Comprehensive evaluation of the sustainability of paddy ecosystems is key to success in paddy ecosystem management. In this research, we propose a novel quantitative method for sustainability evaluation based on the net value of ecosystem services, which consists of a new elasticity-based sustainability evaluation framework for agricultural ecosystems. The sustainability of ecosystems, evaluated through

Carbon emissions reduction is not only physical, but also rooted in powerful economic actions. Coal-related emissions reduction strategies mainly focus on the physical quantity of carbon emissions, rather than the economic efficiency. So it’s necessary to strengthen the analysis of carbon emission reduction strategies from the perspective of economic value. Based on the theory of coal supply chain

Southeast Asia (SEA) is a socio-economically and environmentally dynamic region of the world, with abundant renewable freshwater resources. At the same time, the population of the region is increasing and leading towards unsustainable water use and strict water management. The overall environmental flow status of Southeast Asian Rivers is assessed in this study, which is based on a critical review

Improving industrial land use efficiency is of great significance for sustainable industrial development. This paper measures the industrial land use efficiency (ILUE) in China, and explores its spatial-temporal characteristics and influencing factors by using a stochastic frontier analysis (SFA) method. A translog SFA model that characterizes the relationship between industrial land productivity and

In the present study, the modified evacuated tube solar collector (METSC) with a bypass pipe utilizing copper oxide/distilled water (Cu2O/DW) nanofluid is experimented. Then, the performance of METSC was predicted through Artificial Neural Networks (ANNs) techniques. The input variables were different volumes of the storage tank from 5 to 8 l, various diameters of the bypass pipe from 6 to 10 mm, and

In the context of rapid urbanization and climate change in China, it is especially important to understand the effects of air quality on the subjective well-being of working adults because of their prolonged exposure to air pollutants. This study examines the relationship between ambient air pollutant emission levels and the subjective well-being of working adults using multilevel regression models

Occupant behavior in residential buildings has great energy-saving potential and offers an important opportunity for realizing the targets of energy conservation and carbon emission reduction. Traditionally, it is believed that occupant behavior aligns with people's energy-related attitude. However, an attitude-behavior gap has been observed in many recent studies, which rarely focused on specific

Increasing clothing waste has prompted the need for alternative disposal methods to landfilling. While previous studies have examined consumer attitudes toward clothing consumption and use, research on clothing disposal options and behaviours in Canada is limited. A greater understanding of consumer clothing disposal practices and the context in which these practices take place is needed to better

In the aviation sector, environmental schemes such as carbon taxes have been proposed but not successfully implemented. Extant literature sufficiently examines various aviation networks for environmental-efficiency but is scarce with regard to ensuring their implementation. Based on this motivation, this study not only deliberates on “what” constitutes a sustainable aviation network but also addresses

Since few articles address risk issues related to solid waste management, although it is evident that waste management is not immune to risks, the present research aims to analyze the risk management process in programming and loading of solid waste from a company in the steel sector, based on the ISO 31000. Methodologically, the research was supported by a case study, that applied documentary research

Heavy metal contamination in soil environment is of serious concern globally with the rapid industrial development. In order to investigate the environmental risks on soil, a comprehensive study on heavy metal pollution was conducted by using 16 topsoil samples (0—20 cm) and 12 layered soil samples (0—120 cm) from Jinan Iron & Steel Group. The results show that heavy metal with the highest concentration

Climate change and anthropogenic causes represent a multidisciplinary problem in urban environments, specifically in the destruction of historical elements of enormous value. Although conventional preservation methods are based on comprehensive conservation measures and periodic inspection, these urban elements sometimes lie in a state of neglect due to lack of means to carry out continuous monitoring

Chromium-bearing slags produced during the stainless-steel smelting (SSS) are important recyclable secondary resources. Recovery of chromium from these slags is not only beneficial to increase the slag’s economic potential but also favorable to solve the environmental problems induced by the chromium (VI) in the slags. This study aims to review the technologies for recovering chromium from the chromium-containing

