Contamination of Water: Chapter 7 - Contamination of groundwater resources by pesticides

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Contamination of Water, Health Risk Assessment and Treatment Strategies, 2021, Pages 99-107
Pesticides have the potential to contaminate groundwater resources and have become a serious concern worldwide. In this chapter, we have discussed the mechanism of pesticide pollution along with its trajectory from the land surface into aquifers. Additionally, the harmful effects of pesticides on human health and promising remedies for reducing pesticide pollution have also been discussed.
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Clean Energy and Resources Recovery - Chapter 1: State of the art of energy production from agricultural residues using thermochemical and biological processes

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Clean Energy and Resources Recovery, Biomass Waste Based Biorefineries, Volume 1, 2021, Pages 1-24
This chapter advances SDG 7, 11, and 13 by presenting the different ways valorizing agricultural residues for energy production, as a sustainable alternative to carbon emitting fossil fuels, while simultaneously reducing agricultural waste products.
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Energy; Chemicals and waste; Sustainable consumption and production, Global

Methods in Sustainability Science: Chapter 2 - Business contributions to sustainable development goals

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Methods in Sustainability Science, Assessment, Prioritization, Improvement, Design and Optimization, 2021, Pages 13-26
This book chapter advances SDGs 11 and 13 by providing useful information for multisector institutions, especially for governments on how to plan future programs for socializing and promoting SDGs as one tool for creating sustainable businesses, as well as for protecting the environment, and improving society’s welfare.
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Green economy; Sustainable cities and human settlements, Global

Methods in Sustainability Science - Chapter 2: Business contributions to sustainable development goals

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Methods in Sustainability Science, Assessment, Prioritization, Improvement, Design and Optimization, 2021, Pages 13-26
This book chapter advances SDG 11 and 13 by explaining how businesses contributed to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the early years after the declaration of these Goals at the end of 2015. Samples were taken from Indonesian publicly listed companies that published sustainability reports during the period 2016–2018 after the SDGs adoption.
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Environmental Sustainability and Economy: Chapter 3 - Interconnecting the environment with economic development of a nation

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Environmental Sustainability and Economy, 2021, Pages 35-60
This book chapter advances SDGs 9, 13, and 11 by exploring the relationship between environmental quality and economic development to help policymakers design and implement effective policies in order to achieve sustainability goals.
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Green Chemistry for Sustainable Textiles - Chapter 1: Mapping and management of urban shade assets: a novel approach for promoting climatic urban action

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Or Aleksandrowicz, Chapter 1 - Mapping and management of urban shade assets: a novel approach for promoting climatic urban action, Editor(s): Ansar Khan, Hashem Akbari, Francesco Fiorito, Sk Mithun, Dev Niyogi, Global Urban Heat Island Mitigation, Elsevier, 2022, Pages 1-27, ISBN 9780323855396, https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-85539-6.00003-2
This chapter advances UN SDG goal 12 by ensuring sustainable consumption and production patterns
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Chapter 12 - The health secure city: cities as conquerors of disease

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Inoculating Cities, Case Studies of Urban Pandemic Preparedness, 2021, Pages 227-233
Cities around the world are treasures. They are centers of creativity, hubs of intellect, and economic powerhouses. But the COVID-19 pandemic has undeniably reminded us that, in our globalized world, cities can also pose unique challenges and act as incubators of disease – effectively pushing society to its limits.
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Nuclear Decommissioning Case Studies - Chapter 2 - The concept of sustainability as applicable to nuclear decommissioning

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Nuclear Decommissioning Case Studies, Volume Two - Policies, Strategies, Planning and Knowledge Management, 2021, Pages 3-7
This book chapter advances SDG 7 and 11 by highlighting the concepts of policy, strategy, early and detailed planning, Life Cycle Management, and poor or good practices associated with nuclear decommissioning.
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Chemicals and waste; Energy; Industry, Global

Disaster Resilience and Sustainability: Chapter 1 - Toward sustainable development: Risk-informed and disaster-resilient development in Asia

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Disaster Resilience and Sustainability, Adaptation for Sustainable Development, 2021, Pages 1-20
This book chapter advances SDGs 9 and 11 by explaining how increasing frequency and intensity of natural disasters in Asia have become a huge challenge to achieve sustainable development. The main purpose of this chapter is to capture the multidisciplinary and multisectoral aspects of disaster resilience, adaptation strategy, and sustainability, and connect existing data, research, conceptual work, and practical cases on disaster risk management and its linkage with sustainable development under a common umbrella.
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Disaster risk reduction; Sustainable cities and human settlements; Disaster Resilience; Urban Resilience; Resilient Infrastructure, Asia

Disaster Resilience and Sustainability - Chapter 1: Toward sustainable development: Risk-informed and disaster-resilient development in Asia

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Disaster Resilience and Sustainability, Adaptation for Sustainable Development, 2021, Pages 1-20
This book chapter addresses SDGs 11 and 13 by focusing on disasters in Asia and how building disaster resilience is a multi-faceted challenge that takes partnership, data, work, and past case studies to navigate towards solutions.
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