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Quantifying the UDS Hydraulic and Social Resilience
Various approaches to quantifying resilience have sparked debate in past years. Researcher measures the social and hydraulic resilience of an Urban Drainage System (UDS) using two methodologies, i.e., a proposed index-based framework and a parametric-based Multi-Criteria Decision Making (MCDM) method. The former positions flexibility as a key property of the resilience concept, and after quantifying four characteristics of a flexible system, measures the flood resilience based on quantifying the two resilience components, i.e., flexibility and resistance; while. The latter calculates the resilience through a linear combination of the actual values and relative weights for different UDS sub-characteristics which best describe the resiliency of the system. 
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  • 12 Jul 2022
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Micro-Nanotechnology Sensors for Biomedical and Environmental Challenges
Micro- and nanotechnology-enabled sensors have made remarkable advancements in the fields of biomedicine and the environment, enabling the sensitive and selective detection and quantification of diverse analytes. In biomedicine, these sensors have facilitated disease diagnosis, drug discovery, and point-of-care devices. In environmental monitoring, they have played a crucial role in assessing air, water, and soil quality, as well as ensured food safety.
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  • 13 Jun 2023
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Road Safety Near a Landfill Assessment in Europe
In Europe, many governments are struggling with the ambitious target of zero road deaths by 2050. On the other hand, they are facing remediation of illegal waste dumps, subject to European infringement procedures and involving a lot of workers and heavy materials transportation. In Italy, a specific department was started in 2017 to carry out the remediation of 200 illegal landfills of urban/industrial solid waste. According to the Italian legislative framework on construction site management, risk assessment should also include risks for the external context caused by the working site.
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  • 26 May 2023
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Energy-Sustainable Renovation of Building Envelopes
The EU’s low carbon transition relies on the building sector as one of its main pillars, given that around 85% of the 160 million buildings within the EU are thermally inefficient. The energy-sustainable renovation of building envelopes calls for a comprehensive approach from initial design phases to construction, while balancing a series of factors, e.g., function and aesthetics, energy savings and environmental concerns, as well as cost-effectiveness.
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  • 13 Jun 2023
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Renewable Energy Communities in Italy: Public Administration involvement
The pressing necessity to address climate change calls for reducing carbon emissions in the energy sector. Renewable energy communities (RECs) provide environmental, financial, and societal advantages that facilitate the shift towards sustainable energy sources.The growth of renewable energy communities (RECs) in Italy is the result of collaborative efforts from both public and private sectors, and the crucial involvement of public administrations (PAs) in promoting and expanding RECs is undeniable. A renewable energy community, especially when facilitated and supported by public administration, can be an effective solution to overcome the limitations and difficulties in implementing renewable energy sources, especially in historic and small towns.The development of RECs in Italy and the pivotal role played by public administrations as catalysts in the formation of RECs is investigated through a case study in the Municipality of Assisi.
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  • 30 Aug 2023
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Post-Consumer Plastic Waste Management
Challenges associated with plastic waste management range from littering to high collection costs to low recycling rates. Effective collection of plastics is obviously an important step in the management of plastic waste and has an impact on recycling rates.
  • 385
  • 06 Jul 2023
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Interactive Innovation Balance Structure in Green Manufacturing
Maturity and innovation degree of green manufacturing exploratory and exploitative innovation technologies can effectively measure the degree of innovation balance of the enterprise. Strengthening the scientific research layer to adopt green manufacturing technology innovation research and development for the enterprise and reducing the “conflict” will promote the enterprise to engage in exploratory innovation, which in turn will encourage the decision of enterprise interactive innovation balance. The support layer actively searches for information and supports the green manufacturing innovation ecosystem with information, funding, and other innovation resources, thus facilitating enterprises to engage in interactive innovation balance.
  • 381
  • 18 May 2023
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Key Processes in Managing Building Materials
The new construction of numerous infrastructures and buildings, particularly in the architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) industry, has led to an exponential increase in the demand for raw materials and energy, which is leading to the depletion of natural resources. The approach to treating these buildings at the end of life has also raised concerns worldwide. Transforming the current linear development model into a circular economy is considered an effective solution.
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  • 30 Sep 2022
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Overview of Metal-Ion Battery Recycling Methods
Metal-ion batteries (MIBs), particularly lithium- and sodium-ion ones (LIBs and SIBs, respectively), are an essential part of portable and stationary electronics due to their energy density characteristics and long-term cycling ability. The expected growth of the MIBs market unavoidably leads to the generation of tons of spent batteries, this in turn dictates the necessity of a proper life cycle management of used cells and packs.
  • 376
  • 19 Jul 2023
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Applications of Biochar in Agriculture
Biochar has gained attention as an alternative source of solid energy and for the proper disposal of agricultural biomass waste (ABW). Microwave-assisted pyrolysis (MAP) is a promising approach for the production of biochar. The use of biochar as a soil amendment can be an attractive option for farmers. The incorporation of biochar into soil has been shown to improve soil fertility, water retention, and crop productivity. This can lead to reduced dependence on synthetic fertilizers and increased agricultural yields. The development of a biochar economy has the potential to create new job opportunities and increase the national gross domestic product (GDP). Small-scale enterprises can play a significant role in the production and distribution of biochar, providing value-added products and helping to promote sustainable agriculture.
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  • 08 Jun 2023
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