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Techno-economic optimization of hybrid renewable energy system for islands application 岛屿应用混合可再生能源系统的技术经济优化
IF 3.3 2区 社会学 Q2 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES Pub Date : 2024-08-22 DOI: 10.1016/j.sftr.2024.100281

This study evaluates the effects of time resolution on the optimization results of a renewable energy system for an off-grid island. The assessment uses a multi-objective genetic algorithm (MOGA) applied to Tilos Island in Greece. Three objective functions—levelized cost of electricity (LCOE), renewable ratio (RR), and profit—are considered across four distinct scenarios with six variables representing the number of renewable technologies. These cases are implemented using three time resolutions: minute-by-minute, 15-minute, and hourly. A significant difference in results is observed based on the time resolution used. With hourly data optimization, 100 % renewable energy coverage is achievable at Tilos’ current diesel generator cost (0.46 $/kWh). However, using minute-by-minute data, renewable energy coverage ranges from 85.87 % to 95.64 %, depending on the scenario. The primary reason for this discrepancy is the volatile nature of demand and power generation on Tilos Island. The analysis further indicates that the differences between minute-by-minute and hourly optimization diminish as the volatility of the input data to the algorithm decreases.

本研究评估了时间分辨率对离网岛屿可再生能源系统优化结果的影响。评估采用多目标遗传算法 (MOGA),应用于希腊的蒂洛斯岛。在四个不同的方案中考虑了三个目标函数--平准化电力成本 (LCOE)、可再生比例 (RR) 和利润,其中六个变量代表了可再生技术的数量。这些情况通过三种时间分辨率来实现:每分钟、15 分钟和每小时。根据所使用的时间分辨率,可以观察到结果存在明显差异。通过每小时数据优化,以 Tilos 目前的柴油发电机成本(0.46 美元/千瓦时)计算,可再生能源覆盖率可达到 100%。然而,使用逐分钟数据时,可再生能源覆盖率从 85.87 % 到 95.64 % 不等,视情况而定。造成这种差异的主要原因是蒂洛斯岛的需求和发电量不稳定。分析进一步表明,随着算法输入数据波动的减小,逐分钟优化和逐小时优化之间的差异也会减小。
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Creating a fuzzy DEMATEL-ISM-MICMAC -fuzzy BWM model for the organization's sustainable competitive advantage, incorporating green marketing, social responsibility, brand equity and green brand image 为组织的可持续竞争优势创建一个模糊的 DEMATEL-ISM-MICMAC -fuzzy BWM 模型,将绿色营销、社会责任、品牌资产和绿色品牌形象纳入其中
IF 3.3 2区 社会学 Q2 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES Pub Date : 2024-08-22 DOI: 10.1016/j.sftr.2024.100280

This study aimed to create a model that would enable the achievement of a sustainable competitive advantage. The research approach is combining four multi-criteria decision-making tools including Fuzzy DEMATEL, ISM, MICMAC Analysis and Fuzzy BWM to evaluate factors in four key areas included corporate social responsibility, green marketing, brand image, and brand equity in Unilever Corporation. These factors collectively contribute to enhancing competitiveness. The process begins with the fuzzy DEMATEL method, which helps to uncover the cause-and-effect relationships among various components. Following this, the ISM approach is utilized to construct a hierarchical model that clarifies how these components influence and depend on one another. This step is crucial for gaining insights into their collective impact on Unilever's sustainability goals. Next, MICMAC analysis categorizes these factors based on their levels of influence and dependence, pinpointing the most critical elements that drive competitive advantage. Finally, the fuzzy BWM technique is applied to prioritize these key factors, leading to the aimed at bolstering Unilever's long-term competitiveness by fostering a green and sustainable brand image that resonates with consumer values. The key results reveal that the highest priority was given to achieving sustainable development goals. The criterion "Promotion of customer awareness" secured the second position Finally, ensuring the quality of products and services was also recognized as a third key focus area. Identifying these key factors and their interrelationships will provides decision-makers and stakeholders in Unilever company with actionable insights for precise planning and strategic prioritization.

