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Reviewer Acknowledgements for Journal of Sustainable Development, Vol. 16, No. 2 《可持续发展杂志》第16卷第2期审稿人致谢

Journal of sustainable development Pub Date : 2023-03-29 DOI: 10.5539/jsd.v16n2p119

Sherry Sun

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Price Incentives and Supply Response in Cocoa -A Case of Border Regions of Ghana 可可的价格激励和供应反应——以加纳边境地区为例

Journal of sustainable development Pub Date : 2023-03-24 DOI: 10.5539/jsd.v16n3p1

Salamatu Jebuni-Dotsey

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Community-Led Total Sanitation: Conceptual Approach to Intestinal Parasites Control in Rural Areas, Cote d’Ivoire 社区主导的全面卫生:科特迪瓦农村地区肠道寄生虫控制的概念方法

Journal of sustainable development Pub Date : 2023-03-18 DOI: 10.5539/jsd.v16n2p108

G. Coulibaly, K. Dongo, Fabien Zouzou, M. Ouattara, G. Raso, E. N'Goran

{"title":"Community-Led Total Sanitation: Conceptual Approach to Intestinal Parasites Control in Rural Areas, Cote d’Ivoire","authors":"G. Coulibaly, K. Dongo, Fabien Zouzou, M. Ouattara, G. Raso, E. N'Goran","doi":"10.5539/jsd.v16n2p108","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5539/jsd.v16n2p108","url":null,"abstract":"Lack of appropriate sanitation, with poor hygiene and unsafe water, are sources of the spread of diseases. Ongoing efforts to control neglected tropical diseases, including helminth and intestinal protozoan infections, must be maintained and strengthened with new approaches. The aim of this study was to test the adherence of communities to the Community-Led Total Sanitation (CLTS) approach. The study was conducted in three (3) departments in south- central Côte d'Ivoire. In practice, the process of implementing CLTS involves 5 major steps: i) Mapping of defecation areas, ii) Calculating of human fecal matter quantity and medical costs, iii) Walk of shame, iv) Analysis of contamination pathways, v) Community decision making and latrine construction. Overall, latrine coverage and usage rates have increased considerably in the intervention localities. In particular, out of the 26 localities where the CLTS was applied, 11 reached a latrine coverage rate higher than 80%, 6 of which reached a 100% coverage rate. The results of this work should be used to raise awareness in rural communities about the importance of building and using latrines. Furthermore, CLTS implemented on a large scale can contribute to achieving Goal 3 and 6 of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).","PeriodicalId":91562,"journal":{"name":"Journal of sustainable development","volume":"54 22","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-03-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41267189","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Solving the Food-Water-Energy Nexus One Step at a Time: Modernizing Irrigated Agriculture in Hood River, Oregon 一步一步解决食物-水-能源关系:俄勒冈州胡德河的现代化灌溉农业

Journal of sustainable development Pub Date : 2023-03-14 DOI: 10.5539/jsd.v16n2p95

Patricia T. Fernandez-Guajardo, E. Weber, Lisa Seales

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Sustainable Development Strategies of Eco-Tourism in the Third Pole Based on Environmental Carrying Capacity Assessment Study 基于环境承载力评价的第三极生态旅游可持续发展战略研究

Journal of sustainable development Pub Date : 2023-03-01 DOI: 10.5539/jsd.v16n2p85

Shi-rong Wei

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Valorization of Groundnut Shell Biomass for Biosorption of Hexavalent Chromium from Aqueous Solution 花生壳生物质对水溶液中六价铬的吸附性能研究

Journal of sustainable development Pub Date : 2023-02-28 DOI: 10.5539/jsd.v16n2p72

