

Promoting green development has emerged as a pivotal approach to optimizing the ecological and economic structure, thereby fostering sustainable development. Whether the implementation of environmental regulations in the Yangtze River Economic Belt (...

Sustainable tourism minimises the adverse impact of tourism on the natural environment and local culture while stimulating the socioeconomic development of regions or even countries. Geoportals and (geo)informational mashup portals significantly affe...

The objective of this Special Issue was to highlight the challenges and opportunities in conceiving, designing, building, utilizing, and commercializing novel technology solutions aiming to impact individuals and communities around the world [...]

Distributed grid-connected photovoltaic (PV) generation explores several methods that produce energy at or near the point of consumption, with the aim of reducing electricity losses among transmission networks. Consequently, home on-grid PV applicati...

The leasing of various types of equipment plays a significant role in reducing resource consumption, reducing the need for frequent replacements, and lessening the environmental impact of equipment manufacturing and disposal. This paper examines a ma...

Although straw is being utilized as an additive in construction materials, the thermal properties of straw and building materials in combination are insufficient. The thermal properties of straw–mortar composite materials can be improved by the...

After decades of development, China has become the world’s largest producer, exporter and installer of solar panels, wind turbines and electric vehicles, as well as the world’s biggest investor in renewable energy. Communicating renewable...

In the face of global climate change, there is a pressing and significant need to find low-carbon solutions for China’s construction industry. This research focuses on green public buildings in Dalian, a municipality situated in northern China....

The high-performance, cleaner rejuvenation of aged SBS-modified asphalt mixtures (ASBSMAMs) has been a hotspot in asphalt research. Currently, the most popular rejuvenation method still involves hot-mix asphalt with a commonly used oil as the rejuven...

Reducing the carbon intensity of enterprises will help reduce greenhouse gas emissions, mitigate the negative impacts of global climate change, and protect the ecological environment. To this end, based on the data of A-share listed companies in Chin...

Universities are becoming more closely associated with communities, with many embracing a third mission as part of their recognized mission of sustainable development. Since holistic indicators are essential to measuring the post-intervention social...

In today’s society, the consumption of organic products presents both significant benefits and potential barriers, as evidenced by the intrinsic and extrinsic factors shaping consumer behavior among university-aged millennials. This study explo...

This article takes the supply-side structural reform launched in 2016 as a quasi-natural experiment and uses the “DID” method to analyze the relationship between the policy effects of supply-side reform and the labor income share. Firstly...

Ballast water represents a significant vector for the transfer of aquatic organisms and chemical pollutants. Although various groups of transported microorganisms can have a negative impact on native species of aquatic fauna, the available literature...

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When designing settlements according to the “Green Building” principle, it is necessary to develop a heating system based on climatic conditions. For example, in areas with a sharply continental climate (cold and prolonged winters), it is...

Based on the groundwater chemistry data from Karamay City, Xinjiang Province, this study examines seven major components: K⁺, Ca²⁺, Na⁺, Mg²⁺, SO₄²⁻, Cl⁻, and HCO₃⁻. The sampling was conducted during two periods: flood and dry perio...

When analyzing road safety across cultural boundaries, driver behavior is a crucial component to consider. Given that driver behavior directly affects both the likelihood of accidents and the severity of their implications, it is crucial to comprehen...

We calculate both positive and negative price volatilities based on Realized Semi-variance (RS) in major economies’ carbon and energy markets with daily data from 1 July 2013 to 31 May 2023. Subsequently, we construct a network using the Elasti...