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Liu, Zhengxuan (author), Yu, Chenxi (author), Qian, QK (author), Huang, R. (author), You, K. (author), Visscher, H.J. (author), Zhang, Guoqiang (author)Under China's national strategy of carbon neutrality by 2060, it is urgently necessary and challenging for the governments to proactively explore policy tools to facilitate energy-efficient renovation of existing buildings. Currently, a considerable number of studies have been conducted on building energy-efficient renovation and its...review 2023
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Aparisi-Cerdá, I. (author), Ribo-Perez, D.G. (author), Gomar-Pascual, J. (author), Pineda-Soler, J. (author), Poveda-Bautista, R. (author), García-Melón, M. (author)Gender studies have highlighted how policies and actions that are not drafted and planned with a gender perspective tend to produce a gender bias. Climate policies are not an exception. Measures to mitigate and adapt cities to climate change might lead to undesired outcomes regarding gender equality or, in contrast, may help to improve equality....journal article 2023
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Xie, Mingjing (author), Qiu, Yangzi (author), Liang, Yishuang (author), Zhou, Yuekuan (author), Liu, Zhengxuan (author), Zhang, Guoqiang (author)The application of building information modeling (BIM) technology has effectively supported the high-quality development of building sustainability and informatization in China. However, few studies comprehensively analyzed the enacted policies, prevalent applications, and existing barriers of the latest application and development of BIM...review 2022
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Megevand, B.P.N. (author), Cao, Wen-Jun (author), Di Maio, F. (author), Rem, P.C. (author)This paper aims to summarize, propose, and discuss existing or emerging strategies to shift towards a circular economy of materials. To clarify the landscape of existing circular practices, a new spectrum is proposed, from product-based strategies, where entire products go through several life cycles without being reprocessed, to material-based...journal article 2022
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Rosetti, I. (author), Ferreira Bertrand Cabral, C.M. (author), Pereira Roders, A. (author), Jacobs, Marc (author), Albuquerque, Rosana (author)In the past three decades, there has been increasing research carried out on the role of heritage and its processes in achieving broader sustainable development objectives beyond heritage conservation. As part of this movement, people-centered approaches and participation have been widely integrated into international regulations and guidelines...journal article 2022
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Arfa, F. (author), Lubelli, B. (author), Zijlstra, H. (author), Quist, W.J. (author)Adaptive reuse (AR) of heritage buildings is a complex process due to the involvement of many actions and actors, which influence the results of the projects. The effectiveness of AR projects can be described by various criteria. This paper aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the criteria of effectiveness in AR projects with the final...journal article 2022
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Minkman, E. (author), Nguyen, Hong Quan (author), Luu, Tang (author), Dang, Kim Khoi (author), Nguyen, Sy Linh (author), Du, Haomiao (author), Huizer, Tanya (author), Rijke, Jeroen (author)This study identifies how the governance of the transition to sustainable agriculture in the Vietnamese Mekong Delta is constrained by a lack of leadership, coordination, and funding. The Vietnamese Mekong Delta region is an important agricultural region yet highly vulnerable to climate change. In 2017, the Government of Vietnam issued...journal article 2022
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Pryce, David (author), Kapelan, Z. (author), Memon, Fayyaz A. (author)In the plight for sustainable development and to support net zero ambitions for climate change mitigation, a broad range of aeration strategies have been developed with the hope of improving efficiency to minimize environmental and economic costs associated with the wastewater treatment processes. However, a balance is levied between reducing...journal article 2022
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Masia, Sara (author), Sušnik, Janez (author), Jewitt, G.P.W. (author), Kiala, Zolo (author), Mabhaudhi, Tafadzwanashe (author)Over the past decade, the water, energy, and food (WEF) nexus approach has evolved to become a focus of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) development strategies. However, a lack of empirical evidence, appropriate methods, and qualitative and quantitative tools to implement the WEF nexus approach has been highlighted. This...book chapter 2022
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Bolijn, Hidde (author), Li, Martin (author), Reurink, Andries (author), van Rijn, Cas (author), Bidarra, Rafael (author)Many people think of reforestation projects as one-dimensional, simply consisting of planting trees. In reality, a reforestation project takes into account a wide variety of factors, of which the three most important are improving soil quality, reducing fire hazard, and ensuring the prosperity of the community. We posit that a simplistic view on...conference paper 2022
