Land, Water, and Climate Issues in Large and Megacities under the Lens of Nuclear Science: An Approach for Achieving Sustainable Development Goal (SDG11)

Elaine Aparecida Rodrigues, Maurício Lamano Ferreira (), Amanda Rodrigues de Carvalho, José Oscar William Vega Bustillos, Rodrigo Antonio Braga Moraes Victor, Marcelo Gomes Sodré and Delvonei Alves de Andrade
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Elaine Aparecida Rodrigues: Nuclear Engineering Center, Instituto de Pesquisas Energéticas e Nucleares—IPEN-CNEN, São Paulo 05508-000, Brazil
Maurício Lamano Ferreira: Master Program in Health Promotion, Centro Universitário Adventista de São Paulo (UNASP), São Paulo 05890-020, Brazil
Amanda Rodrigues de Carvalho: Center for Chemistry and Environment, Instituto de Pesquisas Energéticas e Nucleares—IPEN-CNEN, São Paulo 05508-000, Brazil
José Oscar William Vega Bustillos: Center for Chemistry and Environment, Instituto de Pesquisas Energéticas e Nucleares—IPEN-CNEN, São Paulo 05508-000, Brazil
Rodrigo Antonio Braga Moraes Victor: Fundação Florestal, São Paulo 05459-010, Brazil
Marcelo Gomes Sodré: Coordination, Instituto de Pesquisas Ambientais IPA, São Paulo 05459-900, Brazil
Delvonei Alves de Andrade: Nuclear Engineering Center, Instituto de Pesquisas Energéticas e Nucleares—IPEN-CNEN, São Paulo 05508-000, Brazil

Sustainability, 2022, vol. 14, issue 20, 1-19

Abstract: Nuclear science and technology (NST) offers a multitude of applications and tools and has a high level of regulation. However, its contribution to the achievement of global development goals is still incipient. Although its application is directly related to many fields, especially sustainability, the current literature does not relate it to socio-environmental issues, hindering the adoption of public policies based on isotopic and nuclear solutions. In large and megacities, the promotion of human well-being and the conservation of ecosystems are urgent global challenges, especially as a function of the growing expansion of land use modification, water scarcity, and climate change. The relationship between society and NST is addressed in this study, which aims to show how and in what ways the emerging and innovative nuclear and isotopic solutions contribute to the urban dimension of the United Nations 2030 Agenda, expressed by SDG 11 (Sustainable Cities and Communities), and its connection to land, water, and climate change in cities. This gap in knowledge compromises the targeting of resources to improve NST as a development strategy. Demystifying NST and increasing collaboration between ecosystem services and other issues related to sustainability in cities are key to implementing global development policies, especially at the local governance level.

Keywords: stable isotopes; ecosystem services; water security; human well-being; 2030 Agenda (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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