This book chapter addresses goals 15 and 11 by focusing on how human activities influence the biodiversity of life on land.
Key Performance Indicators are important instruments, both in defining high-level goals (international or national) and when planning smart energy communities.
This book chapter addresses goals 12, 7, 11 and 15 by looking at the environmental and economic impact of the utilization of biomass resources.
#SmartME has been one of the first initiatives in Italy to realize a Smart City through the use of open technologies.
With growing health risks from rising temperatures in the Global South, the lack of essential indoor cooling is increasingly seen as a dimension of energy poverty and human well-being.
The built environment is responsible for large negative ecological impacts due in part to the vast amount of materials used in construction.
There is a metabolic rift running through our economy and culture, and it is distracting our attention from care for the biosphere.
This book chapter advances SDGs 11 and 12 by discussing the integrated coastal management approach to coastal zone management policy for a sustainable coast.
There has recently been a conscious push for cities in Europe to be smarter and more sustainable, leading to the need to benchmark these cities’ efforts using robust assessment frameworks.
The pollution of the marine environment by solid wastes, either directly introduced into the sea or discharged into the oceans from rivers or pipelines, is considered from the perspective of both t
