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Multicriteria evaluation of novel technologies for organic micropollutants removal in advanced water reclamation schemes for indirect potable reuse [PDF]

, 2018
Postprint (author's final ...
Cortina Pallás, José Luís, Echevarria, C., Valderrama Angel, César Alberto   +2 more
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Localising the Sustainable Development Goals. A Place‐Based Analysis of Sustainable Development in Rural and Urban Areas

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT There are increasing calls for a place‐based approach towards the Sustainable Development Goals that show their territorial diversity at subnational level. Based on 33 indicators, covering 13 SDGs and aggregated in three sub‐indexes (economy, social and environment), this paper develops a Sustainable Development Index for Rural and Urban Areas
Lucas Olmedo, Paul Holloway, John Barimo, Mary O'Shaughnessy   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Study on the impact of reclamation and development of Yancheng coastal wetlands on the spatio-temporal evolution of wintering Anatidae habitat

Ecological Indicators
As a World Natural Heritage Site primarily focused on protecting migratory bird habitats, the Yancheng coastal wetland is also an important land resource reserve area in China.
Cheng Wang, Shaoxia Xia, Houlang Duan, Yutong Wu, Yue Su, Bin Wang, Zhiheng Shen, Gongbo Sun, Bin Dong   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

California Water Myths [PDF]

, 2009
Presents eight common myths about water supply, ecosystems, and the legal and political aspects of governing California's water system and explains how each myth drives the debate, the reality, and alternatives for better informed policy ...
Ariel Dinar, Barton "Buzz" Thompson, Brian Gray, Ellen Hanak, Jay Lund, Jeffrey Mount, Peter Moyle, Richard Howitt   +7 more
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Advocating for Native‐Centric Financial Aid: Lessons From the Native Student Aid Portal

New Directions for Student Services, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Native‐centric financial aid is an essential tool promoting college access and success for Native American students and a component of Native nation building. Yet, a small but growing body of literature indicates existing financial aid opportunities do not fully meet the lived realities of Native students. This article offers insights from the
Misti R. Jeffers, Gresham D. Collom
wiley   +1 more source

Research on the Carrying Capacity of the Water Environment Based on System Dynamics of Nanjing City, China

Safety Science and Technology, EarlyView.
The social and natural water circulation causal feedback relationship is established, and an SD model on water supply–demand and water ecological crisis is constructed. The GDP growth rate and the sewage treatment rate are identified as the key factors affecting the system.
Weiwei Song, Siyuan Li, Jun Mei, Enqi Li, Yuxuan Jiang   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Lower reclamation of coastal lagoon conserves higher waterbird assemblage phylogenetic diversity

Global Ecology and Conservation
Natural habitat loss caused by wetland reclamation is one of the most important causation for waterbird decline worldwide. Measurements of biodiversity loss always relied on the species and abundance reduce initially.
Xianli Che, Min Zhang, Wangming Li, YanYan Zhao, Xuebing Zhao, Yisheng Peng, Alexandra Ashley Grossi, Zhaohui Pang, Fasheng Zou   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Land and Water Pedagogy in TESOL: Centering Indigenous Knowledges

TESOL Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract The intersection of English Language Teaching (ELT), TESOL, and Indigenous knowledges is an important yet often neglected area of inquiry. This paper explores the importance of including Indigenous knowledges – specifically land and water pedagogies – in ELT, TESOL, and broader language education practices. Through duoethnographic inquiry, we –
Paul J. Meighan, Madoka Hammine
wiley   +1 more source

Shift in soil organic carbon and nitrogen pools in different reclaimed lands following intensive coastal reclamation on the coasts of eastern China. [PDF]

Sci Rep, 2019
Yang W, Xia L, Zhu Z, Jiang L, Cheng X, An S.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Sustainability Across the Curriculum: Sharing Ideas From a Cross‐Canada Community of Practice

New Directions for Teaching and Learning, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This chapter offers a “look‐back” one year after the formation of a Canadian sustainability education community of practice, and provides highlights of “sustainability across the curriculum” work that is taking place at Canadian Post‐Secondary Institutions, modeling benefits and challenges of cross‐campus organizing around sustainability ...
Janet Pivnick, Maria Spiliotopoulou
wiley   +1 more source