Thembelihle Chaza, N. Mangoma, Tapiwa Nyakuedzwa, T. Ncube

{"title":"Valorization of Groundnut Shell Biomass for Biosorption of Hexavalent Chromium from Aqueous Solution","authors":"Thembelihle Chaza, N. Mangoma, Tapiwa Nyakuedzwa, T. Ncube","doi":"10.5539/jsd.v16n2p72","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5539/jsd.v16n2p72","url":null,"abstract":"Biosorption is a cost-effective biotechnological innovation for the removal of heavy metals from aqueous solutions. There is widespread research into ways of utilizing agricultural residues to achieve zero waste. Groundnut shells are biodegradable waste available in large quantities. This study investigated the use of groundnut shells for the biosorption of chromium (VI) ions from an aqueous solution. Groundnut shells were cleaned and crushed to make fractions of particle size in the range of 90-1000 µm. The point of zero charge (pHPZC) and the distribution of oxygenated acidic and basic surface functional groups were determined. In batch experiments, the effect of acid pre-treatment, initial metal concentration, biosorbent particle size, biosorbent dosage, and contact time on biosorption was investigated. The biomass was found to have a pHPZC value of 6 and was dominated by acidic groups. The best biosorption activity was observed at 20 mg/L initial metal concentration and a biosorbent dosage of 10%. The effect of contact time was dependent on the initial chromium (VI) concentration. At 20 mg/L initial chromium (VI) concentration, the biosorption process reached equilibrium within 60 minutes whilst at high (>80 mg) chromium (VI) concentration equilibrium was not reached, even after 240 minutes. The best biosorption activity was observed with acid-treated biomass of particle size 300 µm. The adsorption fitted best with the Langmuir isotherm model and the pseudo-second-order kinetic model (R2 > 0.9982). Groundnut shell biomass has the potential for the removal of chromium (VI) ions from aqueous solutions and possibly from chromium-polluted effluents on an industrial scale.","PeriodicalId":91562,"journal":{"name":"Journal of sustainable development","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-02-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43908001","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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The Need for Mandatory Academic Laboratory Sustainability Training – A Fume Cupboard Case Study 强制性学术实验室可持续性培训的必要性——烟雾橱柜案例研究

Journal of sustainable development Pub Date : 2023-02-21 DOI: 10.5539/jsd.v16n2p63

Rabbab Oun, David Charles, Alaine Martin, Roddy Yarr, Molly Huq, D. Drobot

{"title":"The Need for Mandatory Academic Laboratory Sustainability Training – A Fume Cupboard Case Study","authors":"Rabbab Oun, David Charles, Alaine Martin, Roddy Yarr, Molly Huq, D. Drobot","doi":"10.5539/jsd.v16n2p63","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5539/jsd.v16n2p63","url":null,"abstract":"While scientific research is paramount to understanding the solar system, ecosystem, human disease and cures (etc) it continues to contribute to human-caused climate change. Scientists are becoming increasingly aware of the carbon footprint associated with their research and recognise the need to work more efficiently with their resource use and laboratory operations. \u0000 \u0000University laboratories are spaces that allow for research to be carried out safely, however, they consume five times more energy per square meter than office buildings. Fume cupboards are amongst the most energy intensive equipment and thus are a dominant factor when working towards creating safer and greener laboratories. In this paper, we report on the gas, electricity, carbon and financial savings derived by upgrading 105 constant air volume fume cupboards to variable air volume systems. We also report on the frequency of fume cupboard use by research staff, postgraduate students, and their overall understanding of fume cupboard best practice operations. The results reflect that while savings were achieved, they were lower than predicted. A factor to this may be poor student and staff understanding of how fume cupboards work resulting in their incorrect usage, therefore hampering sustainable progression. This study highlights that a major gap exists between laboratory technical upgrades and researcher awareness of proper and safe equipment use and operation. To overcome this, we propose that in addition to health and safety training, mandatory laboratory sustainability operations training should be provided to all laboratory users.","PeriodicalId":91562,"journal":{"name":"Journal of sustainable development","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-02-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49583308","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Life Cycle Assessment of Power Generation from Imported Woody Biomass Fuels 进口木质生物质燃料发电的生命周期评估

