All Outputs (3)

Exploring opportunities for public sector organisations to connect wellbeing to resource loops in a regional circular economy (2024)
Journal Article
De Laurentis, C., Beverley, K., Clifton, N., Bacon, E., Rudd, J., & Walpole, G. (in press). Exploring opportunities for public sector organisations to connect wellbeing to resource loops in a regional circular economy. Contemporary Social Science, https://doi.org/10.1080/21582041.2024.2356190

This paper contributes towards our understanding of the role of public sector organisations in delivering circular economy (CE) goals, suggesting that such organisations seek to deliver social value when implementing CE activities. Through empirical... Read More about Exploring opportunities for public sector organisations to connect wellbeing to resource loops in a regional circular economy.

Student responses to climate knowledge: Enabling climate concern to flourish (2024)
Journal Article
Williams, S., Portus, R., & de Laurentis, C. (in press). Student responses to climate knowledge: Enabling climate concern to flourish. International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, https://doi.org/10.1108/IJSHE-09-2023-0408

Purpose: This article examines a co-produced initiative implemented at the University of the West of England (UWE Bristol) between September 2022 and April 2023. The initiative addressed environmental and climate crisis awareness through monthly gath... Read More about Student responses to climate knowledge: Enabling climate concern to flourish.

When the turbines stop: Unveiling the factors shaping end-of-life decisions of ageing wind infrastructure in Italy (2024)
Journal Article
De Laurentis, C., & Windemer, R. (2024). When the turbines stop: Unveiling the factors shaping end-of-life decisions of ageing wind infrastructure in Italy. Energy Research and Social Science, 113, Article 103536. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2024.103536

Wind farms reaching their end of technical, or consent life, are increasing. One of the biggest emerging environmental sustainability issues faced by countries globally is what to do with this ageing infrastructure. This is an urgent issue across Eur... Read More about When the turbines stop: Unveiling the factors shaping end-of-life decisions of ageing wind infrastructure in Italy.