Book chapters

Resilient and Sustainable Cities - Chapter 28: Re-envisaging cities: biophilic and First Nations strategies from Australia

Elsevier,

Resilient and Sustainable Cities: Research, Policy and Practice, 2022, Pages 519-535

This chapter advances the UN SDG goals 11, 12, and 13 by offering two alternate approaches to Western planning—city making informed by biophilic systems and First Nations values—through Australian case studies that have similar systems of thought, aspirations, and values. The challenge is for use to adapt (or retrofit) our cities to redress climate change and our consumption values toward crafting robust, resilient, respectful and sustainable places.
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SDG:

Goal 11: Sustainable cities and communities; Goal 12: Responsible consumption and production; Goal 13: Climate action

Tags:

Sustainable cities and human settlements; Sustainable consumption and production; Climate change, Global

The Plant Hormone Ethylene - Chapter 5 - Ethylene in the regulation of seed dormancy and germination: Biodiversity matters

Elsevier,

Jessyca Adelle Silva Santos, Queila Souza Garcia, Chapter 5 - Ethylene in the regulation of seed dormancy and germination: Biodiversity matters, Editor(s): Nafees A. Khan, Antonio Ferrante, Sergi Munné-Bosch, The Plant Hormone Ethylene, Academic Press, 2023, Pages 61-71, ISBN 9780323858465

This content aligns with Goal 15: Life on Land and Goal 2: Zero Hunger by focusing on seed biodiversity.
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SDG:

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

Tags:

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

Resilient and Sustainable Cities- Chapter 19: Health impact assessment: an innovative approach for 15-minute cities

Resilient and Sustainable Cities, Research, Policy and Practice, 2023, Pages 343-353

This chapter advances the UN SDG Goal 3: Good Health by addressing the potential for Health Impact Assessment to assess and optimize the health impacts of the 15-minute city model.
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SDG:

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

Tags:

Health and population; Health and wellbeing; Sustainable cities and human settlements, Global

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

Tags:

Climate change; Forests; Sustainable cities and human settlements, 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

Tags:

Biodiversity and ecosystems; Energy, 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

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

Plastics and Sustainability - Chapter 3: Plastic wastes and opportunities

Elsevier,

Plastics and Sustainability: Practical Approaches, 2023, Pages 91-120

This chapter aligns with Goal 7: Affordable and clean energy and Goal 8: Decent work and economic growth by discussing the chemical recycling and energy recovery of waste plastics.
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SDG:

Goal 7: Affordable and clean energy; Goal 8: Decent work and economic growth

Tags:

Energy; Chemicals and waste, 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

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