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  • 1
    Keywords: Human physiology. ; Medicine Research. ; Biology Research. ; Cytology. ; Physiology. ; Human Physiology. ; Biomedical Research. ; Cell Biology. ; Physiology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Preface -- Chapter 1. Transcriptomics of the carotid body (Audrys G. Pauza, David Murphy and Julian F. R. Paton) -- Chapter 2. The adult carotid body: a germinal niche at the service of physiology (Ricardo Pardal) -- Chapter 3. Evidences that sympathetic overactivity and neurogenic hypertension correlate with changes in the respiratory pattern in rodent models of experimental hypoxia (Benedito H. Machado) -- Chapter 4. Control of arterial hypertension by the AhR blocker CH-223191: a chronopharmacological study in chronic intermittent hypoxia conditions (António B. Pimpão, Cátia Sousa, Maria J. Correia, Nuno R. Coelho, Emília Monteiro, António F. Melo Júnior and Sofia A. Pereira) -- Chapter 5. Three days of chronic intermittent hypoxia induces β1-adrenoceptor dependent increases in left ventricular contractility (Anthony L. Marullo, Eric F. Lucking, Daniel Pender, Pardeep Dhaliwal and Ken D. O’Halloran) -- Chapter 6. The beneficial effect of the blockade of stim-activated TRPC-ORAI channels on vascular remodeling and pulmonary hypertension inducedby intermittent hypoxia is independent of oxidative stress (Rodrigo Iturriaga and Sebastián Castillo-Galán) -- Chapter 7. Intermittent hypoxia and weight loss: insights into etiology of the sleep apnea phenotype (Marianne Gagnon, Stéphanie Fournier, François Marcouiller, Loralie Guay, Vincent Joseph, Natalie J Michael and Richard Kinkead) -- Chapter 8. Effects of gestational intermittent hypoxia on placental morphology andfetal development in a murine model of sleep apnea (Esther Valverde-Pérez, Jesús Prieto-Lloret, Elvira Gonzalez-Obeso, María I. Cabero, Maria L. Nieto, Marta I. Pablos, Ana Obeso, Angela Gomez-Niño, Rosa M. Cárdaba-García, Asunción Rocher and Elena Olea) -- Chapter 9. Ventilatory effects of acute intermittent hypoxia in conscious dystrophic mice (Michael N. Maxwell, Anthony L. Marullo, Aoife D. Slyne, Eric F. Lucking and Ken D. O’Halloran) -- Chapter 10. Intermittent hypoxia and diet-induced obesity on the intestinal wall morphology in a murine model of sleep apnoea (Esther Valverde-Pérez, Elena Olea, Ana Obeso, Jesús Prieto-Lloret, Asunción Rocher and Elvira Gonzalez-Obeso) -- Chapter 11. Enhanced peripheral chemoreflex drive is associated with cardiorespiratory disorders in mice with coronary heart disease (Liena Bravo, Katherin V. Pereyra, Hugo S. Diaz, Mariajosé Flores, Karla G. Schwarz, Camilo Toledo, Esteban Díaz-Jara, Leticia González, Marcelo E. Andia and Rodrigo Del Rio) -- Chapter 12. Role of peripheral chemoreceptors on enhanced central chemoreflex drive in non-ischemic heart failure (Katherin Pereyra, Esteban Díaz-Jara, Paulina Arias, Liena Bravo, Camilo Toledo, Karla Schwarz and Rodrigo Del Rio) -- Chapter 13. Effect of carotid body denervation on systemic endothelial function in a diabetic animal model (Marlene D. Cabral, Fátima O. Martins, Inês B. Martins, Bernardete F. Melo, Joana F. Sacramento, Silvia V. Conde and Jesus Prieto-Lloret) -- Chapter 14. Contribution of carotid bodies on pulmonary function during normoxia and acute hypoxia (Karla G. Schwarz, Maríajose Flores, Nicolas Voituron and Rodrigo Del Rio) -- Chapter 15. Increased abdominal perimeter differently affect respiratory function in men and women (Joana F. Sacramento, Iolanda Caires, Maria P. Guarino, Maria J. Ribeiro, João C. P. Santiago, Ana T. Timóteo, Mafalda Selas, Miguel Mota-Carmo and Silvia V. Conde) -- Chapter 16. Carotid body resection prevents short-term spatial memory decline in prediabetic rats without changing insulin signaling in the hippocampus and prefrontal cortex (Adriana M. Capucho, Ana Chegão, Fátima O. Martins, Bernardete F. Melo, Natália Madeira, Joana F. Sacramento, Rosalina Fonseca, Hugo Vicente Miranda and Sílvia V. Conde) -- Chapter 17. Constitutive Expression of Hif2a Confers Acute