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Free Download Local Climate Zone Application in Sustainable Urban Development: Experience from East and Southeast Asian High-Density Cities by Ran Wang, Meng Cai, Chao Ren, Yuan Shi
English | PDF EPUB (True) | 2024 | 264 Pages | ISBN : 3031561678 | 77.1 MB
The study of local climate zones (LCZ) links urban morphology, land use and land cover types, human activity, and thermal properties, and provides a standard framework for studying urban climatic issues. In recent years, the LCZ scheme attracts more and more attention from climatologists, urban planners, environmental engineers, as well as architects due to its combination of urban climatic scientific research outputs and urban planning and morphology language. Urbanization and higher-density living, an ongoing and continued path of human development, brings various urban climatic and environmental problems. Urban development in a sustainable way is vital for high-density cities to build a comfortable living environment.

Free Download Harnessing Crop Biofortification for Sustainable Agriculture by Siddharth Tiwari, Baljeet Singh
English | PDF EPUB (True) | 2024 | 398 Pages | ISBN : 9819734371 | 35.4 MB
This edited volume provides insights into the current state of food and nutritional security, highlights the significance of micronutrients for human health, offers a historical perspective on biofortification, and covers current strategies and challenges. This book explores the role of multidisciplinary approaches to cope up with the challenges of major nutrient deficiency.

Free Download Fostering Sustainable Development Goals: New Dimensions and Dynamics by K. P. Jaheer Mukthar, Nadia Mansour, Edwin Ramirez Asis
English | PDF EPUB (True) | 2024 | 262 Pages | ISBN : 981977201X | 17.8 MB
This proceedings is a compilation of results from the International Multi-disciplinary Conference on "Fostering Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) – New Dimensions and Dynamics", which took place on July 27th and 28th, 2023, in Bengaluru, India. The volume presents cutting-edge research, analysis, and innovative perspectives that shed light on the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It guides policymakers, researchers, academics, and practitioners towards actionable solutions for a sustainable future.

Free Download Beyond the Garden: Sustainable and Inclusive Green Urban Spaces by Federica Dal Falco
English | EPUB (True) | 2024 | 186 Pages | ISBN : 3031505662 | 41.5 MB
The book addresses the interdisciplinary and multiscale theme of the design of sustainable, inclusive and creative urban green spaces in relation to the socio-ecological transition and in line with the systemic vision promoted by the 2030 Agenda, the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the principles outlined by the New European Bauhaus (European Commission, 2021). The publication refers to the International Study Day organized in June 2022 by the Unit for Internationalization of the PDTA Department of the Sapienza University of Rome, develops and updates its themes, with essays that deepen theories and methodologies pursued in specific disciplinary and research fields, and with case studies of design experiments and achievements that constitute best practices at an international level in the sign of a conscious sustainability.The book is therefore part of an international and interdisciplinary dialogue and discussion focused on the challenges of climate change, economic crises and social inequalities as well as the questions that emerged during the Covid-19 pandemic. These issues are fundamental in the rethinking and reconfiguration of the role of urban green spaces, conceived as a priority place for the existence of citizens, the archetype of European culture, the conservation of biodiversity, and the relationship with nature.

Free Download Automated Vehicles as a Game Changer for Sustainable Mobility: Learnings and Solutions by Guy Fournier, Adrian Boos, Dimitri Konstantas, Danielle Attias
English | PDF EPUB (True) | 2024 | 522 Pages | ISBN : 3031616804 | 111.5 MB
This book explores a vision for a sustainable future in urban mobility through the AVENUE project, showcasing full-scale demonstrations of automated minibuses in European cities. AVENUE pioneers on-demand, door-to-door services, challenging traditional fixed bus itineraries. It delves into the implementation of automated vehicles, emphasizing safety, services, cybersecurity, and accessibility. Part two evaluates the economic, environmental, and social impacts on companies, citizens, and cities. By integrating automated vehicles into Mobility-as-a-Service and Intelligent Transport Systems, the book argues for the using of automated vehicles as game changer towards a transformative shift to sustainable, citizen-centric mobility. It advocates for efficiency, flexibility, and resilience of the transport system without imposing coercive transformation policies.

Free Download Aligning the Energy Transition with the Sustainable Development Goals: Key Insights from Energy System Modelling by Maryse Labriet, Kari Espegren, George Giannakidis, Brian Ó Gallachóir
English | PDF EPUB (True) | 2024 | 386 Pages | ISBN : 3031588967 | 57.5 MB
This book brings together concrete analyses from around the world, spanning various scales, that shed light on strategies for implementing essential energy and climate transitions within the broader context of UN Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) imperatives.

Free Download Advanced Intelligent Systems for Sustainable Development (AI2SD’2020): Volume 2 by Janusz Kacprzyk
English | PDF | 2022 | 1298 Pages | ISBN : 3030906388 | 145.3 MB
This book publishes the best papers accepted and presented at the 3rd edition of the International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Systems for Sustainable Development Applied to Agriculture, Energy, Health, Environment, Industry, Education, Economy, and Security (AI2SD’2020).

Free Download Advanced Intelligent Systems for Sustainable Development (AI2SD’2020): Volume 1 by Janusz Kacprzyk
English | EPUB | 2022 | 1173 Pages | ISBN : 3030906329 | 170.2 MB
This book publishes the best papers accepted and presented at the 3rd edition of the International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Systems for Sustainable Development Applied to Agriculture, Energy, Health, Environment, Industry, Education, Economy, and Security (AI2SD’2020).

Free Download The Sustainable Business Blueprint; Planning, Performance, Risk, Reporting, and Assurance
by Zabihollah Rezaee
English | 2024 | ISBN: 1032571276 | 263 pages | True PDF | 7.29 MB

Free Download Sustainable Products
by Michael Has
English | 2024 | ISBN: 3111314820 | 386 pages | True PDF EPUB | 28.32 MB