The global nature of declining adolescent drinking

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Perspectives on national parks: enlightenment from the development of global nature conservation

Biodiversity Science ◽

10.3724/sp.j.1003.2014.14114 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 22 (4) ◽

pp. 423 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Lei Guangchun ◽

Zeng Qing

Keyword(s):

Nature Conservation ◽

National Parks ◽

Global Nature

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A Literature Evaluation of Systemic Challenges Affecting the European Maritime Energy Transition

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su13020715 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 13 (2) ◽

pp. 715

Author(s):

Jurrit M. Bergsma ◽

Jeroen Pruyn ◽

Geerten van de Kaa

Keyword(s):

New Technologies ◽

Greenhouse Gas Emission ◽

Innovation System ◽

Energy Transition ◽

Transition Process ◽

Developing Strategy ◽

Economic Prosperity ◽

Gas Emission ◽

Global Nature ◽

Emission Growth

Energy transition is affecting the European maritime sector at an increasing rate. New technologies and regulations are being introduced with increasing speed. The ability to adapt to these changes is crucial for the economic success of the maritime sector. However, the sector is challenged by inertia due to its global nature and long-life assets (e.g., vessels). These developments result in a globally projected greenhouse gas emission growth rather than a reduction towards 2050. The sector can be considered essential to economic prosperity, but its innovation system should align with global sustainability trends. This article aims to structure and evaluate the maritime sector’s systemic challenges by conducting an extensive systematic review of (sustainable) maritime innovation literature. These findings are structured and discussed via four key activities that support the transition process: developing strategy and policy, creating legitimacy, mobilizing resources, and developing and disseminating knowledge.

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A community intervention to reduce alcohol consumption and drunkenness among adolescents in Sweden: a quasi-experiment

BMC Public Health ◽

10.1186/s12889-021-10755-3 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 21 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Robert Svensson ◽

Björn Johnson ◽

Karl Kronkvist

Keyword(s):

Alcohol Consumption ◽

Community Intervention ◽

Parental Attitudes ◽

Compulsory Education ◽

Self Report ◽

Probability Models ◽

Drinking Habits ◽

Adolescent Drinking ◽

Quasi Experimental ◽

Linear Probability

Abstract Background Several studies have examined the effect of community interventions on youth alcohol consumption, and the results have often been mixed. The aim of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of a community intervention known as the Öckerö Method on adolescent alcohol consumption and perceived parental attitudes towards adolescent drinking. Method The study is based on a quasi-experimental design, using matched controls. Self-report studies were conducted among adolescents in grades 7–9 of compulsory education in four control and four intervention communities in the south of Sweden in 2016–2018. Baseline measures were collected in autumn 2016 before the intervention was implemented in the intervention communities. Outcomes were the adolescents’ alcohol consumption, past-year drunkenness, past-month drunkenness and perceived parental attitudes towards alcohol. Results Estimating Difference-in-Difference models using Linear Probability Models, we found no empirical evidence that the intervention has any effect on adolescents’ drinking habits, or on their perceptions of their parents’ attitudes towards adolescent drinking. Conclusion This is the first evaluation of this method, and we found no evidence that the intervention had any effect on the level of either young people’s alcohol consumption or their past-year or past-month drunkenness, nor on their parents’ perceived attitudes toward adolescent drinking. A further improvement would be to employ a follow-up period that is longer than the three-year period employed in this study. Trial registration ISRCTN registry: Study ID: 51635778, 31th March 2021 (Retrospectively registered).

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