O2 Sensitivity to Carotid Body Glomus Cells (Olalla Colinas, Alejandro Moreno-Domínguez, Patricia Ortega-Sáenz and José López-Barneo) -- Chapter 18. Of mice and men, and plethysmography systems: does LKB1 determine the set point of carotid body chemosensitivity and the hypoxic ventilatory response? (A. Mark Evans) -- Chapter 19. Analyzing angiotensin II receptor type 1 clustering in PC12 cells in response to hypoxia using direct stochastic optical reconstruction microscopy (dSTORM) (Hayyaf S. Aldossary, Daniel J. Nieves, Deirdre M Kavanagh, Dylan Owen, Clare J Ray, Prem Kumar, Andrew M. Coney and Andrew P. Holmes) -- Chapter 20. The Carotid Body “Tripartite Synapse”: Role of Gliotransmission (The Carotid Body “Tripartite Synapse”: Role of Gliotransmission) -- Chapter 21. Necroptosis contributes to reduced carotid body-mediated chemoreflex function during aging in mice (Esteban Díaz-Jara, Karla G Schwarz, Angelica Ríos-Gallardo, Camilo Toledo, Julio A Alcayaga, Felipe A Court and Rodrigo Del Rio) -- Chapter 22. Chronic metformin administration does not alter carotid sinus nerve activity in control rats (Joana F. Sacramento, Bernardete F. Melo, Jesus Prieto-Lloret and Silvia V. Conde) -- Concluding remarks.
    Abstract: The book will contain reviews and brief research articles from the participants attending the International Society for Arterial Chemoreception (ISAC) meeting, to be held in Lisbon in Portugal in June/July 2020. Since ISAC was first established, almost 70 years ago, many advances in the classical field of arterial O2, CO2 and pH sensing have been achieved but the most impressive ones are probably related to the non-canonical roles of the carotid body, as its involvement in sympatho-mediated diseases. Over the recent years, the carotid body field has gained attention with the findings that carotid body dysfunction is associated with the development/maintenance of highly prevalent diseases from cardio-metabolic diseases to asthma. Knowing that most of the patients with these pathologies lack long-term disease control, it is imperative to define new pathophysiological mechanisms aiming to find new therapeutic targets for treatment and prevention. This book will cover a broad range of topics related, not only with the fundamental knowledge of the mechanisms related with the chemical sensing in the carotid body, but also with the adaptive and mal-adaptive responses of arterial chemoreceptors to O2-dependent and O2-independent mechanisms, namely with their impact on respiratory, cardiovascular, and metabolic homeostasis in healthy and disease conditions. This volume will be required text for all the researchers in the field of arterial chemoreceptors and will provide a valuable reference source for years to come.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XIX, 210 p. 72 illus., 43 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031323713
    Series Statement: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, 1427
    DDC: 612
    Language: English
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  • 2
    Keywords: Conservation biology. ; Ecology . ; Genetics. ; Animal migration. ; Conservation Biology. ; Genetics and Genomics. ; Animal Migration.
    Description / Table of Contents: Preface -- Chapter 1. Geographic distribution, habitat, reproduction and conservation status of crocodilians in the Americas -- Chapter 2. Molecular markers applied to conservation genetics of American crocodilians -- Chapter 3. Molecular Phylogenetics of the New World Crocodylia -- Chapter 4. Biogeography and comparative phylogeography of New World Crocodilians -- Chapter 5. Genetic diversity of New World crocodilians -- Chapter 6. Crocodilians are promiscuous but not to the benefit of heterozygosity -- Chapter 7. Hybridization and speciation among New World crocodilians species -- Chapter 8. Crocodilian Genome Advances -- Chapter 9. How genetic tools can help crocodilians’ management and governance -- Chapter 10. Perspectives and final considerations about the molecular ecology of New World crocodilians -- Index.
