SustainabilityPub Date : 2024-07-25DOI: 10.3390/su16156379
A. Graça, Luisa Estriga, Paula Batista
{"title":"The Problem of Nurturing Sustainable Inclusion within Team Sports in Physical Education","authors":"A. Graça, Luisa Estriga, Paula Batista","doi":"10.3390/su16156379","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3390/su16156379","url":null,"abstract":"Team sport games, as a deep-rooted facet of physical education, have been upheld throughout the history of this school subject area. The confining of teaching games instruction and assessment to isolated skills, as well as the selective pressure of competition, generate serious problems for dealing with the diversity and inclusion of all students in physical education classes. Framed using the Salamanca Declaration for inclusive education, the purpose of this paper is to contribute to the discussion on renewing and bettering the opportunities for accessing, participating, and learning team sports gameplay in physical education. DeLuca’s four conceptions of inclusion (normative, integrative, dialogical, and transgressive) constitute the analytical framework adopted to support the discussion about the game-based models’ learning goals, strategies, and the ways to contribute to dealing with students’ diversity and inclusion. The discussion breaks new ground by emphasizing dialogical and transgressive inclusion in teaching games in physical education advocating for co-regulation and team regulation through active co-construction by students and teachers. These efforts ultimately aim to cultivate more inclusive and equitable physical education learning environments, fostering a sustainable and socially just society.","PeriodicalId":509360,"journal":{"name":"Sustainability","volume":"21 5","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141803472","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}
SustainabilityPub Date : 2024-07-25DOI: 10.3390/su16156377
M. Ncube, P. Ngulube
{"title":"A Systematic Review of Postgraduate Programmes Concerning Ethical Imperatives of Data Privacy in Sustainable Educational Data Analytics","authors":"M. Ncube, P. Ngulube","doi":"10.3390/su16156377","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3390/su16156377","url":null,"abstract":"This systematic review, following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines, investigated the intersection of data privacy, postgraduate educational data analytics (EDA), and sustainability. Existing literature focuses on general privacy concerns in EDA, neglecting the specific data collected and related risks in postgraduate programmes. This review addresses this gap by identifying data types used by higher education institutions in postgraduate initiatives and evaluating the adequacy of current ethical frameworks, particularly for sustainability goals. Recognising the lack of established best practices for balancing data utility and privacy, the review analyses privacy-preserving techniques. Through identifying key data types collected in postgraduate initiatives, evaluating existing ethical frameworks, and exploring privacy-preserving educational data analytics techniques, this study provided practical guidance for higher education institutions to navigate the challenges of balancing data utility and student privacy. The results suggest that higher education institutions can achieve sustainable data use by adopting a comprehensive approach that incorporates best practices, emerging technologies, and continuous monitoring to safeguard student privacy while leveraging the benefits of educational data analytics for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals.","PeriodicalId":509360,"journal":{"name":"Sustainability","volume":"40 5","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141805247","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}
SustainabilityPub Date : 2024-07-25DOI: 10.3390/su16156381
J. Hernandez, Damcelle T. Cortes, Byung Bae Park
{"title":"Research Geographical Distribution, Strategies, and Environmental and Socioeconomic Factors Influencing the Success of Land-Based Restoration: A Systematic Review","authors":"J. Hernandez, Damcelle T. Cortes, Byung Bae Park","doi":"10.3390/su16156381","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3390/su16156381","url":null,"abstract":"The effectiveness of restoration programs may differ in terms of environmental and socioeconomic metrics, depending on the strategies employed and ecological settings. Thus, we synthesized different restoration strategies and discussed the environmental and socioeconomic factors influencing restoration success. In the present systematic review, we examined peer-reviewed articles published between 1990 and 2024 that discussed strategies and factors impacting land-based restoration. Only 227 of 55,229 articles from ScienceDirect, PubMed, and Google Scholar databases met the inclusion criteria. China, Brazil, and India are more active in conducting studies about land restoration compared to other regions, particularly in megadiverse countries in Asia with high degradation rates. There is a strong emphasis on practical and adaptive restoration