本研究旨在创建一个能够实现可持续竞争优势的模型。研究方法结合了四种多标准决策工具,包括模糊 DEMATEL、ISM、MICMAC 分析和模糊 BWM,对联合利华公司的企业社会责任、绿色营销、品牌形象和品牌资产等四个关键领域的因素进行评估。这些因素共同有助于提高竞争力。评估过程从模糊 DEMATEL 法开始,该方法有助于揭示各要素之间的因果关系。然后,利用 ISM 方法构建一个层次模型,阐明这些要素如何相互影响和依赖。这一步骤对于深入了解它们对联合利华可持续发展目标的集体影响至关重要。接下来,MICMAC 分析根据这些因素的影响和依赖程度对其进行分类,从而找出推动竞争优势的最关键因素。最后,应用模糊 BWM 技术对这些关键因素进行优先排序,从而得出旨在通过培养与消费者价值观产生共鸣的绿色和可持续品牌形象来增强联合利华长期竞争力的方案。主要结果表明,实现可持续发展目标的优先级最高。最后,确保产品和服务质量也被认为是第三个重点关注领域。确定这些关键因素及其相互关系将为联合利华公司的决策者和利益相关者提供可操作的见解,以便进行精确规划和战略优先排序。
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The role of human capital development in urbanization-economic growth nexus: A new insight on Nigeria 人力资本开发在城市化-经济增长关系中的作用:对尼日利亚的新认识
IF 3.3 2区 社会学 Q2 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES Pub Date : 2024-08-19 DOI: 10.1016/j.sftr.2024.100266

Given the inevitable rise in global urban size, it has become pertinent to prioritize sustainable urban development which supports economic growth. Hence, the surge in sustainable urban-economic growth literature. Moreover, there is a growing argument that the growth effect of urbanization is contingent on the mediating roles of certain macroeconomic factors. However, despite being one of the fastest urbanizing countries in the world, extant studies on urbanization-economic growth nexus in Nigeria are few and the possible modulating roles of macroeconomic factors in the nexus has not been studied. Therefore, using annual data spanning between 1991 and 2022, this study examines the modulating effect of human capital development (HCD) in the relationship between urbanization and economic growth in Nigeria. For the empirical analysis, the study adopts the autoregressive distributed lag error correction model (ARDL-ECM). Robustness of the findings is tested using the dynamic ordinary least square (DOLS) estimator. The regression outcomes s show that while urbanization independently does not promote economic growth, its interaction with the measure of HCD produces a positive coefficient suggesting that HCD mitigates the adverse effect of urbanization on economic growth. Based on the findings, the study recommends that urban development policies should be compatible with achieving well-managed cities in order to harness the agglomeration economies benefits of increasing urbanization process. In addition, due to the favourable role of HCD in the urbanization-economic growth relationship, strategic plans focused on promoting human capital in the form of education and health should be focalized in urban development policies.

鉴于全球城市规模不可避免地扩大,优先考虑支持经济增长的可持续城市发展已变得非常重要。因此,可持续城市经济增长文献激增。此外,越来越多的观点认为,城市化的增长效应取决于某些宏观经济因素的中介作用。然而,尽管尼日利亚是世界上城市化速度最快的国家之一,但有关尼日利亚城市化与经济增长关系的现有研究却很少,而且尚未研究宏观经济因素在这一关系中可能发挥的调节作用。因此,本研究利用 1991 年至 2022 年的年度数据,研究了人力资本发展(HCD)在尼日利亚城市化与经济增长关系中的调节作用。在实证分析中,本研究采用了自回归分布式滞后误差修正模型(ARDL-ECM)。使用动态普通最小平方(DOLS)估计器检验了研究结果的稳健性。回归结果表明,虽然单独的城市化并不能促进经济增长,但城市化与人类发展指数的交互作用产生了正系数,表明人类发展指数减轻了城市化对经济增长的不利影响。根据研究结果,本研究建议,城市发展政策应与实现良好管理的城市相匹配,以利用城市化进程不断推进所带来的聚集经济效益。此外,由于人力资本开发在城市化-经济增长关系中的有利作用,城市发展政策应重点关注以教育和卫生形式促进人力资本的战略计划。
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Infrastructure's role in enhancing child well-being across sub-Saharan Africa 基础设施在提高撒哈拉以南非洲儿童福祉方面的作用
IF 3.3 2区 社会学 Q2 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES Pub Date : 2024-08-18 DOI: 10.1016/j.sftr.2024.100270

Even though several studies link access to infrastructure and wellbeing, very few clearly examine the impact of this relationship on children. so, does enhanced access to infrastructures improve child well-being? Thus, the study examines the contribution of access to infrastructure on children's well-being. It uses the Generalized Method of Moments (GMM) on 30 countries in sub-Saharan Africa from 2000 to 2020.. Results of the study show that access to education, healthcare, electricity and sanitation helps reduce child mortality and anemia. Thus, authorities in developing countries should Improve the construction and development of these infrastructures. Furthermore, public policies should ensure that infrastructures are accessible to all children, including those with special needs or living in rural or disadvantaged areas.