    Abstract: This book aims to be a comprehensive review of the literature on the conservation genetics of the New World crocodilians, from the biological and demographical aspects of the living species to the application of molecular techniques for conservation purposes. It covers the current status of the molecular genetics applied to phylogenetics, phylogeography, diversity, kinship and mating system, and hybridization, as well its implications for decision making with regards to the conservation of these species at academic and governmental levels. This book can be used as a guide for graduate and undergraduate students to understand how conservation genetics techniques are carried out and how they can help preserve not only crocodilians but also other living species.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XIV, 230 p. 35 illus., 25 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9783030563837
    DDC: 333.9516
    Language: English
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  • 3
    Keywords: Bacteria. ; Microbial ecology. ; Microbiology. ; Bacteria. ; Environmental Microbiology. ; Microbiology.
    Description / Table of Contents: 1 Cyanobacteria and Cyanotoxins in Underground Water and the New Perspectives in a Climate Breakdown Scenario -- 2 On the pigment profile of 12 cyanobacteria isolated from unpolluted and polluted habitats of Southwest India -- 3 Cyanobacterial Stress and its OMICS Perspective -- 4 Spirulina: From ancient food to innovative super nutrition of the future and its market scenario as a source of neutraceutical -- 5 Response of cyanobacteria during abiotic stress with special reference to membrane biology: an overview -- 6 Microalgal Biopigments: Production and enhancement strategies to enrich microalgae-derived pigments -- 7 Bioprospecting and mechanisms of cyanobacterial hydrogen production and recent development for its enhancement as a clean energy -- 8 Molecular Biology of non-ribosomal peptides (NRPS) and Polyketide (PKs) biosynthesis in Cyanobacteria -- 9 Cyanobacteria as bioindicator of water pollution -- 10 Degradation of xenobiotics by cyanobacteria -- 11 Impact of pesticides on cyanobacteria in aquatic ecosystems -- 12 International environmental standards for the regulation of freshwater cyanobacterial blooms and their biotoxins -- 13 Therapeutic potential of cyanobacteria as a producer of novel bioactive compounds -- 14 Bioactivity potential of cyanobacterial species inhabitant of southwestern India -- 15 Cyanobacteria Mediated Heavy Metal and Xenobiotics Bioremediation.
    Abstract: This book covers recent advances in cyanobacterial research. It deals with diversity, evolutionary biology, stress physiology, molecular biology of stress responses, and biotechnology of this group of prokaryotes. Cyanobacteria are ubiquitous and, undoubtedly, agriculturally microorganisms in terms of carbon and nitrogen fixation. In addition, cyanobacteria have long been used to fertilize crops and are a source of protein for humans. In parallel with the advances in cyanobacterial research in the 21st century, the development and application of innovative techniques in molecular biotechnology has widened the spectrum of commercial applications and potential exploitation of cyanobacteria. This book will be of interest to both new and experienced researchers involved in cyanobacterial molecular biology, ecology, and industrial biotechnology. This collection of chapters from experts also serves as essential reading for undergraduate and graduate students of to understand the importance of cyanobacteria in agriculture, ecology, microbial physiology, and environmental sciences.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XIII, 283 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9789819901814
    DDC: 579.3
    Language: English
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  • 4
    Keywords: Sustainability. ; Economic geography. ; Finance. ; Economic development. ; Sustainability. ; Economic Geography. ; Financial Economics. ; Economic Development, Innovation and Growth.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter1. Addressing the new global challenges and risks in financial market .-Chapter2. Interdependencies between sustainable financial market and sustainable business -- Chapter3. Corporate Sustainability and value creation. A perspective of companies and the financial market -- Chapter4. ESG risk in financial decisions of financial markets’ and companies -- Chapter5. Analysing the links between financial markets’ ESG risk assessment process and corporate sustainability -- Chapter6. Business models for sustainable value creation in companies and financial markets -- Chapter7. Sustainable adaptation of companies through financial markets.
