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The development model of innovative leadership among HR managers in hotel management entering wellness tourism: An empirical study of wellness tourism hotels in Phuket, Thailand 健康旅游酒店业人力资源管理者创新领导力发展模式——以泰国普吉岛健康旅游酒店为例
World Development Sustainability Pub Date : 2026-06-01 Epub Date: 2026-01-05 DOI: 10.1016/j.wds.2026.100270
Yuttachai Hareebin , Neeranat Kaewprasert Rakangthong , Narinthon Imjai , Abror Abror , Somnuk Aujirapongpan
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Integrating ESG factors into cost forecasting for sustainable project management: Empirical evidence from Kazakhstan 将ESG因素纳入可持续项目管理的成本预测:来自哈萨克斯坦的经验证据
World Development Sustainability Pub Date : 2026-06-01 Epub Date: 2026-02-21 DOI: 10.1016/j.wds.2026.100279
Meruyert Kussaiyn , Rajasekhara Mouly Potluri
{"title":"Integrating ESG factors into cost forecasting for sustainable project management: Empirical evidence from Kazakhstan","authors":"Meruyert Kussaiyn ,&nbsp;Rajasekhara Mouly Potluri","doi":"10.1016/j.wds.2026.100279","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.wds.2026.100279","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This paper examines how the Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) concept can be incorporated into project cost-forecasting models and how this incorporation affects predictive accuracy and risk management in the new market, specifically Kazakhstan. It examines the moderating effect of analytical sophistication and institutional contexts on the relationship between ESG integration and project cost performance. A quantitative research design was employed, and 720 project management and finance professionals in the construction, energy, mining, engineering, and infrastructure industries in Kazakhstan participated in data collection. The measurement reliability and validity were checked with the help of Cronbach's alpha, composite reliability (CR), average variance extracted (AVE), and the Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin (KMO) measure. Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM) and the predictive metrics (R 2, f 2, Q 2) demonstrate that the explanatory power of structural relationships is moderate-to-strong and practically important. Findings show that ESG-incorporated forecasting has a substantial positive impact on the performance of project costs and risk reduction, especially with advanced analytical tools, including machine learning (ML). The ESG- cost performance relationship is partially mediated by cost Forecast Accuracy, whereas analytical sophistication enhances the predictive advantages of ESG integration. Regulatory harmonization and data maturity also contribute to the model's effectiveness. The research is among the first empirical applications to validate ESG- and AI-informed cost forecasting in an emerging-market setting, linking sustainability analytics and project management performance. The results have practical implications for managers, policymakers, and financial decision-makers in Kazakhstan and similar emerging markets, and they are replicable across countries to enable concurrent cross-country comparisons and longitudinal analyses of ESG-driven forecasting behaviors.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":101285,"journal":{"name":"World Development Sustainability","volume":"8 ","pages":"Article 100279"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147385010","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Feature selection for relative poverty classification in Morocco using supervised machine learning algorithms 摩洛哥使用监督机器学习算法进行相对贫困分类的特征选择
World Development Sustainability Pub Date : 2026-06-01 Epub Date: 2026-02-26 DOI: 10.1016/j.wds.2026.100280
Tariq Hadrachi, Ahmed el fene, Mohammed El Kamli, Saad El Ouardighi
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Community participation, governance, and environmental education as drivers of local sustainable development: Tutumberos community, Peruvian Amazon 社区参与、治理和环境教育作为地方可持续发展的驱动力:秘鲁亚马逊地区的Tutumberos社区
World Development Sustainability Pub Date : 2026-06-01 Epub Date: 2026-02-27 DOI: 10.1016/j.wds.2026.100283
Maritza Revilla Bueloth , Alex Javier Sánchez Pantaleón , Jhunniors Puscan Visalot , Rosse Marie Esparza–Huamanchumo
{"title":"Community participation, governance, and environmental education as drivers of local sustainable development: Tutumberos community, Peruvian Amazon","authors":"Maritza Revilla Bueloth ,&nbsp;Alex Javier Sánchez Pantaleón ,&nbsp;Jhunniors Puscan Visalot ,&nbsp;Rosse Marie Esparza–Huamanchumo","doi":"10.1016/j.wds.2026.100283","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.wds.2026.100283","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Sustainable development in indigenous communities relies intrinsically on the integration of natural resource management and local governance; however, there is scarce empirical evidence quantitatively modeling these interactions in Amazonian contexts. This study examines how community participation, local governance structures and environmental education interact to drive sustainable development at the local level in a remote indigenous community in the Peruvian Amazon. For this purpose, an explanatory-correlational design was employed, utilizing partial least squares structural equation modeling based on data collected from a sample of 142 residents. The results indicate that community participation significantly influences both conservation policies (β = 0.604, <em>p</em> &lt; 0.001) and sustainable development outcomes (β = 0.490, <em>p</em> &lt; 0.05). Although natural resources did not have a direct effect on development (<em>p</em> &gt; 0.05), their impact was mediated through environmental education (β = 0.729, <em>p</em> &lt; 0.001), which subsequently shaped conservation efforts (β = 0.312, <em>p</em> &lt; 0.05). Policy implications emphasize strengthening local institutional capacity, enhancing environmental education programs, and integrating community-led governance into regional development planning to support long-term sustainability. Our findings contribute to understanding the multi-dimensional mechanisms of sustainable development in rural Amazonian settings and may inform practitioners and policymakers in similarly under-researched regions.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":101285,"journal":{"name":"World Development Sustainability","volume":"8 ","pages":"Article 100283"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147385015","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Is global human well-being peaking? 全球人类福祉达到顶峰了吗?
