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The potential perils of Sal forests land grabbing in Bangladesh: an analysis of economic, social and ecological perspectives Environ. Dev. Sustain. (IF 2.191) Pub Date : 2021-03-03 Kazi Kamrul Islam; Kimihiko Hyakumura
The increased demand for foods and commercialization of the commodity markets has resulted in enormous interest in arable land resources, leading to a rapid expansion of forest land into arable land. The Sal forests of Bangladesh have been rapidly grabbed into commercial purposes, which made the forests a threatened ecosystem. Therefore, the objective of the study was to identify the economic, social
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Spatial analysis of drought severity and magnitude using the standardized precipitation index and streamflow drought index over the Upper Indus Basin, Pakistan Environ. Dev. Sustain. (IF 2.191) Pub Date : 2021-03-02 Sohail Abbas; Shazia Kousar
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Evaluation on sustainable development of forest tourism in Heilongjiang Province, China Environ. Dev. Sustain. (IF 2.191) Pub Date : 2021-02-15 Lin Li, Tong Liu, Subo Xu, Zhiwei Tian
As an old northeast industrial base and forestry region, Heilongjiang Province is facing problems such as urban decline, aging population and great pressure on environmental conservation. However, the development of ecological tourism is increasing year by year, which is an effective way to solve social problems such as employment and economic development in various regions. In view of this, this paper
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Status and drivers of food insecurity and adaptation responses under a changing climate among smallholder farmers households in Bagmati Province, Nepal Environ. Dev. Sustain. (IF 2.191) Pub Date : 2021-02-15 Sikha Karki, Paul Burton, Brendan Mackey, Clair Alston-Knox
Like other low-income countries in Asia and Africa, Nepal still suffers from food insecurity with a large proportion of food-insecure households being smallholder farmers who rely on rain-fed agriculture for their livelihood. Contributing factors include a lack of production, lack of resources, access to land and market, climate change, extreme events and underlying poverty. In this study, we aimed
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Snow cover and vegetation greenness with leaf water content control the global land surface temperature Environ. Dev. Sustain. (IF 2.191) Pub Date : 2021-02-14 Azad Rasul, Ramesh Ningthoujam
The land surface temperature (LST) and land use land cover (LULC) are the major components of climate- and environment-related studies. The objective of this study was to assess the relationship of LST with remotely sensed LULC-derived vegetation indices during 2018 at the global, latitudinal and continental scales. Moderate resolution imaging spectroradiometer (MODIS) Aqua daytime LST and eight LULC
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Urban growth containment policies for the guidance and control of peri-urbanization: a review and proposed framework Environ. Dev. Sustain. (IF 2.191) Pub Date : 2021-02-13 Somayeh Ahani, Hashem Dadashpoor
The purpose of this study is a review of urban growth containment policies for the guidance and control of peri-urbanization. The review of selected resources illustrates two policies: "urban growth containment policies based on planning interventions (UGCPI)" and "urban growth containment policies based on financial interventions (UGCFI)". The analysis of these policies reveals their distinct effects
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China’s three north shelter forest program: cost–benefit analysis and policy implications Environ. Dev. Sustain. (IF 2.191) Pub Date : 2021-02-12 Xinhao Suo, Shixiong Cao
Sandstorms and soil erosion are serious problems around the world, but particularly in arid northern China. In response to these problems, the Chinese government has implemented the world's largest shelter forest construction project: the Three North Shelter Forest Program (TNSFP). However, we do not know how successful the program has been, because no one has carried out a comprehensive cost–benefit
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Identifying resource and environmental carrying capacity in the Yangtze River Economic Belt, China: the perspectives of spatial differences and sustainable development Environ. Dev. Sustain. (IF 2.191) Pub Date : 2021-02-12 Hui Zou, Xiaohua Ma
The resource and environmental carrying capacity (RECC) is an important foundation and support for a city or region, and determines the direction of regional sustainable development. Identifying the RECC in basin economic belts aids the understanding of overloaded regions and development shortcomings. Based on the human–environment coupling system theory, in combination with the pressure–state–response
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The nexus of tourism, renewable energy, income, and environmental quality: an empirical analysis of Pakistan Environ. Dev. Sustain. (IF 2.191) Pub Date : 2021-02-11 Sadia Bano, Mehtab Alam, Anwar Khan, Lu Liu
In the current study, we investigate the dynamic association of tourism, renewable energy, income, foreign direct investment (FDI), and carbon dioxide (CO2e) for Pakistan over 1990–2017. We established four plausible hypotheses and verified by employing the autoregressive distributed lags model and Granger causality based on vector error correction model (VECM). Considering the cointegration relationship
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Delineation of groundwater potentials of Sfax region, Tunisia, using fuzzy analytical hierarchy process, frequency ratio, and weights of evidence models Environ. Dev. Sustain. (IF 2.191) Pub Date : 2021-02-10 Emna Boughariou, Nabila Allouche, Fatma Ben Brahim, Ghada Nasri, Salem Bouri
Groundwater in semiarid regions is of extreme importance due to limited water resources and increasing population demand. Hence, a better knowledge of aquifer potentialities is required for better management of this precious resource. This study aims to assess the groundwater potential map (GPM) by both statistical methods and geographical information system (GIS) in Sfax region, Tunisia. A number
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Illegal logging, governance effectiveness and carbon dioxide emission in the timber-producing countries of Congo Basin and Asia Environ. Dev. Sustain. (IF 2.191) Pub Date : 2021-02-10 Serge Mandiefe Piabuo, Peter A. Minang, Chupezi Julius Tieguhong, Divine Foundjem-Tita, Frankline Nghobuoche
