Sustainable Development,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Dec. 18, 2024
ABSTRACT
This
paper
investigates
the
alignment
between
missions,
visions,
and
values
of
food
technology
firms
robust
sustainability
principles.
Employing
a
comprehensive
research
methodology
including
surveys,
secondary
data
analysis,
semi‐structured
interviews
with
managers
startups,
this
study
identifies
examines
key
areas:
(1)
strategic
components
pivotal
aspects
positioning
within
industry;
(2)
necessary
changes
for
supporting
sustainability‐driven
business
models;
(3)
guidelines
to
assist
proprietors
in
developing
required
competencies
meet
evolving
societal
global
market
demands.
The
findings
highlight
need
capacity
development
resource
circularity,
material
regeneration,
innovative
processes,
suggesting
circular
economy
as
approach
achieving
strong
sustainability.
outlines
specific
decision‐makers
consider.
While
contextual,
represents
distinctive
effort
transition
toward
sustainability,
grounded
dynamic,
relational
capabilities
perspectives.
Ecological Indicators,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
160, P. 111749 - 111749
Published: Feb. 21, 2024
The
balance
between
the
supply
and
demand
of
ecosystem
services
(ESSD)
is
important
for
sustainable
regional
development.
hilly
regions
south
China
have
rich
natural
resources
are
rapidly
being
urbanized,
which
significantly
impacts
development
in
region.
Therefore,
how
to
analyze
ESSD
from
perspective
social
ecology
imperative.
Ganzhou
region,
a
typical
region
southern
China,
as
an
example,
this
paper
creatively
integrated
into
social-ecological
system
(SES)
framework,
analyzed
spatial
temporal
changes
2005,
2010,
2015,
2020,
constructed
indicators
SES,
driving
factors
ESSD,
so
provide
reference
balancing
ESSD.
Based
on
classical
SES
framework
proposed
by
Ostrom,
study
first
analyses
profile
at
macro-scale
constructs
indicator
system.
innovation
combining
lies
integrating
perspectives
merging
these
two
concepts
understand
better
manage
relationship
humans
environment.
It
provides
comprehensive
analytical
approach
decision
support
tool
achieving
Our
results
demonstrate
that:
(1)
From
2005
area
were
highly
valued,
lower
areas
had
homogeneous
distribution
characteristics,
total
displayed
differentiation,
there
high-value
midwest,
low-value
concentrated
region's
boundary.
(2)
There
obvious
deficits
southeast
east
area,
while
supply–demand
equal
north
exceeds
other
regions.
overall
coupling
coordination
degree
was
than
0.5,
indicating
mild
moderate
imbalance.
(3)
(ESS)
primarily
driven
carbon
storage,
habitat
quality,
water
yield,
forest
grassland
areas.
Factors
related
ecosystem,
resource
unit,
system,
governance
actor
all
experienced
two-factor
interactions,
can
explain
up
99%
studies
hills
research
relevant
scientific
basis
Chinese
government
evaluate
ecological
protections
improve
compensation
policies,
ensuring
China's
security.
Scientific Reports,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
15(1)
Published: Feb. 26, 2025
The
intensification
of
land
use
and
climate
change
threatens
watershed
sustainability.
These
external
disturbances
drive
complex
interactions
among
components
within
socio-ecological
systems
(SESs).
Understanding
how
SESs
respond
to
these
changes
is
crucial
for
developing
effective
integrated
management
strategies.
Nevertheless,
the
nonlinear
responses
such
remain
poorly
understood.
To
fill
this
gap,
study
proposes
a
network
analysis
method
focusing
on
Yangtze
River
Basin
construct
an
SES
comprising
six
dimensions,
revealing
response
coupled
relationships
elements
land-use
change.
results
showed
that
in
dynamics
(LUD)
standardized
precipitation
evapotranspiration
index
(SPEI)
altered
link
count
importance
nodes,
with
notable
shifts
vegetation
landscape
nodes.
