Center for Sustainable Development: Recent submissions
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Comparative Study on Beneficial Effects of Hydroxytyrosol- and Oleuropein-Rich Olive Leaf Extracts on High-Fat Diet-Induced Lipid Metabolism Disturbance and Liver Injury in Rats
( Hindawi , 2020 , Article)Oleuropein and hydroxytyrosol, as major compounds of olive leaves, have been reported to exert numerous pharmacological properties, including anticancer, antidiabetic, and anti-inflammatory activities. The purpose of this ... -
Hepatoprotective Effect of Oleuropein-Rich Extract from Olive Leaves against Cadmium-Induced Toxicity in Mice
( Hindawi , 2020 , Article)Cadmium (Cd) is a harmful pollutant which mainly affects the liver and kidney. In this work, we investigated the hepatoprotective effects of olive leaf extract based on oleuropein against hepatic cadmium toxicity in mice. ... -
High-Rate Anaerobic Digestion of Waste Activated Sludge by Integration of Electro-Fenton Process
( MDPI AG , 2020 , Article)Anaerobic digestion (AD), being the most effective treatment method of waste activated sludge (WAS), allows for safe disposal. The present study deals with the electro-Fenton (EF) pretreatment for enhancing the WAS biogas ... -
Multicriteria Decision-Making Methodology for Credit Selection in Building Sustainability Rating Systems
( American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) , 2017 , Article)Uncertainty is an inherent characteristic of decision making related to sustainable construction projects. The main reason for this uncertainty is the incomplete information available to stakeholders on the relative impact ... -
Detoxification assays of tunisian tannery wastewater under nonsterile conditions using the filamentous fungus aspergillus Niger
( Hindawi Limited , 2019 , Article)The ability of Aspergillus Niger strain to reduce organic and mineral pollution as well as the toxicity of two tannery wastewaters, the unhairing effluent (UE) and the final effluent (FE), taken from a local Tunisian tannery ... -
Fabrication and characterization of poly(vinyl alcohol)-Glycerol-Spinel ferrites flexible membranes
( John Wiley and Sons Inc. , 2019 , Article)Polymer membranes of ferrites nanoparticles, glycerol, and poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) were fabricated using a solution casting method. Spinel ferrites nanoparticles, CuFe2O4 or ZnFe2O4, and glycerol were used as dopants to ... -
Contribution of major polyphenols to the antioxidant profile and cytotoxic activity of olive leaves
( Bentham Science Publishers , 2019 , Article)Aims: This study was designed to investigate the phytochemical profile and the cytotoxic activities of the eco-friendly extracts of olive leaves from Chemlali cultivar. Materials and Methods: The Phenolic composition of ... -
Regulation reform process and perception in the Palestinian water sector
( Taylor & Francis , 2018 , Article)The study analyzes the regulation reform process of the Palestinian urban water sector. It introduces the holistic reform agenda and examines the water supply sector’s performance and regulation challenges. The study also ... -
Contribution of Water Scarcity and Sustainability Failures to Disintegration and Conflict in the Arab Region-The Case of Syria and Yemen
( Springer;Palgrave Macmillan, Cham , 2020 , Book chapter)Economic growth and demographic change are leading factors that impact the availability of resources such as water and arable land in countries around the globe. The case of Arab countries, where both these resources have ... -
Urban Climate Change Vulnerability, Responses, and Policies in Qatar: An Assessment
( Springer Nature , 2018 , Book chapter)Urban climate change policies are critical for reducing carbon emissions and increasing societal resilience to future risks. This is especially true for the countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) which are arid ... -
Environmental Policy and Sustainable Development
( Springer Nature , 2018 , Book chapter)With changing and mounting pressures on environmental resources due to economic and demographic developments, environmental policymaking is a wide and continuously growing field. The birth hour of modern environmental ... -
Institutional Change and Sustainable Development
( Springer, Cham , 2019 , Book chapter)The study field of institutions and institutionalism is quite complex, encompassing theories, concepts, and tools that can be applied in various ways related to sustainable development. At the same time, sustainable ... -
Business-Driven Ecological Innovations in Green Growth Strategies
( Springer Nature , 2019 , Book chapter)Eco-innovations are inventions or developments of new and optimised technology or processes that lead to environmental and economic benefits. Such innovations are closely interlinked with sustainability and green growth ... -
Beyond the pledges: reflections on sustainability transitions in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region
( Routledge , 2019 , Article)The adoption of the SDGs is a step, not a success. (James 2015) On 1 January 2016, 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) paving the way towards the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development became effective, after being ... -
Conflicts and security in integrated water resources management
( Elsevier , 2017 , Article)Water Resources Management (IWRM) are criticized for not considering context, local realities or legitimacy during the implementation of water sector reforms. Universal remedies of IWRM can thus lead to resistance, conflicts ... -
Too big to handle, too important to abandon: Reforming Sudan's Gezira scheme
( Elsevier , 2020 , Article)© 2020 The Authors Participatory irrigation management (PIM) has been broadly promoted by public administrators and donor organizations. The reasons for this push include performance failures of state-controlled irrigation ... -
Community-based adaptation to climate change in Egypt-status quo and future policies
( Springer , 2017 , Book chapter)For many of Egypt's communities, climate change represent an increasing threat to development and livelihoods that remains underrepresented in terms of policies and strategies. The vulnerability of communities in agricultural ... -
Water‐Energy‐Food Security Nexus in the Eastern Nile Basin: Assessing the Potential of Transboundary Regional Cooperation
( John Wiley & Sons, Inc , 2017 , Book chapter)With increasing demands and pressures on energy, food, and water resources in the region of the Eastern Nile basin, development projects and also potential for conflict along the Nile waters have increased. This study ... -
Participation modes and influence strategies of large environmental NGOs
( Taylor & Francis , 2019 , Book chapter)International, large-scale conferences on environment and sustainable development have shaped the public face of the global environmental governance. United Nations-led Earth Summits in Stockholm, Johannesburg, and Rio ... -
Coastal Development and Climate Risk Reduction in the Persian/Arabian Gulf: The case of Qatar
( Cambridge University Press , 2019 , Book chapter)limate change consideration in coastal developments in the GCC regions are neither adequately studied nor incorporated into specific policies. The rapid pace of coastal development seeks to accommodate short-term to mid-term ...
