Strengthening oil palm smallholder farmers’ resilience to future industrial challenges DOI Creative Commons
Dienda Hendrawan, Daniel Chrisendo, Oliver Mußhoff

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Scientific Reports, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 14(1)

Published: May 27, 2024

Abstract Oil palm cultivation has improved living standards and alleviated the poverty of many smallholder farmers. However, challenges such as climate change, aging palms negative sentiments in major markets, threaten wellbeing raise question on farmers’ resilience, which remains poorly understood. Using primary data from Indonesia, largest oil producer world, we measure evaluate resilience farmers using Sustainable Livelihoods Approach. Our results revealed five classes smallholders with different levels resilience: vulnerable, economically socially constrained, low-skilled, semi-secure adaptive smallholders. The least resilient group are majorly older local farmers, who established plantations independently. Meanwhile, most is dominated by participated migration program, past, received support government to start plantations. study highlights heterogeneity smallholders’ livelihood need for inclusive tailored interventions various establish sustainable communities.

Language: Английский

Application of the Kano Model for Insights into Business Students’ Sustainability Transformation Expectations from Higher Educational Institutions: A Cross-country Study DOI Creative Commons
Guido Grunwald, Ali Kara, John E. Spillan

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Journal of Cleaner Production, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 464, P. 142748 - 142748

Published: June 1, 2024

While previous research focused on investigating students' perceptions, few studies have analyzed future-oriented normative sustainability expectations from their Higher Educational Institutions (HEIs) in various cultural contexts. The goal of this study is to (1) identify business transformation HEIs, (2) uncover potential differences across environments, and (3) explain how impact behaviors towards HEIs. A mixed qualitative-quantitative design using a semi-standardized questionnaire based sample 239 students the USA Germany was applied. Sustainability topics at HEIs are derived both literature review through interviews were categorized content analysis. Data for collected Bachelor programs two state universities one public university Kano analysis utilized examine expectations. Our uncovered 19 distinct topic areas Across countries, considered integration production consumption, as well gender equality inclusion, basic requirements future transformations. Other attributes evaluated indifferent. Students staff faculty development opportunities or institutional support performance attributes, while them Country variations key significantly influenced by level involvement sustainability. Finally, behavioral intentions. We provide managerial implications suggesting tailored focus categories country context. Furthermore, we highlight need further research, including replication diverse settings longitudinal designs.

Language: Английский

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Viable eco-efficiency targets for waste collection communities DOI Creative Commons
Cinzia Daraio, Simone Di Leo, Léopold Simar

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Scientific Reports, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 14(1)

Published: July 1, 2024

Abstract Waste management is crucial for advancing the circular economy, and Italy has begun to address this issue by organizing municipalities into collaborative communities of , named ATOs. In paper, we propose a quantitative approach based on conditional efficiency analysis estimate viable eco-efficiency targets these waste collection communities. The proposed are both eco-efficient because they reflect optimal resource allocation within framework, consider unique specificities each community. methodology determines pathway or direction reach frontier specific external factors, ensuring that municipality benchmarked against others with similar contexts same Our focuses 89 Italian ATO “Città metropolitana di Roma Capitale” in 2021, revealing size economic development significantly contributed community during period. general flexible can be applied other across Europe. It also extended meso (regional) macro (country) levels analysis.

Language: Английский

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Prosumers as drivers of SDG7 in Palestine: Net-benefit analysis of grid-connected photovoltaic systems DOI Creative Commons
Alberto Biancardi, Idiano D’Adamo,

F. D’Amore

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Utilities Policy, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 87, P. 101730 - 101730

Published: Feb. 26, 2024

The present study assessed the prosumer benefits of a residential photovoltaic system based on net-benefit analysis. Net value ranged from 187 to 2811 $/kW in low-market scenario and 1226–5642 high-market scenario. were verified net metering contexts, while contexts without had break-even points 31% 48% self-consumption for two scenarios, respectively. Policy recommendations are proposed encourage investment renewable energy plants Palestinian territory increase security contributing attainment Sustainable Development Goal 7.

Language: Английский

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Identifying American climate change free riders and motivating sustainable behavior DOI Creative Commons
Beatrice Magistro,

Cecilia Abramson,

Daniel Ebanks

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Scientific Reports, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 14(1)

Published: March 19, 2024

Free riders, who benefit from collective efforts to mitigate climate change but do not actively contribute, play a key role in shaping behavioral action. Using sample of 2096 registered American voters, we explore the discrepancy between two groups free riders: cynics, recognize significance environmental issues adopt sustainable behaviors, and doubters, neither nor engage such actions. Through statistical analyses, show these are different. Doubters predominantly male, younger, with lower income education, exhibit stronger conspiracy beliefs, altruism, limited knowledge, more likely have voted for Trump lean towards conservative ideology. Cynics religious, higher socioeconomic status, environmentally informed, liberal-leaning, less support Trump. Our research provides insights on could be most effectively persuaded make climate-sensitive lifestyle changes recommendations prompt involvement individual sustainability behaviors. findings suggest that incentivizing through positive incentives, as financial rewards, may particularly effective. Conversely, argue engaging them community-driven social influence initiatives translate their passive beliefs into active participation.

Language: Английский

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Strengthening oil palm smallholder farmers’ resilience to future industrial challenges DOI Creative Commons
Dienda Hendrawan, Daniel Chrisendo, Oliver Mußhoff

et al.

Scientific Reports, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 14(1)

Published: May 27, 2024

Abstract Oil palm cultivation has improved living standards and alleviated the poverty of many smallholder farmers. However, challenges such as climate change, aging palms negative sentiments in major markets, threaten wellbeing raise question on farmers’ resilience, which remains poorly understood. Using primary data from Indonesia, largest oil producer world, we measure evaluate resilience farmers using Sustainable Livelihoods Approach. Our results revealed five classes smallholders with different levels resilience: vulnerable, economically socially constrained, low-skilled, semi-secure adaptive smallholders. The least resilient group are majorly older local farmers, who established plantations independently. Meanwhile, most is dominated by participated migration program, past, received support government to start plantations. study highlights heterogeneity smallholders’ livelihood need for inclusive tailored interventions various establish sustainable communities.

Language: Английский

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