Articles

A global perspective on national climate mitigation priorities in the context of air pollution and sustainable development

Elsevier,

City and Environment Interactions, Volume 1, September 2019

Air pollution and climate change are key global challenges for cities and both have large impacts on human health and economic development. Although there are many long term opportunities to address these issues with integrated policies, the immediate needs of addressing air pollution and climate change mitigation are not the same for all countries in the short run.

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SDG:

Goal 11: Sustainable cities and communities; Goal 13: Climate action; Goal 3: Good health and well-being; Goal 1: No poverty

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Health and wellbeing; Poverty eradication; Sustainable cities and human settlements; Global Perspective, Global

Synthetic biology applied in the agrifood sector: Public perceptions, attitudes and implications for future studies

Elsevier,

Trends in Food Science and Technology, Volume 91, September 2019

Background: Synthetic biology is an emerging multidisciplinary area of research with the potential to deliver various novel agrifood applications. Its long-term adoption and commercialisation will depend on the extent to which the public accept synthetic biology and its different applications. Scope and approach: A mapping review of existing research on public perceptions of, and attitudes towards, synthetic biology and its applications to agriculture and food production was conducted.

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SDG:

Goal 12: Responsible consumption and production; Goal 3: Good health and well-being; Goal 15: Life on land

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Food security and nutrition and sustainable agriculture; Sustainable consumption and production; Biodiversity and ecosystems; Synthetic Biology, Global

Leader support for gender equity: Understanding prosocial goal orientation, leadership motivation, and power sharing

Elsevier,

Human Resource Management Review, Volume 29, September 2019

We focus on how interpersonal characteristics should influence leader support for gender equity in organizations. Recognizing gender disparities in organizations and the “labyrinth” that women face when they advance in their careers (cf. Eagly & Carli, 2007), we develop a model for how interpersonal characteristics of leaders, both men and women, influence power construal and thus their use of empowerment, mentoring, and performance feedback, ultimately affecting career opportunities for women in organizations.

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SDG:

Goal 5: Gender equality; Goal 10: Reduced inequalities

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Gender equality and women's empowerment; Diversity and inclusion; Motivation, Global

Effect of in-line drinking water chlorination at the point of collection on child diarrhoea in urban Bangladesh: a double-blind, cluster-randomised controlled trial

Elsevier,

The Lancet Global Health, Volume 7, September 2019

This study supports SDGs 3 and 6 by identifying passive chlorination at the point of collection as an effective and scalable strategy for reducing diarrhoea in children and improving access to safe and affordable drinking water in a low-income urban setting.
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SDG:

Goal 3: Good health and well-being; Goal 6: Clean water and sanitation

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Health and wellbeing; Water and sanitation, Asia

Facilitating Climate-Smart Investments

Elsevier,

One Earth, Volume 1, 20 September 2019

This article supports SDG 13 and 9 by investigating financial decision being made utilizing climate-risk assessments
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SDG:

Goal 13: Climate action; Goal 9: Industry, innovation and infrastructure

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Green economy; Smart Homes, Global

Socioeconomic determinants of leprosy new case detection in the 100 Million Brazilian Cohort: a population-based linkage study

Elsevier,

The Lancet Global Health, Volume 7, September 2019

This study supports SDG 1, 3, and 6 and by assessing socioeconomic determinants of leprosy risk in over 33 milion Brazilian individuals and providing a robust assessment of the contribution of deprivation to the risk of leprosy, which is classified as a rare disease.
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SDG:

Goal 1: No poverty; Goal 3: Good health and well-being; Goal 6: Clean water and sanitation

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Health and population; Poverty eradication; Water and sanitation, South America

Transgender health: Hormonal management at 50 years and beyond

Elsevier, Maturitas, Volume 126, August 2019
This review discusses established transgender individuals on hormones who have reached their desired post-pubertal phenotype. Current guidelines have not clearly integrated specific considerations for the older population. This review focuses on changes in physiology with age, recommended maintenance therapy and safety evaluation to mitigate the risks of hormone therapy with a focus on the older population.
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SDG:

Goal 10: Reduced inequalities; Goal 3: Good health and well-being

Tags:

Health and wellbeing; Diversity and inclusion; Health and population, Global

Why should hotels go green? Insights from guests experience in green hotels

Elsevier, International Journal of Hospitality Management, Volume 81, August 2019
Over the last years, the lodging industry started to implement a wide spectrum of green practices to mitigate its pressure on the environment and to respond to the growing consumers’ environmental concerns. Recently, scholar's attention to guest perception of hotels green practices has been grown. This paper through a PLS-SEM analysis, presents the results of a survey targeted to the guests of an ecolabel-awarded hotel, investigating how consumers perceive the actions implemented by hotels to reduce their environmental impacts.
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SDG:

Goal 12: Responsible consumption and production; Goal 8: Decent work and economic growth

Tags:

Responsible tourism; Sustainable consumption and production; Green economy

Exploring how external stakeholders shape social innovation in sport for development and peace

Elsevier, Sport Management Review, Volume 22, August 2019
The purpose of this study was to examine how innovative SDP organizations’ interactions with external stakeholders influence the social innovation process. Innovation represents the implementation of new or improved ways to promote social change. The authors conducted semi-structured interviews and focus groups with 48 SDP leaders representing organizations located across six continents.
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SDG:

Goal 17: Partnership for the goals; Goal 3: Good health and well-being; Goal 16: Peace, justice and strong institutions

Tags:

Health and wellbeing; Health and population; Information for integrated Decision-Making & Participation; Multi-stakeholder partnerships, Global

A sense of sustainability? – How sensory consumer science can contribute to sustainable development of the food sector

Elsevier, Trends in Food Science and Technology, Volume 90, August 2019
Background: Humanity's current use of resources is not in line with the goal of sustainable development. Climate change impact scenarios appear worryingly pessimistic. The agricultural and food production accounts for a particularly high share of the impact, and this also holds for consumption of food. Transforming food consumption plays a crucial role in tackling the challenges, and sensory consumer science can contribute to this.
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SDG:

Goal 12: Responsible consumption and production; Goal 3: Good health and well-being; Goal 13: Climate action

Tags:

Food security and nutrition and sustainable agriculture; Sustainable consumption and production, Global

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