尽管有多项研究将利用基础设施与福祉联系在一起,但很少有研究明确探讨这种关系对儿童的影响。因此,本研究探讨了使用基础设施对儿童福祉的影响。研究采用广义矩法(GMM)对 2000 年至 2020 年撒哈拉以南非洲的 30 个国家进行了研究。研究结果表明,获得教育、医疗保健、电力和卫生设施有助于降低儿童死亡率和贫血症。因此,发展中国家当局应改善这些基础设施的建设和发展。此外,公共政策应确保所有儿童,包括有特殊需要或生活在农村或贫困地区的儿童,都能使用这些基础设施。
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Influence of ownership structure and international operations on web-based environmental disclosure in the Asian mining industry 所有权结构和国际业务对亚洲采矿业网络环境信息披露的影响
IF 3.3 2区 社会学 Q2 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES Pub Date : 2024-08-17 DOI: 10.1016/j.sftr.2024.100275

Based on the stakeholder theory, this research explores the influence of various forms of stakeholder pressure on web-based environmental disclosure within the Asian mining industry. This paper included all mining companies listed on the capital markets of Asian countries that showed strong motivation as they obtained higher recognition and demand among investors and the general public. In total, 202 mining companies met the specified criteria in Asia. However, 67 mining companies were excluded as they either not having resourceful website or had websites that were not accessible in English. The study's findings reveal that both government and institutional exert a positive and significant impact on the extent of web-based environmental disclosure. Similarly, international operations are closely linked to the scope of web-based environmental disclosure. Thus, the outcomes of this research contribute to a more comprehensive understanding of the factors determining web-based environmental disclosure, bridging a gap left by prior research which predominantly focused on company characteristics.

基于利益相关者理论,本研究探讨了亚洲采矿业中各种形式的利益相关者压力对网络环境信息披露的影响。研究对象包括所有在亚洲国家资本市场上市的矿业公司,这些公司因获得投资者和公众更高的认可和需求而表现出强烈的动机。亚洲共有 202 家矿业公司符合特定标准。不过,有 67 家矿业公司因没有资源丰富的网站或网站无法用英语访问而被排除在外。研究结果表明,政府和机构对网络环境信息披露的程度有着积极而重要的影响。同样,国际业务也与网络环境信息披露的范围密切相关。因此,本研究的成果有助于更全面地了解决定网络环境信息披露的因素,弥补了以往研究主要关注公司特征的空白。
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ICT diffusion, E-governance, and sustainability in the digital era 数字时代的信息和传播技术普及、电子政务和可持续性
IF 3.3 2区 社会学 Q2 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES Pub Date : 2024-08-16 DOI: 10.1016/j.sftr.2024.100272

This study analyses the impact of information and communications technology (ICT) diffusion and e-governance on sustainability in 148 Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) partner countries. It considers control variables such as institutional quality, urbanization, research and development (R&D), and the COVID-19 effect as dummy variables. Two step-generalised method of moments analysis of a panel dataset of 148 BRI partner countries from 2013 to 2021 reveals that ICT diffusion and e-governance benefit sustainability, with R&D and institutional quality also making positive contributions, while urbanization and the pandemic negatively impact sustainability. The findings were validated through D-K regression checks and support the technology spill-over effect, innovation, triple bottom line, endogenous growth, and stakeholder theories. They highlight the significance of investing in ICT infrastructure and digital literacy programs, improving institutional reforms and governance practices, putting sustainable urban planning into practice, and supporting R&D projects to advance sustainability in BRI partner nations. This study clarifies the potential problems brought forth by the pandemic and makes suggestions for reducing its negative effects on sustainability. It contributes to evidence-based decision-making, guiding sustainable practices in BRI partner nations.

本研究分析了 148 个 "一带一路 "倡议(BRI)伙伴国的信息和通信技术(ICT)传播及电子政务对可持续性的影响。研究将制度质量、城市化、研发(R&D)和 COVID-19 效应等控制变量作为虚拟变量。对 2013 年至 2021 年 148 个金砖倡议伙伴国的面板数据集进行的两步广义矩法分析表明,信息与通信技术的传播和电子政务有利于可持续性,研发和机构质量也有积极贡献,而城市化和大流行病则对可持续性产生负面影响。研究结果通过 D-K 回归检验得到了验证,并支持技术溢出效应、创新、三重底线、内生增长和利益相关者理论。研究强调了投资 ICT 基础设施和数字扫盲项目、改善机构改革和治理实践、将可持续城市规划付诸实践以及支持研发项目以促进金砖四国伙伴国可持续发展的重要性。本研究阐明了大流行病带来的潜在问题,并提出了减少其对可持续发展负面影响的建议。它有助于基于证据的决策,指导金砖四国伙伴国的可持续实践。
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Green environmental management system and environmental performance: Results from PLS-SEM and fsQCA 绿色环境管理系统与环境绩效:PLS-SEM 和 fsQCA 的结果
IF 3.3 2区 社会学 Q2 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES Pub Date : 2024-08-15 DOI: 10.1016/j.sftr.2024.100276