strategies, including soil and water management (e.g., agroforestry), the use of native plant species, and weed and invasive species management. The prevalence of Acacia, Leucaena, and Eucalyptus species in restoration programs can inform decisions about effective species selection. Here, a holistic understanding of the complex ecological processes is crucial for the development of effective restoration strategies. Although policy frameworks have received less attention in restoration research, their incorporation into restoration projects can help address policy implications for land-based restoration. Overall, successful restoration necessitates a thorough understanding of the optimal strategies and environmental and socioeconomic factors impacting restoration success. Future restoration initiatives can leverage such an understanding to ensure successful implementation.","PeriodicalId":509360,"journal":{"name":"Sustainability","volume":"32 11","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141803302","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}
SustainabilityPub Date : 2024-07-25DOI: 10.3390/su16156374
W. Mairaing, A. Jotisankasa, Nisa Leksungnoen, Monir Hossain, C. Ngernsaengsaruay, Prem Rangsiwanichpong, J. Pilumwong, S. Pramusandi, Surat Semmad, A. Ahmmed
{"title":"A Biomechanical Study of Potential Plants for Erosion Control and Slope Stabilization of Highland in Thailand","authors":"W. Mairaing, A. Jotisankasa, Nisa Leksungnoen, Monir Hossain, C. Ngernsaengsaruay, Prem Rangsiwanichpong, J. Pilumwong, S. Pramusandi, Surat Semmad, A. Ahmmed","doi":"10.3390/su16156374","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3390/su16156374","url":null,"abstract":"Soil bioengineering provides a sustainable method for erosion control and soil slope stabilization using vegetation with multiple co-benefits. This study evaluated ten plant species in Thailand’s highland regions for their soil bioengineering potential and additional benefits. Root architecture, tensile strength, and Young’s modulus were measured to compare biomechanical traits. G. sepium, F. griffithii, P. americana, B. asiatica, and C. arabica exhibited H-type roots with wide lateral spread, while M. denticulata and C. officinarum had VH-type roots with deep taproots and wide lateral extent. A. sutepensis showed M-type roots with most root matrix in the top 0.3 m, where C. cajan and C. sinensis had R-type roots with deep, oblique growth. Most species showed a negative power relationship between the root strength and Young’s modulus with the root diameter except C. cajan that showed a positive correlation. P. americana, F. griffithii, C. officinarum, and C. arabica showed relatively high values of 1 mm root tensile strength (exceeding 24 to 42 MPa), while M. denticulata, G. sepium, and B. asiatica exhibited intermediate root tensile strength (ranging from 8 to 19 MPa). A. sutepensis, C. cajan, and C. sinensis demonstrated the lowest root tensile strength, up to 7 MPa. It is advised to plan slope vegetation by selecting diverse plant species with varying root structures and benefits, addressing both engineering and socioeconomic needs of the sustainable nature-based solution.","PeriodicalId":509360,"journal":{"name":"Sustainability","volume":"24 6","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141804167","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}
SustainabilityPub Date : 2024-07-25DOI: 10.3390/su16156370
Petri P. Kärenlampi
{"title":"Mortality of Boreal Trees","authors":"Petri P. Kärenlampi","doi":"10.3390/su16156370","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3390/su16156370","url":null,"abstract":"A dataset collected from central South Finland was used to investigate the mortality of boreal trees. The mortality rate was found to be the order of three times that predicted by earlier Nordic mortality models, being in the upper range of international literature observations. Small subpopulations of any tree species tend to die out. The mortality of downy birch increases with stand basal area, as well as with stand age. The mortality of Norway spruce and silver birch increases after 100 years, while that of Scots pine is invariant to age. It is suspected that the high mortality of conifers is due to climatic phenomena of anthropogenic origin. As the relative loss rate of basal area is insensitive to stand basal area, the mortality of trees does not strongly regulate thinning practices, but stand-replacing damage can be avoided by retaining a larger timber stock, along with an enhanced proportion of deciduous trees.","PeriodicalId":509360,"journal":{"name":"Sustainability","volume":"45 8","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141805713","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}
SustainabilityPub Date : 2024-07-25DOI: 10.3390/su16156383
Juan Taumaturgo Medina Collana, Marisol Ayllon Ormeño, Caroline Julca Meza, Gonzalo Moreyra Cuadros, Luis Américo Carrasco Venegas, Carlos Alejandro Ancieta Dextre, Oscar Juan Rodríguez Taranco, Carmen Avelino Carhuaricra, Pablo Diaz Bravo, Jorge Alberto Montaño Pisfil
