The Use of Renewable Energy Sources and Environmental Degradation in EU Countries
Sustainability,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
16(23), P. 10416 - 10416
Published: Nov. 28, 2024
Renewable
energy
sources
play
a
crucial
role
in
sustainable
development
strategies,
addressing
environmental
protection,
security,
economic
growth,
and
enhancing
quality
of
life.
are
significantly
less
damaging
to
the
environment
compared
traditional
sources,
as
they
help
lower
greenhouse
gas
emissions,
decrease
air
water
pollution,
consequently,
limit
degradation.
The
study
helped
formulate
following
research
goals:
assessment
changes
use
renewable
degree
degradation
European
Union
countries,
comparison
spatial
differentiation
EU
countries
terms
degradation,
taking
into
account
both
indicated
criteria.
survey
covers
years
2015,
2019,
2021.
article
highlights
important
analytical
methods
analysis
consumption
its
impact
on
environment.
Self-Organizing
Map
was
used
for
grouping
based
sources’
levels
allowing
identification
patterns
clusters.
results
showed
that
Scandinavian
leading
way
low
while
Eastern
struggling,
with
share
high
Language: Английский
Reimagining Sustainable Development and Economic Performance Indicators: A Human-Centric Maslow–Bossel Blueprint
Economies,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
12(12), P. 338 - 338
Published: Dec. 9, 2024
Reflecting
the
shift
from
purely
quantitative
economic
growth
to
broader
socio-environmental
sustainability,
this
study
proposes
a
framework
for
assessing
sustainable
development
(SD)
by
integrating
Maslow’s
hierarchy
of
needs
with
Bossel’s
classification
system.
As
increasingly
emphasizes
numerous
organizations
and
agencies,
including
United
Nations,
have
developed
indicators
measure
progress.
However,
subjective
dimensions
SD,
grounded
in
individual
values
needs,
remain
underexplored.
This
operationalizes
“pyramid
needs”
alongside
system
establish
an
“SD
pyramid”,
distinguishing
that
capture
social,
economic,
environmental
complexity.
By
mapping
human
onto
Sustainable
Development
Goals
(SDGs),
contributes
delineating
(i)
research
areas
uncovered
(or
partly
covered)
relevant
indicators,
(ii)
significant
lack
or
partial
shortage
pertinent
information,
(iii)
combination
few
basic
summarizing
necessary
information
into
unique
SD.
The
outcomes
offer
foundation
quali-quantitative
assessment
enhancing
monitoring
tools
focusing
on
contextual
needs.
Language: Английский
Enhancing Well-Being at Population Level: A Case Study on Romania
Sustainability,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
16(23), P. 10497 - 10497
Published: Nov. 29, 2024
The
concept
of
well-being
is
multifaceted,
influenced
by
a
range
factors,
including
economic,
social,
perceptual,
and
personal,
varies
considerably
between
individuals,
countries,
continents.
objective
this
research
paper
to
achieve
an
efficient
grouping
countries
according
several
indicators
that
measure
overall
happiness.
utilized
in
study,
derived
from
the
World
Happiness
Report,
are
as
follows:
Life
Ladder,
Log
GDP
(Gross
Domestic
Product)
per
capita,
Social
Support,
Healthy
Expectancy
at
Birth,
Freedom
Make
Choices,
Generosity,
Perceptions
Corruption,
Positive
Affect,
Negative
Affect.
Consequently,
following
identification,
filtering,
collection
data
on
cluster
analysis,
discriminant
neural
network
training
were
employed
obtain
classification
into
heterogeneous
groups
with
minimum
error
rate.
Finally,
for
Romania,
scenarios
policies
developed
facilitate
ascent
initial
class
superior
level
well-being.
Language: Английский
Risk Challenges and Their Impact on the Sustainable Food Security System: Lessons Learned from the COVID-19 Pandemic
Sustainability,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
17(1), P. 226 - 226
Published: Dec. 31, 2024
The
aim
of
this
study
is
to
indicate
and
evaluate
the
main
risk
challenges
for
food
security
system
from
perspective
a
sustainability
adaptation
pillar
Global
Food
Security
Index
(GFSI)
in
COVID-19
pandemic.
contributes
both
theory
practice
addressing
contemporary
global
challenges.
systematically
identifies
evaluates
multidimensional
risks
sustainable
systems
caused
by
pandemic,
emphasizing
role
Sustainable
Development
Goals
(SDGs).
It
employs
innovative
methodologies
such
as
integration
PESTLE
framework,
extending
latter
with
governance
considerations
within
ESG
concept,
novel
approach
context.
findings
provide
actionable
insights
into
building
resilience
supply
chains
adapting
policies
future
crises,
thereby
filling
critical
gaps
literature.
Moreover,
focuses
on
intersection
sustainability,
challenges,
well-being,
fostering
research
that
drives
development
globally.
Language: Английский