    Abstract: The aim of this volume is to foster more sustainable business models through financial markets. To that end, it is necessary to know the main global challenges facing financial markets and their impact on creating sustainable value in business models of enterprises in the context of sustainable adaptation. The book focuses on assessing the decision criteria adopted by financial markets in the process of transaction risk valuation, in terms of the presence of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) criteria, and by assessing the impact of including these criteria in the risk assessment process by financial markets in business decisions, leading as a consequence to building new value in the form of a sustainable business model. The book presents global ESG risks facing the financial markets, and discusses how ESG risks are managed and monitored, and how financial markets can measure and operationalize extra-financial risks in its assessment process. The book also analyses ESG risk implications and influences on company behavior, and the actions that companies should take considering the ESG assessment requirements of financial markets. Finally, it provides a comprehensive, structured, and systematic view of how financial markets and companies should adapt and improve their business models. The book provides unique challenges for investors, companies, financial markets, and for our society as a whole, advancing traditional risk management approaches to address global risks.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XIV, 172 p. 133 illus., 130 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783031073984
    Series Statement: Strategies for Sustainability,
    DDC: 304.2
    Language: English
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  • 5
    Keywords: Soil science. ; Electrochemistry. ; Water. ; Hydrology. ; Soil Science. ; Electrochemistry. ; Water.
    Description / Table of Contents: Part 1 1 Physicochemical and hydrodynamic aspects of soil -- 2 Fundamental of electrokinetic processes -- 3 Fundamental of Reactive and Thermal Processes in Electrochemically Assisted Soil Remediation -- 4 Conceptual and mathematical modeling of the transport of pollutants in soil by electric fields -- Part 2 5 Treatment of soil washing solutions by electrochemical advanced oxidation 6 Electrokinetic soil flushing -- 7 Electrokinetic remediation of soil polluted with inorganic ionic species -- 8 Fenton processes for the remediation of polluted soil -- 9 Coupling of anodic oxidation and soil remediation processes -- 10 Persulfate in the remediation of soil and groundwater contaminated by organic compounds -- 11 Electro-phytoremediation of Cropland and Mine-tailings Polluted by Mercury using IrO2-Ta2O5½Ti electrodes, Lavandula vera and Solanum tuberosum -- 12 Electro-bioremediation of polluted soil -- 13 The Soil and Groundwater Remediation with Zero Valent Iron Nanoparticles -- 14 Adsorption and ion exchange permeable reactive barriers -- 15 Electrochemically-Assisted Thermal-Based Technologies for Soil Remediation -- 16 Electrochemically assisted dewatering -- Part 3 17 Fundamentals of the scale-up of the electrochemically assisted soil remediation processes -- 18 Electrochemical Technologies for Petroleum Contaminated Soils -- 19 Treatment of gaseous effluents produced during electrochemically assisted soil remediation processes -- 20 Solar-powered electrokinetic remediation for treatment to soil polluted with organic compounds -- 21 Electrokinetic Processes-Directions for Future Research and Constraints.