Advanced green technology developments have induced key innovation approaches in the manufacturing industry to boost sustainable development (SD) in the present market. Despite the industrial need for green innovation and its associated benefits to regulate and optimise their operations and environmental performance, respectively, green innovation implementation and adoption remain inadequate. Due to the key significance of green innovation for firms operating in emerging markets, this research endeavors to investigate the green innovation influence on the relationship between Environmental Management System adoption and impact on Environmental Performance. To bridge this gap, The current work aimed structuring and validating a study model via the integration of Resource-Based View (RBV) and Institutional theories with the Technology-Organisation-Environment (TOE) framework to persuade companies towards green innovation implementation. Survey questionnaires were disseminated to 183 employees in a manufacturing company to collect the study data, which were then assessed with partial least squares-structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM) and Fuzzy-set Qualitative Comparative Analysis (fsQCA). Resultantly, the model's integrated constructs of perceived benefits, top management support, coercive pressure, normative pressure, and mimetic pressure predicted green management accounting practices. Green management accounting practices directly and significantly impacted green environmental performance, while green innovation significantly and negatively moderated the ‘green management accounting practice-green environmental performance’ link. Thus, the integrated model provides decision-makers with clear implications of green practice and innovative technology adoption for optimal environmental performance. The outcomes derived from literature reviews on advanced green technologies implied a notable ‘green management accounting practice-environmental performance’ relationship within emerging countries.

先进的绿色技术发展促使制造业采取关键的创新方法,以促进当前市场的可持续发展(SD)。尽管工业界需要绿色创新及其相关效益来规范和优化其运营和环境绩效,但绿色创新的实施和采用仍然不足。鉴于绿色创新对新兴市场企业的重要意义,本研究致力于探讨绿色创新对环境管理系统采用与环境绩效之间关系的影响。为了弥补这一差距,本研究旨在通过将资源观(RBV)和制度理论与技术-组织-环境(TOE)框架相结合,构建并验证一个研究模型,以说服企业实施绿色创新。研究人员向一家制造企业的 183 名员工发放了调查问卷以收集研究数据,然后利用偏最小二乘法结构方程模型(PLS-SEM)和模糊集定性比较分析(fsQCA)对这些数据进行了评估。结果表明,该模型的感知收益、高层管理支持、强制压力、规范压力和模仿压力等综合构念预测了绿色管理会计实践。绿色管理会计实践直接且显著地影响绿色环境绩效,而绿色创新则显著且消极地调节了 "绿色管理会计实践-绿色环境绩效 "之间的联系。因此,综合模型为决策者提供了采用绿色实践和创新技术以实现最佳环境绩效的明确含义。从有关先进绿色技术的文献综述中得出的结果表明,在新兴国家,"绿色管理会计实践-环境绩效 "之间存在着显著的关系。
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Digital transformation as a catalyst for green innovation: An Examination of high-tech enterprises in China's Yangtze River Delta 数字化转型是绿色创新的催化剂:对中国长江三角洲高科技企业的考察
IF 3.3 2区 社会学 Q2 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES Pub Date : 2024-08-15 DOI: 10.1016/j.sftr.2024.100277

Green innovation represents a foundational strategy for companies aiming for sustainable and superior growth. In the digital economy landscape, rapid advancements in digital technologies provide enterprises with renewed momentum for progression. Nevertheless, there is scant empirical evidence supporting its efficacy in enhancing environmentally responsible corporate innovation. In the present study, utilising the resource-based view, data were gathered from 571 high-tech firms in China's Yangtze River Delta via surveys. Through hierarchical regression analysis, the interaction between digital transformation and green innovation was examined, taking into account the moderating effect of market-driven environmental pressures. The results indicate that digital transformation substantially promotes green innovation, and this relationship is further positively affected by the presence of market-driven environmental pressures. The present research contributes to the enhancement of green innovation theories and broadens the scope of digitalization research, providing valuable insights for advancing a green, low-carbon circular economy in the digital context.

