Publications
Safe and just operating spaces for regional social-ecological systems
Publication ID: pub.1013601319
Keywords: Anhui Province; China; Environmental Thresholds; Regional Boundaries; Social-ecological Systems; Social Wellbeing; Yunnan Province
Humanity faces a major global challenge in achieving wellbeing for all, while simultaneously ensuring that the biophysical processes and ecosystem services that underpin wellbeing are exploited within scientifically informed boundaries of sustainability. We propose a framework for defining the safe and just operating space for humanity that integrates social wellbeing into the original planetary boundaries […]
Models for predicting the seepage velocity and seepage force in a fiber reinforced silty soil
Publication ID: pub.1019132193
Keywords: Hydraulic Gradient; Randomly Reinforced; Regression; Seepage Force; Seepage Velocity; Silty Soil
Randomly reinforced soil is used in hydraulic projects such as temporary canals, earth dams, stream restoration and so on for controlling seepage. This paper presents an investigation into the effect of random reinforcement on the seepage velocity and seepage force in a silty soil. Experimental tests were carried out on randomly reinforced samples with two […]
On the effect of human mobility to the design of metropolitan mobile opportunistic networks of sensors
Publication ID: pub.1009009265
Keywords: Human Mobility; Mobile Ad-Hoc Networks (MANETs); Opportunistic Networks; Social Network of Sensors (SNoS); Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs)
We live in a world where demand for monitoring natural and artificial phenomena is growing. The practical importance of Sensor Networks is continuously increasing in our society due to their broad applicability to tasks such as traffic and air-pollution monitoring, forest-fire detection, agriculture, and battlefield communication. Furthermore, we have seen the emergence of sensor technology […]
System complexity and policy integration challenges: The Brazilian Energy- Water-Food Nexus
Publication ID: pub.1112017902
Keywords: Biofuels; Brazil; Climate Change; Energy-water-food Nexus; Food Security; Land-use Change; Science-based Policy; Water Scarcity
The Energy-Water-Food Nexus is one of the most complex sustainability challenges faced by the world. This is particularly true in Brazil, where insufficiently understood interactions within the Nexus are contributing to large-scale deforestation and land-use change, water and energy scarcity, and increased vulnerability to climate change. The reason is a combination of global environmental change […]
Empathy, place and identity interactions for sustainability
Publication ID: pub.1113048230
Keywords: Empathy; Human-environment Relations; Identity; Methods; Place Attachment; Sustainability Transitions
Sustainability science recognises the need to fully incorporate cultural and emotional dimensions of environmental change to understand how societies deal with and shape anticipated transformations, unforeseen risks and increasing uncertainties. The relationship between empathy and sustainability represents a key advance in understanding underpinning human-environment relations. We assert that lack of empathy for nature and for […]
Use of Vietnamese rice husk ash for the production of sodium silicate as the activator for alkali-activated binders
Publication ID: pub.1105976858
Keywords: Alkali-activated Binder; Alkaline Activators; Fly Ash; Ground Granulated Blast Furnace Slag; Hanoi; National University of Civil Engineering; Rice Husk Ash; Simplified Environmental Analysis; Vietnam
Geopolymer and Alkali-Activated Binders (AAB) has recently emerged as a new, green material with the potential to replace Portland cement in several applications. They can reduce the CO2 footprint of concrete by up to 80% and this is in addition to being more durable in certain aggressive environments. However, commercial alkaline activators contribute significantly to […]