World Development Sustainability Pub Date : 2026-06-01 Epub Date: 2025-12-20 DOI: 10.1016/j.wds.2025.100265
R. Quentin Grafton , Long Chu , Tom Kompas , Safa Fanaian
{"title":"Is global human well-being peaking?","authors":"R. Quentin Grafton ,&nbsp;Long Chu ,&nbsp;Tom Kompas ,&nbsp;Safa Fanaian","doi":"10.1016/j.wds.2025.100265","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.wds.2025.100265","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>We undertook multiple individual country time trend analyses using post 1990 data and estimated that real GDP per capita and life expectancy at birth, together, are projected to have peaked before 2050 for about two-thirds of the world’s population and at levels far below their current values in upper high-income countries. We found there are ‘flourishing’ countries where human well-being is already high and will likely increase, but a much larger group of ‘languishing’ countries where human well-being has peaked, or will likely peak, before 2050. We estimated a positive time-series association between real per capita income and broader composite (e.g. Human Development Index) well-being indicators, but this association diminishes in the level of real per capita income. A mitigation response to peaking average global human well-being is cross-country monetary transfers from higher- to lower-income countries. Thus, we calculated two possible global transfers: one equal to 1.3 trillion/year USD in total and an alternative based on the projected climate change damage to low to middle-income countries. Each global transfer would impose only a relatively small proportional cost on the national income of contributing countries but could provide very large average human well-being benefits to the poor and most vulnerable in low-income countries.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":101285,"journal":{"name":"World Development Sustainability","volume":"8 ","pages":"Article 100265"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145926908","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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“From identity to innovation: a multi-theoretical framework of green organizational identity, ambidextrous green innovation, and digital-enabled environmental collaboration” “从认同到创新:绿色组织认同、双灵巧绿色创新和数字化环境协作的多理论框架”
World Development Sustainability Pub Date : 2026-06-01 Epub Date: 2026-02-24 DOI: 10.1016/j.wds.2026.100278
Appin Purisky Redaputri , Amin Wibowo , Claudius Budi Santoso , Rangga Almahendra
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Unveiling the roles of green tax, financial development, banking development, fintech adoption, and economic growth on sustainable development in Bangladesh 揭示绿色税收、金融发展、银行业发展、金融科技采用和经济增长对孟加拉国可持续发展的作用
World Development Sustainability Pub Date : 2026-06-01 Epub Date: 2026-02-13 DOI: 10.1016/j.wds.2026.100277
Rejaul Karim , Md. Amdadul Hoque , Rosli Mahmood , Reday Chandra Bhowmik , Sohidul Islam , Sharmila Devi Ramachandaran
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Optimization of environmentally friendly coagulants based on circular economy and SDGs in the rubber latex industry in Indonesia 基于循环经济和可持续发展目标的印尼胶乳行业环境友好型混凝剂优化
World Development Sustainability Pub Date : 2026-06-01 Epub Date: 2026-01-12 DOI: 10.1016/j.wds.2026.100274
Masayu Rosyidah
{"title":"Optimization of environmentally friendly coagulants based on circular economy and SDGs in the rubber latex industry in Indonesia","authors":"Masayu Rosyidah","doi":"10.1016/j.wds.2026.100274","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.wds.2026.100274","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study presents a novel approach to optimizing environmentally friendly coagulants in line with the circular economy (CE) and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) principles for the rubber latex industry. Unlike conventional chemical coagulants that pose environmental hazards, the proposed formulation using lemon and plant-based gums offers a sustainable, non-toxic, and biodegradable alternative. The novelty lies in combining natural materials with statistical optimization using Response Surface Methodology (RSM), thereby providing a replicable model for eco-innovation in latex processing. This study aimed to optimize lemon-based natural coagulants in the rubber latex industry by applying Response Surface Methodology (RSM), thereby contributing to sustainable production in line with the Circular Economy (CE) and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The effects of lemon concentration, latex volume, and temperature on coagulation time were systematically evaluated using a central composite design (CCD). The results showed that lemon concentration and temperature significantly influenced coagulation time (<em>P</em> &lt; 0.05). The optimal condition, namely 19.82 ml of lemon and 81.07 ml of latex, reduced coagulation time to only 2.16 min. In conclusion, this study is among the first to demonstrate the effectiveness of lemon as a rapid, biodegradable, and low-cost alternative to synthetic chemicals for coagulation in rubber processing. The optimization promotes reduced environmental impact and production costs, aligning with CE principles and supporting SDG targets on responsible production, economic growth, and climate action. Additionally, the results provide a replicable and environmentally friendly strategy for rubber-producing regions.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":101285,"journal":{"name":"World Development Sustainability","volume":"8 ","pages":"Article 100274"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146026104","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Effect of Economic Growth, Financial Development, and Renewable Energy Consumption on Environmental Pollution in ASEAN Countries: What is the Role of Green Finance and Green Energy? 东盟国家经济增长、金融发展和可再生能源消费对环境污染的影响:绿色金融和绿色能源的作用?
