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This book leads the reader into a professional feasibility analysis for a renewable energy or energy efficiency project. The analysis begins with an understanding of the basic engineering description of technology in terms of capacity, efficiency, constraints, and dependability. It continues in modeling the cash flow of a project, which is affected by the installed cost, the revenues or expenses avoided by using the technology, the operating expenses of the technology, available tax credits and rebates, and laws regarding depreciation and income tax. The feasibility study is completed by discounted cash flow analysis, using an appropriate discount rate and a proper accounting for inflation, to evaluate the financial viability of the project. The elements of this analysis are illustrated using numerous examples of solar, wind, and hydroelectric power, biogas digestion, energy storage, biofuels, and energy-efficient appliances and buildings.

Sustainable development --- Feasibility studies. --- Management. --- biofuels --- biogas digestion --- energy efficiency --- energy storage --- feasibility analysis --- feasibility study --- hydroelectric power --- renewable energy --- renewable power systems --- solar photovoltaics --- solar thermal electric power --- sustainable technologies --- wind power

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The coming years will see an exponential increase in the proportion of elderly people in our society. This accelerated growth brings with it major challenges in relation to the sustainability of the system. There are different aspects where these changes will have a special incidence: health systems and their monitoring; the development of a framework in which the elderly can develop their daily lives satisfactorily; and in the design of intelligent cities adapted to the future sociodemographic profile. The discussion of the challenges faced, together with the current technological evolution, can show possible ways of meeting the challenges. There are different aspects where these changes will have a special incidence: health systems and their monitoring; the development of a framework in which the elderly can develop their daily lives satisfactorily; and in the design of intelligent cities adapted to the future sociodemographic profile. This special issue discusses various ways in which sustainable technologies can be applied to improve the lives of the elderly. Six articles on the subject are featured in this volume. From a systematic review of the literature to the development of gamification and health improvement projects. The articles present suggestive proposals for the improvement of the lives of the elderly. The volume is a resource of interest for the scientific community, since it shows different research gaps in the current state of the art. But it is also a document that can help social policy makers and people working in this domain to planning successful projects.

Humanities --- Education --- healthy aging --- remote physical activity --- telerehabilitation --- personalized exergames --- natural user interfaces --- virtual reality exposure therapy (VRET) --- exergames --- rehabilitation --- improve functional capacity --- SARS-CoV-2 --- post-COVID syndrome --- older adults --- sustainability --- technology --- readability --- Internet of Things --- sustainable development goals --- smart cities --- robotics --- gerontology --- health care --- elderly --- cognitive impairment --- psychosocial interventions --- sustainable technology --- socially assistive robots --- home health systems --- sleep monitoring --- sustainable technologies --- technology acceptance --- intergenerational game --- intergenerational communication --- VR game --- cultural heritage --- older adult digital gap

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In this book, the articles published in the special issue of the journal Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050), entitled “Sustainable Integrated Clean Environment for Human & Nature” are re-printed. The objective of this book is to answer the following questions regarding technical, economic, and social approaches:1. What is the current state of the environment? Is it clean?2. How can we make our environment clean and suitable for humans as well as nature?3. How can we keep our environment clean through sustainable practices? The re-printed research articles and review papers aim to cover the subjects mentioned below: 1. COVID-19 and the sustainability of a clean environment for humans and nature: visions, challenges, and solutions2. Clean technologies and nature-based approaches, including environmental remediation and resource circulation3. Global sanitation, hygiene, and public health issues4. Economic approaches, including the development of economic models, life cycle assessment, and the circular economy5. Social awareness and effective education on human rights for procuring clean air and water Through including the latest studies in the above-mentioned fields, this book addresses the technicians, economists, social activists, and decision-makers who are concerned about clean environment concepts for sustainable development of the current and next-generation through respectful interactions between humans and nature.