Traditional textile dyeing industry usually use chemical pigments and dyes, which bring about a large amount of colored wastewater causing serious environmental pollution. Replacing the traditional high pollution dyeing methods to realize eco-friendly dyeing is very important to the textile dyeing industry, structural colorization maybe one of the most promising methods. In this study, a novel approach

Carbon taxation has long been proposed to mitigate carbon emissions. Carbon tax rate determination and tax revenue recycling are two key steps to achieve a double dividend under carbon taxation. However, few research has sought to optimize the allocation proportion of tax revenue to various categories of taxpayers (households, enterprises, sectors, etc.), or to optimize the two steps synchronously

Intensive coastal reclamation activities can lead to ecological degeneration in coastal areas. Therefore, the engineering design concept of an ecosystem-based coastal reclamation has aroused great interest. However, the inconsistency of standards and the unclear understanding of ecological processes are the difficulties in this field. In this paper, we selected eco-seawall as object to determine and

Most of biorefinery technologies are focused on the utilization of plant polysaccharides into chemicals, whereas lignin, the second most abundant natural polymer, is commonly used as a resource to generate power. This is the first report on flavones-bound lignin obtained by wheat straw (WS) pretreatment under low-frequency ultrasound (US) and hydrodynamic cavitation (HC) in sugar production processing

Rainwater harvesting has proven to be a valuable strategy for mitigating the effects of global climate change. However, most of the techniques reported in the academic literature are based on capturing surface runoff generated by rainfall, and therefore, ponds are located close to surface currents, implying investments in infrastructure to conduct water to the place where it is utilized. The aims of

Understanding the complex ways in which urbanization influences energy-environmental efficiency (EEE) is essential for achieving energy savings and emission reductions. The multidimensional impacts of urbanization on EEE were evaluated using a hybrid approach that combined a super slack-based measure (SBM) model with a stochastic impacts by regression on population, affluence, and technology (STIRPAT)

Organic compounds and nutrients in urban runoff create negative impacts to global warming. Riparian planting (RP) of urban watershed can enhance the degradation of pollutants, while fixing the carbon and nitrogen in plant biomass. Although a few previous publications have demonstrated the potential benefits of stormwater treatment by RP, the critical plant-specific indexes and corresponding contributions

The study aims to investigate the impact of shopping motivation on consumers’ intention to buy green apparel. The study adopted the theory of shopping motivation (utilitarian and hedonic motivation) as a framework. Further, the moderating roles of gender and family income were also examined in all the studied relationships. Data were collected through a questionnaire survey and analyzed using structural

This paper studies the problem of pricing and inventory planning for a vendor of non-instantaneous deteriorating items under partially backlogged shortages with greening investment. The demand of customers and inventory control variables are affected by greening programs. The primary objective of this paper is to determine the optimal sales price, replenishment schedule, and order quantity per inventory

Product care is defined as all activities initiated by consumers that encourage an extension of product lifetimes, such as repair, maintenance, and/or careful handling. A product care scale was developed and validated in a set of four related studies. In study 1, we asked experts to examine the face validity of a set of 35 items. In study 2, we reduced the initial set of items to 10 items using exploratory

For the market participants (i.e., energy consumers and prosumers) in a microgrid to acquire profits via trading surplus electricity, it is essential to determine an appropriate trading price of electricity. Therefore, this study developed a business feasibility evaluation model to predict the optimal trading price of electricity that maximizes the profits of both the market participants participating

Finding sustainable measures for maritime transport has long been a significant issue owing to a rising global population and the internationalization of supply chains. In Indian contexts, it has become imperative to shift from highly congested and polluting road and rail transport to a more sustainable Inland Waterway Transport (IWT). Inland waterway transportation has numerous limitations and challenges

The incorporation of silica fume provides the solution to solve the low silica content of municipal solid waste incinerator fly ash, which hinders its utilisation in manufacturing alkali-activated solid waste incinerator fly ash. This paper reported the effect of silica fume and sodium silicate nature on the hardened properties, including compressive strength, hydration product and microstructure of

