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I Can Feel Your Pain: Investigating the Role of Empathy and Guilt on Sustainable Behavioral Intentions to Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle Plastic Bags among College Students

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Peer-reviewed publication
December, 2022
Global

Plastic bag pollution in the marine environment is an urgent issue that has negatively impacted the sustainability of marine biodiversity. Studying effective ways to design advocacy messages that can promote individuals’ intentions to reduce, reuse, and recycle plastic bags in order to mitigate plastic bag pollution in the effort to help restore marine biodiversity is necessary.

GPU-Accelerated Anisotropic Random Field and Its Application in the Modeling of a Diversion Tunnel

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Peer-reviewed publication
December, 2022
Global

In this paper, a GPU-accelerated Cholesky decomposition technique and a coupled anisotropic random field are suggested for use in the modeling of diversion tunnels. Combining the advantages of GPU and CPU processing with MATLAB programming control yields the most efficient method for creating large numerical model random fields.

Green Commercial Aviation Supply Chain—A European Path to Environmental Sustainability

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Peer-reviewed publication
December, 2022
Global

The last century has witnessed European commercial aviation flourishing at the cost of environmental degradation by boosting greenhouse gas and CO2 emissions in the atmosphere. However, the outcry for net-zero emissions compels the sector’s supply chain to a minimum 55% reduction of greenhouse gas emissions below the 1990 level by 2030 and zero CO2 emissions by 2050.

From Urban Vulnerabilities to Resilience: Lessons from Messina's Integrated Risk Approach

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Journal Articles & Books
December, 2022
Global

In the city of Messina the multiplicity of vulnerable situations is a distinctive feature and is representative of the pervasiveness of the risk conditions present in the Italian territory The critical residential tissues are part of an extended geography in which to the conditions of seismic and hydro geomorphological vulnerability are added additional criticalities including altered natural r

Impact of Urban Heat Island on Formation of Precipitation in Indian Western Coastal Cities

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Journal Articles & Books
December, 2022
Global

Rapid urbanization is leading to a drastic hike in anthropogenic activities and urban surface alterations As a result there are many repercussions one of them being higher temperatures in urban areas when compared to rural areas This phenomenon is termed Urban Heat Island UHI The impacts of urban surface characteristics climate and population density on UHI have been extensively studied However

Liveability Considerations: Towards Designing Sustainable Public Housing in Niger State, Nigeria

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Journal Articles & Books
December, 2022
Nigeria

This study investigates liveability in the context of sustainable public housing in Niger State Nigeria where existing housing efforts have fallen short of residents satisfaction Recognizing the critical link between liveability indicators and environmental sustainability this research aims to identify key liveability variables that could be integrated into the design and construction of sustai

Integrating Wind Flow Analysis in Early Urban Design: Guidelines for Practitioners

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Journal Articles & Books
December, 2022
Global

The research focused on simulating wind patterns in urban planning design offers substantial contributions to both the social and economic aspects of the urban planning and design field To begin with it addresses a critical factor in urban development especially in Mediterranean climates where natural ventilation significantly influences summer comfort By incorporating predictive numerical simu

Situational analysis of Nyamagana Social-Ecological Landscape in the Cibitoke Province of Burundi

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December, 2022
Burundi

In the developing world, the drivers behind changes in social ecological landscapes (SEL) are intricate and have been steadily intensifying over the years. Regions blessed with abundant natural resources, encompassing fertile soils, lush forests, freshwater bodies, valuable minerals, and more, tend to experience rapid population growth and heightened poverty rates.

Satisfaction with the Accessibility and Usefulness of tailored CIS and Agro-advisory for Wheat Value Chain

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December, 2022
Global

In Africa, particularly East Africa, more than 80% of the population depends on agriculture and the income generated from the sector that contributes about 30-40% to the regional Gross Domestic Product (GDP) (Adesina, 2019). Ethiopia is the second most populated country in Africa with 80% of them are living in rural areas (Sakketa, 2022). Studies showed that many families in

Land degradation and restoration in Lao Cai and Son La Provinces, northern mountainous region of Vietnam. Scoping study for the One CGIAR Initiative on Nature-Positive Solutions

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December, 2022
Global

Vietnam is among the few countries worldwide that have experienced a net increase in forest cover in the past decades. Widespread tree planting efforts have provided important income sources for local communities, including ethnic minority groups.

A scalable approach to improve CSA targeting practices among smallholder farmers

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December, 2022
Global

With climate change, population growth, and land degradation exerting mounting pressures on agricultural systems in developing countries, climate-smart agriculture (CSA) strategies have been prioritized as a means to strengthen smallholder farmers' resilience. However, precise targeting methodologies remain a challenge.