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Exploring the economic and environmental benefits of Colombo wetlands in urban planning with nature-based solutions

Societal Impacts Pub Date : 2025-01-28 DOI: 10.1016/j.socimp.2025.100106

Chethika Gunasiri Wadumestrige Dona , Geetha Mohan , Kensuke Fukushi , Nadeera Dissanayaka

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Promoting lung cancer screening and smoking cessation among minority population: Methodologies and societal impacts

Societal Impacts Pub Date : 2025-01-26 DOI: 10.1016/j.socimp.2025.100105

Fang Lei

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Conflict management instruments for the energy transition

Societal Impacts Pub Date : 2025-01-18 DOI: 10.1016/j.socimp.2025.100104

Marion Dreyer , Christian D. León , Andreas Püttner

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Green approaches to heavy metal removal from wastewater: Microalgae solutions in a circular economy framework

Societal Impacts Pub Date : 2025-01-09 DOI: 10.1016/j.socimp.2025.100103

Nikolaos A. Kazakis

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Societal impact of micro-exercise for work-related musculoskeletal disorders: The case of Denmark

Societal Impacts Pub Date : 2025-01-08 DOI: 10.1016/j.socimp.2025.100102

Lars Louis Andersen , Ole Henning Sørensen , Joaquín Calatayud , Rubén López-Bueno

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Toward a just circular economy: Exploring societal implications of used clothing supply chains

Societal Impacts Pub Date : 2024-12-16 DOI: 10.1016/j.socimp.2024.100101

Kanchana Dissanayake , Rudrajeet Pal

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Societal impact of the Heroine’s Learning Journey: Inspiring women in STEM through the power of role models

Societal Impacts Pub Date : 2024-12-04 DOI: 10.1016/j.socimp.2024.100100

Luis Felipe Coimbra Costa , Carlos Eduardo Barbosa , Luciana Maria Azevedo Nascimento , Larissa Galeno , Yuri Lima , Ana Moura Santos , Geraldo Xexéo , Jano Moreira de Souza

{"title":"Societal impact of the Heroine’s Learning Journey: Inspiring women in STEM through the power of role models","authors":"Luis Felipe Coimbra Costa , Carlos Eduardo Barbosa , Luciana Maria Azevedo Nascimento , Larissa Galeno , Yuri Lima , Ana Moura Santos , Geraldo Xexéo , Jano Moreira de Souza","doi":"10.1016/j.socimp.2024.100100","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.socimp.2024.100100","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The Heroine’s Learning Journey (HLJ) is an educational framework addressing gender disparities in STEM. Supported by the FOSTWOM project, it motivates young women through innovative practices and international collaboration. Drawing on heroic narratives from Campbell’s Hero’s Journey and Murdock’s Heroine’s Journey, HLJ integrates these stories with the Heroines Learning System (HeLaS), a digital platform for scalable and adaptable learning environments. This model aims to enhance female participation in STEM courses and assess the societal impact of HLJ. The Heroine’s Learning Journey has been implemented in educational settings, including online courses and a case study in the rural community of Recreio, Brazil. We collected quantitative and qualitative data to evaluate the model’s effectiveness. The results demonstrate the HLJ’s potential to inspire systemic change by fostering a more inclusive and diverse STEM landscape. This research highlights the importance of innovative educational approaches in driving societal transformation and shaping the future of STEM education.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":101167,"journal":{"name":"Societal Impacts","volume":"5 ","pages":"Article 100100"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-12-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143153931","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Designing a second life: An action research project implementing an employment platform in Japan

Societal Impacts Pub Date : 2024-12-04 DOI: 10.1016/j.socimp.2024.100099

Hiroko Costantini , Nobuhiro Maeda , Mitsuteru Makino , Tatsuya Nakamura , Yoko Nihei , Shogo Hoshi , Yusaku Ohnishi

{"title":"Designing a second life: An action research project implementing an employment platform in Japan","authors":"Hiroko Costantini , Nobuhiro Maeda , Mitsuteru Makino , Tatsuya Nakamura , Yoko Nihei , Shogo Hoshi , Yusaku Ohnishi","doi":"10.1016/j.socimp.2024.100099","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.socimp.2024.100099","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>In Japan, with rising longevity actively “designing a second life” is vital including the potential to work, which is key for those retiring from employment and women after child-rearing. This brings vitality to local communities, given demographic trends and the health and well-being benefits of appropriate employment. Yet, existing local labour market mechanisms do not serve well many such individuals. This paper provides insights into an ongoing action research programme to achieve social impact by developing a platform to support people’s second life related to employment. The initial focus is on a city in which to develop a prototype. The approach involves forming a consortium of local stakeholders, and then pursuing initiatives to develop the platform’s two sides: bringing potential employers onboard and attracting people in their second life. In the next phase, the aim is to develop a model to support other cities’ learning and adaptation. The initial priority in the focal city is to have a durable local impact by ‘going slow’ to establish the platform with local stakeholders, to then ‘go fast’ in increasing impact through matching: in practice, however, once established, accelerating impact locally is challenging. Nonetheless, the focal city provides a base for transfer of learning to other cities so as to increase impact on people’s second life and thereby contributing to achieving a sustainable society.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":101167,"journal":{"name":"Societal Impacts","volume":"5 ","pages":"Article 100099"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-12-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143153927","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Indian residents willingness to pay green cess to support electric mobility ecosystem: A societal benefit perspective 印度居民愿意支付绿色通道来支持电动交通生态系统：一个社会效益的角度

Societal Impacts Pub Date : 2024-12-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.socimp.2024.100097

Prasanna G. Tillu , Abhijeet K. Digalwar

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Public interest in localized cancer incidence and uncertainty in cancer surveillance data: Clarifying uncertainty in residential geolocation to concerned citizens

Societal Impacts Pub Date : 2024-12-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.socimp.2024.100098

Christian Klaus , Dora Il’yasova

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