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Putting 3D printing to good use—Additive Manufacturing and the Sustainable Development Goals

Frontiers in Sustainability, 2023
Additive Manufacturing (AM), often referred to as 3D printing, is expected to have a high impact on the manufacturing industry as well as on society.
Jonathan Muth, Andre Klunker, Christina Völlmecke   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Sustainable Productivity Growth in Agriculture: The Role of Shifts in R&D Investments and Technology

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The objective of the paper is to evaluate the long‐term prospects of sustainable productivity growth linked to plausible assumptions on public agricultural R&D investments as the key productivity driver. Second, it investigates the role of changing R&D focus from yield maximization to input saving technologies (fertilizers and pesticides). The
Zuzana Smeets Křístková, Michiel van Dijk, Robert M'Barek, Hans van Meijl, Tomas Ratinger   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

How Video‐Based Information Affects Farmers' Willingness to Pay for Drone Services

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Professional service for digital technology like agricultural drones lowers transaction costs and scope thresholds for smallholders. Meanwhile, perceptual adoption barriers remain underexplored. We conduct a two‐stage choice experiment with a randomized video‐based information treatment among 384 Chinese crop farmers to measure its effect on ...
Hua Zhang, Lena Kuhn, Hang Xiong, Zhanli Sun, Thomas Glauben   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Taking the SDGs into Account: A BIM-Based Strategy for Integrating Smart Materials in Building Components [PDF]

Port Said Engineering Research Journal
The United Nations has set Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for 2030, with SDG 7 aiming for affordable, reliable, and modern energy, SDG 9 for Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure, and SDG 13 for climate action.
menna-allah mohamed, Merhan Shahda, Sara Eltarabily, Naglaa Megahed   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Solar model for Rural Communities: Analysis of Impact of a Grid-Connected Photovoltaic System in the Brazilian semi-arid region

Journal of Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems, 2022
This research proposes to model a solar photovoltaic system connected to the grid to attend to the energy demands of the rural settlements in the Brazilian semi-arid region. In addition, to sell the surplus energy produced in order to generate income for
Wesly Jean, Antonio C. P. Brasil Junior
doaj   +1 more source

Focus on Climate Action: What Level of Synergy and Trade-Off Is There between SDG 13; Climate Action and Other SDGs in Nepal?

Energies, 2023
The Sixth Assessment Report of Inter-Governmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has highlighted the urgency of accelerated climate actions harnessing synergies and minimizing trade-offs with various SDG.
Prashamsa Thapa, Brijesh Mainali, Shobhakar Dhakal   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

ENERGY EFFICIENCY IN OIC COUNTRIES: SDG 7 OUTPUT

International Journal of Energy Economics and Policy, 2020
Over the past few decades, countries in the Association of Islamic Cooperation Organizations (OIC) have reached various levels of economic development. At present, increasing energy access is one of the goals to be achieved by ensuring affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy access.
Aam S. Rusydiana, Nisful Laila, Naelati Tubastuvi, Mohamad Andri Ibrahim, Lina Marlina   +4 more
openaire   +2 more sources

The Power of Unity: Collective Action and Smallholder Agricultural Performance in West Africa

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We analyze the impact of collective action through farmer‐based organizations (FBOs) on smallholders' farm performance and income inequality in Ghana, Benin, The Gambia, and Mali. We find that FBO membership increases cereal yield in Ghana and The Gambia, legume yield in Mali, ruminant numbers in Benin and The Gambia, and total farm income in ...
Emmanuel Donkor, Bright Owusu Asante, David Boansi, Victor Owusu   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Analysis of the Scilit publication metadata aggregator to identify current challenges in using digitalization to accelerate the achievement of Sustainable Development Goals 7 and 9

Informaciâ i Innovacii
The relevance of the work stems from the importance of using digital technologies to achieve UN goals and the lack of publications using Scilit platform data filtered for this topic.
B. N. Chigarev
doaj   +1 more source

Mapping scholarly publications related to the Sustainable Development Goals: Do independent bibliometric approaches get the same results?

Quantitative Science Studies, 2020
Many research and higher education institutions are interested in their contribution to achieving the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDG).
Caroline S. Armitage, Marta Lorenz, Susanne Mikki   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source