{"title":"Processes Coupled to Electrocoagulation for the Treatment of Distillery Wastewaters","authors":"Juan Taumaturgo Medina Collana, Marisol Ayllon Ormeño, Caroline Julca Meza, Gonzalo Moreyra Cuadros, Luis Américo Carrasco Venegas, Carlos Alejandro Ancieta Dextre, Oscar Juan Rodríguez Taranco, Carmen Avelino Carhuaricra, Pablo Diaz Bravo, Jorge Alberto Montaño Pisfil","doi":"10.3390/su16156383","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3390/su16156383","url":null,"abstract":"Vinasse is acidic, dark brown wastewater obtained as a residue from the alcohol distillation process, the main component of which is water, in addition to mineral nutrients and a high organic load. Electrocoagulation (EC) is a technology that generates coagulating substances in situ by oxidizing sacrificial anodes through an electric current applied to the electrodes. During the last decade, the electrocoagulation process has been intensively investigated in several reviews, due to its ease of operation, versatility, sustainability and low environmental impact. The objective of the present work has been to make a general review of the EC process, its principle, reaction mechanism and operating parameters involved in the electrocoagulation process. In this research, the PRISMA method was used for the analysis of articles from different databases such as Scopus, ScienceDirect and Google Scholar. This review collects numerous studies of the EC process in stillage wastewater treatment and makes a comparison between these experimental results mainly in terms of chemical oxygen demand removal. In addition, this review makes a comprehensive analysis of EC coupled to other processes, taking into account their operating parameters and stillage contaminant removal efficiency. The conclusion of this research points out that electrocoagulation coupled with other treatment processes is very necessary because it reduces energy consumption and increases the rate of pollutant removal from wastewater.","PeriodicalId":509360,"journal":{"name":"Sustainability","volume":"41 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141803766","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}
SustainabilityPub Date : 2024-07-25DOI: 10.3390/su16156380
Chunling Li, Jun Han
{"title":"Spatial Differences, Dynamic Evolution, and Driving Factors of Carbon Emission Efficiency in National High-Tech Zones","authors":"Chunling Li, Jun Han","doi":"10.3390/su16156380","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3390/su16156380","url":null,"abstract":"Faced with substantial climatic problems, industrial parks are crucial to attaining sustainable development objectives and China’s carbon emission pledges. This study develops an output-oriented undesirable output Super-SBM model under non-incremental settings to evaluate the carbon emission efficiency of 169 national high-tech zones from 2008 to 2021. It utilizes the Dagum Gini coefficient and kernel density estimation approaches to analyze spatial variances and dynamic changes, as well as geographic detectors to assess the variables influencing the spatial development of carbon emission efficiency. This study uncovers a spatial distribution pattern of carbon emission efficiency within the eastern region of the national high-tech zone that is much superior to that in the western region. This tendency is mostly driven by inter-regional disparities. Carbon emission efficiency differences between various high-tech zones are progressively widening, displaying left-tail and polarization phenomena. Economic development gaps emerge as the main intrinsic factor contributing to spatial variations in carbon emission efficiency, with their interaction with land resource utilization being a key driving force. External factors, particularly differences in government interventions, dominate the spatiotemporal evolution of carbon emission efficiency, and their combined effect increases the evolution’s explanatory power. These research findings offer a solid foundation for crafting region-specific carbon reduction policies in national high-tech zones and provide valuable insights for enhancing carbon emission efficiency in a coordinated manner.","PeriodicalId":509360,"journal":{"name":"Sustainability","volume":"44 20","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141803976","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}
SustainabilityPub Date : 2024-07-25DOI: 10.3390/su16156375
Sio Kim, Jaeseong Lee, Youngsuk Kim
