Book chapters

The New Public Health (Fourth Edition): Chapter 16- Global Health

The New Public Health (Fourth Edition), 2023, Pages 1097-1158

This chapter advances the UN SDG Goal 3: Good Health and Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities. It examines the globalization of health as there is increase focus on the international transfer of diseases and the imperative of cooperating to combat inequity under societal conditions that create the spread of diseases and their effects on individual nations and the global community.
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SDG:

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

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Health and wellbeing; Health and population; Diversity and inclusion, Global

Advances in Nanotechnology for Marine Antifouling: Micro and Nano Technologies - Chapter 7: Biodiversity of deep ocean on development of biofilms: Biofouling communities and corrosion performance of materials

Elsevier,

Advances in Nanotechnology for Marine Antifouling, 2023, pp 141-164

This chapter aligns with Goal 14: Life Below Water and Goal 9: Industry, innovation and infrastructure by highlighting the biodiversity of marine biofilms in the context of marine infrastructure.
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SDG:

Goal 14: Life below water; Goal 9: Industry, innovation and infrastructure

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Oceans & Seas; Biodiversity and ecosystems, Global

Groundwater Ecology and Evolution (Second Edition) - Chapter 5 - Groundwater biodiversity and constraints to biological distribution

Elsevier,

Pierre Marmonier, Diana Maria Paola Galassi, Kathryn Korbel, Murray Close, Thibault Datry, Clemens Karwautz, Chapter 5 - Groundwater biodiversity and constraints to biological distribution, Editor(s): Florian Malard, Christian Griebler, Sylvie Rétaux, Groundwater Ecology and Evolution (Second Edition), Academic Press, 2023, Pages 113-140, ISBN 9780128191194

This content aligns with Goal 14: Life Under Water by covering groundwater biodiversity and constraints to biological distribution
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SDG:

Goal 14: Life below water

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Biodiversity and ecosystems; Science, Global

Complexity and Complex Ecological Systems - Chapter 6 - Biodiversity maintenance in food webs

Elsevier,

Stanislaw Sieniutycz, Chapter 6 - Biodiversity maintenance in food webs, Editor(s): Stanislaw Sieniutycz, Complexity and Complex Ecological Systems, Elsevier, 2023, Pages 75-97, ISBN 9780443192371

This content aligns with Goal 15: Life on Land by introducing the subject of trophic relationships in coastal and estuarine ecosystems.
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SDG:

Goal 15: Life on land; Goal 2: Zero hunger

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Biodiversity and ecosystems; Food security and nutrition and sustainable agriculture, Global

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, Global

Multi-Hazard Vulnerability and Resilience Building - Chapter 9: Integrating indigenous knowledge with science to suitably tackle disasters due to climate and environmental change: an overview of the progress and way forward

Elsevier,

Multi-Hazard Vulnerability and Resilience Building: Cross Cutting Issues, 2023, Pages 127-143

This chapter advances the UN SDG goals 11 and 10 by developing a practical philosophy that elaborates elements from the Indigenous knowledge system for hybrid epistemologies from which actions can be developed for disaster risk reduction.
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SDG:

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

Tags:

Disaster risk reduction; Sustainable cities and human settlements; Climate change, Global

Plant RNA Viruses - Chapter 12 - Biodiversity and characterization of economically important viruses on potato cultivars

Elsevier,

Nikolay Manchev Petrov, Mariya Ivanova Stoyanova, Rajarshi Kumar Gaur, Chapter 12 - Biodiversity and characterization of economically important viruses on potato cultivars, Editor(s): Rajarshi Kumar Gaur, Basavaprabhu L. Patil, Ramasamy Selvarajan, Plant RNA Viruses, Academic Press, 2023, Pages 245-270, ISBN 9780323953399

This content aligns with Goal 15: Life on Earth as it discusses the different viruses that can infect potatoes which are a problem for the quality and the quantity of global potato production which can exacerbate any food security issues.
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SDG:

Goal 15: Life on land; Goal 2: Zero hunger; Goal 12: Responsible consumption and production

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Biodiversity and ecosystems; Food security and nutrition and sustainable agriculture; Health and population, 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

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

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