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- Barney, Andrew, et al.
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Energy scenarios for the Faroe Islands : A MCDA methodology including local social perspectives
- 2022
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Ingår i: Sustainable Futures. - : Elsevier. - 2666-1888. ; 4
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Planning for the decarbonisation of island energy systems is both crucial and fraught with complexities. The process to develop and evaluate these plans needs to encompass not only technical and economic specifics but each plan's impacts on the environment and local inhabitants must also be considered. This inclusive planning involves multiple criteria and requires a means of handling them. In this paper a series of potential future energy systems are generated with the EnergyPlan software for the Faroe Islands before these systems are assessed using a set of criteria covering their environmental, social, technical and economic aspects. These criteria are used by two multi-criteria approaches, along with actual weights obtained from local stakeholders, to rank the energy systems. It is found that there is a clear shift in rankings towards systems employing offshore technologies due to the inclusion of social criteria specifically fitted to the Islands’ resident's preferences. This shift, however, was not sufficient for these offshore scenarios to outperform other scenarios that performed well on the other criteria. These findings indicate there is likely value in terms of local acceptance for transition planning on the Islands in adjusting to include greater quantities of offshore technologies in future energy strategies.
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- Blasiak, Robert, et al.
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Corporations and plastic pollution : Trends in reporting
- 2021
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Ingår i: Sustainable Futures. - : Elsevier BV. - 2666-1888. ; 3
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Research on pathways to reducing plastic pollution often concludes that greater action is needed by the private sector. Yet the private sector is not a monolithic or homogeneous entity. We compiled a novel library of 2,317 corporate reports from the world's 200 largest companies, by revenue, over a ten-year period (2010–2019) and used text mining tools to identify pronounced regional and sectoral variability in the extent to which plastic waste and pollution is of material importance to corporate operations. The results show a dominant focus on recycling, with far less attention to the other stages of the life cycle of plastic. While green clubs have emerged in recent years to mobilize voluntary actions by companies seeking to position themselves as leaders in this context, we see regional and sectoral gaps in green club membership, as well as a tendency for members to be those companies that already had a history of reporting on plastics issues. This analysis provides a starting point for a more nuanced consideration of the private sector's role in addressing plastic pollution, and suggests sectors and regions for prioritization by policymakers and civil society actors seeking to broaden the range of committed corporate actors.
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- Ceccato, Vania, Professor, 1968-, et al.
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Who takes part in virtual reality studies? : An analysis of lighting research
- 2023
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Ingår i: Sustainable Futures. - : Elsevier. - 2666-1888. ; 6
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Virtual reality (VR) has become an important resource in light research and an ultimate tool for participatory approaches in sustainable urban planning. This article reviews the research design of VR light research focusing on the profile of participants. A search for peer-reviewed articles using a systematic literature review in Scopus (2000-2023) resulted in 56 articles that show that a quarter of the studies integrate the participants' characteristics into the results but the nature of the samples may put into doubt the external validity of the results. The article discusses the implications of these findings for research and practice.
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- De Gier, Andreas, et al.
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Categorizing construction waste: Closing the gap between European waste regulation and management practices
- 2024
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Ingår i: Sustainable Futures. - 2666-1888. ; 7
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Abstract: The European Union has proposed a comprehensive set of legislative measures and action plans aimed at facilitating the shift towards a sustainable future, however, the challenges of waste production and recycling remain an enduring issue, especially within the construction industry, which generates 800 million tons of waste annually in Europe alone. Given that waste management practices depend on how waste is categorized, this study delves into issues of waste categories and categorization processes highlighting their influence on how waste is handled. Drawing on an ethnographic case study and quantitative waste data, conflicting categorization processes that contribute to poor recycling practices and potentially erroneous waste data are uncovered. This includes 1) the existence of a grey zone in waste management for new build projects due to regulations only defining waste fractions for demolition activities, and 2) that the institutional setting has direct influence on waste categorization among different actors, which leads to erroneous waste data. This stresses a potential disparity in the comprehension of waste categories and resource management maintains fragmentation leading to substantial quantities of waste being incinerated rather than recycled.
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- de Sadeleer, Irmeline, et al.
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A methodological framework for assessing sustainability aspects of fruit and vegetables
- 2024
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Ingår i: Sustainable Futures. - : Elsevier Ltd. - 2666-1888. ; 7
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Current European policies and the growing focus on sustainability show a clear need for defining and measuring aspects of sustainability at the food product level. The aim of this study was to develop an indicator-based framework to monitor the sustainability of fruits and vegetables. The framework includes production, packaging, transport, and distribution, and considers economic, ecological, and social aspects. The framework aims to be used by the food production and distribution sector and is intended to use specific data from the value chain for higher relevance for the food industry. Results of a sustainability assessment of carrots are presented, as the first example of application of the framework. Future research should focus on the framework’s validity when applied to other products and other countries.
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- Robra, Ben, et al.
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Commons-based peer production for degrowth? : The case for eco-sufficiency in economic organisations
- 2020
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Ingår i: Sustainable Futures. - : Elsevier. - 2666-1888. ; 2
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Degrowth advocates radical reduction in society's matter-energy throughput. Organisations have received little attention in this discourse. In the context of sustainability much emphasis has been put on the concept of eco-efficiency, disregarding the rebound effect. In contrast, eco-sufficiency emphasises producing and consuming enough. This article operationalises eco-sufficiency as an indicator for degrowth and focuses on how eco-sufficiency orientations manifest in a commons-based peer production organisation. The studied case of WindEmpowerment shows only marginal manifestations of eco-sufficiency in its orientation. Commons-based peer organisations must actively aim to reduce matter-energy throughput by adopting an eco-sufficiency orientation to fit degrowth.
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- Warneryd, Martin, et al.
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Microgrid communities: disclosing the path to future system-active communities
- 2022
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Ingår i: Sustainable Futures. - Göterborg : IVL Svenska Miljöinstitutet AB. - 2666-1888. ; 4, s. 100079-100079
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- To increase sustainability in future energy systems, both technical and social measures must be taken. Microgrid communities offer local balancing of supply and demand, while also integrating the community as an active part of the energy system. This study investigates two cases of microgrid communities; how they were realized and what wider effects they offered its communities and other stakeholders. The study shows that the microgrid collaboration between community and utility offers a new organizational division that can overcome the traditional locked-in position of the utility. This brings forward communities as system-active participants and a sustainably beneficial energy system for the future.
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