Plastic waste has become a severe threat to the environment globally, and unmanaged
disposal practices have made it more challenging. A massive amount of various types of …

This paper models the retrofitting of traditional rural dwellings in Uganda by introducing
passive cooling and daylighting measures. With climate change, outdoor temperatures in …

Plastics are now the most widely used materials group in the world. Global production of
plastics has increased twentyfold since the 1960s, reaching 360 million tonnes in 2018. By …

Current appropriate technology promoting social sustainability for rural, underprivileged
populations is often plagued by lack of affordability, maintenance, and personal training, and …

More than 1.1 billion people lack access to electricity in the world, among them 600 million
are in sub-Saharan African countries. The socio-economic life of the rural communities is …

The solar light bulb is a one-liter bottle filled with water that uses the refraction of sunlight. In
many places, it is not expected the consumption of 1-liter bottles but other capacities. This …

La situación luminosa de una gran cantidad de países en el mundo no es comparable a la
situación de los países desarrollados. Las tecnologías usadas son precarias, siendo la más …

Low-and middle-income countries (LMICs) are often disproportionately faced with
environmental hazards, which can cause adverse health outcomes. Although humanitarian …