    Abstract: This book provides an overview of the current development status of remediation technologies involving electrochemical processes, which are used to clean up soils that are contaminated with different types of contaminants (organics, inorganics, metalloids and radioactive). Written by internationally recognized experts, it comprises 21 chapters describing the characteristics and theoretical foundations of various electrochemical applications of soil remediation. The book’s opening section discusses the fundamental properties and characteristics of the soil, which are essential to understand the processes that can most effectively remove organic and inorganic compounds. This part also focuses on the primary processes that contribute to the application of electrochemically assisted remediation, hydrodynamic aspects and kinetics of contaminants in the soil. It also reviews the techniques that have been developed for the treatment of contaminated soils using electrochemistry, and discusses different strategies used to enhance performance, the type of electrode and electrolyte, and the most important operating conditions. In turn, the book’s second part deals with practical applications of technologies related to the separation of pollutants from soil. Special emphasis is given to the characteristics of these technologies regarding transport of the contaminants and soil toxicity after treatment. The third part is dedicated to new technologies, including electrokinetic remediation and hybrid approaches, for the treatment of emerging contaminants by ex-situ and in-situ production of strong oxidant species used for soil remediation. It also discusses pre-pilot scale for soil treatment and the use of solar photovoltaic panels as an energy source for powering electrochemical systems, which can reduce both the investment and maintenance costs of electrochemically assisted processes.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XI, 569 p. 196 illus., 131 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9783030681401
    Series Statement: Environmental Pollution, 30
    DDC: 631.4
    Language: English
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  • 6
    Online Resource
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    Cham :Springer International Publishing :
    Keywords: Sustainability. ; Industrial management Environmental aspects. ; Business ethics. ; Environmental policy. ; Education and state. ; Sustainability. ; Corporate Environmental Management. ; Business Ethics. ; Environmental Policy. ; Education Policy.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Sustainable Development and Sustainability -- Chapter 3. Organisations and their contribution to sustainability -- Chapter 4. Tools, initiatives, and approaches used for implementing sustainability -- Chapter 5. Organisational change management for sustainability -- Chapter 6. Civil Society Organisations’ contributions to sustainability -- Chapter 7. Contributions by Corporations to sustainability -- Chapter 8. Public Sector Organisations’ contributions to sustainability -- Chapter 9. Towards more sustainable organisations: Discussions and Conclusions.
    Abstract: The book is one of the first ones focussing on how organisations (civil society, corporations, and public sector ones) are contributing to sustainability. The book starts by providing a discussion of the four dimensions of sustainability (economic, environmental, social, and time). The second chapter focusses on what organisations are, their system elements (e.g. operations and production, management and strategy, and governance), stakeholders, relationships within and between organisations (ranging from competition to collaboration), and a framework for organisations to understand and map how they can contribute to sustainability. The third chapter discusses the twenty-four main tools, initiatives, and approaches (TIAs) that have been developed for organisations to contribute to sustainability, such as Circular Economy, Corporate Social Responsibility, Environmental Management Systems, and Sustainability Reporting. The fourth chapter focusses on organisational change management for sustainability, including types of change, drivers for change, resistance to change, incorporation, and institutionalisation. The fifth chapter presents empirical evidence on what civil society organisations have contributed to sustainability, from priorities and impacts, TIAs, external stimuli, and internal factors, drivers for change, starts of change, and development of change. The sixth chapter presents empirical evidence on what corporations have contributed to sustainability, from priorities and impacts, TIAs, external stimuli, and internal factors, drivers for change, starts of change, and development of change. The seventh chapter presents empirical evidence on what public sector organisations have contributed to sustainability, from priorities and impacts, TIAs, external stimuli, and internal factors, drivers for change, starts of change, and development of change. The last chapter provides the conclusions of the book. The book is aimed at providing a multi-level, dynamic, and holistic perspective on the contributions of organisations to sustainability. The book's uniqueness lies in analysing organisations’ efforts to become more sustainability oriented and contribute to making societies more sustainable through systems thinking, TIAs, and change processes.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XVI, 144 p. 62 illus., 56 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783030996765
    Series Statement: Strategies for Sustainability,
    DDC: 304.2
    Language: English
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  • 7
    Keywords: Geography. ; Human geography. ; Urban ecology (Biology). ; Urban economics. ; Agricultural ecology. ; Regional Geography. ; Human Geography. ; Urban Ecology. ; Urban Economics. ; Agroecology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Introduction -- Towards a sustainable use of land current policies coping with environmental degradation -- Mediterranean Europe, a fragile landscape -- Soil consumption and urban growth in Mediterranean Europe -- Preserving land quality in European metropolis -- Conclusions.
