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The role of social capital in enhancing community participation for sustainable agricultural tourism 社会资本在促进社区参与可持续农业旅游方面的作用

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Sustainable Futures Pub Date : 2026-06-01 Epub Date: 2025-12-19 DOI: 10.1016/j.sftr.2025.101612

Nguyen Van Ninh, Tran Van Tam

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Determinants of modern agricultural machinery adoption in Northern Bangladesh: A multivariate probit analysis 孟加拉国北部现代农业机械采用的决定因素：多变量概率分析

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Sustainable Futures Pub Date : 2026-06-01 Epub Date: 2025-12-19 DOI: 10.1016/j.sftr.2025.101615

Bristy Banik , Hasneen Jahan , Md. Rubel Ahmed , Ravi Nandi , Tamara Jackson , Arifa Jannat

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Climate concern, wood’s perceived climate benefits, and attitudes as predictors of intention to live in multi-storey wooden buildings 气候问题，木材的感知气候效益，以及作为多层木结构建筑居住意向预测因素的态度

IF 4.9 2区社会学

Sustainable Futures Pub Date : 2026-06-01 Epub Date: 2026-01-06 DOI: 10.1016/j.sftr.2025.101617

Anders Roos , Ritva Toivonen , Florencia Franzini , Cecilia Mark-Herbert , Anne M K Toppinen , Camilla Widmark , Anders Qvale Nyrud , Hans Fredrik Hoen

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Evaluating data quality of the sustainable development goals in national innovation demonstration zones, China 中国国家自主创新示范区可持续发展目标数据质量评价

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Sustainable Futures Pub Date : 2026-06-01 Epub Date: 2026-01-06 DOI: 10.1016/j.sftr.2025.101631

Mingxuan Lyu , Guizhen He , Hong Zhang , Xiaoyu Zhang , Yong Liu

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Effect of livelihood diversification on households’ food security: A propensity score analysis 生计多样化对农户粮食安全的影响：倾向得分分析

IF 4.9 2区社会学

Sustainable Futures Pub Date : 2026-06-01 Epub Date: 2026-01-06 DOI: 10.1016/j.sftr.2025.101632

Ayele Diriba , Dereje Derso , Hakim Hashim

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Assessing the performance of smart cities in China: A TOPSIS and DEA approach 中国智慧城市绩效评估：TOPSIS和DEA方法

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Sustainable Futures Pub Date : 2026-06-01 Epub Date: 2026-01-07 DOI: 10.1016/j.sftr.2026.101651

Wei Chen , Jing Quan , Yongjian Zhang , Yao Zhang

{"title":"Assessing the performance of smart cities in China: A TOPSIS and DEA approach","authors":"Wei Chen , Jing Quan , Yongjian Zhang , Yao Zhang","doi":"10.1016/j.sftr.2026.101651","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.sftr.2026.101651","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>As an effective measure to solve the “urban disease”, smart cities have attracted great attention worldwide. A comprehensive and accurate evaluation of China’s smart cities not only helps to promote China’s smart city projects but also has important significance for other countries. This study first constructed an evaluation system widely applicable to China’s smart cities by reviewing the literature and policies. Then, TOPSIS and DEA were used to evaluate the performance and efficiency of 290 cities in China, and then AISM was used to classify 30 provinces to evaluate the construction levels of smart cities in China. The study results demonstrated that the overall performance of Chinese smart cities is insufficient, and the level of knowledge is low. There is no obvious relationship between urban performance and efficiency. Along different dimensions, there are significant differences between cities, presenting a polarized situation. The AISM results indicate that the adversarial hierarchy diagrams of 30 provinces are olive-shaped structures and pyramid-shaped structures. The evaluation results supplement comprehensive analysis of the development of smart cities in China. To some extent, the introduction of the AISM method promotes the development of smart city evaluation methods and improves the smart city evaluation system.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":34478,"journal":{"name":"Sustainable Futures","volume":"11 ","pages":"Article 101651"},"PeriodicalIF":4.9,"publicationDate":"2026-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145938704","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Biofibre explorer: An augmented reality (AR) tool to promote circularity through material knowledge 生物纤维探索者：增强现实（AR）工具，通过材料知识促进循环

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Sustainable Futures Pub Date : 2026-06-01 Epub Date: 2026-01-15 DOI: 10.1016/j.sftr.2026.101648

Ricardo O’Nascimento , Bruna Petreca , Roberta Morrow , Christopher Dawes , Miriam Ribul , Sameer Rahatekar , Sharon Baurley

{"title":"Biofibre explorer: An augmented reality (AR) tool to promote circularity through material knowledge","authors":"Ricardo O’Nascimento , Bruna Petreca , Roberta Morrow , Christopher Dawes , Miriam Ribul , Sameer Rahatekar , Sharon Baurley","doi":"10.1016/j.sftr.2026.101648","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.sftr.2026.101648","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Augmented Reality (AR), which overlays digital information on the physical world, is frequently used in textile retail to improve shopping experiences by simulating product appearance and enabling virtual customisation. While these applications foster brand engagement and purchasing decisions, they largely promote consumption rather than encouraging circular behaviours. This study introduces the AR Biofibre Explorer, an innovative tool designed to reconnect consumers with materials and processes by demonstrating the wet spinning process for producing cellulose-based textiles. Through a mixed-methods evaluation, we reveal how the tool enhances understanding of material origins and their applications, promoting informed decisions and circular practices. Aligning with The wellbeing framework for consumer experiences in the circular economy of the textile industry <span><span>[1]</span></span>, the tool incorporates dimensions such as learning, attachment, competence, and playfulness. This research establishes AR as a means to foster sustainability and circularity in fashion by bridging material knowledge gaps, enhancing consumer engagement, and enabling sustainable consumption choices.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":34478,"journal":{"name":"Sustainable Futures","volume":"11 ","pages":"Article 101648"},"PeriodicalIF":4.9,"publicationDate":"2026-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145977491","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Reassessing the economic implications of environmental protection measures: the case of the EU’s green payments 重新评估环境保护措施的经济影响：以欧盟的绿色支付为例

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Sustainable Futures Pub Date : 2026-06-01 Epub Date: 2026-01-15 DOI: 10.1016/j.sftr.2026.101679

Konstadinos Mattas , Christos Staboulis , Ahmed Alayidi , George Baourakis

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Why direct payments are more effective for combatting poverty than fair prices 为什么直接支付比公平价格更能有效地消除贫困

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Sustainable Futures Pub Date : 2026-06-01 Epub Date: 2025-12-03 DOI: 10.1016/j.sftr.2025.101575

Ruerd Ruben

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Agent-based modelling approach to explore efficacy of policies for heat pump uptake 基于主体的建模方法探索热泵吸收政策的有效性

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Sustainable Futures Pub Date : 2026-06-01 Epub Date: 2025-12-19 DOI: 10.1016/j.sftr.2025.101601

Wen Xu, Meysam Qadrdan

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