{"title":"Evaluation of Urban Traditional Temples Using Cultural Tourism Potential","authors":"Sio Kim, Jaeseong Lee, Youngsuk Kim","doi":"10.3390/su16156375","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3390/su16156375","url":null,"abstract":"This study examines the potential of religious facilities to enhance urban tourism by evaluating urban traditional temples as cultural tourism resources and identifying key tourism indicators. An evaluation framework was developed, encompassing five attributes—historicity, accessibility, inter-connectivity, convenience, and publicity—each with three sub-factors. The research question focuses on what factors distinguish successful urban traditional temples like Bongeunsa and Jogyesa from others. Seven traditional temples in Seoul were selected for comparison. Bongeunsa and Jogyesa, functioning as major tourist attractions, were compared with five other temples with potential but fewer visitors. The findings indicate that Bongeunsa and Jogyesa scored higher for all of the attraction attributes and the majority of the sub-factors. Differences in the correlation between each factor and visitor numbers were also observed. The research methodology included literature reviews, deriving cultural tourism attributes, and evaluating selected temples. This approach highlights underdeveloped factors in other urban temples and suggests strategies for enhancement, providing valuable insights for urban tourism policy and development.","PeriodicalId":509360,"journal":{"name":"Sustainability","volume":"42 15","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141804021","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}
SustainabilityPub Date : 2024-07-25DOI: 10.3390/su16156372
C. Oduro, P. Anokye, Michael Ayertey Nanor
{"title":"Morphological Patterns and Drivers of Urban Growth on Africa’s Wetland Landscapes: Insights from the Densu Delta Ramsar Site, Ghana","authors":"C. Oduro, P. Anokye, Michael Ayertey Nanor","doi":"10.3390/su16156372","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3390/su16156372","url":null,"abstract":"The morphological aspects of urban growth on wetlands in Africa are under-researched. Using the Densu Delta Ramsar site in Accra, Ghana, as a case study, this paper analyses the morphological patterns and drivers of urban growth and its impact on wetlands. Data were obtained through remote-sensing, ground truthing, and limited key informant interviews. The analysis combined land use/land cover, building coverage and spatial autoregressive and ordinary least square regression techniques with the aid of ArcGIS version 10.8.2, QGIS version 3.34 and STATA version 17 software. The findings reveal that urban growth at the Ramsar site follows discernible spatial patterns consistent with the spreading pancake, village magnet, and ribbon development models. However, the primary force behind these patterns is growing demand for land to meet housing needs, aided by the failure of state institutions to perform their land use control and wetland protection functions. To achieve sustainable urban development, there is an urgent need to ensure effective wetland management by enforcing existing land use, development control, and wetland protection measures. This calls for the strengthening, resourcing, and closer collaboration of the relationships between the various state agencies responsible for urban planning and wetland management. There is also the need to engage and sensitise political leaders to increase their commitment to implementing wetland protection and pro-environmental policies.","PeriodicalId":509360,"journal":{"name":"Sustainability","volume":"45 15","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141805339","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}
SustainabilityPub Date : 2024-07-25DOI: 10.3390/su16156376
Alfredo Coelho
{"title":"The Leading Wine Cooperatives in Argentina and Europe: What Are the Strategic Choices to Penetrate the Distribution Channels in the United States and Canada?","authors":"Alfredo Coelho","doi":"10.3390/su16156376","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3390/su16156376","url":null,"abstract":"This work focuses on understanding the different strategies adopted by wine cooperatives located in Argentina and the main E.U. wine countries for penetrating international distribution networks in the U.S. and Canadian markets. This study adopts a contingency framework integrating a stakeholder approach for the understanding of the logic behind a cooperative’s strategies to penetrate distribution networks (wholesalers, importers, and alcohol monopolies). This empirical study is based on the analysis of still and sparkling wine exports to the U.S. and Canadian markets, covering a period of approximately 54 months (2017–2021). The sample includes the analysis of more than 7000 containers shipped by the leading wine cooperatives in each individual country. The findings suggest the existence of heterogeneous choices in the distribution networks among wine cooperatives but also uniqueness related to the nature of the type of products marketed (still wines, sparkling wines, etc.) as well as the nature of the geographic origin of wine cooperatives. More precisely, the distribution of wine cooperatives in the U.S. and Canada shows different patterns. This investigation contributes to a better understanding of the behavior of wine cooperatives in marketing channels and to the literature on buyer-driven chains. It provides insights into the strategic choices of wine cooperatives and contributes to wine policies by providing insights on the modalities for the financing of the promotion of cooperative wines in non-E.U. countries.","PeriodicalId":509360,"journal":{"name":"Sustainability","volume":"34 5","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141806004","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}