    Abstract: In the panorama of studies related to the ability of lands to support both natural processes and agricultural production activities, this research introduces a still unexplored or under-studied theme which is that of the relationship between urban sprawl in its various forms and land quality. The first part of the book is dedicated to the motivations and the theoretical premises from which the research originates, connected to the concept of land and those of sustainable urban form. The second part concerns the complex path towards a sustainable use of land, both in terms of institutional and regulatory measures, and in terms of knowledge and understanding of soil degradation processes. This research focuses on the Mediterranean area which is discussed in more detail in the third part. In this part of Europe we try to establish relationships between settlement dynamics and land quality: here fragile ecosystems are diffused both from a biological point of view. physical as well as socio-economic, here we find landscapes that are particularly sensitive to land degradation processes (subject to land degradation, considered the antipodes of land quality) and which in recent decades have been particularly affected by anthropic pressure. In the fourth part, an analysis is presented concerning 76 metropolitan areas representative of southern Europe. The methodology used in this analysis is based on the relationship that exists between soil sealing (or soil waterproofing) and land degradation (or land degradation) aimed at an interpretation, at the metropolitan scale, of how in southern Europe the pattern of Urbanization (compact, dispersive, intermediate) affects the land's ability to support both natural processes and agricultural production activities in a diversified way. In particular, the data on land quality and data on land use were considered together in order to analyze the processes of urban growth and the occupation of productive land for a very large area that includes Greece, France, Italy, Spain, Portugal and some parts of the Adriatic coast. There is still a long way to go, in terms of sharing, integration and definition of strategies aimed at achieving certain targets. A necessary and innovative look towards land quality could help to consider the protection of the soil as a whole, even at the planning level.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: IX, 169 p. 39 illus., 26 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783030947323
    Series Statement: Springer Geography,
    DDC: 910.021
    Language: English
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  • 8
    Keywords: Earth sciences. ; Physical geography. ; Environment. ; Environmental monitoring. ; Earth Sciences. ; Earth System Sciences. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Environmental Monitoring.
    Description / Table of Contents: Section 1. Environmental Earth Sciences -- Section 2. Geomorphology, Landslides, Soil Science, Paleoclimate, Geoarchaeology -- Section 3. Caves and Karst, a special session on the occasion of the International Year of Caves and Karst (2021).
    Abstract: This edited book is based on the accepted papers for presentation at the 1st MedGU Annual Meeting, Istanbul, 2021. With two parts spanning a large spectrum of environmental, geomorphological and geoarcheological topics and a third part on caves and karst, which includes research studies gathered on the occasion of the International Year of Caves and Karst (2021), this book presents a series of newest research studies that are nowadays relevant to Middle East, Mediterranean region, and Africa. The book gives a general overview on current research, focusing on geoenvironmental issues and challenges in environmental management in the Middle East and Mediterranean region and surrounding areas. It offers a broad range of recent studies that discuss the latest advances in geomorphology, landslides, soil science, paleoclimate, and geoarcheology. It also shares insights on cave and karst studies including speleology, cave and karst explorations, geomorphology, hydrogeology, geoethics, prehistoric eras in karst, geotectonics, and the nexus between human activities and karst sustainability.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XXXI, 258 p. 150 illus., 137 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031429170
    Series Statement: Advances in Science, Technology & Innovation, IEREK Interdisciplinary Series for Sustainable Development,
    DDC: 550
    Language: English
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  • 9
    Keywords: Environmental education. ; Sustainability. ; Science Social aspects. ; Education, Higher. ; Environmental and Sustainability Education. ; Sustainability. ; Science and Technology Studies. ; Higher Education.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1-Introduction -- Chapter 2-Sustainability in curricula-assessment tools, competences, pedagogical approaches, and frameworks, and the methods used in the case studies -- Chapter 3-Central University of Technology (CUT), South Africa -- Chapter 4-European University of Lefke, North Cyprus -- Chapter 5-Nyíregyháza University, Hungary -- Chapter 6-Open University, Portugal -- Chapter 7-Universidad Autonoma de Madrid, Spain -- Chapter 8-Universidade de a Coruña -- Chapter 9-Universidad de Ciencieas Aplicadas y Politicas Ambientales -- Chapter 10-Universidad de Las Américas Puebla, México -- Chapter 11-University of Belgrade, Serbia -- Chapter 12-University of Gävle, Sweden -- Chapter 13-University of Helsinki, Finland -- Chapter 14-University of Parma, Italy -- Chapter 15-University of Zaragoza, Spain -- Chapter 16-Warsaw University of Technology, Poland -- Chapter 17-Conclusions-synthesing curricula contribution to sustainability, sustainability competences, and pedagogical approaches.
