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Assessing social contracts for urban adaptation through social listening on Twitter
Adapting to climate change impacts requires a coherent social contract in which different actors agree on a clear distribution of roles and...
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The (missing) social aspect of the circular economy: a review of social scientific articles
Academic research on the Circular Economy has been proliferating at an unprecedented pace during the last decade. However, scholarly work on the...
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Social clocks as instruments for measuring progress towards sustainable development goals
The objective of this article is the introduction of social time as a new concept for monitoring the progress towards the United Nations’ sustainable...
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Five social science intervention areas for ocean sustainability initiatives
Ocean sustainability initiatives – in research, policy, management and development – will be more effective in delivering comprehensive benefits when...
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Medical cost of environmental pollution: evidence from the Chinese Social Survey
Environmental pollution impairs residents’ health, while the pursuit of health is highly correlated to medical costs. Understanding how environmental...
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Social Life Cycle Assessment in the Construction Industry: Systematic Literature Review and Identification of Relevant Social Indicators for Carbon Reinforced Concrete
This article deals with the application of social life cycle assessment (S-LCA) in the construction sector and explicitly focuses on carbon...
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Social impact and social performance of paddy rice production in Iran and Malaysia
PurposeSustainable agri-food production is incredibly important for society. Despite Iran and Malaysia being one of the highest production countries...
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Social innovation supports inclusive and accelerated energy transitions with appropriate governance
Accelerating energy transitions that are both sustainable and just remains an important challenge, and social innovation can have a key role in this...
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Regulating “forever chemicals”: social data are necessary for the successful implementation of the essential use concept
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a large class of synthetic compounds, many of which are persistent, mobile and toxic (PMT). The sheer...
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Develo** a novel social–water capital index by gene expression programming
The development of social capital of societies is affected by many factors such as the availability of water resources. The main social capital of a...
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The ‘third-party partner’ social housing organization as a collective challenge in Casablanca, Morocco
Since the independence day in 1956, the Moroccan State has adopted a considerable number of social housing policies and urban strategies to combat...
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Conservation awareness through social media
While many conservation scientists trace their interest in the subject to experiences with nature, today social media is a powerful tool to reach...
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Enhancing the social-ecological resilience of an urban lake for sustainable management
Lake ecosystems are complex social-ecological systems facing ecological, economic, and social challenges influenced by natural and social factors....
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Topical Issues in the Study of Soviet Social Policy, 1917−1929
AbstractA series of 100th anniversaries of recent years (the First World War, the Revolution of 1917, the Russian Civil War, the introduction of the...
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The Political Class of Russia on the Eve of the First World War
AbstractThe formation of the political class of Russia on the eve of the First World War is analyzed. Particular attention is paid to the emperor,...
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A study on how environmental issues are discussed in social studies textbooks
Environmental education should be sustainable. For a peaceful and happy world, each country is expected to see the environment as common heritage and...
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Investment funds are responsible for substantial environmental and social impacts
Sustainable investing is under risk of being watered down by greenwashing given the lack of standardized and reliable indicators for measuring impact...
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Trends in tropical forest loss and the social value of emission reductions
Reducing global forest losses is essential to mitigate climate change and its associated social costs. Multiple market and non-market factors can...
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The social costs of hydrofluorocarbons and the benefits from their expedited phase-down
Hydrofluorocarbons are a potent greenhouse gas, yet there remains a lack of quantitative estimates of their social cost. The present study addresses...
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Environmental, economic, and social impacts of sugar cane bagasse and eggshell wastes for soil stabilization
Sustainability is a core topic for all sectors including geotechnical engineering (e.g., design of foundations, earthworks structures, and pavements...
