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A framework proposal for assessing social impacts in subnational circular economy experiments

Societal Impacts Pub Date : 2025-04-02 DOI: 10.1016/j.socimp.2025.100113

Juste Rajaonson , Chedrak Chembessi , Pierrick Barcat

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An emission-free, energy-independent mobility system for 169 European and Chinese cities

Societal Impacts Pub Date : 2025-03-26 DOI: 10.1016/j.socimp.2025.100112

Bardia Mashhoodi , Ying-En Ge , Huijun Sun , Qianwen Xu , Liujiang Kang

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Closing the gap: The comprehensive approach to measure societal impact

Societal Impacts Pub Date : 2025-03-06 DOI: 10.1016/j.socimp.2025.100111

Sina Sauer , Federico Bartolomucci , Maarten de Groot , Volker Then , Frank Jacob

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Intelligent inventory management: AI-driven solution for the pharmaceutical supply chain

Societal Impacts Pub Date : 2025-02-28 DOI: 10.1016/j.socimp.2025.100109

Amandeep Kaur, Gyan Prakash

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SAHARAPONICS project: Local production of food of high nutritional quality and minimal water consumption in refugee camps in arid areas

Societal Impacts Pub Date : 2025-02-26 DOI: 10.1016/j.socimp.2025.100110

Javier Marugán , Cristina Pablos , Loïc Le Goueff , Malad Mohamed Sidi , Fatimetu Omar Mohamed

{"title":"SAHARAPONICS project: Local production of food of high nutritional quality and minimal water consumption in refugee camps in arid areas","authors":"Javier Marugán , Cristina Pablos , Loïc Le Goueff , Malad Mohamed Sidi , Fatimetu Omar Mohamed","doi":"10.1016/j.socimp.2025.100110","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.socimp.2025.100110","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Due to water shortages, the Sahrawi refugee communities located in Tindouf (Algeria) suffer structural nutritional deficiencies derived from their diet based mainly on carbohydrates (rice, cereals, sugar) supplied by the World Food Bank due to the logistical difficulties of transport to the Sahara Desert. The SAHARAPONICS project has made it possible to develop systems for the local production of high-quality protein foods (fish) and vegetables rich in vitamins and minerals that can reduce the incidence of anaemia in fertile women in the communities and indicators of propensity to diabetes in the general population. To this end, a low water consumption aquaponic system has been designed based on locally available materials. The project has included the development of assembly and operation documentation in the local language and the training of responsible personnel to ensure the replicability and long-term use of the systems. Although the implementation generates significant changes in the daily lives of the inhabitants, increasing their workload, the long-term benefits, in terms of food security, economic development, and empowerment, outweigh the initial challenges. Beyond the expected impact on the improved use of water, provision of food and improvement of health, the technology also generated economic opportunities for vulnerable communities in a sustainable way. The users' feedback pointed out optimistic evidence and insights into the potential long-term impacts of the technology, supporting aquaponics as a successful concept that shows the community the possibility of producing high-nutritional-value food with very low water consumption using innovative systems based on locally available materials.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":101167,"journal":{"name":"Societal Impacts","volume":"5 ","pages":"Article 100110"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-02-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143511824","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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“I don’t feel like I have a big role here in Belgium” The societal participation of migrantised women in Antwerp (Belgium)

Societal Impacts Pub Date : 2025-02-18 DOI: 10.1016/j.socimp.2025.100108

Kaya Klaver , Amal Miri , Lore Van Praag

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Untangling the thread: Exploring maternal healthcare vulnerability amidst unequal health infrastructure in Islampur C.D. Block, Uttar Dinajpur District, West Bengal, India

Societal Impacts Pub Date : 2025-02-12 DOI: 10.1016/j.socimp.2025.100107

Prosenjit Kayal , Indrajit Roy Chowdhury

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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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