Mentis, Charalampos Maroulis, George Latinopoulos, Dionysis Bithas, Kostas
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Environment, Development and Sustainability
The focus of this study is to examine the level of awareness, as well as the impacts of environmental information provision, regarding plastic bag consumption in Greece, taking into consideration the effects of plastic pollution in the marine environment within the framework of the environmental levy. This study was conducted through the use of two...
Cadillo-Benalcazar, Juan José Silva-Macher, José Carlos Salinas, Norma
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Environment, Development and Sustainability
The divergence between the disappearance of primary forests and the appearance of secondary forests indicates a set of circumstances that simultaneously converge in what we called the society–agriculture–forest complex. Such circumstances vary between places and over time and are associated with internal factors—factors originating within the refer...
Xiong, Pingping Wu, Xiaojie Ye, Jing
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Environment, development and sustainability
With the proposal of the carbon neutrality target, China's attention to carbon emissions has been further enhanced. Effective prediction of future carbon emissions is important for the formulation of carbon neutralization target and action plans in the region. Many factors affecting carbon emissions, cause their development trends may be nonlinear....
Chodkowska-Miszczuk, Justyna Starczewski, Tomasz Rogatka, Krzysztof Lewandowska, Aleksandra Martinat, Stanislav
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Environment, Development and Sustainability
The leverage of the public narrative created and maintained by the media as a highly influential social actor is decisive, but also sensitive, in bringing about the energy transition and advancing towards a low-carbon economy. The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic has potential to slow down and deform the public acceptance of the above-mentioned pr...
Heidari, Ali Imani, Din Mohammad Khalilzadeh, Mohammad Sarbazvatan, Mahdieh
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Environment, Development and Sustainability
Nowadays organizations outsource transportation of goods or services to reduce cost which leads to a particular type of problem called open location-routing. Also, each logistic organization possesses a limited number of specific vehicles that may not be enough in certain circumstances. This issue indicates the importance of simultaneously consider...
Soni, Arti Roshan Amrit, Kumar Shinde, Amar Mohan
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Environment, Development and Sustainability
Do, Manh Hung Nguyen, Trung Thanh Halkos, George Grote, Ulrike
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Environment, development and sustainability
Natural resources are important in sustaining the livelihoods of rural households and the environment. However, over-exploitation is causing an alarming depletion of natural resources in many developing countries. At the same time, rapid economic growth has created non-farm employment opportunities for local people. In this context, examining the i...
Dotaniya, M L Meena, V D Saha, J K Dotaniya, C K Mahmoud, Alaa El Din Meena, B L Meena, M D Sanwal, R C Meena, Ram Swaroop Doutaniya, R K
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Environment, development and sustainability
The availability of freshwater is limited for agriculture systems across the globe. A fast-growing population demands need to enhance the food grain production from a limited natural resources. Therefore, researchers and policymakers have been emphasized on the production potential of agricultural crops in a sustainable manner. On the challenging s...
Ayalu, Getachew Abbay, Aradom Gebrekidan Azadi, Hossein
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Environment, development and sustainability
Micro- and small-scale enterprises (MSEs) have emerged as one of the most important tools for addressing economic and social issues and achieving development goals. In both developed and developing economies, MSEs have been acknowledged as critical components of national development. This study aimed to assess the contributions of MSEs toward susta...
Zhang, Qian Hong, Jinglan Zhang, Tianzuo Tian, Xu Geng, Yong Chen, Wei Zhai, Yijie Liu, Wenjing Shen, Xiaoxu Bai, Yueyang
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Environment, development and sustainability
As a significant protein source for humans and animals, soybean (Glycine max) has experienced a fast growth with the rapid development of population and economy. Despite broad interest in energy consumption and CO2 emissions generated by soybean production, there are few impact-oriented water footprint assessments of soybean production. This study ...