Article
Urban Studies
Linda Westman, Ericha Moores, Sarah Lynn Burch
Summary: Private sector actors, including small and medium-sized enterprises, play crucial roles in urban sustainability governance, but there is a lack of knowledge about their specific contributions. Existing governance strategies face limitations in engaging SMEs in sustainability initiatives, highlighting the need to address the 'governance divide' to unlock greater opportunities for transformative change.
Review
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Kamaldeen Yussif, Eric Brako Dompreh, Alexandros Gasparatos
Summary: Rapid urban population growth in Africa has led to the expansion of many African cities, with significant implications for sustainable development. However, there is a lack of comprehensive studies that critically analyze the dimensions of urban expansion in Africa and its intersections with sustainability. Through a systematic review of peer-reviewed papers, we identified key drivers, impacts, and responses to urban expansion in Africa. The findings highlight the central role of land and demographic transitions in urban expansion processes, while also revealing the fragmented nature of the existing literature and the need for more effective policy responses.
SUSTAINABILITY SCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Development Studies
Francesco S. S. Montesano, Frank Biermann, Agni Kalfagianni, Marjanneke J. J. Vijge
Summary: The effective integration of environmental, economic, and social dimensions of sustainability requires a shift in the core problem perceptions of professionals in these fields. However, few studies have examined the role of subjective understandings among professionals in sustainability integration. This article addresses this gap by investigating how professionals understand and operationalize sustainability integration, revealing the need to consider individual circumstances in this process.
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
(2023)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Sanjay Rajagopalan, Peter Pronovost, Sadeer Al-Kindi
Summary: The list of sustainability issues that pose risks to people, society, and healthcare organizations has been increasing over the past decade. Healthcare organizations and related industries are responsible for significant environmental impacts, including greenhouse gas emissions and unsustainable practices. It is urgent to transform healthcare to address public health crises caused by healthcare pollution and to meet deadlines for averting climate change. Sustainability initiatives are also linked to diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice, with healthcare organizations being asked to disclose their commitments to these practices. In this paper, the authors review approaches to embed sustainability as a core strategy in healthcare organizations and discuss implementation using a political, strategic, and cultural framework. They propose solutions to embed sustainability and gain buy-in, as well as provide a pathway for operationalizing sustainability initiatives.
Article
Urban Studies
Bing Sun, Mark Baker
Summary: This article presents a conceptual framework on low-carbon governance and implementation in urban China, utilizing a Multi-Level Governance perspective, a policy-dimensional framework, and a mobilities approach. Through a case study of Hongqiao Business District, Shanghai, the research demonstrates the application of the framework and provides new insights from empirical evidence.
Article
Urban Studies
Gideon Baffoe
Summary: This paper explores the impact of neoliberal urban planning on urban governance, using Dar es Salam as a case study. The paper reveals that neoliberal planning promotes elite interests, over the needs of the poor, limiting their right to the city. To create equitable urban spaces and development, the paper argues for a shift toward inclusive planning approaches in the cities of the Global South.
Article
Environmental Studies
Celine Janssen, Tom A. Daamen, Wouter J. Verheul
Summary: The implementation of social sustainability in urban development requires alternative forms of governance. This article uses the capabilities approach to analyze how collaborative governance situations relate to the expansions of resident capabilities in Dutch urban development projects. The findings suggest three principles for a capability-centered governance: integrating human logic into urban governance, balancing commitment with experimentalist approaches, and institutionalizing social sustainability implementation.
Review
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Denis Michalina, Peter Mederly, Hans Diefenbacher, Benjamin Held
Summary: This article analyzed global and European urban sustainability indicator frameworks, summarized their commonalities and differences, classified sustainability dimensions and thematic categories, and identified key indicators of urban sustainability. The results showed that differences in existing approaches contribute to inconsistencies in assessing sustainable development in cities.
