Tag: Sustainability

Towards An Individual Decision-Making Framework to Achieve Mitigation of Climate Change Effects with a Local Perspective

Agriculture, Data Analytics and Information Sciences, Educational Services, Engineering Management, Environmental Engineering, Environmental Engineering and Services, Ergonomics & Human Factors, Food Services, Goal 11: Make cities inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable, Goal 13: Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts, Goal 15: Sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, halt and reverse land degradation, halt biodiversity loss, Goal 17: Revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development, Goal 3: Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages, Government

This study looks at how choosing certain plants with traits like shade, leaves, and crown shape can help Puerto Rico communities face climate disasters. It shows how individual and community decisions play a big role

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A Sustainability Education Dilemma: Is a better environment worth a worse economy?

Design and Manufacturing Engineering, Educational Services, Energy Systems/Utilities/Fuel, Engineering Management, Environmental Engineering, Environmental Engineering and Services, Facilities Engineering & Energy Management, Goal 11: Make cities inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable, Goal 12: Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns, Goal 13: Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts, Goal 4: Ensure inclusive and quality education for all and promote lifelong learning, Goal 7: Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all, Goal 9: Build resilient infrastructure, promote sustainable industrialization and foster innovation, Government, Manufacturing, Product Design and Development

This paper shows a student project using bamboo instead of aluminum in vehicle design. It highlights both the benefits for sustainability and the technical and economic challenges, stressing the need for life cycle assessment in

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