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Emerging attributes of adaptive governance in the global south Front. Environ. Sci. (IF 4.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-15 Shahana Akther, James Evans
Adaptive governance is widely considered an effective approach to address the complexities and uncertainties of socio-ecological systems. The application of adaptive governance to sustainable environmental governance in the global south has not been sufficiently explored. There is a gap in the literature in the global south, especially given its conceptual roots in the global north. A number of reviews
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The impact of green finance on the intensity and efficiency of carbon emissions: the moderating effect of the digital economy Front. Environ. Sci. (IF 4.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-15 Wenjie Liu, Peng Zhu
Carbon emissions have become a global challenge that threatens human development. Governments have taken various measures to reduce carbon emissions, and green finance is an important and innovative way to realize carbon emission reductions. This paper uses data on a prefecture-level city in China to explore the impact of green finance on carbon emission intensity from both theoretical and empirical
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Soil carbon dynamics in drained prairie pothole wetlands Front. Environ. Sci. (IF 4.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-15 Chantel J. Chizen, Bobbi L. Helgason, Blake Weiseth, Gurbir Singh Dhillon, Helen M. Baulch, Jeff J. Schoenau, Angela K. Bedard-Haughn
Drainage leads to trade-offs between crop production efficiency and wetland conservation, with complex impacts on ecosystem services. In North America’s Prairie Pothole Region, wetland drainage is widespread, often to increase the available land for cultivation, prevent crop loss due to flooding, and manage soil salinity. Wetlands are known for providing key ecosystem services such as improved water
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Research on the decoupling relationship between water resources utilization and economic development at the county scale in Qian’nan Prefecture, Guizhou Province Front. Environ. Sci. (IF 4.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-14 Yin Su, Shenghai Liao, Jintong Ren, Zulun Zhao
There is a close link between water resources and economic development. To understand the relationship between water resources and economic development in Qian’nan, Guizhou, the study utilized the water resources ecological footprint and decoupling model to analyze the relationship between water resource ecological footprint and economic growth in the region. Data from 2009 to 2019 were collected and
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An urgent call for using real human urine in decentralized sanitation research and advancing protocols for preparing synthetic urine Front. Environ. Sci. (IF 4.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-14 Prithvi Simha, Caitlin Courtney, Dyllon Garth Randall
Recycling resources excreted in human urine can help achieve a sustainable future and circular economy in the sanitation space. However, many studies researching different technologies for safely recycling urine do not use real human urine for experimentation, relying instead on recipes for making synthetic or artificial solutions that attempt to mimic the composition of real human urine. This methodological
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Analysis of lightning activity characteristics and its relationship with precipitation in a strong convective weather process in Jiangsu Province Front. Environ. Sci. (IF 4.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-14 Yuqing Mao, Jiao Liu, Youshan Jiang, Cong Li, Zhaoquan Han, Qu Chen
Based on multi-source observation data such as lightning locator, atmospheric electric field instrument and hourly precipitation data from automatic stations, the lightning characteristics of the strong convective weather process under the influence of the northeast cold vortex in Nanjing Jiangsu Province on 15 June 2020 was analyzed in depth, and the relationship between the lightning activity and
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The heterogeneous impacts of environmental technologies and research and development spending on green growth in emerging economies: the moderating role of financial globalization Front. Environ. Sci. (IF 4.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-14 Dinkneh Gebre Borojo
Introduction: Understanding the heterogeneous impacts of environmental technologies (ETs), research and development (RD) spending and financial globalization (FG) on green economic growth (GEG) is worthwhile to promote progress toward GEG. Besides, exploring the moderating role of FG is essential to uncover the nuanced dynamics that shape the relationship between ET, RD, GEG, and the influence of global
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The vegetation–topography heterogeneity coupling in the Loess Plateau, China Front. Environ. Sci. (IF 4.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-14 Zhihui Luo, Yu Liu, Hongyi Zhou