World Development Sustainability Pub Date : 2026-06-01 Epub Date: 2026-01-09 DOI: 10.1016/j.wds.2026.100271
Md. Hasanur Rahman , Abul Hasnat M Salimullah
{"title":"Effect of Economic Growth, Financial Development, and Renewable Energy Consumption on Environmental Pollution in ASEAN Countries: What is the Role of Green Finance and Green Energy?","authors":"Md. Hasanur Rahman ,&nbsp;Abul Hasnat M Salimullah","doi":"10.1016/j.wds.2026.100271","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.wds.2026.100271","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The primary purpose of this study is to measure the impact of economic growth, financial development (FD), and green energy defined by renewable energy (RENEW) consumption on environmental pollution in ASEAN countries, where export and population growth are used as control variables. This study considers balanced panel data from 1990–2023 and applies the panel ARDL model based on the panel unit root and other required tests. In the findings, the short-run result indicates that the coefficient of GDP growth is negative but insignificant for determining CO₂ emissions. The consumption of green energy, specifically RENEW, significantly decreases environmental pollution; a one percent increase in RENEW consumption will result in a short-term decrease of -1.172011 percent in CO₂ emissions. In the long run, exports and population growth significantly and positively impact environmental pollution. The value of error correction is 26%; that is, it shows the speed of adjustment. Through academic acceleration, environmental concern, and ensuring sustainability, this study contributes to the current body of literature by bringing value and fresh insights regarding ASEAN countries.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":101285,"journal":{"name":"World Development Sustainability","volume":"8 ","pages":"Article 100271"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146173196","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Adapting to environmental and technological transformations through knowledge creation: insights from artisanal and small-scale gold mining in Tanzania 通过知识创造适应环境和技术变革:来自坦桑尼亚手工和小规模金矿开采的见解
World Development Sustainability Pub Date : 2026-06-01 Epub Date: 2025-12-04 DOI: 10.1016/j.wds.2025.100260
Oliver D. Tomassi , Abel A. Kinyondo , Jussi S. Jauhiainen
{"title":"Adapting to environmental and technological transformations through knowledge creation: insights from artisanal and small-scale gold mining in Tanzania","authors":"Oliver D. Tomassi ,&nbsp;Abel A. Kinyondo ,&nbsp;Jussi S. Jauhiainen","doi":"10.1016/j.wds.2025.100260","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.wds.2025.100260","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) is a key economic sector in Tanzania and the global South. Its predominant extraction method, mercury amalgamation, is valued for low cost and minimal skill requirements but poses severe risks to human health and the environment. ASGM is undergoing two major transformations: depletion of easily accessible deposits and growing mechanization. Cyanide leaching has emerged as a prominent alternative to mercury, promoted as a less harmful option yet still associated with significant environmental and health risks.</div><div>This study situates mercury and cyanide in ASGM within the Geography of Sustainability Transitions (GeoST) to examine how changes in the natural environment like mineral exhaustion influence extraction processes and sustainability. We adopt knowledge creation processes as an analytical lens to explore how miners develop and apply knowledge to adapt to transforming environmental and technological contexts.</div><div>Using a mixed-methods approach combining qualitative interviews and a quantitative survey conducted in Tanzania, we find that more efficient and relatively less environmentally harmful practices require complex knowledge of the natural environment and technologies that go beyond the sensory-based, experiential learning typical of mercury amalgamation. This knowledge gap sustains mercury use and exacerbates inequalities between miners with and without technical expertise. Our findings highlight the importance of linking knowledge creation with environmental conditions to support transitions away from highly unsustainable practices like mercury in ASGM.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":101285,"journal":{"name":"World Development Sustainability","volume":"8 ","pages":"Article 100260"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145791890","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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