Book chapters

Recent Developments in Applied Microbiology and Biochemistry: Chapter 5 - The hidden risk of health-care-associated hepatitis C virus infection: Scenarios, past, present, and future

Elsevier,

Recent Developments in Applied Microbiology and Biochemistry, Volume 2, 2021, Pages 35-45

This chapter aligns with the SDG goal 3 of good health and wellbeing by focusing on the hidden risk of HCV-associated health-care infection and its history, current, and future scenarios.
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SDG:

Goal 3: Good health and well-being

Tags:

Health and population; Health and wellbeing, Global

Enhancing Disaster Preparedness - Chapter 14 - The links between vulnerability, poverty, and natural hazards: A focus on the impacts of globalization trends

Elsevier,

Enhancing Disaster Preparedness, 2021, Pages 259-272

This chapter addresses SDG 10 and SDG 11 by examining social vulnerability and inequality globally and how that impacts the response to disasters.
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SDG:

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

Tags:

Sustainable cities and human settlements; Diversity and inclusion; Global Vulnerability; Disaster Preparedness, Global

Enhancing Disaster Preparedness: Chapter 11 - Informality versus short-term regularization of the Syrian refugees' situation in Lebanon

Elsevier,

Enhancing Disaster Preparedness, From Humanitarian Architecture to Community Resilience, 2021, Pages 209-222

This chapter supports SDGs 10 and 16 by looking into proposals for policy change regarding the management of legal, socioeconomic, and urban aspects of the Syrian refugee crisis.
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SDG:

Goal 10: Reduced inequalities; Goal 16: Peace, justice and strong institutions

Tags:

Access to justice; Sustainable cities and human settlements; Disaster Preparedness, Global

Electric Vehicles for Smart Cities - Chapter 6: Electric vehicle capitals – case studies

Elsevier,

Electric Vehicles for Smart Cities, Trends, Challenges, and Opportunities, 2021, Pages 181-247

This book chapter addresses SDGs 7, 9 and 13 by investigating case studies from major cities showcasing how they approached electric mobility including the unique policies, actions, and programs implemented to make it successful.
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SDG:

Goal 7: Affordable and clean energy; Goal 9: Industry, innovation and infrastructure; Goal 13: Climate action

Tags:

Technology; Sustainable transport; Energy; Electric Vehicles (EVs), Global

Aquananotechnology - Editor's Note - Applications of nanomaterials in water remediation

Elsevier,

Aquananotechnology: Applications of Nanomaterials for Water Purification, 2021, Pages xv-xxiv

This book chapter advances SDG 6 and 14 by introducing and summarizing efforts of nanomaterials research for environmental remediation--focusing on water purification
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SDG:

Goal 6: Clean water and sanitation; Goal 14: Life below water

Tags:

Water and sanitation; Science, Global

Advances in Food Security and Sustainability: Volume Five, Chapter Two - Gender inequality and food insecurity: A dozen years after the food price crisis, rural women still bear the brunt of poverty and hunger

Elsevier,

Advances in Food Security and Sustainability, Volume 5, 2020, Pages 53-117

This book chapter discusses how new policies are needed to reorient the food system so that it prioritizes smallholder communities, with a renewed focus on the needs and aspirations of women, advancing SDG 2 ad SDG 5.
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SDG:

Goal 2: Zero hunger; Goal 5: Gender equality

Tags:

Gender equality and women's empowerment; Food security and nutrition and sustainable agriculture, Global

Climate Change Adaptation for Transportation Systems - Chapter 1 - Introduction

Elsevier,

Climate Change Adaptation for Transportation Systems, 2021, Pages 1-24

This book chapter advances SDGs 13 and 11 by defining what is meant by adaptation for the purposes of the manager of a transportation system and introducing three major themes for climate change adaptation in transportation.
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Climate Change Adaptation for Transportation Systems - Chapter 4 - Adaptation planning

Elsevier,

Climate Change Adaptation for Transportation Systems, 2021, Pages 65-103

This book chapter advances SDGs 13 and 11 by describing a range of adaptation frameworks, including those provided by Federal Highways Administration (FHWA) and the International Road Federation (PIARC), as these provide good case study applications in the real world.
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SDG:

Goal 13: Climate action; Goal 11: Sustainable cities and communities

Tags:

Sustainable transport, Global

Climate Change Adaptation for Transportation Systems: Chapter 1 - Introduction

Elsevier,

Climate Change Adaptation for Transportation Systems, 2021, Pages 1-24

This book chapter advances SDGs 9, 11, and 13 by providing a general introduction to climate change adaptation for transportation systems and a set of guiding principles for the planning and implementation of adaptation programs.
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SDG:

Goal 9: Industry, innovation and infrastructure; Goal 11: Sustainable cities and communities; Goal 13: Climate action

Tags:

Disaster risk reduction; Sustainable transport; Climate Adaptation; Climate Change, Global

Understanding Disaster Risk, Chapter 4.3 - Risk management for forest fires at a world heritage site: Vulnerability and response capacity by Rapa Nui indigenous community

Elsevier,

Understanding Disaster Risk, 2021, Pages 257-277

This book chapter advances SDG10 and 16 by investigating practices for disaster response that take indigenous communities into account--something that is often ignored or even actively opposed.
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SDG:

Goal 10: Reduced inequalities; Goal 16: Peace, justice and strong institutions

Tags:

Sustainable cities and human settlements; Diversity and inclusion, South America

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