Book chapters

Elsevier,

Resilient Health: Leveraging Technology and Social Innovations to Transform Healthcare for COVID-19 Recovery and Beyond, 2024, Pages 713-727

This content aligns with Goal 3: Good Health by emphasizing the importance of overcoming barriers to ensure equitable access to health and well-being for individuals with various impairments, thus promoting inclusive participation in society. It also supports Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities by advocating for the development and implementation of digital and assistive technologies that empower people with disabilities, ensuring they have equal opportunities and resources. The call for disability-inclusive policies during the recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic further underscores the commitment to achieving social inclusion and the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals, ensuring that no one is left behind.
Elsevier,

Safeguarding Mountain Social-Ecological Systems, Vol 2
Building Transformative Resilience in Mountain Regions Worldwide
2024, Pages 201-206

This chapter ties into Sustainable Development Goal 13: Climate Action and Sustainable Development Goal 15: Life on Land by detailing how the Alpine Convention addresses climate change, soil protection, and natural hazards. The actions and governance model of the Alpine Convention contribute to these SDGs and offer scalable solutions for other mountain regions worldwide.
Elsevier,

Resilient Health, 2024, Pages 1085-1098

This content addresses SDG 3 (Good Health and Well-being) and SDG-10 (Reduced inequalities), aligns with the World Health Organization’s goal to promote universal health coverage, and aims to help close the health treatment gap that keeps remote, underserved communities from accessing needed quality health services.

Elsevier,

Resilient Health, 2024, Pages 863-871

This chapter supports UN SDG3 and discusses how Indigenous communities are grounded in the connections among people and between people and the natural world. Especially important is the wisdom of elders and the knowledge that comes from culturally embedded teachings and how unique technological tools can aid in strengthening self-esteem and well-being and rebuild core cultural relationships.

Elsevier,

Evolution and Trends of Sustainable Approaches: Latest Development and Innovations in Science and Technology Applications, 2024, Pages 209-226

This chapter ties into Sustainable Development Goal 7, Sustainable Development Goal 9, and Sustainable Development Goal 13 by promoting the adoption of green hydrogen as a clean and sustainable energy source, emphasizing the development of decision support systems for designing hydrogen supply chains which involves innovation and the creation of new infrastructure, and addressing the environmental consequences of conventional energy sources by focusing on green hydrogen as a viable solution to mitigate climate change impacts.

Elsevier,

International and Life Course Aspects of COVID-19, 2024, Pages 419-428

This content aligns with Goal 3: Good Health and Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities by recognizing the unique challenges faced by families of children with disabilities during the pandemic and exploring positive outcomes that can enhance their resilience and well-being. By shifting the focus to strengthening family systems, the study promotes better mental health and support mechanisms for these families, ultimately contributing to improved health outcomes and reducing disparities. This approach encourages a more holistic understanding of the pandemic's impact, fostering equity and inclusion for families navigating post-pandemic challenges.
Elsevier,

Linking Neuroscience and Behavior in COVID-19, 2024, pp 509-517

This content aligns with Goal 3: Good Health and Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure by discussing the relationship between mental health and receiving the COVID-19 vaccination, a healthcare innovation introduced during the global COVID-19 pandemic.

Elsevier,

Linking Neuroscience and Behavior in COVID-19, 2024, Pages 39-48

This content aligns with Goal 3: Good Health as well as Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities by providing research on disabilities to help prepare for future public health disasters. It also promotes inclusive leadership and implementation that considers the needs of people with disabilities.

Elsevier,

International and Life Course Aspects of COVID-19, 2024, pp 599-611

This content aligns with Goal 3: Good Health and Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure by discussing the relationship between mental health, aging, and the COVID-19 pandemic, and the infrastructure in place to address declines in mental health in these populations.
Elsevier,

Climate Change and Circular Economics: Human Society as a Closed Thermodynamic System, 2024, Pages 131-165

The content aligns with UN SDG 13 (Climate Action) by analyzing temperature and precipitation data to assess climate change risks, map hazard risks related to floods, droughts, snow, and freezing events, and calculate associated damage, while also indirectly supporting SDG 15 (Life on Land) by evaluating the impact on various regions and ecosystems.

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