Book chapters

Plastic Waste and Recycling - Chapter 9: Microplastics: from origin to impacts

Elsevier,

Plastic Waste and Recycling, Environmental Impact, Societal Issues, Prevention, and Solutions, 2020, pages 223 - 249

This book chapter addresses goals 14, 15, and 12 by exploring the origins of microplastics (relating to our society, production and consumption) and the diverse and harmful impacts of microplastics in the marine environment on life underwater, as well as interactions with humans and other life on land at the end of the cycle.
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SDG:

Goal 14: Life below water; Goal 15: Life on land; Goal 12: Responsible consumption and production

Tags:

Oceans & Seas; Sustainable consumption and production; Chemicals and waste; Biodiversity and ecosystems, Global

Assistive Technology Service Delivery: 4 - Wearable solution for robust fall detection

Elsevier,

Assistive Technology for the Elderly 2020, Pages 81-105

This book chapter advances SDG3 Good Health and Wellbeing and SDG10 Reducing Inequalities by exploring a fall-detection monitoring solution that implements both accelerometer and sound-based detection algorithm.
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SDG:

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

Tags:

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

Chapter 8 - Smartphone addiction

Elsevier,

Adolescent Addiction (Second Edition), Epidemiology, Assessment, and Treatment, Practical Resources for the Mental Health Professional, 2020, Pages 215-240

This chapter addresses Goal 3 by discussing smartphone addiction in adolescents.
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SDG:

Goal 3: Good health and well-being

Tags:

Health and wellbeing; Health and population, Global

Introduction to Emergency Management (Seventh Edition): Chapter 8 - International Disaster Management

Elsevier,

Introduction to Emergency Management (Seventh Edition), 2020, Pages 349-401

This chapter supports SDGs 3 and 16 by describing disaster management in the international context and introduces the community of international disaster management stakeholders (which includes governmental agencies, international organizations, nongovernmental organizations, and financial institutions) that support the preparedness for, mitigation of, response to, and recovery from disaster events.
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SDG:

Goal 3: Good health and well-being; Goal 16: Peace, justice and strong institutions

Tags:

Access to justice; Disaster risk reduction; Health and wellbeing; Disaster Recovery, Global

Inorganic Pollutants in Water - Chapter 5: Assessment of the negative effects of various inorganic water pollutants on the biosphere—an overview

Elsevier,

Inorganic Pollutants in Water, 2020, Pages 73-96

This book chapter addresses goals 14, 15, 6 and 11 by looking at the affects of pollutants on the biosphere.
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SDG:

Goal 14: Life below water; Goal 15: Life on land; Goal 11: Sustainable cities and communities; Goal 6: Clean water and sanitation

Tags:

Biodiversity and ecosystems; Sustainable cities and human settlements; Sustainable consumption and production; Water Pollution; Inorganic Pollutants, Global

Food and Society - Chapter 12: Food: natural and environmental considerations

Elsevier,

Food and Society, 2020, Pages 247-255

Environmentalism and sustainability are two buzzwords that have come to represent an awakening of the people's collective conscience over the last two decades or so. Pedantically, the two words have slightly different meanings, yet there is sufficient overlap that they are commonly used interchangeably.

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SDG:

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

Tags:

Health and wellbeing; Food security and nutrition and sustainable agriculture, Global

Evidence-Informed Approaches for Managing Dementia Transitions - Chapter 10: Steering through the waves and adjusting to transitions in dementia

Elsevier,

Evidence-informed Approaches for Managing Dementia Transitions: Riding the Waves, Volume , 4 February 2020

This book chapter advances SDGs 3 and 17 by focusing on the need to establish equilibrium and well-being and is organized around eight themes using the acronym R-E-A-D-J-U-S-T. The chapter ties these themes with a call for more research and reinforcement for inclusion of the voices of people with dementia.
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SDG:

Goal 3: Good health and well-being; Goal 17: Partnership for the goals

Tags:

Health and population; Health and wellbeing, Global

Evidence-Informed Approaches for Managing Dementia Transitions - Chapter 5: Hospitalization of persons with dementia

Elsevier,

Evidence-informed Approaches for Managing Dementia Transitions: Riding the Waves, Volume , 4 February 2020

This book chapter advances SDGs 3 and 17 by describing the prevalence of dementia in hospitalized patients, reasons for hospitalizations, and risks to older people with dementia in hospitals. Strategies for optimizing outcomes and models of care that are designed to improve care of persons with dementia and their care partners are described to assist healthcare team members working with this unique population.
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SDG:

Goal 3: Good health and well-being; Goal 17: Partnership for the goals

Tags:

Health and wellbeing; Health and population, Global

Evidence-Informed Approaches for Managing Dementia Transitions - Chapter 1: Improving the lived experience of dementia transitions

Elsevier,

Evidence-informed Approaches for Managing Dementia Transitions: Riding the Waves, Volume , 4 February 2020

This book chapter advances SDGs 3 and 17 by introducing aspects of the lived experience, management, and epidemiology of dementia and some of the significant transitions that people with the disease and their caregivers frequently encounter.
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SDG:

Goal 3: Good health and well-being; Goal 17: Partnership for the goals

Tags:

Health and wellbeing; Health and population, Global

Chapter 26 - “Dear People of Flint”: environmental justice in a community context, the case of water contamination in Flint, Michigan

Elsevier,

An Introduction to Interdisciplinary Toxicology, From Molecules to Man, 2020, Pages 353-361

The water crisis in Flint, Michigan, a human made disaster of dire proportions, resulted in bacterial and lead contamination of predominantly African American and low-income residents. SDG 6 promotes to ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all.
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SDG:

Goal 3: Good health and well-being; Goal 6: Clean water and sanitation; Goal 10: Reduced inequalities

Tags:

Health and wellbeing; Poverty eradication; Water and sanitation, North America

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