Book chapters

Resilient and Sustainable Cities - Chapter 24: Predictive modeling for reforestation of cities to mitigate climate change impacts

Elsevier,

Ali Jalali, Phillip B. Roös, Murray Herron, Paras Sidiqui, Emma Duncan, Chapter 24 - Predictive modeling for reforestation of cities to mitigate climate change impacts, Editor(s): Zaheer Allam, Didier Chabaud, Catherine Gall, Florent Pratlong, Carlos Moreno, Resilient and Sustainable Cities, Elsevier, 2023, Pages 441-456, ISBN 9780323917186, https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-91718-6.00014-1.

This chapter advances UN SDG goals 11, 13, and 3 by discussing how urban reforestation could be among effective options for mitigating urban warming and climate change, further aiding planners and policy makers to create more sustainable and liveable cities.
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SDG:

Goal 11: Sustainable cities and communities; Goal 13: Climate action; Goal 3: Good health and well-being

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Forests; Sustainable cities and human settlements, Global

Chapter 5 - “Reign from behind the curtain”- Women's leadership during post-earthquake stages in rural areas in Sichuan, China

Elsevier,

Case Studies in Disaster Recovery, 2023, pp 87-108

This chapter aligns with SDG Goal 5: Gender equality and Goal 9: Industry, innovation and infrastructure by exploring the role women have played in disaster recovery and how this engagement fosters and enhances women's leadership roles.
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SDG:

Goal 5: Gender equality; Goal 9: Industry, innovation and infrastructure

Tags:

Gender equality and women's empowerment; Disaster risk reduction, Global

Resilient and Sustainable Cities - Chapter 33 - Sustainable development in hydro-drought regions by improving hydro-indicators

Elsevier,

Resilient and Sustainable Cities: Research, Policy and Practice, 2023, Pages 625-647

This chapter contributes to SDG 6 by introducing projects to improve the situation of drought-affected cities by maintaining and saving local water resources.
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SDG:

Goal 6: Clean water and sanitation; Goal 11: Sustainable cities and communities

Tags:

Sustainable cities and human settlements; Water and sanitation, Global

Environmental Sustainability of Biofuels - Chapter 8 - Impact assessment of global biofuel regulations and policies on biodiversity

Elsevier,

Emma Suali, Latifah Suali, Chapter 8 - Impact assessment of global biofuel regulations and policies on biodiversity, Editor(s): Khalid Rehman Hakeem, Suhaib A. Bandh, Fayaz A. Malla, Mohammad Aneesul Mehmood, Environmental Sustainability of Biofuels, Elsevier, 2023, Pages 137-161, ISBN 9780323911597

This content aligns with Goal 7, Clean and Affordable Energy, and Goal 15, Life on Land, by assessing the impact of biofuel feedstocks on the environment, ecosystem, and biodiversity of the regions where energy crops will be grown and harvested.
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SDG:

Goal 7: Affordable and clean energy; Goal 15: Life on land; Goal 12: Responsible consumption and production

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Biodiversity and ecosystems; Energy, Global

The Veterinarian's Guide to Animal Welfare - Chapter 4: Assessing animal welfare

Elsevier,

The Veterinarian's Guide to Animal Welfare, 2022, pp 117-138

This chapter aligns with Goal 3: Good Health and Wellbeing and Goal 15: Life on Land by describing the various methods and metrics to use in assessing animal welfare, from wildlife to livestock to laboratory animals and beyond.
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SDG:

Goal 3: Good health and well-being; Goal 15: Life on land

Tags:

Health and wellbeing; Science; Animal Welfare, Global

Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinics of North America - Violence Against Women – A Global Perspective

Elsevier,

Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinics of North America, Volume 49, Issue 4, 2022, Pages 809-821

This chapter advances Goals 5 and 3 by discussing a holistic and integrated approach to care delivery for victims of violence that includes medical and psychosocial care, economic empowerment, and legal aid optimizes health outcomes and promotes rehabilitation and reintegration.
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SDG:

Goal 3: Good health and well-being; Goal 5: Gender equality

Tags:

Human rights; Gender equality and women's empowerment; Health and wellbeing, Global

Chapter 3 - Current mouse models of Alzheimer’s disease for investigating therapeutic agents

Elsevier,

Handbook of Animal Models in Neurological Disorders, First Edition, 2022, pp 31-41

This chapter advances the UN SDG goals 3 and 17 presenting the current mouse models to studying AD.
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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; Health Impact, Global

Plastics and Sustainability - Chapter 1: Plastics and environmental sustainability issues

Elsevier,

Plastics and Sustainability: Practical Approaches, 2023, Pages 1-43

This chapter aligns with Goal 3: Good health and well-being and Goal 12: Responsible consumption by providing an overview of types of commodity plastics, plastics and microplastics pollution, and availability of recycling methods.
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SDG:

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

Tags:

Health and wellbeing; Sustainable consumption and production, Global

Fate of Biological Contaminants During Recycling of Organic Wastes - Chapter 14: Insight on the prevalence of pathogens present in the municipal solid waste of sanitary landfills, dumpsites, and leachate

Elsevier,

Fate of Biological Contaminants During Recycling of Organic Wastes, 2023, Pages 279-295

This content supports the SDG Goal 3: Good health and well-being and Goal 6: Clean water and sanitation by emphasizing the presence of pathogens, particularly virus, in the waste and leachate materials of some landfills, and also on the waste management, awareness, precaution, needed to be considered to overcome the diseases caused by viral particles.
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SDG:

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

Tags:

Health and population; Health and wellbeing, Global

Chapter 1 - Alzheimer’s disease preliminary screening in zebrafish integrating behavioral models and molecular markers

Elsevier,

Handbook of Animal Models in Neurological Disorders, First Edition, 2022, pp 3-16

This chapter advances the UN SDG goals 3 and 17 by presenting how studying zebrafish and behavioral models and molecular markers in the study of AD.
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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; Health Impact, Global

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