As a result of adaptation to the environment, the great environmental spatial heterogeneity leads to the high spatial heterogeneity of vegetation status. This coupling may be more apparent in water-limited drylands, where topography is the main determinant of small-scale variation in water availability and energy. Metrics describing this coupling may contribute to the detection of the extension of
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Carbon conduction effect and multi-scenario carbon emission responses of land use patterns transfer: a case study of the Baiyangdian basin in China Front. Environ. Sci. (IF 4.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-13 Xing Gao, Meiran Zhao, Mengmeng Zhang, Zhongyuan Guo, Xiao Liu, Zihua Yuan
Carbon pooling and release occur all the time in all corners of the earth, where the land use factor is key to influencing the realization of carbon peaking and neutrality. Land use patterns and carbon emissions change under different scenarios and analyzing the correlation will help formulate scientific land use policies for the future. In this study, through remote sensing data, we investigated the
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Long-term changes in vegetation and land use in mountainous areas with heavy snowfalls in northern Japan: an 80-year comparison of vegetation maps Front. Environ. Sci. (IF 4.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-13 Takuto Shitara, Hiroko Kurokawa, Michio Oguro, Takehiro Sasaki, Haruka Ohashi, Kaoru Niiyama, Mitsue Shibata, Tetsuya Matsui
Comparison of old and new vegetation maps is an effective way to detect vegetation dynamics. Recent developments in computer technology have made it possible to accurately compare old paper vegetation maps with current digitized vegetation maps to reveal long-term vegetation dynamics. Recently, a 1:50,000 scale vegetation map of the Hakkoda Mountains in northern Japan, located in the ecotone of cool
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The effects of green finance on the carbon decoupling of marine fishery: analysis based on Tapio method and EKC model Front. Environ. Sci. (IF 4.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-13 Weicheng Xu, Yiying Zhu
Marine fishery, with its duality of carbon emission and carbon sink, is an industry that needs full attention during achieving carbon neutrality. In this paper, the decoupling index between net CO2 emissions and gross domestic product of marine fishery in China is calculated using Tapio model, and its evolution characteristics are analyzed by means of nuclear density map and Markov matrix. Some problems
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Research progress on the synergies between heat waves and canopy urban heat island and their driving factors Front. Environ. Sci. (IF 4.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-12 Tao Shi, Lei Liu, XiangCheng Wen, Ping Qi
Under the background of global warming and accelerating urbanization, the interaction between heat waves (HWs) and canopy urban heat island (CUHI) has become one of the focuses in the field of global climate change research. This paper comprehensively reviewed and summarized the research process on the synergies of HWs and CUHI and their influencing mechanism. The coupling effect between HWs and CUHI
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A systematic review of factors influencing habitat connectivity and biodiversity along road and rail routes in temperate zones Front. Environ. Sci. (IF 4.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-12 Nicholas A. Cork, Rachel S. Fisher, Neil Strong, Emma J. S. Ferranti, Andrew D. Quinn
This systematic review, part funded by Network Rail Ltd (UK), considers the role of transportation corridors in habitat connectivity within temperate climates, through verge habitat, surrounding matrix, movement along and across the corridor, the wider landscape context and management practices. PICO terms were developed for the bibliographic search on 15/11/22 using Web of Science (all databases)
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Enhancing environmental management through big data: spatial analysis of urban ecological governance and big data development Front. Environ. Sci. (IF 4.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-12 Yunliang Lei
Introduction: This research focuses on exploring the impact of Big Data Development (BDD) on Urban Ecological Governance Performance (EGP), with a particular emphasis on environmental dimensions within and among various regions. It aims to understand the complex interplay between technological advancements, urbanization, and environmental management in the context of urban ecological governance.Methods:
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Landsat series images for evaluating ecological restoration effect from multi-time scale based on an ideal reference Front. Environ. Sci. (IF 4.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-12 Zhenkun Wang, Zhihong An
Multi-time scale assessment of ecological restoration effects based on objective and scientific approaches can provide crucial information for implementing environmental protection policies and ensuring sustainable regional development. This study evaluated the effect of ecological restoration based on a natural evolution as a reference frame, using yearly Landsat time series. Southern Ningxia in China
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Contamination and remediation of contaminated firing ranges—an overview Front. Environ. Sci. (IF 4.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-12 Yining Zhu, Ruijie Che, Biyang Tu, Jiahe Miao, Xinya Lu, Jining Li, Yongbing Zhu, Fenghe Wang
