Goal 11: Sustainable cities and communities

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Sustainable cities and human settlements, Africa; Antarctica; Asia; Europe; Global; Middle East; North America; Oceania; Pacific; South America

Realizing optimal radiative cooling walls in building-energy nexus via asymmetric emissivity

Nexus, Volume 1, Issue 3, September 2024

Radiative cooling (RC) has been an attractive electricity-free approach to reducing the energy consumption of buildings. Current RC strategies focus on roofs; however, limited attention has been paid to vertical walls. Here, we report a zigzag-based structural design with asymmetric emissivity to realize optimal RC walls.

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Climate Change, Global

Indigenous agricultural practices employed by the Vhavenda community in the Musina local municipality to promote sustainable environmental management

Heliyon, Volume 10, 15 July 2024

This knowledge encompasses information about the local environment, including farming patterns, soil types, weather patterns, and other natural resources. Such indigenous agricultural practices are valuable methods, and these communities have illustrated the effectiveness, adaptability, and ways in which these adopted methods promote sustainable environmental management.

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Africa

Nexus among indigenous languages, agricultural radio programmes and behavioural change towards agricultural practices in Nigeria

Heliyon, Volume 10, 15 July 2024

Findings relating to the level of awareness of agricultural radio programmes in the three selected states show that more farmers in Nasarawa State are aware of agricultural programmes than those from the other states.

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Global

Advances in Energy from Waste: Transformation Methods, Applications and Limitations Under Sustainability - Chapter 7: Revolutionizing waste management: unleashing the power of artificial intelligence and machine learning

Advances in Energy from Waste: Transformation Methods, Applications and Limitations Under Sustainability, Woodhead Advances in Pollution Research, 2024, Pages 225-279

This chapter ties into Sustainable Development Goal 11, Sustainable Development Goal 12, and Sustainable Development Goal 13 by focusing on designing sustainable waste management systems for smart cities, which enhances urban sustainability and resilience, by discussing AI-based waste management systems that optimize recycling, resource recovery, and efficient waste handling, promoting sustainable consumption and production patterns, and by exploring AI’s role in carbon emission assessment and energy transition processes, contributing to efforts to combat climate change and its impacts.

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Climate Change; Sustainable cities and human settlements; Data & Analytics, Global

Examining urban resilience through a food-water-energy nexus lens to understand the effects of climate change

Elsevier, iScience, Volume 27, 19 July 2024

This case study illustrates how the effects of climate change at locations remote from the city could impact resilience of urban communities in multiple ways through cascading effects through the food-water-energy nexus.

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Health and wellbeing, North America

Renewable and Clean Energy Systems Based on Advanced Nanomaterials, Chapter 8: The efficiency of solar panels and power control

Renewable and Clean Energy Systems Based on Advanced Nanomaterials: Basis, Preparation, and Applications, Volume , 1 January 2024

This chapter aligns with SDG Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy by addressing the limitations of solar panels and exploring solutions to improve their effectiveness as a renewable energy source.

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Energy; Sustainable cities, Africa; Antarctica; Asia; Europe; Global; Middle East; North America; Oceania; Pacific; South America

Holocene Palaeoenvironmental change at the mouth of Sabarmati River, Gulf of Khambhat, Western India

Quaternary Environments and Humans, Volume 2, Issue 5, October 2024, 100016

The study of the sedimentary record at the mouth of the Sabarmati River in the Gulf of Khambhat provides insights into how changes in climate, sea level, and sedimentation patterns over the Holocene period impacted the environment and ancient human settlements in the region, which is relevant for understanding climate change and its effects.

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Climate Change; Sea Level Change; Biodiversity and ecosystems, Asia

RELX SDG Inspiration Day 2024

Elsevier

This year’s RELX SDG Inspiration Day will bring together global AI leaders, corporate representatives, investors, government, and NGOs to explore issues, gain practical insights and be inspired to take action in support of the Global Goals. Elsevier is proud to share this special collection of articles and chapters in celebration of this event.

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Special collections

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Artificial Intelligence, Global

Waste Management for Sustainable and Restored Agricultural Soil - Chapter 18 - Indigenous technical knowledge integration in organic farming

Waste Management for Sustainable and Restored Agricultural Soil, Agricultural Soil Degredation and Restoration, 2024, Pages 371-386

This content aligns with Goals 11, 12, and 13 by explaining how indigenous technical knowledge can enhance and complement OF: (1) biodiversity and traditional seeds, (2) ecosystem integration, (3) natural pest and disease management (4) soil health and fertility, (5) cultural and spiritual significance, (6) community engagement and decision, and (7) climate resilience.

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