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Vaisi, Salah (author), Alizadeh, Hooshmand (author), Lotfi, Werya (author), Mohammadi, S. (author)Global warming has become an increasing challenge due to the impact of human activities on the environment. In this regard, university campuses with various activities and departments have a great impact on the environment. Ecological Footprint Analysis (EFA) is a natural resource depletion assessment tool, with a high level of accuracy, that...journal article 2021
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Valinejad, Jaber (author), Mili, Lamine (author), van der Wal, C.N. (author), Xu, Yijun (author)According to the Department of Energy, demand response provides an opportunity for end-users to play a significant role in the efficiency, reliability, resilience, and sustainability of a power grid. This is made possible owing to the existence of storage devices and diversity of energy sources at the customer level and the advent of the...journal article 2021
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loddo, M. (author), Rosetti, I. (author), McGhie, Henry (author), Pedersoli, Jr., José Luiz (author)Collections-based organizations (CBOs) can play a crucial role in addressing sustainable development (SD), but their aspiration to become more sustainable, as seen in policies and guidelines, is confronted with several challenges in practice. To facilitate a sustainability transition, this process of change needs to be managed and adequate tools...journal article 2021
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Han, Jianbo (author), Chan, Edwin Hon Wan (author), Qian, QK (author), Yung, Esther Hiu Kwan (author)The ageing population tends to be seen as a burden of cities’ future development. Thus, the public funds for older residents’ wellbeing are at risk of being cut back under the economic austerity due to the prevalent neoliberalism policy atmosphere. However, some cities set good examples to turn their older citizens into active contributors to...journal article 2021
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Schraven, D.F.J. (author), Joss, Simon (author), de Jong, Martin (author)SDG 11 – ‘making cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable’ – draws attention to the criticality of urban governance in the quest for sustainable development. Reflecting this, diverse city labels, such as ‘sustainable city’ and ‘smart city’, have been mobilized by urban actors and scholars to consider cities’...journal article 2021
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Henry, Marvin (author), Schraven, D.F.J. (author), Bocken, Nancy (author), Frenken, Koen (author), Hekkert, Marko (author), Kirchherr, J.W. (author)Circular economy (CE) and sharing economy (SE) are much discussed concepts but potential links between them have not been examined systematically so far. The concepts’ popularity coupled with a lack of definitional consensus may hinder their potential to advance sustainability transitions. Hence, the first comparative bibliometric study of these...journal article 2021
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Li, Yuanli (author), Xiang, Pengcheng (author), You, Kairui (author), Guo, Jin (author), Liu, Z. (author), Ren, Hong (author)Mega infrastructure projects (MIPs) have become increasingly important to the realization of sustainable development in China. Sustainable development is a process of dynamic balance, and coordinating the triple bottom line (the environmental, social, and economic dimensions) will enable more sustainable development of MIPs. However, previous...journal article 2021
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Wamsler, Christine (author), Johannessen, A. (author)Increasing impacts from disasters and climate hazards have prompted international efforts to promote the development of national disaster risk reduction and resilience (DRRR) strategies intended to reduce mortality and other losses. The development of such strategies is the subject of target E of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk...journal article 2020
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Pages Sanchez, Jose (author), Daamen, T.A. (author)Port cities face enormous sustainability challenges. In this chapter, we propose a relational view of these challenges and explore how different models of governance connect the three pillars of sustainable development: Economy, environment, and society. We also address the contradictions inherent to new port plans or waterfront projects,...book chapter 2020
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Farrokhzadeh, S. (author), Hashemi Monfared, Seyed Arman (author), Azizyan, Gholamreza (author), Sardar Shahraki, Ali (author), Ertsen, M.W. (author), Abraham, E. (author)Severe water scarcity in recent years has magnified the economic, social, and environmental significance of water stress globally, making optimal planning in water resources necessary for sustainable socio-economic development. One of the regions that is most affected by this is the Sistan region and its Hamoun wetland, located in south-east...journal article 2020
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