Land and groundwater resources are fundamental pillars of sustainable human development. The negligent abandonment of ammunition and its fragments during range activities can result in severe contamination of range sites, thereby posing a significant risk to both the ecological environment and human health. Nevertheless, numerous uncertainties persist regarding the comprehension of range contaminated
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Exploring the structure of the digital economy through blockchain technology and mitigating adverse environmental effects with the aid of artificial neural networks Front. Environ. Sci. (IF 4.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-12 Tengwei Cai, Zexin Hong
The rapid expansion of the digital economy has had a transformative impact on society, presenting both opportunities and challenges. This article aims to examine the structure of the digital economy and its implications, with a specific focus on the adverse environmental effects associated with its rapid growth. To address these challenges, the utilization of artificial neural networks is proposed
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Multiple paths of green and low-carbon development in industrial parks: group analysis based on the TOE framework Front. Environ. Sci. (IF 4.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-11 Xin Meng, Yue Cheng, Yuanhua Xuan
The green and low-carbon development of industrial parks plays an important role in promoting industrial and technological agglomeration, How to optimise their green and low-carbon development pathways is an important management question to be answered, requiring the examination of multiple path based on a histological perspective. Based on the technology–organisation–environment framework, this study
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Modeling future land use and land cover under different scenarios using patch-generating land use simulation model. A case study of Ndola district Front. Environ. Sci. (IF 4.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-11 Bwalya Mutale, Fan Qiang
Accurate predictions of changes in Land-use and Land-cover (LULC) are crucial in climate modeling, providing valuable insights into the possible effects of land-use alterations on Earth’s intricate system. This study focuses on forecasting and examining future LULC changes in the Ndola district from 2022 to 2042, considering three scenarios: Traditional mode (TM), Ecological protection (EP), and Economic
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Identification of optimal CMIP6 GCMs for future typical meteorological year in major cities of Indonesia using multi-criteria decision analysis Front. Environ. Sci. (IF 4.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-11 Vinayak Bhanage, Han Soo Lee, Jonathan Salar Cabrera, Tetsu Kubota, Radyan Putra Pradana, Faiz Rohman Fajary, Hideyo Nimiya
Many studies often use a single global climate model (GCM) across multiple cities to develop future Typical Meteorological Year (TMY), without emphasizing city-specific selection of GCM. The present investigation employs the Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) to assess city-specific GCMs for generating future TMY datasets across 29 Indonesian cities. Six GCMs from the coupled model intercomparison
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Study on the impact of green finance on green total factor productivity in forestry—evidence from China Front. Environ. Sci. (IF 4.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-11 Hao Gong, Zhenhong Wang
China's forestry industry's ecological, economic, and social benefits have improved significantly. However, practical problems remain, such as irrational industrial structure, serious resource consumption, and low environmental transformation efficiency. The green total factor productivity is an important index to measure the transformation of economic development mode, and improving the green total
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Does industrialization promote the emission mitigation agenda of East Africa? a pathway toward environmental sustainability Front. Environ. Sci. (IF 4.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-11 Yan Yu, Jingyi Zhao, Mohammed Musah, Michael Owusu-Akomeah, Joseph Akwasi Nkyi, Jing Li, George Oppong Appiagyei Ampong, Emmanuel Attah Kumah, Siqi Cao, Yuxiang Xu, Yingfang Shi, Liqi Wang, Can Hui, Kaodui Li
Africa’s economy continues to be characterized by increasing environmental pollution caused by anthropogenic activities. Despite the implications of environmental pollution in the continent, little attention has been paid to it, although almost all its countries are signatories to the Paris Agreement. One macroeconomic variable that has proven to be a major driver of environmental pollution in the
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The effect of litter decomposition mostly depends on seasonal variation of ultraviolet radiation rather than species in a hyper-arid desert Front. Environ. Sci. (IF 4.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-08 Peng Wang, Yalan Liu, Bo Zhang, Lei Li, Lisha Lin, Xiangyi Li, Qiang Zeng