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Sarra Daimi, Sonia Rebai
Summary: This paper aims to create a sustainability governance framework for assessing public transport companies in developing countries and incorporates transparency and accountability into the sustainability assessment. Four dimensions of key performance indicators, namely economic, environmental, institutional, and social, are suggested, each representing a different perspective of sustainable development. A numerical illustration is provided to evaluate three public transport companies from a developed country, showcasing the implementation of the framework using a simple additive weighting method.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2022)
Article
Environmental Studies
Roberta Sonnino, Helen Coulson
Summary: This paper goes beyond the methodological constraints of urban food scholarship to focus on the conceptualization of the "urban" in post-Quito development discourse. It highlights the dominance of globally orientated narratives in multiscalar food governance and proposes the need for a new research and policy agenda that takes into account urban agencies, power inequities, and knowledge politics.
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Maha Faisal Alsayegh, Allah Ditta, Zeeshan Mahmood, Rehana Kouser
Summary: This article examines the role of sustainability reporting and governance in achieving national sustainable development goals. Using panel regression techniques on data from 42 countries over six years, the authors find positive relationships between national governance and sustainability reporting, sustainability reporting and national sustainable development goals, and sustainability governance and sustainability reporting. However, a negative relationship is found between national governance and sustainable development goals. The study also highlights the mediating role of sustainability reporting between national governance and sustainable development goals. These findings have important implications for governing bodies and decision-makers, emphasizing the need to change governance models and take action against companies that neglect sustainability reporting. Involving society, business, and other stakeholders in sustainability reporting is crucial for achieving sustainable development goals.
Article
Urban Studies
Subina Shrestha, Havard Haarstad
Summary: Sustainable urban logistics is crucial for achieving urban sustainability goals. The European Union (EU) set an ambitious target of CO2-free urban logistics by 2030, but its influence on national and local policymaking is not clear.
Article
Environmental Studies
Nagisa Shiiba, Hsing Hao Wu, Michael C. Huang, Hajime Tanaka
Summary: Blue finance is a crucial tool to ensure ocean sustainability while promoting economic growth. Building connections between stakeholders and increasing investment are key challenges in addressing ocean risks.
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Nadja Kabisch, Niki Frantzeskaki, Rieke Hansen
Summary: This perspective paper introduces five principles for urban nature-based solutions (NBS) design, planning and implementation, aiming to address the specific challenges in urban areas and advance the scientific discourse towards more effective and sustainable urban development.
Article
Environmental Studies
Jiaojiao Luo, Wei Wang, Yuzhe Wu, Yi Peng, Linlin Zhang
Summary: The study found that the implementation of urban development boundary policy may lead to fiscal crises, property inflation, and illegal construction, and suggests that the transfer of industrial land inside the boundary should be controlled within a reasonable range and a land value tax should be introduced during the policy implementation.
Article
Economics
Gregory Trencher, Araz Taeihagh, Masaru Yarime
Article
Energy & Fuels
Takuro Kobashi, Takahiro Yoshida, Yoshiki Yamagata, Katsuhiko Naito, Stefan Pfenninger, Kelvin Say, Yasuhiro Takeda, Amanda Ahl, Masaru Yarime, Keishiro Hara
Article
Environmental Sciences
Matthew A. Shapiro, Masaru Yarime
Summary: This paper examines the political sensitivity and scientific research variance in air pollution attribution in Northeast Asia, highlighting that atmospheric science literature can vary depending on funding source and international research collaboration. Researchers in Japan and South Korea focus more on China as a source of transboundary air pollution, while China's researchers neither emphasize nor minimize China's air pollution contributions.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & POLICY
(2021)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Constantine Spandagos, Erik Baark, Tze Ling Ng, Masaru Yarime
Summary: This study examines the factors influencing the effectiveness of energy interventions, providing a new perspective and setting up a research agenda with a focus on peer pressure and economic interventions. The survey results suggest that potential influencing factors include the type of target behavior, householder characteristics, and past influence events.
RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS
(2021)
Review
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Natsumi Sakuma, Gregory Trencher, Masaru Yarime, Motoharu Onuki
Summary: This study examines smart city practices and discussions in Sweden and Japan, revealing unique trends in both countries related to the conceptual framing of smart cities, participation, governance, and differing interpretations of vulnerability to hazards. The findings show that technology-focused discussions are dominating over social topics, but Japan lacks socially oriented research. These findings provide important cues for future smart city research, policy, and practice.
