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Didactic strategies to promote competencies in sustainability
(2019-04-01)
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Open AccessHigher education is a principal agent for addressing the sustainable development goals proposed by the 2030 Agenda, because of its key mission of knowledge generation, teaching and social innovation for sustainability. In ... -
El proyecto EDINSOST. Formación en las Universidades españolas de profesionales como agentes de cambio para afrontar los retos de la sociedad
(2019-04)
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Open AccessEDINSOST1, proyecto I+D+i Retos investigación financiado por el Ministerio de Economía, Industria y Competitividad, ubicado como reto de investigación en el ámbito de cambios e innovaciones sociales, pretende contribuir ... -
Effect of oxidized wood flour as functional filler on the mechanical, thermal and flame-retardant properties of polylactide biocomposites
(2019-04-01)
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Restricted access - publisher's policyBased on the biodegradable material-polyethylene glycol (PEG)-as the plasticizer, oxidized wood flour (OWF) as the charring agent for polylactide (PLA), a series flame-retardant PLA biocomposites were prepared via ... -
Selection of cyanobacteria over green algae in a photo-sequencing batch bioreactor fed with wastewater
(Elsevier, 2019-02-25)
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Restricted access - publisher's policyIn this work, a strategy based on photo-sequencing batch operationwas used to select cyanobacteria over unsettled green algae in awastewater treatment system, evaluating for the first time the effect of hydraulic regimes ... -
Continuing professional education in engineering faculties: transversal integration of sustainable human development in basic engineering sciences courses
(2019-05)
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Restricted access - publisher's policyThe integration of sustainable development in higher education is increasingly recognised as a priority for a growing number of universities. Nonetheless, numerous barriers for change remain and particular attention should ... -
Improving engineering educators’ sustainability competencies by using competency maps: The EDINSOST project
(Tempus Publications, 2018)
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Restricted access - publisher's policyEDINSOST is a project aimed at tackling the challenges facing society. It is funded by the Spanish R&D+i Program. The objective of the project is to establish a framework to facilitate the training of graduates capable of ... -
Cork as a sustainable carbon source for nature-based solutions treating hydroponic wastewaters – Preliminary batch studies
(Elsevier, 2019)
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Open AccessReusing by-products is an important strategy to ensure the preservation of natural capital and climate change mitigation. This study aimed at evaluating the potential of cork granulates, a by-product of winery industry, ... -
Polymer accumulation in mixed cyanobacterial cultures selected under the feast and famine strategy
(Elsevier, 2018-07-01)
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Restricted access - publisher's policyIn this study, a sequencing batch reactor (SBR), operated with transient carbon availability (feast and famine) and different nutrients loads, was used to select cyanobacteria accumulating poly (3-hydroxyalkanoate) (PHB) ... -
The role of transformation in learning and education for sustainability
(2018-10-20)
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Open AccessEducation research has acknowledged the value of transformation, which offers an opportunity for researching and rethinking how appropriate and successful educational practices may be. However, despite the role of ... -
Improving engineering education for sustainable development using concept maps and multivariate data analysis
(2018)
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Restricted access - publisher's policyIn education for sustainable development (ESD), the inclusion and handling of a multitude of perspectives and the interconnectivity of different dimensions of the world are often targeted. Based on the assumption that ... -
"WETWALL” : an innovative design concept for the treatment of wastewater at an urban scale
(Taylor & Francis, 2018-03)
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Open AccessRising temperatures, increasing food demand and scarcity of water and land resources highlight the importance of promoting the sustainable expansion of agriculture to our urban environment, while preserving water resources. ... -
Nutrients and biomass dynamics in photo-sequencing batch reactors treating wastewater with high nutrients loadings
(2018-08)
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Restricted access - publisher's policyThe present study investigates different strategies for the treatment of a mixture of digestate from an anaerobic digester diluted and secondary effluent from a high rate algal pond. To this aim, the performance of two ...
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