Introduction: Ultraviolet (UV) radiation is believed to play a significant role in accelerating litter decomposition in water-limited ecosystems. Litter traits also influence the decomposition. However, the dominance of litter traits and ultraviolet radiation on litter decomposition in hyper-arid deserts (annual precipitation: potential evaporation < 0.05) with diverse species and seasonal variations
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Physical and socioeconomic driving forces of land use and land cover changes: the case of Hawassa City, Ethiopia Front. Environ. Sci. (IF 4.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-08 Mefekir Woldegebriel Tessema, Birhanu Girma Abebe, Amare Bantider
Background and objectives: Hawassa served as the country’s southern region’s capital from 1990 to 2019 and is currently experiencing rapid urbanization. Urban planners use the physical and socioeconomic driving elements of Land Use Land Cover Change (LULCC) to identify the variables influencing the trend of urbanization and then make appropriate plans.Methods: The study primarily employed advanced
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Capturing accurate kelp canopy extent: integrating tides, currents, and species-level morphology in kelp remote sensing Front. Environ. Sci. (IF 4.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-07 Brian Timmer, Luba Y. Reshitnyk, Margot Hessing-Lewis, Francis Juanes, Lianna Gendall, Maycira Costa
Surface-canopy forming kelps (Macrocystis pyrifera and Nereocystis luetkeana) can be monitored along the Northeast Pacific coast using remote sensing. These kelp canopies can be submerged by tides and currents, making it difficult to accurately determine their extent with remote sensing techniques. Further, both species have morphologically distinct canopies, each made up of structures with differing
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Green technology: synthesis of iron-modified biochar derived from pine cones to remove azithromycin and ciprofloxacin from water Front. Environ. Sci. (IF 4.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-07 Sadia Aziz, Sundus Anbreen, Iqra Iftikhar, Tabassum Fatima, Aqsa Iftikhar, Liaqat Ali
The rise of antibiotic pollutants in water threatens ecosystems and human health. Iron-modified biochar (BC) exhibits adsorption properties and offers a promising approach for effective environmental remediation. The current study explored the potential of iron-loaded biochar synthesized from pine cones for antibiotic removal from water. In this study, pine cones, a sustainable and renewable source
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Coupling coordination relationship of forestry industry development and ecological environment: evidence from Heilongjiang Province Front. Environ. Sci. (IF 4.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-06 Qi Zhang, Chenhuan Kou, Wenbo Gao
China’s economy has entered a new period of transformation, and the development of various industries will become the backbone of promoting economic sectors. At the same time, it will also become a booster for promoting the transformation and development of various industries. As an essential component of China’s economic construction, forestry will also enter a critical period of transformation. However
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Quantifying desertification in the Qinghai Lake Basin Front. Environ. Sci. (IF 4.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-06 Siqing Wang, Li Ma, Liping Yang, Xinyuan Long, Chao Guan, Changming Zhao, Ning Chen
Desertification in the context of global change and intensified anthropogenic activities poses a huge challenge to the sustainable development of the Earth’s systems, including the Qinghai Lake Basin, which is located in the Tibetan Plateau. However, we know little about desertification in the Qinghai Lake Basin, which is an urgent and important issue. To that end, this study used the enhanced vegetation
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Examining the links between household livelihood resilience and vulnerability: disaster resettlement experience from rural China Front. Environ. Sci. (IF 4.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-06 Wei Liu, Jiayi Liu, Jie Xu, Jie Li, Marcus Feldman
Livelihood status of rural households is the focus of disaster resettlement research. Influenced by various factors, rural households face multiple environmental and social pressures after relocation, and the study of livelihood resilience and vulnerability provides a new framework for research into the livelihoods of relocated households. There has been a call for more quantitative evidence about
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Spatiotemporal distribution patterns of soil ciliate communities in the middle reaches of the Yarlung Zangbo River Front. Environ. Sci. (IF 4.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-06 Qian Huang, Mingyan Li, Tianshun Li, Shiying Zhu, Zhuangzhuang Wang, Bu Pu
Introduction: Soil ciliates, as protozoa, play a crucial role in biogeochemical cycling and the soil food web, yet they are highly sensitive to environmental fluctuations in soil conditions. The diversity and biogeographic characteristics of soil ciliates in the Tibetan Plateau remain poorly understood. As part of a regional survey focused on soil ciliate diversity, we investigated the composition
