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Wage Spillovers from Foreign Direct Investment in Kenya’s Manufacturing Sector 外国直接投资对肯尼亚制造业的工资溢出

Journal of sustainable development Pub Date : 2023-09-08 DOI: 10.5539/jsd.v16n5p107

W. M. Ombuki, B. Kinuthia, D. Abala

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Socio-Environmental Impacts of Certifica Minas Café Program on Coffee Plantations in Southern Minas Gerais 米纳斯吉拉斯州南部咖啡种植园米纳斯吉拉斯州咖啡认证项目的社会环境影响

Journal of sustainable development Pub Date : 2023-09-07 DOI: 10.5539/jsd.v16n5p76

C. V. Castro, Jean M. S. Lira, Eduardo G. Salgado, L. A. Beijo

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Challenges of Public Participation in Solid Waste Management at Nkanfoa Landfill Site in the Cape Coast Municipality of Ghana 加纳海岸角市恩坎福阿垃圾填埋场公众参与固体废物管理的挑战

Journal of sustainable development Pub Date : 2023-09-07 DOI: 10.5539/jsd.v16n5p63

Adanu Selase Kofi, Boakye Maxwell Kwame, Agbosu Worlanyo Kwabena, Gbedemah Shine Francis, Adu-Gyamfi Christopher, Asare Kwadzo Richard, Ampomah Charles Asabre

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Assessing the Potential Benefits and Challenges of Cocoa Agroforestry Adoption in Ghana’s Western-North Region 评估加纳北部西部地区采用可可农林业的潜在效益和挑战

Journal of sustainable development Pub Date : 2023-09-05 DOI: 10.5539/jsd.v16n5p47

Clement Baidoo, Bob O. Manteaw, Y. Boafo

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Education, Lifestyle, and Environmental Crisis: A Single Destiny 教育、生活方式和环境危机：单一命运

Journal of sustainable development Pub Date : 2023-08-31 DOI: 10.5539/jsd.v16n5p36

Maria Evelinda Santiago-Jimenez

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Evaluation of Agronomic Efficiency with Regional Source of Natural Potassium in the Brazilian Midwest 巴西中西部地区天然钾区域资源的农艺效益评价

Journal of sustainable development Pub Date : 2023-08-21 DOI: 10.5539/jsd.v16n5p20

C. A. S. Oliveira, W. Leandro, J. Castro, Priscyla Batista Passos, Manoel Lucas da Silva, Mariane Porto Muniz

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A Review of Sustainable Urban Development Frameworks in Developing Countries 发展中国家可持续城市发展框架综述

Journal of sustainable development Pub Date : 2023-08-09 DOI: 10.5539/jsd.v16n5p1

M. Mohsin, T. Beach, A. Kwan

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Reviewer Acknowledgements for Journal of Sustainable Development, Vol. 16, No. 4 《Journal of Sustainable Development》第16卷第4期审稿人致谢

Journal of sustainable development Pub Date : 2023-07-29 DOI: 10.5539/jsd.v16n4p154

Sherry Sun

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Analysis of the Profile of the Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Brazil 巴西温室气体排放概况分析

Journal of sustainable development Pub Date : 2023-07-23 DOI: 10.5539/jsd.v16n4p135

Fábio de Oliveira Neves, Arlinda de Jesus Rodrigues Resende, P. R. S. Filho, B. Santos

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Restoration of Woodland in Inhabited Rural Mountainous Areas and Landscape Transformation in a Vulnerable Environment: The Case of the Village of Vallue, Palmes Region, Haiti 脆弱环境下农村山区林地的恢复与景观改造——以海地帕尔梅斯地区瓦卢埃村为例

Journal of sustainable development Pub Date : 2023-07-20 DOI: 10.5539/jsd.v16n4p124

Jean Fernney Piou

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