Importantly,
strong
LUD
SPEI
relationship
between
was
observed,
critical
thresholds
were
identified
all
attributes.
Furthermore,
compared
threshold,
threshold
stable
at
0.24,
demonstrating
stronger
robustness.
This
provides
new
perspective
understanding
SESs,
has
important
implications
sustainable
ecosystem
planning.
Sustainable Development,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Sept. 9, 2024
Abstract
Droughts
pose
severe
threats
to
social
systems,
particularly
food
security
which
is
one
of
the
priority
targets
in
UN's
sustainable
development
goals
(SDG
2).
The
drought‐food
insecurity
nexus
entails
complex
social‐ecological
systems
(SES)
relationships
(e.g.,
feedback)
that
underpin
insecurity,
leading
disastrous
consequence
society.
To
advance
knowledge
on
capturing
SES
nexus,
an
model
was
employed
(first
attempt)
simulate
these
inform
policies
context
climate
change
Bangladesh.
Different
“what
if”
scenarios
were
examined
determining
possible
future
trajectories
system
under
socio‐economic
and
scenarios.
Findings
revealed
(i)
with
business‐as‐usual
scenario,
crop
production
continue
increase
at
expense
declining
water
resources
over
simulation
period;
(ii)
temperature
changes
(3.5–5.7°C)
surface
reduction
due
dam
sustained
groundwater
decline
may
reduce
(~55%);
(iii)
tipping
risk
increases
when
increasing
(>3.5°C)
combined
upstream
withdrawal
(30%–50%),
subsidy
(50%–100%),
population
growth
political
instability.
These
indicate
need
for
perspective
security,
simultaneously
ensuring
adaptation.
findings
are
useful
achieve
other
related
SDGs
(1&6)
Bangladesh
similar
areas
Kenya),
informed
by
consequences
plausible
alternative
futures.
Sustainable Development,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: May 1, 2024
Abstract
Understanding
the
role
of
ecosystem
services
(ES)
and
their
interactions
at
different
spatial
scales
in
territorial
space
governance
is
crucial
for
sustainable
development.
However,
a
unified
analysis
scale
zoning
effects
on
ES
supporting
development
remains
theoretical
practical
gap.
Therefore,
this
study
utilized
traditional
concept
modifiable
areal
unit
problem
(MAUP)
to
establish
ES‐MAUP
framework.
Additionally,
highly
urbanized
region
Southern
Jiangsu,
China,
was
selected
as
case
area
quantitatively
evaluate
four
typical
regulating
2020:
urban
cooling
(UC),
flood
mitigation
(FM),
soil
conservation
(SC),
net
primary
productivity
(NPP).
The
characteristic
information
these
effectively
preserved
with
increasing
scale.
Significant
differences
existed
hotspot
patterns
NPP,
UC,
SC
among
units.
Across
three
units,
correlations
between
NPP‐UC,
NPP‐SC,
UC‐SC
exhibited
consistent
positive
trends,
while
notable
other
pairs,
such
NPP‐FM
UC‐FM.
Sustainable Development,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Sept. 17, 2024
Abstract
This
paper
aims
to
examine
how
sustainable
practices
in
the
UK
real
estate
industry
are
impacted
by
green
investments
through
qualitative
research,
focusing
on
interviews
with
developers.
The
findings
reveal
that
regulatory
frameworks,
market
demand,
financial
incentives,
corporate
responsibility,
and
technological
innovation
crucial
factors
practices.
There
is
a
growing
consumer
demand
for
properties,
supported
incentives
like
grants,
tax
credits,
finance
mechanisms
such
as
bonds.
These
bonds
play
role
promoting
building
practices,
including
energy‐efficient
design
renewable
energy
integration.
research
highlights
motivators
stakeholders
participate
sustainability
initiatives,
benefits,
compliance,
reputation,
despite
challenges
perceived
higher
costs
hurdles.
specific
implications
policymakers
effective
frameworks
investors
prioritize
bonds,
professionals
enhance
responsibility
meet
properties.
