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The technosphere in Earth System analysis: A coevolutionary perspective
Earth System analysis is the study of the joint dynamics of biogeophysical, social and technological processes on our planet. To advance our understanding of possible future development pathways and identify management options for navigating to safe ...
Steffen, Will +3 more
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Humanitarian Contexts of Technical Education in Russia
The article deals with the problem of formation of social and humanitarian competen[1]cies in Russian engineering education. The author shows how different views on the relationship between man and machine, as well as between society and the technosphere,
A. L. Andreev
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Towards Co-existence. Responsibility in the Anthropocene Debate
P. Crutzen and E. Stoermer’s concept that humanity has entered a new geological epoch – the Anthropocene, in which the human species has become the leading geological force, is the subject of multidisciplinary scientific research.
Jeremiasz Szyndler
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Upcycling of Disposable Face Masks into Water‐Resistant and Flame Retardant Foams
Disposable mask waste is upcycled into lightweight polypropylene‐based foams with tunable porosity and composite architectures reinforced by ear‐loop fibers. The sustainable solvent‐based process enables upcycling rates of 91% and solvent recovery of >90%.
Jingjing Pan +3 more
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Toward a Business‐Oriented Concept of Natural Capital and Its Measurement in Organizations
ABSTRACT The growing importance of sustainability in corporate governance, driven by emerging regulations such as the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) and the forthcoming ISO 14054, has renewed interest in the concept of natural capital.
Vera Amicarelli +5 more
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Microorganisms generate versatile biosurfactants with a wide range of uses. Although cost issues still exist, industrial interest is growing because to the advantages of sustainability, which are enhanced by genetic engineering; life cycle evaluation is crucial for scalable, environmentally responsible production.
Lavanya M., Rishabh Agarwala
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В работе представлены результаты исследования гамма-фона от объектов техносферы в городской среде г. Томска, Россия, с помощью высокочувствительных детекторов БДКГ-03.
Яковлев, Г.А., Зулу, М.Ч.
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The Anthropocene has been a powerful conceptual lens for exploring the coupling of humans and the Earth system. While fostering a rich transdisciplinary discourse, its grounding in bounded geological time and emphasis on disruption has often reinforced the nature–culture divide and tended toward a dystopian outlook.
Matthew Walls +2 more
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Background. To develop methods and means of monitoring the state of the territorial technosphere as a dynamic system, it is necessary to use mathematical modeling in order to study the influence and interaction of all its components in various modes of
O.E. Bezborodova
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Recent Advances in Life Cycle Assessment and Other Sustainability Metrics
ABSTRACT This article is a review of advances in sustainability metric (SM), focusing on life cycle assessment (LCA) and material flow analysis (MFA), the most commonly used among all SMs. The presentations at the past 10 Society and Materials (SAM) conferences were used as a database.
Jean‐Pierre Birat, Gaël Fick
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