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A Scoping Review of Construction and Demolition Waste Management and the Sustainable Development Goals: Evidence From Brazil

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Construction and demolition waste (CDW) management poses significant challenges but also offers opportunities for advancing sustainable development, especially in rapidly urbanizing countries such as Brazil. This scoping review examines the relationship between CDW management practices in Brazil and the United Nations Sustainable Development ...
Flavio Pinheiro Martins, Olav Bjerke Soldal, Nelson Oliveira Stefanelli, Amilton Barbosa Botelho Junior   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Economic feasibility assessment and parameter sensitivity analysis of rainwater harvesting systems in different climatic zones of China

Water-Energy Nexus
Rainwater is an important non-traditional water resource, and the economic benefits of rainwater harvesting and utilization vary considerably across different climatic conditions.
Chonghua Xue, Feng Xiong, Junqi Li, Xiaojing Li, Jing Li, Yu Wang, Xiangyu Li, Ziyu Cui   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Isolation, Insularity and Resilience: A Review of the Geophysical, Socioeconomic, and Environmental Vulnerabilities of Gran Canaria and Lesvos Islands for Policy Interventions to Global Change

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The dynamic nature of small islands being geographically isolated and their perceived connectedness with global networks complicates research attempts to draw general conclusions on whether insularity leads to marginalization or strengthens their resilience for sustainable development.
Toheeb Lekan Jolaosho, Mazen Marouani, Takwa Boughanmi   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Enhancing groundwater recharge in drinking water protection zones in Flanders (Belgium): A novel approach to assess stormwater managed aquifer recharge potential

Journal of Hydrology: Regional Studies
Study region: Flanders (Belgium) Study focus: Stormwater infiltration for managed aquifer recharge is increasingly recognized as a drought adaptation measure.
Lara Speijer, Simon Six, Bas van der Grift, Dirk Gijsbert Cirkel, Goedele Verreydt, Jef Dams, Marijke Huysmans   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Town of Newington Stormwater Management Project [PDF]

, 2010
The UNH Stormwater Center worked with the Newington Planning Board to improve the town’s site plan review regulations to better manage ...
Town of Newington
core   +2 more sources

Developing a Framework for Smart Stormwater Management in Tallinn, Estonia

Engineering Proceedings
The recently revised European Urban Wastewater Directive 91/271/EEC has prompted a shift in urban stormwater management across Europe. The directive emphasizes the importance of improving stormwater monitoring to prevent urban water quality degradation ...
Kristjan Suits, Anatoli Vassiljev, Katrin Kaur, Kerta Kõiv, Nils Kändler, Ivar Annus   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

SUBSTITUTING FOR THE STATE: The Sovereignty Impacts of Diverse Citizens’ Off‐grid Infrastructure Strategies in South Africa

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.
Abstract In South Africa, citizens in both low‐ and high‐income areas are increasingly providing their own services to mitigate the unreliability, unaffordability and inaccessibility of state services. This article examines diverse case studies across socio‐economic and residential typologies to explore shifts in service provision responsibilities from
Fiona Anciano, Charlotte Lemanski, Christina Culwick Fatti, Margot Rubin   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

An investigation into the performance of vegetated biofilters in removing nutrients from stormwater in the City of Cape Town, South Africa [PDF]

, 2011
In 2009, the City of Cape Town (CoCT) adopted a stormwater policy which mandates that new and existing developments should reduce the concentrations of phosphorus and suspended solids in stormwater runoff by 45% and 80% respectively, but offered no ...
Milandri, Stefan
core  

Markov and Neural Network Models for Prediction of Structural Deterioration of Stormwater Pipe Assets [PDF]

, 2010
Storm-water pipe networks in Australia are designed to convey water from rainfall and surface runoff. They do not transport sewerage. Their structural deterioration is progressive with aging and will eventually cause pipe collapse with consequences of ...
A. W. M. Ng, B. J. C. Perera, Bishop C., Engineers Australia, Engineers Australia, H. D. Tran, Ross M. S., WSAA   +7 more
core   +1 more source

INTEGRATING URBAN LAND USE PLANNING WITH FOOD SYSTEMS IN AUSTRALIA: Policy Integration Challenges and Opportunities

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.
Abstract Integrating urban land use policies with food systems is becoming a widespread global strategy to build resilient socio‐ecological systems and address the challenges of climate change and rapid urbanization. Yet varying degrees of integration have raised questions about its efficacy and hindered broader adoption.
Lijun Summerhayes, Douglas Baker
wiley   +1 more source