Indigenous People and Nature: Chapter 1 - Indigenous people activities on ecosystems and sustainable development- a paradigm shift

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Indigenous People and Nature, Insights for Social, Ecological, and Technological Sustainability, 2022, Pages 3-27
This chapter provides a comprehensive strategy to assess ecological systems’ involvement in indigenous wellbeing, signifying how natural systems are intertwined with people’s communal, economic, and cultural environments, along with their skills.
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Indigenous People and Nature - Chapter 7 - Livelihood constraints of indigenous people exposed to climatic hazards

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Indigenous People and Nature, Insights for Social, Ecological, and Technological Sustainability, 2022, Pages 171-197
Understanding livelihood vulnerability to hydrometeorological hazards is a crucial challenge for policymakers to create a clear foundation for vulnerable coastal residents. Using microlevel livelihood vulnerability research employing LVI and Socioeconomic Vulnerability Index, this chapter measures the magnitude of indigenous peoples' vulnerability to the detrimental consequences of hydrometeorological hazards on socioeconomic conditions.
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Disaster risk reduction; Health and population; Sustainable cities and human settlements; Livelihood, Global

Indigenous People and Nature - Chapter 8 - Functions of social work on integration of the indigenous population into society

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Indigenous People and Nature, Insights for Social, Ecological, and Technological Sustainability, 2022, Pages 199-216
The indigenous peoples make a lasting impact on the society and people through their activities such as protection of the ecosystem, agriculture, and the maintenance of ethnic origin; these people are faced with many risks regarding health, sanitation, water, climate change, and pandemic. The chapter aims to determine the integration of the indigenous population into society and the functions of social work in this regard.
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Biodiversity and ecosystems; Disaster risk reduction; Indigenous Rights, Global

Sustainable Energy Technologies for Seawater Desalination - Chapter 1 - Introduction to desalination and sustainable energy

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Marc Rosen, Aida Farsi, CHAPTER ONE - Introduction to desalination and sustainable energy, Editor(s): Marc Rosen, Aida Farsi, Sustainable Energy Technologies for Seawater Desalination, Academic Press, 2022, Pages 1-44, ISBN 9780323998727
This chapter introduces key concepts of water desalination systems driven by sustainable energy sources, as we look to meet civilization's water needs through sustainable means - supporting SDG 6 (Clean Water and Sanitation) as well as SDG 7 (Clean and Affordable Energy)
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Energy; Oceans & Seas, Global

Model Predictive Control for Doubly-Fed Induction Generators and Three-Phase Power Converters, Chapter 6 - A wireless coded modulated FCS-MPC DPC for renewable energy sources in smart grid environment

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Model Predictive Control for Doubly-Fed Induction Generators and Three-Phase Power Converters, Volume , 24 January 2022
This chapter advances SDG goals 7 and 11 by proposing hardware to enable the use of smart grids and renewable energy.
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Energy, Global

Machinery and Energy Systems for the Hydrogen Economy, Chapter 8 - Economics of hydrogen fuel

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Machinery and Energy Systems for the Hydrogen Economy, Volume , 1 January 2022
This chapter advances the UN SDG goals 7, 11, and 12 by reviewing the current state of hydrogen production and markets to determine the most economically viable routes towards introducing clean hydrogen fuel
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Sustainable transport; Technology; Energy, Global

3rd Generation Biofuels - Chapter 19, Biodiesel from microalgae

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3rd Generation Biofuels: Disruptive Technologies to Enable Commercial Production, Volume , 1 January 2022
This chapter advances the UN SDG goals 7, 11, and 12 by envisioning the biodiesel-from-microalgae plant of the future through the exploitation of genetically modified algal strains, renewable (mainly solar) power sources, and wastewater/effluent treatment facilities for nutrient and water supply with a one-step harvesting/lipid process.
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Chemicals and waste; Energy; Sustainable consumption and production, Global

3rd Generation Biofuels - Chapter 14, Biofuels and chemicals from microalgae

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3rd Generation Biofuels: Disruptive Technologies to Enable Commercial Production, Volume , 1 January 2022
This chapter advances the UN SDG goals 7, 11, and 12 by examining the current state-of-the art technologies applied for the extraction of compounds from microalgae/pretreatment and downstream processing for biofuels and chemicals from microalgae.
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Chemicals and waste; Energy; Sustainable consumption and production, Global

Machinery and Energy Systems for the Hydrogen Economy, Chapter 2 - Fundamentals

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Machinery and Energy Systems for the Hydrogen Economy, Volume , 1 January 2022
This chapter advances the UN SDG goals 7, 11, and 12 by reviewing the fundamentals of hydrogen, it's properties, and its use as a sustainable fuel source
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Sustainable transport; Technology; Energy, Global

Biofuels and Biorefining Volume 1 - Chapter 8, Production of biohydrogen

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Biofuels and Biorefining: Volume 1: Current Technologies for Biomass Conversion, Volume , 1 January 2022
This chapter advances the UN SDG goals 7, 11, and 12 by discussing recent developments in biohydrogen production, including various biomass used as feedstock, conventional technologies for biohydrogen production, economics of biohydrogen production, and the application of biohydrogen
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