绿色创新是企业实现可持续和卓越增长的基础战略。在数字经济时代,数字技术的快速发展为企业提供了新的发展动力。然而,支持数字技术在加强对环境负责的企业创新方面功效的实证证据却很少。本研究运用资源观,通过调查收集了中国长三角地区 571 家高科技企业的数据。通过分层回归分析,研究了数字化转型与绿色创新之间的交互作用,并考虑了市场驱动的环境压力的调节作用。结果表明,数字化转型极大地促进了绿色创新,而市场驱动的环境压力又进一步对这种关系产生了积极影响。本研究有助于完善绿色创新理论,拓宽数字化研究范围,为在数字化背景下推进绿色、低碳循环经济提供有价值的见解。
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Innovation governance in Poland. Technological trends with an outlook to 2030 波兰的创新管理。展望 2030 年的技术趋势
IF 3.3 2区 社会学 Q2 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES Pub Date : 2024-08-13 DOI: 10.1016/j.sftr.2024.100267

The research problem of the article concerns adapting current innovation governance theories to assess national innovation systems. The operationalization of this task in the Polish context translated into identifying the most promising trends and technological areas for the Polish economy in the 2030 perspective. The study included a horizon scanning and trend radar variant, identifying seven trends: nanomaterials and nanotechnologies, smart grids and energy storage, Food Tech, smart/precision farming, drone technologies, telemedicine, application of hydrogen in steel, and the technological areas included in them. Results were further assessed based on CAWI surveys conducted on a sample of experts representing the Łukasiewicz Research Network. Smart/precision farming, telemedicine, smart grids and Food Tech proved the most promising for the Polish economy. The small difference in results leads us to believe that nanomaterials and nanotechnologies, drone technologies and hydrogen applications in steel production should also be in the spotlight, but special attention should be paid to the accompanying challenges, such as development costs or insufficient R&D infrastructure. The size and scope of the research make it unique and, at the same time, support the significance of the results for Polish technology, economy and science.

文章的研究问题涉及调整当前的创新治理理论,以评估国家创新体系。在波兰的背景下,这一任务的可操作性转化为确定 2030 年波兰经济最有前途的趋势和技术领域。这项研究包括地平线扫描和趋势雷达变体,确定了七种趋势:纳米材料和纳米技术、智能电网和能源存储、食品科技、智能/精准农业、无人机技术、远程医疗、氢在钢铁中的应用,以及其中包含的技术领域。根据 CAWI 对代表 Łukasiewicz 研究网络的专家进行的抽样调查,对结果进行了进一步评估。事实证明,智能/精准农业、远程医疗、智能电网和食品科技对波兰经济最有前途。结果的微小差异让我们相信,纳米材料和纳米技术、无人机技术以及氢气在钢铁生产中的应用也应该成为关注的焦点,但应特别注意随之而来的挑战,如开发成本或研发基础设施不足等。这项研究的规模和范围使其独一无二,同时也证明了其成果对波兰技术、经济和科学的重要意义。
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Role and applications of advanced digital technologies in achieving sustainability in multimodal logistics operations: A systematic literature review 先进数字技术在实现多式联运物流业务可持续性方面的作用和应用:系统文献综述
IF 3.3 2区 社会学 Q2 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES Pub Date : 2024-08-12 DOI: 10.1016/j.sftr.2024.100278

Integration of advanced digital technologies along with ensuring environmental sustainability in the logistics sector is becoming the need of the hour novel multimodal transportation concept. The rapid technological development in the era of industry 4.0 can not only create new opportunities in achieving highly efficient, intelligent, and smart logistics systems but also enable new business models for value addition, additionally, this novel system will also avoid environmental degradation and use of scarce natural resources that contribute to climate change. This paper summarizes the research trends of these technologies in multimodal logistics systems since 2005 through a systematic literature review. The results revealed a mixed picture of the situation, starting from emerging technologies like artificial intelligence, machine learning, and blockchain becoming key technological concepts for multimodal logistics systems to government policy hurdles and lack of impact breakthroughs in the industry. However, the results show that adaptation to these technologies improves the overall environmental, economic, and social sustainability of the system.

将先进的数字技术与确保物流业的环境可持续发展相结合,正在成为当务之急的新型多式联运概念。工业 4.0 时代技术的飞速发展不仅为实现高效、智能和智慧物流系统创造了新机遇,还促成了新的增值商业模式,此外,这种新型系统还将避免环境退化和稀缺自然资源的使用,以免造成气候变化。本文通过系统的文献综述,总结了自 2005 年以来这些技术在多式联运物流系统中的研究趋势。结果显示,从人工智能、机器学习和区块链等新兴技术成为多式联运物流系统的关键技术概念,到政府政策障碍和行业缺乏影响突破,情况喜忧参半。不过,研究结果表明,适应这些技术可以改善系统的整体环境、经济和社会可持续性。
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