scholarly journals Trends in Chemical Wood Surface Improvements and Modifications: A Review of the Last Five Years

Coatings ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (12) ◽  
pp. 1514
Author(s):  
Pierre Blanchet ◽  
Simon Pepin
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Wood Surface ◽  
Research Laboratory ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Economic Factors ◽  
Self Healing ◽  
Fire Retardancy ◽  
Wood Treatment ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
Tackle Climate Change

Increasing the use of wood in buildings is regarded by many as a key solution to tackle climate change. For this reason, a lot of research is carried out to develop new and innovative wood surface improvements and make wood more appealing through features such as increased durability, fire-retardancy, superhydrophobicity, and self-healing. However, in order to have a positive impact on the society, these surface improvements must be applied in real buildings. In this review, the last five years of research in the domain of wood surface improvements and modifications is first presented by sorting the latest innovations into different trends. Afterward, these trends are correlated to specifications representing different normative, ecologic and economic factors which must be considered when expecting to introduce a wood treatment to the market. With this review, the authors hope to help researchers to take into consideration the different factors influencing whether new innovations can leave the research laboratory or not, and thereby facilitate the introduction of new wood surface treatments in the society.

scholarly journals HOUSEHOLD SOCIO-ECONOMIC FACTORS INFLUENCING CHOICE OF AGRO-ADVISORY DISSEMINATION PATHWAYS IN SEMI-ARID AREAS OF KENYA

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Debrah Onyango ◽  
Hezron Mogaka ◽  
Samuel Njiri Ndirangu ◽  
Kwena Kizito
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Adaptive Capacity ◽  
Climate Change Adaptation ◽  
Arid Regions ◽  
Smallholder Farmers ◽  
Economic Factors ◽  
Arid Areas ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
Semi Arid ◽  
Socio Economic Factors

This work covers the dissemination of climate change adaptation information in arid and semi-arid regions of Kenya with the aim of improving the adaptive capacity of smallholder farmers through dissemination of well package technologies referred to as agro-advisories.

scholarly journals ASSESSING ON THE ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY OF THE CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTION MODELS IN TRA VINH: THE CROP CONVERSION MODEL

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (26) ◽  
pp. 31-38
Author(s):  
Loan Thi Thuy Nguyen
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Regression Analysis ◽  
Economic Efficiency ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Labor Cost ◽  
Farm Households ◽  
Vegetable Crops ◽  
Conversion Model ◽  
Factors Influencing

According to the survey of 162 farm households in Tra Vinh province, this article compares and evalutes the economic efficiency of the crop conversion model  (from rice to vegetable). The results show that the incomes of these farm households were 3 times higher than those of rice farm households, approximately 5.7 million VND/0.25 acre /year. In addition, the regression  analysis was applied in this study to identify and quantify the factors influencing the economic efficiency of the conversion model. The results confirm the interaction between vegetable crops, rice – vegetable rotational crops, labor cost, age and the ethnicity of  householders. In particular, the households’ awareness of climate change has a positive impact on the economic efficiency of the model. Finally, the research suggests some solutions to the improvement of the economic efficiency of the crop conversion model which adapts to climate change.

scholarly journals Digital Sustainability and Entrepreneurship: How Digital Innovations Are Helping Tackle Climate Change and Sustainable Development

2020 ◽  
pp. 104225871989942 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gerard George ◽  
Ryan K. Merrill ◽  
Simon J. D. Schillebeeckx
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Research Agenda ◽  
Business Models ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Digital Technologies ◽  
Institutional Logics ◽  
Societal Challenges ◽  
Entrepreneurial Organizations ◽  
Tackle Climate Change

We explore how digital technologies are helping address grand challenges to tackle climate change and promote sustainable development. With digital technologies, entrepreneurial organizations have adopted innovative approaches to tackle seemingly intractable societal challenges. We refer to these broadly as digital sustainability activities. By focusing on the digital toolbox employed by pioneering organizations, we propose a research agenda that generates novel questions for entrepreneurship, business models, and ecosystems as well as new ways of thinking about trust and institutional logics. We believe that digital sustainability can spur empirical advances in entrepreneurship, innovation, and strategy with potential for positive impact on society.

scholarly journals HOUSEHOLD SOCIO-ECONOMIC FACTORS INFLUENCING CHOICE OF AGRO-ADVISORY DISSEMINATION PATHWAYS IN SEMI-ARID AREAS OF KENYA

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Debrah Onyango ◽  
Hezron Mogaka ◽  
Samuel Njiri Ndirangu ◽  
Kwena Kizito
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Adaptive Capacity ◽  
Climate Change Adaptation ◽  
Arid Regions ◽  
Smallholder Farmers ◽  
Economic Factors ◽  
Arid Areas ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
Semi Arid ◽  
Socio Economic Factors

This work covers the dissemination of climate change adaptation information in arid and semi-arid regions of Kenya with the aim of improving the adaptive capacity of smallholder farmers through dissemination of well package technologies referred to as agro-advisories.

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