Book chapters

Neurodivergence and Archtecture - Chapter Fourteen - Designing with neurodiverse children and adults: learning a different lesson with every engagement

Elsevier,

Developments in Neuroethics and Bioethics, 1st edition, 2022 pp 313-345

SWA takes pride in its record of ‘learning through doing,’ and we like to build our knowledge base partly through undertaking project work with a clear research agenda. This chapter will explore our approach to two different projects, one a completed building and one a research project, both focused on inclusive and accessible design for people with neurodiversities.

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SDG:

Goal 3: Good health and well-being; Goal 10: Reduced inequalities

Tags:

Neurodiversity; Design for neurodiversity; Equality; Diversity and inclusion, Global

Neurodivergence and Archtecture - Chapter Three - Disability studies, neurodivergence and architecture

Elsevier,

Developments in Neuroethics and Bioethics, 1st edition, 2022 pp 39-97

This chapter outlines some key aspects of disability studies and considers how this strongly emerging field is intersecting with scholarship and activism across many varieties of neurodivergence.

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SDG:

Goal 3: Good health and well-being; Goal 10: Reduced inequalities

Tags:

Disability studies; Neurodivergence, Global

Digital Therapeutics for Mental Health and Addiction: Chapter 16 - Ethical considerations of digital therapeutics for mental health

Elsevier,

Digital Therapeutics for Mental Health and Addiction: The State of the Science and Vision for the Future, 2023, pp 205-217

This content aligns with Goal 3: Good Health and Well-being, Goal 9: Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure, and Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities by considering the potential ethical issues that may arise with digital therapeutics intended for mental health care for different populations.
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SDG:

Goal 3: Good health and well-being; Goal 9: Industry, innovation and infrastructure; Goal 10: Reduced inequalities

Tags:

Health and wellbeing; Technology, Global

Behavioral Ecology of Tropical Birds, Second Edition - Chapter 1 - Why are tropical birds interesting?

Elsevier,

Behavioral Ecology of Tropical Birds, Second Edition, 2022, pp 1-8

This content aligns with Goal 15: Life on Land by highlighting the exceptional biodiversity and ecology of tropical birds.
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SDG:

Goal 15: Life on land

Tags:

Biodiversity and ecosystems; Science, Global

Energy Democracies for Sustainable Futures - Chapter 34: Contested scales of democratic decision-making and procedural justice in energy transitions

Elsevier,

Energy Democracies for Sustainable Futures, 2023, Pages 317-326

This chapter advances Goals 7, 16, and 10 by exploring the tensions between democracy and procedural justice across two diverse case studies from Canada (wind energy) and the United States (oil and gas). The authors identify a common scalar mismatch between the interests and power of those exercising democracy at provincial/state levels and those living locally and impacted by development—straining to have their voices heard.
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SDG:

Goal 7: Affordable and clean energy; Goal 10: Reduced inequalities; Goal 16: Peace, justice and strong institutions

Tags:

Human rights; Access to justice; Energy, North America

Conservation of Marine Birds - Chapter 11: Cultural aspects of seabird conservation

Elsevier,

Conservation of Marine Birds, 2022, Pages 321-344

This chapter advances the UN SDG goals 12 and 11 by focusing mainly on the IPLC perspective in seabird conservation. By understanding this worldview and the associated approaches, we can set the stage to build a bridge between both groups in an effort to achieve more effective approaches to seabird conservation.
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SDG:

Goal 12: Responsible consumption and production; Goal 11: Sustainable cities and communities

Tags:

Biodiversity and ecosystems; Oceans & Seas, Global

The COVID-19 Response: The Vital Role of the Public Health Professional - Chapter 7 Equity and disproportionate impacts of COVID-19

Elsevier,

The COVID-19 Response
The Vital Role of the Public Health Professional
2023, Pages 101-118

This content aligns with Goal 3: Good Health and Wellbeing as well as Goal 10: Reducing Inequalities by examining the consequences of failing to adequately address long-standing social determinants and structural disparities related to the public's health
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SDG:

Goal 3: Good health and well-being; Goal 10: Reduced inequalities

Tags:

Diversity and inclusion; Health and population; Health and wellbeing, Global

Viruses (Second Edition): From Understanding to Investigation- Chapter 32 - Hepatitis delta virus

Elsevier,

Viruses (Second Edition)
From Understanding to Investigation
2023, Pages 297-300

This content supports the SDG Goal 3: Good health and well-being by exploring the important human pathogen HDV.
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SDG:

Goal 3: Good health and well-being

Tags:

Health and population; Health and wellbeing, Global

Viruses (Second Edition): From Understanding to Investigation - Chapter 44: Family Hepadnaviridae

Elsevier,

Viruses (Second Edition): From Understanding to Investigation, 2023, Pages 401-407

This content supports the SDG Goal 3: Good health and well-being by exploring the human hepatitis B virus (HBV), family Hepadnaviridae, as a highly infectious virus transmitted by blood and body fluids.
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SDG:

Goal 3: Good health and well-being

Tags:

Health and population; Health and wellbeing, Global

The COVID-19 Response: The Vital Role of the Public Health Professional - Chapter 7- Equity and disproportionate impacts of COVID-19

Elsevier,

The COVID-19 Response, 2023, pages 101-118.

This content aligns with Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities by exploring how social factors such as access to housing, employment, education, and healthcare contributed to the inequitable impacts of COVID-19.
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SDG:

Goal 10: Reduced inequalities; Goal 3: Good health and well-being

Tags:

Diversity and inclusion; Health and wellbeing, North America

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