Technology: general issues --- resource-oriented sanitation --- sanitation sustainability index --- SDG6 --- sustainability assessment --- sustainable development goals --- sustainable sanitation --- urban geomorphology --- sustainable environment --- suitability model-GIS --- environmental analytical hierarchical process (EAHP) --- Failaka Island --- disinfection --- COVID-19 --- sterility assurance level --- medical masks --- inactivation --- UV irradiation --- climate indicators --- air quality --- environment --- pandemic --- coronavirus --- sustainability --- industry 4.0 --- sustainable investment --- corporate social responsibility --- sustainable standards --- sustainable reporting --- smart manufacturing --- renewable energy --- cleaner production --- cattle farming --- COVID-19 pandemic --- economic point of view --- food safety --- HOMER --- hybrid system --- smallholder --- thin-film coating --- Basic Brown 16 --- adsorption --- durian shell --- mechanism --- techno-economic analysis --- secondhand smoke --- time activity --- smoke-free --- exposure assessment --- lockdown --- social distancing --- mobility --- SEM --- sustainable development strategies --- community development plans --- small island developing states --- governance --- sanitation --- water supply --- hygiene --- WASH --- census results --- top-down versus bottom-up --- gender and age --- university education --- academic policy --- educational system --- educational sustainability --- artificial intelligence and higher education --- air pollution --- wind energy --- coronavirus disease --- SARS-CoV-2 --- sustainable development --- sustainable technologies --- subsidy --- automotive industry --- prognosis --- environmental impact --- life-cycle analysis --- PM2.5 --- biomass burning --- long-range transport of PM2.5 --- source of PM2.5 --- immobilization --- mixed culture --- Metanil Yellow --- response surface methodology --- bioremediation --- dye decolorization --- metanil yellow --- ecological corridors --- cultural corridors --- protection prioritization --- MCR model --- integrated network --- capitalization --- capital return rate deficiency --- expected value --- carbon storage --- estate fertility --- carbon rent --- blue infrastructure --- spatial planning --- urban planning --- ecosystem services --- resource-oriented sanitation --- sanitation sustainability index --- SDG6 --- sustainability assessment --- sustainable development goals --- sustainable sanitation --- urban geomorphology --- sustainable environment --- suitability model-GIS --- environmental analytical hierarchical process (EAHP) --- Failaka Island --- disinfection --- COVID-19 --- sterility assurance level --- medical masks --- inactivation --- UV irradiation --- climate indicators --- air quality --- environment --- pandemic --- coronavirus --- sustainability --- industry 4.0 --- sustainable investment --- corporate social responsibility --- sustainable standards --- sustainable reporting --- smart manufacturing --- renewable energy --- cleaner production --- cattle farming --- COVID-19 pandemic --- economic point of view --- food safety --- HOMER --- hybrid system --- smallholder --- thin-film coating --- Basic Brown 16 --- adsorption --- durian shell --- mechanism --- techno-economic analysis --- secondhand smoke --- time activity --- smoke-free --- exposure assessment --- lockdown --- social distancing --- mobility --- SEM --- sustainable development strategies --- community development plans --- small island developing states --- governance --- sanitation --- water supply --- hygiene --- WASH --- census results --- top-down versus bottom-up --- gender and age --- university education --- academic policy --- educational system --- educational sustainability --- artificial intelligence and higher education --- air pollution --- wind energy --- coronavirus disease --- SARS-CoV-2 --- sustainable development --- sustainable technologies --- subsidy --- automotive industry --- prognosis --- environmental impact --- life-cycle analysis --- PM2.5 --- biomass burning --- long-range transport of PM2.5 --- source of PM2.5 --- immobilization --- mixed culture --- Metanil Yellow --- response surface methodology --- bioremediation --- dye decolorization --- metanil yellow --- ecological corridors --- cultural corridors --- protection prioritization --- MCR model --- integrated network --- capitalization --- capital return rate deficiency --- expected value --- carbon storage --- estate fertility --- carbon rent --- blue infrastructure --- spatial planning --- urban planning --- ecosystem services

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In this book, the articles published in the special issue of the journal Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050), entitled “Sustainable Integrated Clean Environment for Human & Nature” are re-printed. The objective of this book is to answer the following questions regarding technical, economic, and social approaches:1. What is the current state of the environment? Is it clean?2. How can we make our environment clean and suitable for humans as well as nature?3. How can we keep our environment clean through sustainable practices? The re-printed research articles and review papers aim to cover the subjects mentioned below: 1. COVID-19 and the sustainability of a clean environment for humans and nature: visions, challenges, and solutions2. Clean technologies and nature-based approaches, including environmental remediation and resource circulation3. Global sanitation, hygiene, and public health issues4. Economic approaches, including the development of economic models, life cycle assessment, and the circular economy5. Social awareness and effective education on human rights for procuring clean air and water Through including the latest studies in the above-mentioned fields, this book addresses the technicians, economists, social activists, and decision-makers who are concerned about clean environment concepts for sustainable development of the current and next-generation through respectful interactions between humans and nature.

resource-oriented sanitation --- sanitation sustainability index --- SDG6 --- sustainability assessment --- sustainable development goals --- sustainable sanitation --- urban geomorphology --- sustainable environment --- suitability model-GIS --- environmental analytical hierarchical process (EAHP) --- Failaka Island --- disinfection --- COVID-19 --- sterility assurance level --- medical masks --- inactivation --- UV irradiation --- climate indicators --- air quality --- environment --- pandemic --- coronavirus --- sustainability --- industry 4.0 --- sustainable investment --- corporate social responsibility --- sustainable standards --- sustainable reporting --- smart manufacturing --- renewable energy --- cleaner production --- cattle farming --- COVID-19 pandemic --- economic point of view --- food safety --- HOMER --- hybrid system --- smallholder --- thin-film coating --- Basic Brown 16 --- adsorption --- durian shell --- mechanism --- techno-economic analysis --- secondhand smoke --- time activity --- smoke-free --- exposure assessment --- lockdown --- social distancing --- mobility --- SEM --- sustainable development strategies --- community development plans --- small island developing states --- governance --- sanitation --- water supply --- hygiene --- WASH --- census results --- top-down versus bottom-up --- gender and age --- university education --- academic policy --- educational system --- educational sustainability --- artificial intelligence and higher education --- air pollution --- wind energy --- coronavirus disease --- SARS-CoV-2 --- sustainable development --- sustainable technologies --- subsidy --- automotive industry --- prognosis --- environmental impact --- life-cycle analysis --- PM2.5 --- biomass burning --- long-range transport of PM2.5 --- source of PM2.5 --- immobilization --- mixed culture --- Metanil Yellow --- response surface methodology --- bioremediation --- dye decolorization --- metanil yellow --- ecological corridors --- cultural corridors --- protection prioritization --- MCR model --- integrated network --- capitalization --- capital return rate deficiency --- expected value --- carbon storage --- estate fertility --- carbon rent --- blue infrastructure --- spatial planning --- urban planning --- ecosystem services --- n/a