In this paper, a new approach for the optimal and simultaneous allocation of clean and renewable energy resources as photovoltaic panels and wind turbines and reconfiguration in radial distribution networks is presented with the aim of minimizing the cost of power losses and increasing of reliability considering generation and load the uncertainty using a new approach named information gap decision

The enduring adoption of greener technologies from the biofuel manufacturing industries requires the balanced integration of multiple inter-disciplinary concerns (i.e., engineering, business, sustainability, societal) to make production processes more attractive to the industrial sector. From an engineering perspective, the commercial establishment of lignocellulosic bioethanol plants is still hindered

Plastic sheds are widely used for vegetable production in China, which accounts for ca. 80% cultivation area of plastic-shed vegetable globally. However, the current soil sustainability in plastic sheds in China is severely threatened by soil salinization. Here, we analysed in a meta-analytic study the soil salinity and fertility of 15,739 plastic sheds in China from 234 articles. When compared to

The outbreak of coronavirus (COVID-19) in early 2020 posed a significant threat to people’s health and economic sustainability in China and worldwide. This study investigated whether the lockdown measures precipitated by the COVID-19 pandemic affected air pollutants in the short term. Moreover, we investigated the impact of the heterogeneity of cities and regions. Using city-level daily panel data

The world faces continuous environmental degradation because of extreme industrialization, construction, and overexploitation of natural resources. This degradation has started to create consciousness and attitude towards pro-environmental buying and consumption. Green consumer behavior has gained significant research attention world-wide attributed to its ability to reduce environmental damage. Thus

The forest sector is vital in Europe, providing economic and social benefits to communities. However, this sector is also responsible for some environmental impacts, and it is crucial to ensure that these impacts do not outweigh the benefits described. For this reason, this paper proposes an environmental and economic assessment of three forest wood products – uncoated woodfree paper, natural cork

The Chinese government is increasingly concerned about the impacts of climate change mitigation policies on social equity. Carbon pricing is an effective measure for reducing carbon emissions, but its distributional effects may exacerbate the inequity among different rural and urban households. As a leading carbon pricing pilot area in China, Guangdong Province is the subject area of this paper. By

The challenges of sustainable development require whole supply chains and networks to drive change and innovation. However, most existing research on sustainable innovations is on a company level and the dominating company focus in practice drives “silo” approaches, short-term thinking, and profit maximization. Consequently, there is a need for research and new models that facilitate sustainable supply

Low-carbon energy technology innovation is increasingly recognized as an essential driver for mitigating the global climate change. Using the patent data from 31 Chinese provinces for the period of 2000-2017, this study develops an integrated methodological framework combining gravity model, Shapley decomposition method, index decomposition method and exploratory spatial data analysis to identify the

This research aimed to study the leaching characteristics of arsenic from the Zn-Pb mine tailings under different conditions. The parameters and factors controlling the arsenic concentration of leachate were also determined. In order to estimate the concentrations of arsenic leached in different environmental conditions, four leaching protocols were used. These protocols included toxicity characteristic

In order to study the pricing and coordination of sustainable supply chain (SSC), this paper investigates the equilibrium results of different production modes under non-cooperative game and cooperative game aiming at the market segmentation demand of sustainable products (SP), environment-friendly products (EFP) and general products (GP) which coexist and can be replaced under different preference

The study of household carbon emissions (HCEs) has become one of the most important topics in sustainability research due to the growing awareness of its significances in responding to global warming. This paper aims to identify the trends and characteristics of HCEs research for the period 1993-2019 through the bibliometric analysis approach. The impacts of most productive journals, countries, institutions

Campus bike-sharing is widely recognized as a popular transportation product for college students to achieve pro-environmental mobility. However, unsuccessful cases of campus bike-sharing are repeatedly reported in China in recent years, and previous studies rarely offer insights on these failures. Therefore, this paper places a specific study regarding the unsuccessful practice in Dalian Maritime