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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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.
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.
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.
Elsevier,
Psychosocial Aspects of Chronic Kidney Disease, 2021, Pages 49-88
This chapter addresses SDG 10 and SDG 3 by discussing the substantial disparities that exist in CKD and ESRD populations across race, ethnicity, and social class, and describes the role that social risks play in the development of CKD and ESRD and in their disparate impact on low-income and racial/ethnic minority populations.
Elsevier,
Handbook of Clinical Neurology, Volume 175, 2020, Pages 437-448
This ties into SDG 5 on gender equality by establishing a need for general recommendations and guidelines toward precision and sex/gender medicine, with regard to dosage, tolerability, interactions and side effects, sensitivity of diagnostic tests, and distinct treatment strategies.
Elsevier,
Advances in Food and Nutrition Research, Volume 94, 2020, Pages 1-34
This chapter advances SDG 3 by providing an overview of novel probiotic-related concepts and the scientific evidence that supports their bioactivities as well as the possible mechanisms underlying their health-promoting effects.