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Multi-scenario simulation of land use dynamics and ecological risk: a case study of the liaohe estuary national wetland reserve using PLUS-Markov and PSR models Front. Environ. Sci. (IF 4.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-06 Nanlin Hu, Guodong Wang, Zijun Ma, Meiling Zhao, Yusong Yuan, Tao Zhang, Qi Chen, Jingci Meng, Jiaying Wang
Introduction: Wetland has been exposed to tremendous stresses and hazards, leading to many potential ecological risks in the past few decades. There is an urgent need to assess the ecological risk status of the wetland, especially when examining how the intensity of socio-economic growth, policy changes, and other variables affect land use and ecological risk changes.Methods: This study models the
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Watershed analysis of urban stormwater contaminant 6PPD-Quinone hotspots and stream concentrations using a process-based ecohydrological model Front. Environ. Sci. (IF 4.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-06 Jonathan J. Halama, Robert B. McKane, Bradley L. Barnhart, Paul P. Pettus, Allen F. Brookes, Angela K. Adams, Catherine K. Gockel, Kevin S. Djang, Vivian Phan, Sonali M. Chokshi, James J. Graham, Zhenyu Tian, Katherine T. Peter, Edward P. Kolodziej
Coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) are highly sensitive to 6PPD-Quinone (6PPD-Q). Details of the hydrological and biogeochemical processes controlling spatial and temporal dynamics of 6PPD-Q fate and transport from points of deposition to receiving waters (e.g., streams, estuaries) are poorly understood. To understand the fate and transport of 6PPD and mechanisms leading to salmon mortality Visualizing
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Diluted bitumen weathered under warm or cold temperatures is equally toxic to freshwater fish Front. Environ. Sci. (IF 4.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-06 Juan Manuel Gutierrez-Villagomez, Linda Ramona Lara-Jacobo, Charles Gauthier, Geraldine Patey, Qin Xin, Gaëlle Triffault-Bouchet, Heather D. Dettman, Valerie S. Langlois
Canada is one of the main petroleum producers in the world. Through its oil sands exploitation, a viscous bitumen mixed with sand, water, and clay is being produced. This bitumen is so viscous that approximatively 20%–30% of diluent needs to be added to ease transportation, resulting in a mixture called diluted bitumen (dilbit). The transport of dilbit through North America comes with a potential risk
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Exploring the relationships between different dimensions of digital transformation and corporate greenization: evidence from listed companies in China Front. Environ. Sci. (IF 4.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-06 Xiaoqing Xie, Yu Qi
In recent years, there has been an increasing recognition of the importance of the coordinated development of digitalization and greenization. However, the existing research lacks a systematic framework for understanding the relationship between different dimensions of digital transformation and various strategies of green innovation. Furthermore, the role of different types of slack resources in this
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Digitalization transformation and enterprise green innovation: empirical evidence from Chinese listed companies Front. Environ. Sci. (IF 4.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-05 Rufeng Zhuo, Yunhua Zhang, Junwei Zheng, Hongtao Xie
Green innovation is an essential strategy for businesses to gain a competitive edge and attain long-term sustainable growth. It does, however, often run into money problems. The rapid advancement of digital technology provides organizations with potent tools to get external resources through digital transformation, surmount resource obstacles, and promote environmentally-friendly innovation. The impact
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The impact of natural resources on environmental degradation: a review of ecological footprint and CO2 emissions as indicators Front. Environ. Sci. (IF 4.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-05 Ebrahim Abbas Abdullah Abbas Amer, Ebrahim Mohammed Ali Meyad, Ali M. Meyad, A. K. M. Mohsin
Environmental degradation resulting from the overexploitation of natural resources has become a pressing global concern. This review paper aims to investigate the relationship between natural resources and environmental degradation, with a specific focus on carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions and ecological footprint (EF) as indicators. The study method involved an exhaustive search across prominent research
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A potential of iron slag-based soil amendment as a suppressor of greenhouse gas (CH4 and N2O) emissions in rice paddy Front. Environ. Sci. (IF 4.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-05 Snowie Jane C. Galgo, Ronley C. Canatoy, Ji Yeon Lim, Hyon Chol Park, Pil Joo Kim
Iron slag-based silicate fertilizer (SF) has been utilized as a soil amendment in rice paddy fields for over 50 years. SF, which contains electron acceptors such as oxidized iron (Fe3+) compounds, is known to reduce methane (CH4) emissions, which have a global warming potential (GWP) of 23, higher than that of carbon dioxide (CO2). However, the dynamics of nitrous oxide (N2O), which has a GWP of 265