SUSTAINABILITY SCIENCE
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Anjar Dimara Sakti, Adam Irwansyah Fauzi, Wataru Takeuchi, Biswajeet Pradhan, Masaru Yarime, Cristina Vega-Garcia, Elprida Agustina, Dionisius Wibisono, Tania Septi Anggraini, Megawati Oktaviani Theodora, Desi Ramadhanti, Miqdad Fadhil Muhammad, Muhammad Aufaristama, Agung Mahadi Putra Perdana, Ketut Wikantika
Summary: This study used a multi-dimensional approach to identify priority areas for wildfire mitigation in Indonesia. Through the integration of various parameters and data, the study developed a priority model and assessed the historical and legal aspects of the identified areas. The results showed that the high-priority areas are mainly located in Sumatra, Kalimantan, and North Maluku, and a certain percentage of these areas have experienced deforestation caused by wildfires in the past decade.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Moe Kyaw Thu, Shotaro Beppu, Masaru Yarime, Sotaro Shibayama
Summary: This study investigates the contribution of team structure in ML-related projects to scientific knowledge production, finding that interdisciplinary collaboration and the engagement of individuals with expertise in both domain and computer sciences are important for achieving high impact and novel discoveries, particularly when computational and domain approaches are interdependent. The contribution of ML and its implication to team structure depend on the depth of ML.
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Amanda Ahl, Mika Goto, Masaru Yarime, Kenji Tanaka, Daishi Sagawa
Summary: This paper explores the practical challenges and opportunities of applying blockchain in the transition of the energy sector. It highlights the potential for blockchain advancements, power market development, user research, and regulatory sandboxes. The paper emphasizes the interrelatedness among technological, economic, social, environmental, and institutional dimensions, and suggests integrating user behavior research, business model innovation, and regulatory experimentation in corporate strategy and public policy development.
RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS
(2022)
Article
Economics
Bei Zhao, Masaru Yarime
Summary: This paper examines the impacts of carbon tariffs on the economy and the environment, highlighting the significance of incorporating trade elasticities when designing such tariffs.
Article
Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence
Gleb Papyshev, Masaru Yarime
Summary: This article examines Russia's approach to AI regulation, which relies on industry self-regulation based on unenforceable ethical principles. However, this approach has limitations and may pose challenges for the industry.
Article
Business
Miyana Yoshino, Benjamin Sadlek, Masaru Yarime, Adnan Ali
Summary: This study contributes to the literature on eco-innovation (EI) and the circular economy (CE) by providing insights into the factors of external knowledge absorption that facilitate the adoption of a subset of EIss called proactive-EIs.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF INNOVATION MANAGEMENT
(2023)
Article
Public Administration
Zhizhao Li, Yuqing Guo, Masaru Yarime, Xun Wu
Summary: The recent regulations introduced by the Chinese government on big data technologies are welcomed by those concerned about the risks associated with their rapid deployment. However, these changes are not sufficient to ensure privacy and data security, and may not fully consider the disruptive nature of these technologies. This paper examines the case of facial recognition technology in China and argues that adaptive governance provides a useful framework for future policy design. Key policy measures to overcome regulatory challenges include the regulatory sandbox approach, policy mix, and stakeholder engagement.
POLICY DESIGN AND PRACTICE
(2023)
Correction
Public Administration
Veronica Qin Ting Li, Masaru Yarime
Article
Public Administration
Veronica Qin Ting Li, Masaru Yarime
Summary: This study explores how governments can use data tools to balance public health and data privacy during a public health crisis. Survey and interviews were conducted to understand the perspectives of developers and users of COVID-19 dashboards in Hong Kong, revealing two key factors - informed actions based on open data and significant public trust in data transparency, are crucial in the design and improvement of dashboards. Norms surrounding reporting on COVID-19 cases should be co-constructed among citizens and governments for policies to be acknowledged as salient, credible, and legitimate.
Article
Public Administration
Gleb Papyshev, Masaru Yarime
Summary: This article discusses the development history of city digital twins technology and its practical applications on a city scale, analyzes challenges related to data privacy, availability, predictive simulations, and proposes the use of synthetic data. A task-based approach to urban mobility data generation is suggested for addressing these challenges.