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A Method for Quantifying Sidewalk Shade to Assess Pedestrian Access to Relief From Direct Sun
(2020-05-06)
Urban heat is a public health risk and is increasing due to climate change, with heat waves more intense and longer-lasting than before. Meanwhile, many cities are designing for walkability, encouraging people to drive ...
Land Use Features Driving Human Health: A Zip Code Analysis in California
(2020-07-14)
Land cover has been linked to local health effects both positive and negative (Patz 2004; Kamp & Davies 2008; Holgate et al., 1999; Stansfelt, 2000; Mace et al., 2004). For example, aircraft and urban noise-scapes altered ...
The Financial Viability and Sustainability Benefits of Using Cargo Trikes Instead of Vans for ‘Last-Mile’ Logistics in London in the Age of Online Shopping
(2019-03-18)
Up to 10,000 people die every year in London because of air pollution, a growing proportion of which is caused by emissions from diesel vans delivering goods ordered online. Local authorities have the power to solve the ...
Greener Gaming Products: Considering Environmental Impacts When Assessing Gambling-Related Harms
(2020-05-13)
The gaming (i.e., gambling) industry currently does not include environmental impacts in its assessment of new products. Advocates and researchers of problem gambling are actively changing their approach to understand all ...
Alabama’s Pedagogical Approach to Sustainability: Defining the Effectiveness of Higher Education Programs Through Comparative Test Modeling
(2019-07-09)
Determining and understanding the sustainability literacy level of a student body within a higher education institution can provide critical insight into the strength and effectiveness of a campus-wide sustainability ...
Hey Teacher! We Need More Education: A Study of the Experiences of Irish Young People of Education for Sustainable Development (ESD)
(2019-03-09)
Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) is an emerging tool that governments around the world are increasingly implementing in their education systems to address the changes that are required for society to transition ...
Shark Fishing in the Indian Seas: A Quantitative Risk Assessment of the Impacts of Longline Fishing on the Sustainability of Regional Shark Populations
(2019-08-24)
This project endeavored to provide a formative, contemporaneously applicable, and fully quantitative baseline of a significant component of the shark harvest produced by the nation of India, namely, the longline bycatch ...
Effects of Past and Recent Severe Hurricanes on St. John, USVI Beaches and Their Ecosystems
(2020-04-12)
To better understand, prepare for and mitigate the effects that climate change induced storms are having on small Caribbean island beaches, and to determine the level of risk these beaches and their ecosystems are facing, ...
Testing Bi-Partisan Climate Change Messaging Using Prospect Theory
(2020-07-01)
When we read a newspaper article or hear a story about climate change on the news, that message is likely crafted by the news team without consulting scientific research about how to deliver the story. As we have entered ...
Intrusion of Trichloroethylene (TCE) Vapors From Groundwater Into Buildings in Northeast MA
(2019-03-16)
People can be exposed to trichloroethylene (TCE) in homes and businesses from vapors that intrude into buildings from subsurface groundwater and soil. Estimation of health risks is based on measured or modeled vapor ...