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Enhanced defluoridation by nano-crystalline alum-doped hydroxyapatite and artificial intelligence (AI) modeling approach Front. Environ. Sci. (IF 4.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-05 Nitin Pratap Varma, Alok Sinha, Sunil Kumar Gupta, Jaydev Kumar Mahato, Priyankar Chand
The study aimed to investigate the defluoridation capacity of nano-hydroxyapatite (HAP) [Ca10(PO4)6(OH)2] and alum-doped hydroxyapatite (AHAP) [Ca8Al(PO4)6.(OH)2] as an environmental friendly adsorbent. The physicochemical characteristics of both the material (HAP and AHAP) were examined using XRD, FE-SEM-EDS, and BET techniques. The batch adsorption study revealed a fluoride removal efficiency of
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Nighttime warming promotes copper translocation from root to shoot of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) through enlarging root systems Front. Environ. Sci. (IF 4.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-04 Lin Qi, Chunxia Li, Lukuan Lai, Taiji Kou, Yi Deng
This study aimed to investigate whether and how nighttime warming (NW) influences the copper (Cu) bioaccumulation of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) under Cu pollution. We examined plant growth, Cu concentration, and antioxidant enzymes of wheat after 6 months of Cu exposure (0, 100, 400, and 800 mg/kg) under NW. The results indicated that, NW of 1.54°C significantly promoted Cu translocation from root
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Evaluation on the willingness of migrants and native farmers to transfer farmland in resettlement areas and their coupled coordination relationships: perspectives for environmental and social sustainability Front. Environ. Sci. (IF 4.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-04 Shaojun Chen, Danyang Yu, Ming Lei, Jie Sun, Xin Wang
The construction of water conservancy and hydropower projects often involves substantial land acquisition and resettlement. Land is a crucial means of production, playing a significant role in ensuring food security and protecting the ecological environment and social development. However, the advancement of urbanization and changes in production methods have led to a noticeable shift in the behavior
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Spatiotemporal analysis of drought severity using SPI and SPEI: case study of semi-arid Borana area, southern Ethiopia Front. Environ. Sci. (IF 4.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-01 Mitiku Adisu Worku
Drought is a complex natural hazard that can cause damage to socio-economic and biophysical systems in any climatic region. The main objective of this paper was to analyze the spatiotemporal drought in the semi-arid Borana area of southern Ethiopia from 1981 to 2018. The climate data was obtained from the Ethiopian Meteorological Institute. Standardized precipitation index (SPI) and Standardized Precipitation
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Distribution of antibiotic resistant bacteria and genes in sewage and surrounding environment of Tórshavn, Faroe Islands Front. Environ. Sci. (IF 4.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-01 Anna Maria Steintún Mortensen, Sissal Jóhanna Poulsen, Marjun á Fríðriksmørk Berbisá, Anni Djurhuus
Several studies have investigated the effects of swimming in sewage-polluted recreational beach water, highlighting the associated health hazards. To mitigate potential pathogen transmission, it is imperative that the polluted water is released away from recreational waters and foreshores, where children tend to play. At present, domestic sewage in the Faroe Islands solely undergoes primary wastewater
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Approaching sustainability and circularity along waste management systems in universities: an overview and proposal of good practices Front. Environ. Sci. (IF 4.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-01 Ramona Giurea, Marco Carnevale Miino, Vincenzo Torretta, Elena Cristina Rada
In recent years, the importance of sustainability and circularity in waste management systems has become increasingly evident. As the world grapples with the environmental consequences of excessive waste generation, it has become crucial to find innovative and sustainable solutions. Universities, as centres of knowledge and research, play a vital role in achieving sustainability and circularity in
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The spatial impact of digital economy on carbon emissions reduction: evidence from 215 cities in China Front. Environ. Sci. (IF 4.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-01 Hao Zhang, Rui Qi, Yingyue Liu, Tiantian Wang, Feng Zhong, Qian Zhou, Keying Wang
Introduction: Within the global framework of carbon emissions constraints, the digital economy has become a new strategy for cities to achieve sustainable development. Scholarly literature exploring the spatial spillover and spatial mechanisms of the digital economy on carbon emissions is notably scarce.Methods: To estimate the spatial impact of digital economy on carbon emissions, this paper conducted
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Impacts of urban scale on low-carbon development: evidence from 265 cities in China Front. Environ. Sci. (IF 4.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-01 Ruibing Guo, Jun Zhao, Xinyu Liu, Jinning Zhang
