TY - JOUR
T1 - Digitalization to achieve sustainable development goals
T2 - Steps towards a Smart Green Planet
AU - Mondejar, Maria E.
AU - Avtar, Ram
AU - Diaz, Heyker Lellani Baños
AU - Dubey, Rama Kant
AU - Esteban, Jesús
AU - Gómez-Morales, Abigail
AU - Hallam, Brett
AU - Mbungu, Nsilulu Tresor
AU - Okolo, Chukwuebuka Christopher
AU - Prasad, Kumar Arun
AU - She, Qianhong
AU - Garcia-Segura, Sergi
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 Elsevier B.V.
PY - 2021/11/10
Y1 - 2021/11/10
N2 - Digitalization provides access to an integrated network of unexploited big data with potential benefits for society and the environment. The development of smart systems connected to the internet of things can generate unique opportunities to strategically address challenges associated with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to ensure an equitable, environmentally sustainable, and healthy society. This perspective describes the opportunities that digitalization can provide towards building the sustainable society of the future. Smart technologies are envisioned as game-changing tools, whereby their integration will benefit the three essential elements of the food-water-energy nexus: (i) sustainable food production; (ii) access to clean and safe potable water; and (iii) green energy generation and usage. It then discusses the benefits of digitalization to catalyze the transition towards sustainable manufacturing practices and enhance citizens' health wellbeing by providing digital access to care, particularly for the underserved communities. Finally, the perspective englobes digitalization benefits by providing a holistic view on how it can contribute to address the serious challenges of endangered planet biodiversity and climate change.
AB - Digitalization provides access to an integrated network of unexploited big data with potential benefits for society and the environment. The development of smart systems connected to the internet of things can generate unique opportunities to strategically address challenges associated with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to ensure an equitable, environmentally sustainable, and healthy society. This perspective describes the opportunities that digitalization can provide towards building the sustainable society of the future. Smart technologies are envisioned as game-changing tools, whereby their integration will benefit the three essential elements of the food-water-energy nexus: (i) sustainable food production; (ii) access to clean and safe potable water; and (iii) green energy generation and usage. It then discusses the benefits of digitalization to catalyze the transition towards sustainable manufacturing practices and enhance citizens' health wellbeing by providing digital access to care, particularly for the underserved communities. Finally, the perspective englobes digitalization benefits by providing a holistic view on how it can contribute to address the serious challenges of endangered planet biodiversity and climate change.
KW - Digitalization
KW - Food-water-energy nexus
KW - Geographic information system (GIS)
KW - Internet of things
KW - Sustainable development
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U2 - 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.148539
DO - 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.148539
M3 - Review article
C2 - 34323742
AN - SCOPUS:85108885719
SN - 0048-9697
VL - 794
JO - Science of the Total Environment
JF - Science of the Total Environment
M1 - 148539
ER -