Journal of sustainable development Pub Date : 2023-02-13 DOI: 10.5539/jsd.v16n2p50

Noriko Nishihara, Lisa Ito, Leticia Sarmento dos Muchangos, A. Tokai

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Households’ Involvement in the Preparation of Monitoring and Evaluation Plan and Performance of Tanzania Conditional Cash Transfer Project 坦桑尼亚有条件现金转移支付项目中家庭参与监测和评估计划的编制与绩效

Journal of sustainable development Pub Date : 2023-02-07 DOI: 10.5539/jsd.v16n2p40

Bernard Katerengabo, C. Gakuu, H. Kidombo

{"title":"Households’ Involvement in the Preparation of Monitoring and Evaluation Plan and Performance of Tanzania Conditional Cash Transfer Project","authors":"Bernard Katerengabo, C. Gakuu, H. Kidombo","doi":"10.5539/jsd.v16n2p40","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5539/jsd.v16n2p40","url":null,"abstract":"Poverty has been identified as one of the challenges affecting communities in developing countries. The Conditional Cash Transfer project was introduced in Tanzania aiming at poverty reduction among households. On that note, this study was conducted to assess the extent to which households’ involvement in the preparation of Monitoring and Evaluation plan influenced the performance of Tanzania Conditional Cash Transfer project. Descriptive cross-sectional and correlational research designs were used with the support of a pragmatic paradigm. By using Yamane’s (1967) formula, a sample size of 400 respondents was obtained from a target population of 61,240 households. Data was collected through administered questionnaires, key in-depth interviews and focus group discussions. The findings established a significant influence between households’ involvement in the preparation of Monitoring and Evaluation plan (t= 2.769, p-value = 0.006) on the performance of Tanzania Conditional Cash Transfer project. It was concluded that households’ involvement in the preparation of Monitoring and Evaluation plan played a significant role in the performance of Tanzania Conditional Cash Transfer project. Therefore, project implementers should review the Monitoring and Evaluation policy in order to incorporate households in the preparation of Monitoring and Evaluation plan for influencing the performance of the Tanzania Conditional Cash Transfer project.","PeriodicalId":91562,"journal":{"name":"Journal of sustainable development","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-02-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46731425","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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The Best-fit Design of Future Homes in the Post-Pandemic Era: A Case Study in Iran 后大流行时代最适合未来住宅的设计:以伊朗为例

Journal of sustainable development Pub Date : 2023-01-31 DOI: 10.5539/jsd.v16n2p24

R. Elahi

{"title":"The Best-fit Design of Future Homes in the Post-Pandemic Era: A Case Study in Iran","authors":"R. Elahi","doi":"10.5539/jsd.v16n2p24","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5539/jsd.v16n2p24","url":null,"abstract":"The COVID-19 humanitarian situation is unparalleled, and there can be no return to the \"old normal.\" According to reports, the COVID-19 Pandemic is now a significant public health issue that could have an influence on people's quality of life as well as environmental sustainability and social responsibility, as well as architecture and home designs. Bearing this in mind, this qualitative research was conducted to (1) to explore the extent to which the architects apply innovative strategies to fit the needs for the homes in the post-Pandemic era, and (2) to explore the architectural needs and wants of the residents in the post-Pandemic era. To fulfill these, semi-structured interviews were used to collect the data. A total of eight architects and ten residents living in apartment buildings were recruited by purposive sampling. The interviews were processed using thematic analysis. It was reported by majority of the architects that the most important innovative strategies to fit the needs for the homes in the post-Pandemic era are independent buildings, energy-related design changes, more human-centered design concepts, green open spaces, and advanced technology. As for residents, their architectural needs and wants in the post-Pandemic era were HVAC system, green open spaces, inappropriate designs, and lack of self-sufficient strategies. Further discussion on the findings have been reported in this research.","PeriodicalId":91562,"journal":{"name":"Journal of sustainable development","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43638730","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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