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In World Development Sustainability
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Although water is a vital finite resource for sustaining life, it is under constant pressure from anthropogenic activities. Among the different types of surface water, lakes are particularly difficult to restore once water quality deteriorates due to their hydrological cycles and complex dynamics. This study compares policy implementation and its...
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In Earth System Governance
Mini-lateral ‘clubs’ occupy an increasingly prominent place in the international environmental governance landscape. Yet few studies have looked at how differences between clubs influence the results they produce. This paper aims to fill this gap in understanding by testing hypotheses on how different clubs’ membership constellations and leadership...
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In Resources, Conservation and Recycling
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Sébastien
M.R. Dente
Seiji
Hashimoto
Highlights Japan's economy-wide eco-efficiency of materials and its decomposition analysis are conducted for the first time. More than 400 materials, 13 impact categories, and 4 life cycle stages were analyzed. Material groups with a larger share of value added and environmental impact to national total, except for pig iron and crude steel, show...