Introduction: With rapid urbanization and increasing greenhouse effect, low-carbon development is the integral factor of achieving sustainable development.Methods: A comprehensive analysis framework is built to quantify the impact of urban scale on low-carbon development and we conduct empirical research on 265 cities during 2009–2019.Results and Discussion: We find that: first, urban scale can significantly
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Environmental dynamics: unraveling the nexus of air pollution, population agglomeration, and sustainable economic development in China: a provincial-level empirical analysis Front. Environ. Sci. (IF 4.6) Pub Date : 2024-02-29 Jun Yan, Chang Liu, Bo Xiao, Suzhen Wang
Sustainable economic development is a hot issue in current research, and it is of great significance to analyze the effects of air pollution and population agglomeration on sustainable economic development. This study collects the relevant data released by the Chinese government from 2011–2021, and empirically analyzes the method of constructing an individual one-factor fixed-effects model in order
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Research on cultural diversity and sustainable land-use management assessment model Front. Environ. Sci. (IF 4.6) Pub Date : 2024-02-29 Ying Wang, Junqiao Zhang
This study quantitatively evaluated the role of cultural diversity and psychological awareness in sustainable land-use management (SLUM). Firstly, an assessment model based on fuzzy analytic hierarchy process is established by combining fuzzy logic, expert knowledge and analytic hier-archy process. The model addresses the uncertainty of qualitative assessment and adapts to dy-namic environments and
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Responses of fungal diversity and community composition after 42 years of prescribed fire frequencies in semi-arid savanna rangelands Front. Environ. Sci. (IF 4.6) Pub Date : 2024-02-29 Sanele Briged Poswa, Alen Manyevere, Chuene Victor Mashamaite
Prescribed fire frequencies have been widely used to reduce the risk of severe wildfire occurrences. In addition, several studies have been conducted to assess the impact of fire frequencies on vegetation, vertebrate, and invertebrate species, as well as soil physical and chemical properties. However, there is a lack of empirically based knowledge concerning the impact of fire frequency on soil microorganisms
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Industrial agglomeration, international R&D capital and air pollution-based on provincial spatial panel data Front. Environ. Sci. (IF 4.6) Pub Date : 2024-02-29 Dawei Gao, Yan Deng, Zhengyang Chen
Introduction: This paper presents a spatial effect model to examine the impact of industrial agglomeration and international R&D capital technology spillover on air pollution.Methods: The study utilizes spatial panel data from 30 provinces and cities in China spanning the period 2008 to 2022, allowing for the decomposition of both direct and indirect spillover effects.Results: Additionally, the research
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Beyond the ice: decoding Lake Mertzbakher’s response to global climate shifts Front. Environ. Sci. (IF 4.6) Pub Date : 2024-02-29 Xin Zhang, Zhen Tang, Yan Zhou, Jie Zhu, Gaohu Sun, Chaowei Huang
This study addresses the critical problem of understanding the changing dynamics of glacier meltwater in Lake Mertzbakher, a challenge heightened by ongoing global climate change. Employing the innovative method of the Google Earth Engine (GEE) platform, this research meticulously extracted surface water data at 60 time points during the years 2000, 2005, 2010, 2015, and 2021. This approach represents
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The effects of polyester microfibres on the development and seed yield of white mustard (Sinapis alba L.) Front. Environ. Sci. (IF 4.6) Pub Date : 2024-02-29 Eleanor Grace Harrison, Kevin Reiling, Richard Kenneth Halfpenny, Claire Gwinnett
Microplastics are found in agricultural soils worldwide; however, little is known about the impacts of this ubiquitous pollutant on the growth and development of crops. Microfibres are one of the dominant microplastic types found in agricultural soils. Sources of microfibres in the agricultural environment are multiple, including soil amendment applications, wastewater irrigation and atmospheric deposition
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Study on the impact of social capital on the rural residents’ conscious interpersonal waste separation behavior: evidence from Jiangxi province, China Front. Environ. Sci. (IF 4.6) Pub Date : 2024-02-28 Yuhua Teng, Ning Li, Jing Yang, Yuan Liu, Changjin Liu
Guiding rural residents to implement interpersonal waste separation in their daily lives consciously is crucial for controlling solid waste pollution in developing countries. This paper utilizes survey data from Jiangxi Province which is one of the national pilot zones for ecological conservation in China to analyze the impact of the social capital that includes social networks, social trust, and social
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Integrating coevolutionary strategies and risk preferences: a novel supervision insight for pollutant abatement Front. Environ. Sci. (IF 4.6) Pub Date : 2024-02-28 Xiaonan Wang, Duo Zhang
