Behind the Paper
The real stories behind the latest research papers, from conception to publication, the highs and the lows
Filtered by: Sustainability
Moving towards a year-round picture of household rainwater harvesting by combining climate and household survey data
A modelling approach to estimate the seasonal household variation in harvested rainwater availability to gap-fill the data and knowledge for SDG monitoring, spatially targeted field surveys to assess harvesting systems, and demand for potential system upgrades.
A Story of Survivor's Guilt: The Water Crisis in Jackson, Mississippi
Just before my dad passed away in December of 2016, we took one final drive around my hometown of Jackson, Mississippi. We visited our old neighborhoods, my childhood homes, and my old schools. Things had not gotten better since I’d left Jackson, some 20 years before. In fact, they’d gotten worse.
The hidden role of food behind the drought-conflicts nexus in Central America
Extreme events related to water can affect human security in many ways. The interconnection among climate, water resources and violent conflicts is particularly complex, because of the important role played by political and socio-economic dynamics.
Energy and environmental impacts of shared autonomous vehicles under different pricing strategies
Analysis of shared autonomous vehicles (SAVs) by a land-use and transportation integrative approach shows that there is a nonlinear relationship between SAV fares and their energy and environmental effects and appropriate fare can play an integral part in promoting sustainable development.
Urban wastewater treatment efficiency improvement needs public–private partnerships
A research team of scholars' from Southwestern University of Finance and Economics and Beijing Normal University verified the potential benefits of public-private partnerships in improving the efficiency of urban wastewater treatment.
