Foundations for Sustainability: A Coherent Framework of Life-Environment Relations: Chapter 8 - Technology and applications in the context of holistic life–environment

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Daniel A. Fiscus, Brian D. Fath, Chapter 8 - Technology and applications in the context of holistic life–environment, Editor(s): Daniel A. Fiscus, Brian D. Fath, Foundations for Sustainability, Academic Press, 2019, Pages 205-230
This chapter contributes to SDGs 15, 13, and 11 by presenting technologies and applications for addressing climate change as a result of human activity on land.
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A Comprehensive Guide to Solar Energy Systems - Chapter 24: Global Growth Trends and the Future of Solar Power: Leading Countries, Segments and Their Prospects

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A Comprehensive Guide to Solar Energy Systems With Special Focus on Photovoltaic Systems, 2018, Pages 469-484.
This chapter addresses goals 11 and 8 by examining the growth of solar photovoltaic power across regions and countries, as well as offering some predictions as to how and where future development will take place.
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Circular Economy in Textiles and Apparel - Chapter 1: Introduction and the concept of circular economy

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Miguel Angel Gardetti, Chapter 1 - Introduction and the concept of circular economy, Editor(s): Subramanian Senthilkannan Muthu, In The Textile Institute Book Series, Circular Economy in Textiles and Apparel, Woodhead Publishing, 2019, Pages 1-11, ISBN 9780081026304,
https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-08-102630-4.00001-7.
This chapter advances UN SDG goal 12 by ensuring sustainable consumption and production patterns
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Sustainable consumption and production; Industry; Circular Economy, Global

Foundations for Sustainability - Chapter 9: Sustainability: A Goal for All

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Foundations for Sustainability, A Coherent Framework of Life-Environment Relations, 2019, Pages 231-247
This book chapter addresses goals 15, 11 and 13 by exploring how systems and network ecology can contribute towards the larger goal of sustainability.
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Science; Biodiversity and ecosystems; Sustainable cities and human settlements, Global

Sustainability, Energy and Architecture - Chapter 13: Key Characteristics of Top Performing Sustainable Buildings from the Perspective of the Users

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Sustainability, Energy and Architecture, Case Studies in Realizing Green Buildings, 2013, Pages 359-385.

 
This chapter advances goals 11 and 7 by analysing the users' perceptions of thirty-one sustainable commercial and institutional buildings located in a range of climatic zones.
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Towards Sustainable Road Transport - Chapter 2: Drivers for Change

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Towards Sustainable Road Transport, 2014, Pages 65-85
The road transport scene is changing rapidly under the stimulus of new vehicle and engine technology, as well as global political and socio-economic pressures. Through discussion of these issues, this chapter advances goals 11 and 7.
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Green Ports - Chapter 1: Green Ports in Theory and Practice

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Green Ports: Inland and Seaside Sustainable Transportation Strategies, Volume , 20 September 2018
This book chapter addresses SDG 11 by explaining an overview of green ports in theory and practice and environmental issues in the shipping industry.
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Management of Marine Plastic Debris - Chapter 5: Treatments and Uses

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Management of Marine Plastic Debris, 2017, Pages 215–315
This chapter address SDG 14, life below water, through its review of all techniques available for recycling marine plastic debris.
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Chemicals and waste; Oceans & Seas; Sustainable cities and human settlements

Water Reclamation and Sustainability - Chapter 1: Overview

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Water Reclamation and Sustainability, Chapter 1, 2014, Pages 1–18
This chapter addresses SDG targets 6.1, 6.3 and 6.4 through its discussion of monitoring water quality and water reclamation to achieve sustainability.
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Chemicals and waste; Health and population; Water and sanitation

Disaster Resilient Cities - Chapter 3.3: Measuring Damage and Recovery Status of Residents in Terms of “Quality of Life”

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Disaster Resilient Cities, 2016, Pages 99–108
SDG target 11.5 is concerned with the impact and reduction of disasters. This chapter advances knowledge on disaster risk reduction, by exploring the health impacts to those survivors living in environments that have been impacted by disaster.
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