The importance of pollutant abatement has been steadily growing in recent times, prompting an increased focus on developing effective regulatory mechanisms. This paper introduces a novel approach by combining theories of evolutionary games and opinion dynamics to formulate a coevolution model of game and preference. Recognizing the challenges posed by limited supervision ability and enterprises’ heterogeneous
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Valorization of textile waste: non-woven structures and composites Front. Environ. Sci. (IF 4.6) Pub Date : 2024-02-28 Diana I. Alves, Mariana Barreiros, Raúl Fangueiro, Diana P. Ferreira
Each year, millions of tons of clothing are both produced and discarded, exerting a substantial impact on the environment and public health. Even when textile waste is disposed of in landfills, it persistently adds to pollution in the air, water, and soil. This review explores the diverse implications of textile waste, examining circular economy principles and highlighting opportunities for transforming
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Perspective and review: how to develop our understanding of temporal changes in the relationship between people and the landscape under societal and climate change in Northeast Asia? Front. Environ. Sci. (IF 4.6) Pub Date : 2024-02-28 Nagai Shin, Taku M. Saitoh, Ayumi Kotani, Tomoaki Miura, Hiromi Nakagawa, Chifuyu Katsumata, Hiroshi Morimoto, Hideyuki Onishi
The relationship between people and the landscape consists of multi-layer components such as the atmosphere, water, living things, nutrients, livelihood, society, and information. To clarify temporal changes in this relationship, previous studies have used conventional approaches based on field work and satellite observation. However, interpretations based on these conventional two approaches are subject
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Green finance, new infrastructure, and carbon emission performance in Chinese cities Front. Environ. Sci. (IF 4.6) Pub Date : 2024-02-28 Hao Li, Zihan Yang, Jiahao An
Green finance (GF), new infrastructure (NI), and low-carbon green development play important roles in promoting high-quality economic development in China. To date, few studies have considered the relationships among GF, NI, and carbon emission performance (CEP) simultaneously. Using the panel data of 285 Chinese cities from 2011 to 2021, an improved vertical and horizontal pull-out gearing method
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Paulownia trees as a sustainable solution for CO2 mitigation: assessing progress toward 2050 climate goals Front. Environ. Sci. (IF 4.6) Pub Date : 2024-02-28 Hesham S. Ghazzawy, Ahmed Bakr, Abdallah Tageldein Mansour, Mohamed Ashour
Due to the progressive climate change on our planet, scientists are interested in solving this issue since it threatens not only certain regions or countries but also the world’s ecosystems and economies. Therefore, minimizing carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions and reducing atmospheric levels are global priorities. Thus, it is necessary at this moment to develop an appropriate approach to reduce or stabilize
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Driving sustainable competitiveness: unveiling the nexus of green intellectual capital and environmental regulations on greening SME performance Front. Environ. Sci. (IF 4.6) Pub Date : 2024-02-28 Jan Muhammad Sohu, Tian Hongyun, Ikramuddin Junejo, Sadaf Akhtar, Faisal Ejaz, Anna Dunay, Md Billal Hossain
Within the evolving landscape of contemporary business, where sustainability and innovation intertwine, our study explores a strategic gap, presenting the rationale behind choosing green intellectual capital (GIC), absorptive capacity (AC), green innovation (GI), environmental regulations (ERs), and competitive advantage (CA) as main constructs. This model investigates the complex nature of the competitive
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Spatio-temporal analysis of LAI using multisource remote sensing data for source region of Yellow River Basin Front. Environ. Sci. (IF 4.6) Pub Date : 2024-02-27 Ying Zhang, Jinliang Hou, Weixiao Han, Peng Dou, Chunlin Huang
Introduction: The Leaf area index (LAI) of source region of yellow river basin is an important indicator for environmental sustainability. Most studies focus on the trend of LAI in Yellow River Source Region (YRSR) in accordance with both climate change and human actives. However, quantifying the effect of human activities on LAI is difficult but urgently needed. Specifically, Particle Matter 2.5 (PM2
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Persistent disconnect between flow restoration and restoration of river ecosystem functions after the removal of a large dam on the Sélune River Front. Environ. Sci. (IF 4.6) Pub Date : 2024-02-27 Christophe Piscart, Olivier Dézerald, Laura Pellan, Nathalie Le Bris, Héctor Rodríguez-Pérez, Thibaut Beauverger, Dominique Huteau, Jean-Marc Roussel
The removal of the two dams on the Sélune River since 2019 has led to profound changes in the aquatic ecosystem. Lentic habitats bordered by forest had shifted to new conditions (running water and sparsely vegetated riverbanks) therefore shaping organisms’ assemblies. We studied how the reestablishment of aquatic lotic habitats in interaction with riparian vegetation could mediate the restoration of