    Abstract: This book is aimed at developing sustainability competences through pedagogical approaches by comparing 15 case studies from 12 countries in 4 continents (Africa, America, Australia, and Europe) analysing how Sustainable Development (SD) is being taught in their courses, which competences are being developed, and which pedagogical approaches are being used to develop the competences. The book brings together practice-based original research on the connection between developing sustainability competences and the pedagogical approaches used, utilizing a framework aimed at helping educators in creating and updating their courses to provide a more complete, holistic, and systemic sustainability education to future leaders, decision makers, educators, and change agents. Compared to previous works addressing SD in education, which often mostly cover tools for improving the sustainability of campus operations, this approach uses assessment tools to uniquely focus on how courses and programmes (i.e. curricula) incorporate SD. Through the case studies, readers will learn about how the 3 major groups of pedagogical approaches have been used: (1) Universal, meaning broadly applicable pedagogies that have been used in many disciplines and contexts; (2) Community and social justice, which are pedagogies developed specifically for use in addressing social justice and community-building; and (3) Environmental education, which are pedagogies emerging from environmental sciences and environmental education practices. .
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XIV, 283 p. 178 illus., 177 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9783030649654
    Series Statement: Strategies for Sustainability,
    DDC: 333.7071
    Language: English
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  • 10
    Keywords: Geographic information systems. ; Cartography. ; Geography. ; Geographical Information System. ; Cartography. ; Geography. ; Regional Geography.
    Description / Table of Contents: Assessment on the Distribution and Accessibility to Green Spaces in Mexico’s Most Populated Metropolitan Zones -- Geomatics Assessment of Water Resources in a Transboundary Basin -- Geospatial Analysis of Clandestine Graves in Baja California: New Approaches for the Search of Missing Persons in Mexico -- The Geopolitical Repercussions of the Migration Rhetoric of Donald Trump on Mexican Anti-immigrant Speech Online: A Transdisciplinary Approach -- Spatial Analysis of a Forest Socio-Ecological System in Oaxaca, Mexico Based on the DPSIR Framework -- Fourier Transform Based Methods for Unwrapping of Sentinel-1 Interferograms -- Methodology and Relevant Results About an Area-Based Conservation Indicator of Superficial Water Bodies for the Grijalva Basin -- Social Vulnerability Analysis of Three High Mountain Villages at Pico de Orizaba Volcano, Mexico, Using PCA -- Detection of Phoradendron velutinum Implementing Genetic Programming in Multispectral Aerial Images in Mexico City -- Assessment of the Reduction of the Icesnow Coverage at the TransMexican Volcanic Belt Through Empirical Mode Decomposition on Satellite Imagery -- Forest Degradation Estimation Through Trend Analysis of Annual Time Series NDVI, NDM and NDFI (2010-2020) using Landsat images -- Estimating Importation Risk of COVID-19 in Hurricane Evacuations: A Prediction Framework Applied to Hurricane Laura in Texas -- A Dynamic Social Vulnerability Index to COVID-19 in Mexico -- Effects of COVID-19 in Mexico City: Street Robbery and Vehicle Theft Spatio-Temporal Patterns.
    Abstract: This book presents a selection of manuscripts submitted to the 2nd International Conference on Geospatial Information Sciences 2021, a virtual conference held on November 3-5, 2021. These papers were selected by the Scientific Program Committee of the Conference after a rigorous peer-review process. They represent the vast scope of the interdisciplinary research areas that characterize the Geospatial Information Sciences that is done in the discipline. It especially represents a fabulous opportunity to showcase research carried out by young Mexican researchers and showcase it to the rest of the world and enhance the growth of the sciences in the country while, at the same time, enforces them to level up with other research at the international level.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XIV, 205 p. 67 illus., 61 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783030980962
    Series Statement: Lecture Notes in Geoinformation and Cartography,
    DDC: 910.285
    Language: English
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