Responding to climate change through joint partnership: Insights from the Okavango Delta of Botswana, Dr. Oluwatoyin Kolawole, Dr. Piotr Wolski, Prof. Barbara Ngwenya, Dr. Gagoitseope Mmopelwa and Dr. Olekae Thakadu
Dr. Oluwatoyin Dare Kolawole, Prof. Barbara Ngwenya, Dr. Olekae Thakadu Okavango Research Institute University of Botswana, Maun Botswana Email: tkolawole@ori.ub.bw Dr. Piotr Wolski Okavango Research Institute University of Botswana, Maun Botswana Climate System Analysis Group University of Cape Town, Cape Town South Africa Dr. Gagoitseope Mmopelwa Okavango Research Institute University of Botswana, Maun Botswana Department of Environmental Sciences University of […]
Paleoecological studies of an archeological site in Sudan (Musawarat ElSufra): Evidence of climatic change, Dr. Amel Abdallah and Dr. Dafaala Ibrahim
Dr. Amel Hassan Abdallah, Dr. Dafaala Ali Ibrahim Department of Botany, Faculty of Science Khartoum University, Khartoum Sudan Email: amel762003@yahoo.com DOI: 10.1108/WJSTSD-10-2015-0048 Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to measure the environmental changes, which took place in the study area Musawarat ElSufra and the authors try to find the causes of these changes and establish a […]
Analytical hierarchy process for assessing sustainability: Indicators of public transportation systems, pedestrians and feeder services in developing countries, Dr. Ravindra Kumar, Dr. Errampalli Madhu, Amit Dahiya and Prof. Sanjeev Sinha
Dr. Ravindra Kumar, Dr. Errampalli Madhu Transportation Planning Division CSIR-Central Road Research Institute (CRRI), New Delhi India Email: ravindra261274@yahoo.co.in Amit Dahiya Transportation Engineering National Institute of Technology Patna, Ashok Rajpath, Patna India Prof. Sanjeev Sinha Transportation Engineering Section National Institute of Technology Patna, Patna India DOI: 10.1108/WJSTSD-05-2015-0027 Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to study the analytical hierarchy […]
Measuring the livelihood vulnerability index of a dry region in Indonesia: A case study of three subsistence communities in West Timor, Yenny Tjoe
Yenny Tjoe International Business and Asian Studies Griffith University Australia Email: y.tjoe@griffith.edu.au DOI: 10.1108/WJSTSD-01-2016-0013 Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to contribute to the study of sustainable rural livelihoods by developing a model to measure vulnerability of subsistence communities in dryland regions and identifying the major determinants that contribute to the livelihood vulnerability of these […]
Egyptian public’s concern for global warming: The influence of post-materialism, religiosity, political orientation, and locus of control, Dr. Mohamed Mostafa
Dr. Mohamed Mostafa Gulf University for Science and Technology, West Mishref Kuwait Email: moustafa.m@gust.edu.kw DOI: 10.1108/WJSTSD-07-2015-0039 Purpose: Despite the growing scientific evidence regarding risks caused by global warming and climate change, virtually no studies have been conducted to investigate general public’s attitudes toward this phenomenon in a non-Western context. The purpose of this paper is to […]
On major environmental problem of desertification in Northern Nigeria with sustainable efforts to managing it, Prof. Njidda Gadzama and Prof. Haruna Ayuba
Prof. Njidda Mamadu Gadzama Biotechnology Centre of Excellence University of Maiduguri, Maiduguri, Borno State Nigeria Email: njiddagadzama@gmail.com Prof. Haruna Kuje Ayuba Department of Geography Nasarawa State University, Keffi Nigeria DOI: 10.1108/WJSTSD-06-2015-0035 Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to show the extent of desertification and land degradation as threat to sustainable environmental, agricultural and land development in […]
Innovation platforms fostering low-carbon economy resource mobilisation: A community of practice approach for knowledge triangle integration in EU peripheral regions, Irene Lalinde, Dr. Cristian Matti, Julia Panny and Blanca Agulló
Irene Vivas Lalinde UNU MERIT Maastricht University, Maastricht The Netherlands Dr. Cristian Matti Transitions Hub EIT Climate-KIC, Brussels Belgium Copernicus Institute for Sustainable Development University of Utrecht, Utrecht The Netherlands Email: cristian.matti@climate-kic.org Julia Panny EIT RIS Programme EIT Climate-KIC, Brussels Belgium Blanca Juan Agulló Transitions Hub EIT Climate-KIC, Brussels Belgium DOI: 10.1108/WJSTSD-04-2018-0032 Purpose: The purpose of this paper is […]
Climate change and women in South Asia: a review and future policy implications, Dr. Sangram Patel, Dr. Gopal Agrawal, Bincy Mathew, Dr. Sunita Patel, Biswajit Mohanty and Dr. Abhishek Singh
Dr. Sangram Kishor Patel, Bincy Mathew, Biswajit Mohanty Population Council, New Delhi, India Email: sangramkishor@gmail.com Dr. Gopal Agrawal Directorate of Census Operations, Bhopal India Dr. Sunita Patel Central University of Gujarat, Gandhinagar India Dr. Abhishek Singh National Institute of Technology, Hamirpur India DOI: 10.1108/WJSTSD-10-2018-0059 Purpose: South Asian region is a focal point owing to its vulnerabilities to climate-sensitive diseases, dependence on […]
The role of banks in the circular economy, Peterson Ozili and Francis Opene
Peterson K. Ozili and Francis U. Opene Central Bank of Nigeria, Abuja Nigeria Email: petersonkitakogelu@yahoo.com/ francis.opene@yahoo.com DOI: 10.47556/J.WJSTSD.19.1.2022.2 Purpose: This paper highlights the role of banks in the circular economy, a concept that has received considerable attention both in the business sector and in academia. Method: The paper uses discourse analysis to highlight the role […]