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Indoor air quality for poor families: new evidence from Bangladesh [PDF]

open access: yes
Indoor air pollution (IAP) from cooking and heating is estimated to kill a million children annually in developing countries. To promote a better understanding of IAP, the authors investigate the determinants of IAP in Bangladesh using the latest air ...
Dasgupta, Susmita   +4 more
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The Hidden Costs of Coffee Production in the Eastern African Value Chains

open access: yesSustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT There is increasing recognition that significant hidden costs associated with agrifood systems are not reflected in market prices. Coffee is among the three most traded agricultural commodities in the world and supports the livelihoods of more than 30 million smallholder households.
Annet Adong   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

No escape: crisis of extreme heat indoors. [PDF]

open access: yesLancet Reg Health Southeast Asia
The Lancet Regional Health-South East Asia.
europepmc   +1 more source

Dispersion of Contaminants in Indoor Climate [PDF]

open access: yes, 1992
In rooms ventilated by mixing ventilation, in order to remove contaminants from the occupied zone, the goal of the air distribution system is to achieve a low and even concentration distribution in the room. The experiments showed that the contaminant distribution in a room always will depend on the location of the contamination source and in practice ...
openaire  

Women's Empowerment, Governance, and the Economics of Clean Cooking Transitions in Africa

open access: yesSustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Over the past few decades, the global economy, particularly in developing nations, has persistently grappled with rising dependence on conventional energy resources, thus rendering the realization of Sustainable Development Goals 5 and 7 (SDGs 5 and 7) an elusive aspiration for the international community.
Stephen Kelechi Dimnwobi   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Thermal comfort during Direct Load Control events in university lecture theatres

open access: yes, 2014
As a common approach to cope with air-conditioning peak demand, Direct Load Control (DLC) strategy has yielded positive results in Australian residential buildings. However, in university lecture theatres with high occupancy density and ventilation rate,
Zhang, F, Candido, C, De Dear, R
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Urbanization, Industrialization, and Energy Transition: An Empirical Analysis of Life Expectancy in a Developing Economy

open access: yesSustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Urbanization is a defining feature of contemporary development, shaping economic opportunities, social structures, and health outcomes. This study examines the influence of urbanization on life expectancy in Bangladesh, with particular attention to the role of the energy mix and industrialization.
Md. Hasanur Rahman   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Deciphering the socio-environmental factors associated with realized heartworm transmission risk in dogs from Portugal and Spain. [PDF]

open access: yesFront Vet Sci
Morchón R   +7 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Cannabis Agritourism and Local Pathways Toward Sustainable Development Goals in Northern California

open access: yesSustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Recent acceleration in global cannabis legalization offers a new context for examining the multiscale links between agritourism, sustainability, and international policy frameworks. In this study, Responsible Tourism is used to conceptualize cannabis agritourism in Northern California's Emerald Triangle as a strategy that may advance targets ...
Susan Dupej   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

A two-year indoor-outdoor monitoring study of household clean air interventions during ambient and wildfire smoke periods in King County, Washington. [PDF]

open access: yesEnviron Res Commun
Teigen KA   +7 more
europepmc   +1 more source

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