[HTML][HTML] Decarbonization of the Galapagos Islands. Proposal to transform the energy system into 100% renewable by 2050

D Icaza-Alvarez, F Jurado, M Tostado-Véliz… - Renewable Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
This research presents a completely decarbonized system structured with renewable
energies for the fragile ecosystem of the Galapagos Islands of Ecuador, with a horizon to the …

[HTML][HTML] Darwin's paradise contaminated by marine debris. Understanding their sources and accumulation dynamics.☆

N Sánchez-García, C Sanz-Lázaro - Environmental Pollution, 2023 - Elsevier
Plastic pollution is a global environmental threat. Remote and pristine islands are not safe
from this threat. Here, we estimated beach macro-(> 25 mm), meso-(5–25 mm) and …

[HTML][HTML] Basin-scale sources and pathways of microplastic that ends up in the Galápagos Archipelago

E Van Sebille, P Delandmeter, J Schofield… - Ocean …, 2019 - os.copernicus.org
Abstract The Galápagos Archipelago and Galápagos Marine Reserve lie 1000 km off the
coast of Ecuador and are among the world's most iconic wildlife refuges. However, plastic …

The contamination of in situ archaeological remains: A pilot analysis of microplastics in sediment samples using μFTIR

JM Rotchell, F Mendrik, E Chapman, P Flintoft… - Science of the Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Background Microplastics (MPs) are found in all environments: aquatic, airborne,
and terrestrial. While their presence is not disputed, their potential impacts are not yet …

'COVID waste'and social media as method: an archaeology of personal protective equipment and its contribution to policy

J Schofield, E Praet, KA Townsend, J Vince - Antiquity, 2021 - cambridge.org
The COVID-19 pandemic is creating a viral archive—an archaeological record of history in
the making. One aspect of this archive is increased environmental pollution, not least …

Systematic long-term planning of 100% renewable energy to 2050 in Heritage cities: Unified case study of the City of Cuenca and the Galapagos Islands in Ecuador

D Icaza, D Borge-Diez, S Pulla-Galindo - Renewable Energy Focus, 2023 - Elsevier
The development of 100% renewable energy in World Heritage Sites (UNESCO locations)
requires specific analysis and design, because of their unique social, historical, and …

[HTML][HTML] Contemporary archaeology as a framework for investigating the impact of disposable plastic bags on environmental pollution in Galápagos

J Schofield, J Aylmer, A Donnelly… - Journal of …, 2020 - journal.equinoxpub.com
This paper presents contemporary archaeology as a novel framework for investigating
environmental pollution, specifically marine pollution, which comprises a global “toxic …

Plasticity and Time: Using the Stress-Strain Curve as a Framework for Investigating the Wicked Problems of Marine Pollution and Climate Change

J Schofield, C Pocock - Toxic Heritage, 2023 - taylorfrancis.com
Plastics have become the characteristic material of the current Plastic Age. Yet plastics are
also a highly contested form of heritage. Intact and functioning, they are useful, but when …

[图书][B] Wicked Problems for Archaeologists: Heritage as Transformative Practice

J Schofield - 2024 - books.google.com
'Wicked Problems' are those problems facing the planet and its inhabitants, present and
future, which are hard (if not impossible) to resolve and for which bold, creative, and messy …

[PDF][PDF] The improvement of learners' proficiency in English second language through remedial work

LM Agnes, MN Thembekile, M Sive - Arabic Lang Liter Cult, 2021 - researchgate.net
This study focused on the remedial program on learners' proficiency in English second
language, which was conducted in two township schools in King William's Town District …