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Simulating large emitters using CMAQ and a local scale finite element model: analysis of the surroundings of Barcelona
(2017)
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Open AccessIn this work, we present a novel approach to simulate large emitters in the microscale. The main idea is to combine a nested grid approach and a finite element model to simulate the subgrid scale. The nested grid system ... -
Promoting sustainable human development in engineering: assessment of online courses within continuing professional development strategies
(2018-01)
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Restricted access - publisher's policyHigher Education Institutions play a critical role in societies transition towards sustainable development, educating future professionals and decision makers. In the last few decades, a number of technical universities ... -
Profiling research of the engineering academics who successfully promote education in Sustainable Human Development
(2018-01-20)
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Open AccessOver the last decades, engineering faculties and universities have become increasingly engaged in integrating sustainable development into their different functions. Notwithstanding, more effort is required to effectively ... -
Considering data uncertainty in the water and sanitation sector: application to large number of alternatives and criteria
(2017-04)
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Restricted access - publisher's policyPriority-driven and target-focused management of water and sanitation services is essential to achieve long-term sustainability. However, in the context of water and sanitation, statistical uncertainty is an inevitable ... -
SIASAR: a country-led indicator framework for monitoring the rural water and sanitation sector in Latin America and the Caribbean
(2017-06)
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Open AccessThe provision of water supply, sanitation and hygiene services has emerged as a top priority in the development agenda in Latin American and the Caribbean. In light of the investments envisaged to reach the targets set by ... -
Electricity generation prospects from clustered smallholder and irrigated rice farms in Ghana
(2017-02-15)
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Open AccessIn farming communities in Ghana and the West African region, crop residues are often unused and remain available for valorisation. This study has analysed the prospects of electricity generation using crop residues from ... -
Compositional data for global monitoring: the case of drinking water and sanitation
(2017-07)
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Open AccessIntroduction At a global level, access to safe drinking water and sanitation has been monitored by the Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) of WHO and UNICEF. The methods employed are based on analysis of data from household ... -
Monitoring sanitation and hygiene in the 2030 agenda for sustainable development: A review through the lens of human rights
(2016-12-15)
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Open AccessInternational monitoring of drinking water and sanitation has been jointly carried out by WHO and UNICEF through their Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP). With the end of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) era in 2015, ... -
The influence of the human rights to water and sanitation normative content in measuring the level of service
(2016-05-31)
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Open AccessHuman Rights to Water and Sanitation (HRWS) have been consolidated as relevant frameworks to measure different levels of services. It is essential to move forward with specific initiatives that interpret the content of ... -
Measuring disparities in access to water based on the normative content of the human right
(2015-05-07)
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Open AccessMeasuring access to water in the Sustainable Development Goals era involves taking into account the human rights framework. Therefore, its content should be considered to conceptualize the level of service through adequate ... -
Improved monitoring framework for local planning in the water, sanitation and hygiene sector: From data to decision-making
(2015-09)
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Open AccessToday, a vast proportion of people still lack a simple pit latrine and a source of safe drinking water. To help end this appalling state of affairs, there is a pressing need to provide policymakers with evidences in which ... -
Reporting progress on the human right to water and sanitation through JMP and GLAAS
(2015-06-01)
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Open AccessInternational institutions have the authority to monitor States' compliance with the Human Right to Water and Sanitation (HRWS) but the necessary tools for this task are not yet ready. The human development sector has a ...
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