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Urban development and construction have a significant impact on all sustainable development indicators in a city.  The City of Montpellier adopted a proactive urban policy in the AURA urban planning guide based on social, environmental and economic development management principles aligned with sustainable development ...

Life cycle sustainability assessment (LCSA) is suggested to be the best method to assess the environmental, economic, and social impacts of products along their life cycle in the context of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) supporting them.  It links LCSA categories and measures the sustainability performance of ...

The European Green Deal and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) call for a holistic approach to production and consumption along value chains and the use of life cycle assessment (LCA) to support policy design and monitoring.  This paper evaluates LCA in supporting EU SDG policies and the Planetary Boundaries (PBs ...

Adam Smith’s seminal work in economics suggested that the morality of a society guides the “invisible hand” that steers free trade in a positive direction.  Smith recognized the society-economy nexus and equilibrium in his economic theory as crucial to society’s socioeconomic progress.  The circular economy relates to ...

City liveability is important on various levels and impacts the daily lives of billions of people. Over 80% of global GDP is generated in cities, while consuming nearly 80% of the world's energy and producing more than 60% of its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Therefore, building liveable, future-ready and sustainable ...