Book chapters

Multi-Hazard Vulnerability and Resilience Building - Chapter 21: Foundation of indigenous knowledge theory for disaster risk reduction

Elsevier,

Multi-Hazard Vulnerability and Resilience Building: Cross Cutting Issues, 2023, Pages 347-361

This chapter advances the UN SDG goals 11 and 10 by contextualizing how the integration of indigenous practice and scientific knowledge of DRR can support development organizations and policymakers in planning effective and practical activities to mitigate and manage disaster risk in indigenous communities. This conceptual article argues that indigenous knowledge can assist in becoming more aware of disaster risks, implementing a successful local disaster management plan, and conducting scientific research and training.
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SDG:

Goal 11: Sustainable cities and communities; Goal 10: Reduced inequalities

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Disaster risk reduction; Sustainable cities and human settlements; Indigenous Knowledge, Global

International Encyclopedia of Education, Fourth Edition - Human rights education

Elsevier,

International Encyclopedia of Education, Fourth Edition, 2023, Pages 53-64

This chapter advances Goals 4, 10, and 3 by providing an overview of human rights education in formal and non-formal educational spaces and in professional settings. It includes current debates in the field around the pedagogy and practice of teaching human rights.
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SDG:

Goal 4: Quality education; Goal 3: Good health and well-being; Goal 10: Reduced inequalities

Tags:

Human rights; Education, Global

International Encyclopedia of Education, Fourth Edition - Education International and its global contribution to educational debates

Elsevier,

International Encyclopedia of Education, Fourth Edition, 2023, Pages 574-585

This chapter advances Goals 4 and 19 by describing some of the ways in which Education International approaches some of key issues of policy and practice, both long-standing, such as social equality and human rights, and those that are emerging, such as uses of new technologies, privatization, decolonization of education and climate change.
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SDG:

Goal 4: Quality education; Goal 10: Reduced inequalities

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Human rights; Education, Global

Groundwater Ecology and Evolution (Second Edition) - Chapter 23 - Recent concepts and approaches for conserving groundwater biodiversity

Elsevier,

Andrew J. Boulton, Maria Elina Bichuette, Kathryn Korbel, Fabio Stoch, Matthew L. Niemiller, Grant C. Hose, Simon Linke, Chapter 23 - Recent concepts and approaches for conserving groundwater biodiversity, Editor(s): Florian Malard, Christian Griebler, Sylvie Rétaux, Groundwater Ecology and Evolution (Second Edition), Academic Press, 2023, Pages 525-550, ISBN 9780128191194

This content aligns with Goal 14: Life under Water by exploring different approaches for conserving groundwater biodiversity.
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SDG:

Goal 14: Life below water

Tags:

Biodiversity and ecosystems; Science, Global

Advances in Immunology - Chapter 3: The CARD8 inflammasome in HIV infection

Elsevier,

Advances in Immunology
Volume 157, 2023, Pages 59-100

This content aligns with Goal 3: Good Health and Wellbeing by summarize the current understanding of inflammasome biology and the role of different inflammasomes in HIV pathogenesis with a focus on the recently described CARD8 inflammasome.
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SDG:

Goal 3: Good health and well-being

Tags:

Health and population; Health and wellbeing, Global

LiDAR Principles, Processing and Applications in Forest Ecology - Chapter 13 - Applications of LiDAR in Biodiversity Conservation, Ecohydrology, and Ecological Process Modeling of Forest Ecosystems

Elsevier,

Chapter 13 - Applications of LiDAR in Biodiversity Conservation, Ecohydrology, and Ecological Process Modeling of Forest Ecosystems, Editor(s): Qinghua Guo, Yanjun Su, Tianyu Hu, LiDAR Principles, Processing and Applications in Forest Ecology, Academic Press, 2023, Pages 407-442, ISBN 9780128238943

This content aligns with Goal 15: Life on Land by exploring the role and advantages of LiDAR in biodiversity monitoring in forest ecosystems.
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SDG:

Goal 15: Life on land

Tags:

Biodiversity and ecosystems; Forests, Global

Progress in Sustainable Development - Chapter 10 - Sustaining marine biodiversity in Singapore's heavily urbanized coast

Elsevier,

Loke Ming Chou, Chapter 10 - Sustaining marine biodiversity in Singapore's heavily urbanized coast, Editor(s): David Ting, Paul O'Brien, Progress in Sustainable Development, Elsevier, 2023, Pages 265-282, ISBN 9780323992077

This content aligns with Goal 14: Life below water by investigating how Singapore developed initiatives to protect and enhance marine biodiversity despite intense coastal development.
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SDG:

Goal 14: Life below water

Tags:

Biodiversity and ecosystems; Oceans & Seas, Global

Smart Nanomaterials to Combat the Spread of Viral Infections: Advanced Strategies for the Prevention of Viral Infections - Chapter 5: Role of metal nanoparticles for treatment of and prevention of viral infections

Smart Nanomaterials to Combat the Spread of Viral Infections: Advanced Strategies for the Prevention of Viral Infections, 2023, Pages 97-123

This content supports the SDG Goal 3: Good health and well-being by discussing the role of multifunctional metal nanoparticles as antiviral therapeutic agents and nanovaccines against different viruses, including human immunodeficiency virus, hepatitis viruses, influenza A virus, herpes simplex virus, and severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2.
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SDG:

Goal 3: Good health and well-being

Tags:

Health and population; Health and wellbeing

Encyclopedia of Human Nutrition (Fourth Edition) - Health Inequities

Elsevier,

Encyclopedia of Human Nutrition, Fourth Edition, 2023, pages 327-335

This content aligns with Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities by examining the social determinants of health, food, and nutritional inequities.
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SDG:

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

Tags:

Diversity and inclusion; Health and wellbeing, Global

Emerging Practices in Telehealth Best Practices in a Rapidly Changing Field: Chapter 12 - Global telehealth and digital health: how to support programs and infrastructure

Elsevier,

Emerging Practices in Telehealth

Best Practices in a Rapidly Changing Field

2023, Pages 163-182

The need and opportunities for global health strategies to leverage the power of digital health technology to improve healthcare outcomes are growing. Telehealth and other digital health products and services are becoming increasingly important in this effort, and methodical strategies should be used to evaluate the need, application, integration, maintenance, and scaling of such solutions. With the correct attention upon these areas, digital health can serve as a catalyst to improve healthcare outcomes and reduce disparities across the world, supporting SDG3.
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SDG:

Goal 3: Good health and well-being

Tags:

Artificial Intelligence; digital health; telehealth, Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Europe, Global, Middle East, North America, Oceania, Pacific, South America

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