Volume 1, No. 3Integrating Human Behaviour, Art, Design, and Sustainability

This article aims to focus on dimensions of emotional intelligence (EI) in first step authors focused on literature review to identify the most effective measures for its assessment, by synthesizing existing studies. This study highlights the key components of Emotional intelligent that are crucial for evaluating its impacts on workplace setting. Furthermore, the relationship between EI, psychological capital and employees’ performance are exanimated to provide the comprehensive perception of how these contracts interact. On this foundation, a new framework is proposed that suggesting the psychological capital   mediates the relationship between EI and employees’ performance. This framework offers valuable insights for future studies and practical applications across industries and organizations contexts.

Behavioral economics argues that human decision-making is influenced not only by rational choices but also by emotional and social factors, highlighting the role of psychology in shaping behavior. In line with this perspective, various techniques are employed in User Experience (UX) Design to guide, or even manipulate, users' decisions by leveraging principles of behavioral economics. This study examines how principles of behavioral economics are applied in UX Design to influence user behavior, focusing on design strategies used on the Netflix platform to steer user interactions. The findings suggest that these principles have played a significant role in Netflix's ability to captivate a worldwide audience, fueling its rapid growth and success.

The phenomenology of abstract art seeks to interpret and understand the meaning inherent in abstract works of art through the direct experience and perception of the viewer, where forms, colors, and lines help express the feelings, concepts, and inner experiences of the artist and the viewer, rather than representing reality. Abstract art focuses on aesthetic and psychological experience and allows the viewer to discover a personal and unique meaning in the meaning of the work. The importance of phenomenology in abstract art is related to a deeper understanding of the experience of the concepts and feelings inherent in the works of art and the relationship between the work and its audience, and deals with the "self-essence of objects" in abstract painting. Human psychological processes are a set of mental and psychological activities including perception, attention, memory, motivation, emotion, thinking, and problem solving that affect his behavior, feelings, and decisions, and form the basis for the formation of his personality and individual experience. From the perspective of abstract art phenomenology, human psychological processes are of fundamental importance because abstract art allows the viewer to discover their own psychological processes in the face of the artwork and a kind of internal dialogue is formed between the artwork and their mind. By focusing on lived experience and the indirect transmission of emotions and concepts, abstract art highlights the importance of human psychological processes on both sides of the producer (artist) and the audience (viewer).

Creativity requires a lot of mental and physical energy. Scattered energy might create a cognitive overload, resulting in an inability to distinguish what is of the essence from what is just clutter filling up our to-do list. That, in turn, could lead to creative, physical, and mental burnout. This short piece grew out of a conversation on embodiment in academia. It explores what it might mean to conserve, redirect, and reclaim our energy, offering a small proposal for doing things differently, more freely, and with intention. Written as an open personal reflection, the article follows three dispersed academics as they examine their own practices and consider what it takes to sustain creativity in a world that constantly pulls us in multiple directions. It argues that embracing slowness, setting boundaries, and recognising the embodied nature of academic work are crucial steps toward more intentional and sustainable creative practice. As a playful provocation, it proposes a fictional, yet very real, course for educators, focused on how to harness scattered energy in service of their own creative and scholarly work.

This study provides a comprehensive review of Italy’s environmental legal frameworks and their effectiveness in promoting sustainable management and conservation of natural ecosystems. Building on primary legal documents—including the Codice dell’Ambiente (Legislative Decree 152/2006) and the 2022 constitutional reform of Article 9—as well as EU directives, peer-reviewed literature, and empirical reports, the research systematically examines how law shapes environmental outcomes across multiple domains. The review highlights a paradox: Italy has some of the most advanced environmental legislation in Europe, yet persistent implementation gaps undermine its effectiveness. In waste management, northern municipalities such as Parma have achieved recycling rates above 80%, showcasing best practices, while southern regions remain affected by illegal dumping and the pervasive influence of the Ecomafia, a criminal network with an annual turnover of nearly €9 billion. In water infrastructure, Italy suffers the highest distribution losses in Europe (42% of potable water), reflecting chronic underinvestment despite robust legal obligations. Renewable energy now accounts for 39% of electricity generation, driven largely by solar, but the country lags behind EU leaders such as Sweden and Denmark due to administrative delays and insufficient grid capacity. Soil erosion averages 8 t/ha/year, among the highest in Europe, while PM2.5 concentrations in the Po Valley frequently exceed both EU and WHO thresholds, contributing to an estimated 60,000 premature deaths annually. Hydrogeological risks further compound vulnerabilities, threatening both communities and cultural heritage. Comparative analysis reveals that Italy outperforms countries such as France and Spain in certain fields (packaging recycling, solar energy), yet falls short of Germany and Scandinavia in enforcement consistency, infrastructure resilience, and soil protection. These findings underscore the gap between legal ambition and practical outcomes. The study concludes that Italy’s environmental future depends on strengthening enforcement, reducing regional disparities, adopting a national soil law, modernizing infrastructure, and embedding public participation and intergenerational justice into environmental governance.