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Persistence of walking in Chile: lessons for urban sustainability

, 2020
An extensive body of work from the urban planning, health, and other disciplines has documented the importance of walking to urban sustainability from health, safety, security, environmental and other perspectives.
Marie Geraldine Herrmann-Lunecke, R. Mora, L. Sagaris   +2 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Urban Sustainability and Smartness Understanding (USSU)—Identifying Influencing Factors: A Systematic Review

Sustainability, 2020
Urban Sustainability and Smartness Understanding (USSU) can be defined by a group of sociopsychological determinants (such as awareness, perception, attitude and behavior) which shapes the relationship between human beings and the environment in which ...
H. Topal, D. Hunt, C. Rogers
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Cool Kitchen: Processing Starch and Eggshell Powder into Sustainable Coatings for Passive Daytime Cooling

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
A food‐grade cooling composite made from starch and recycled eggshell powder offers a scalable, ultra‐low‐cost solution for passive daytime radiative cooling. Easily prepared using basic kitchen tools, this material empowers communities, even in areas with limited infrastructure, to stay cooler during worsening summer heat waves.
Qimeng Song, Evelyn Kubacki, Alexander Berger, Markus Retsch   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Shifting perceptions of green and blue spaces during the COVID‐19 pandemic in gentrifying neighbourhoods: Experiences of inclusion and exclusion by women and non‐binary residents

People and Nature
The COVID‐19 outbreak triggered a combined health, social and economic crisis, imposing multiple restrictions that altered the use and perception of public green and blue spaces (PGBS).
Amalia Calderón‐Argelich, Isabelle Anguelovski, Valeria‐Carolin Cuenca, Helen V. S. Cole, Margarita Triguero‐Mas, Blanca Valdivia, Francesc Baró   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Investigating Biomass and Water Productivity in the United Arab Emirates: A Case Study of Al Ain Oases [PDF]

ISPRS Annals of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences
This study examines the productivity, water dynamics, and environmental factors of oasis ecosystems in Al Ain City, United Arab Emirates. It analyzes Total Biomass Production (TBP), Evapotranspiration (ET), and Net Primary Production (NPP) across ...
K. Alhebsi, M. ElKamali, S. Albedwawi, K. AlArfati, K. Hussein   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Socio-Economic Assessment of Ecosystem-Based and Other Adaptation Strategies in Coastal Areas: A Systematic Review

Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2023
Coastal areas are highly vulnerable to climate-change hazards (e.g., sea-level rise, flooding, coastal erosion), which can lead to significant impacts at the ecosystem and societal level. Interest in ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA) is gaining importance
Mar Riera-Spiegelhalder, Luís Campos-Rodrigues, Elena Marie Enseñado, Janneke den Dekker-Arlain, Olympia Papadopoulou, Stratos Arampatzis, Koen Vervoort   +6 more
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Growing Together: Community Coalescence and the Social Dimensions of Urban Sustainability

Sustainability, 2020
Urban sustainability is most often measured using a series of social, economic, and ecological indicators. Assessment methods for urban sustainability typically factor in the ecological dimensions of greenspace, such as biodiversity maintenance ...
C. Glennie
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Engineering Relative Spatial Structure of Dual Atomic Sites with Asymmetric Coordination for High‐Performance Hydrogen Evolution Activity

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Dual‐atom catalysts featuring varying spatial configurations of metal sites (Pt1Fe1 DACs) are employed to systematically investigate the influence of spatial arrangements on the electronic structure and catalytic activity of active sites. Notably, the 3D asymmetric Pt1Fe1‐TAC dimer, featuring strong interatomic interactions, demonstrates superior ...
Yi Guan, Xiaozhang Yao, Chuang Xue, Zhongxin Song, Xiangzhong Ren, Tsun‐Kong Sham, Li‐Min Liu, Lei Zhang, Xueliang Sun   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Encouraging Factors of Walkability Among Students in the Tropical Campus [PDF]

BIO Web of Conferences
Recent studies on campus walkability have focused on understanding the factors that contribute to walkability and the impact it has on student life, health, and overall campus sustainability.
Ramlee Noorliyana, Abdul Hamid Nor Hamizah, Othmani Nurul Izzati, Wan Mohamad Wan Saiful Nizam, Yeo Lee Bak, Mohamed Syahidah Amni, Zahari Zulhilmi, Ramlee Muhamad Fadhli   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Urban Sustainability Evaluation Based on the DPSIR Dynamic Model: A Case Study in Shaanxi Province, China

Sustainability, 2020
The sustainability of urban cities has been the focus of significant academic research in recent years and is emphasized in Goal 11 of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Shi-dong Liu, P. Ding, Binrui Xue, Hongbing Zhu, Jun Gao   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source