The empirical link between governance and illegal logging is widely accepted amongst scientist, although a minority still purports that illegal logging does not necessarily prevail because of poor governance. However, the nexus linking governance, illegal logging and carbon emission is not well enshrined in scientific literature. This paper seeks to review the literature on illegal logging and governance
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Evolving remanufacturing strategies in China: an evolutionary game theory perspective Environ. Dev. Sustain. (IF 2.191) Pub Date : 2021-02-09 Jian Cao, Xihui Chen, Sisi Wu, Sanjay Kumar
Rapid pace of natural resource depletion and environment deterioration is a cause of concern worldwide. Remanufacturing offers a promising option for reduction in the waste and the resources consumption. As a rapidly developing economy, China initiated remanufacturing efforts in the 1990s. While focusing on the evolution of remanufacturing in China, using a game theoretic setup, we analyze manufacturer
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Landslide probability mapping by considering fuzzy numerical risk factor (FNRF) and landscape change for road corridor of Uttarakhand, India Environ. Dev. Sustain. (IF 2.191) Pub Date : 2021-02-09 Ujjwal Sur, Prafull Singh, Praveen Kumar Rai, Jay Krishna Thakur
Landslide poses severe threats to the natural landscape of the Lesser Himalayas and the lives and economy of the communities residing in that mountainous topography. This study aims to investigate whether the landscape change has any impact on landslide occurrences in the Kalsi-Chakrata road corridor by detailed investigation through correlation of the landslide susceptibility zones and the landscape
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Potential adaptation strategies for climate change impact among flood-prone fish farmers in climate hotspot Uganda Environ. Dev. Sustain. (IF 2.191) Pub Date : 2021-02-09 Oyediran O. Oyebola, Jackson Efitre, Laban Musinguzi, Augustine E. Falaye
Climate-induced floods are increasing in Africa. The need to evolve framework for adaptation to climate change impact (CCI) among flood-prone fish farmers necessitated this study. Based on availability, 60 farming active flood-experienced fish farmers were purposively selected from flood-prone (Gulu and Kibuku) regions in climate hotspot Uganda. These were assessed for CCI adaptation tendencies in
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Life cycle assessment of using laser treatment and nanomaterials to produce biogas through anaerobic digestion of slurry Environ. Dev. Sustain. (IF 2.191) Pub Date : 2021-02-09 M. Samer, O. Hijazi, E. M. Abdelsalam, A. El-Hussein, Y. A. Attia, I. H. Yacoub, H. Bernhardt
Recently, laser radiation and nanomaterials have been utilized to improve biogas yield via anaerobic digestion of herd’s manure through biostimulating methanogenic bacteria. Yet, laser irradiation and nanomaterials as anaerobic bacteria stimulant could have environmental impacts that have not been assessed or known. The aim of the current research was to understand and evaluate variable laser doses
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Estimation of CO 2 emission factor for the energy industry sector in libya: a case study Environ. Dev. Sustain. (IF 2.191) Pub Date : 2021-02-09 Yasser Fathi Nassar, Mansour Awiedat Salem, Kaiss Rateb Iessa, Ibraheem Mohamed AlShareef, Khaled Amer Ali, Massoud Ali Fakher
The present study was conducted to estimate the CO2 emission factor for the entire energy industry sector in Libya using life-cycle assessment methodology. The CO2 emissions were tracked along with the extraction, distillation and conversion of the energy flow chain. The present results are based on real monitored data collected during the energy flow process from the oil fields to the refinery and
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The influence of personality traits on sustainability-oriented entrepreneurial intentions: the moderating role of servant leadership Environ. Dev. Sustain. (IF 2.191) Pub Date : 2021-02-07 Sajjad Nawaz Khan, Muhammad Mubushar, Ikram Ullah Khan, Hafiz Mudassir Rehman, Safeer Ullah Khan
Economic, environmental, and social imperatives make sustainability-oriented entrepreneurship an indispensable phenomenon of the day, yet only sparse research exists uncovering the sustainability-oriented entrepreneurial intentions in Asian countries. This study attempts to close the gap by considering the “big five” individual personality traits—neuroticism, extraversion, openness to experience, agreeableness
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Air pollution and child health: the impact of brick kiln pollution on children's cognitive abilities and physical health in Pakistan Environ. Dev. Sustain. (IF 2.191) Pub Date : 2021-02-07 Muhammad Nasir, Faiz Ur Rehman, Shabana Kishwar, Saima Bashir, Muhammad Adil
This study explores the adverse impact of air pollution, caused by emissions from brick kilns, on the children’s cognitive ability and physical health. A survey of children between the age of 5 and 12 years was conducted in the Peshawar district of KP province of Pakistan. The concentrations of particulate matters (PM10 and PM2.5) were found to be higher in areas within 3 km radius of brick kilns (treatment
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Sustainability initiative for a Malaysian university campus: living laboratories and the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions Environ. Dev. Sustain. (IF 2.191) Pub Date : 2021-02-07 Sumiani Yusoff, Azizi Abu Bakar, Mohd Fadhli Rahmat Fakri, Aireen Zuriani Ahmad
Urban university campuses may be a substantial producer of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions into the environment, through either campus operations or research activities. To date, there is little research on GHG emission reduction in higher education institutions—particularly in developing countries—so this work presents such an initiative from an urban university located in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Higher
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The involvement of marine tourism companies in CSR: the case of the island of Tenerife Environ. Dev. Sustain. (IF 2.191) Pub Date : 2021-02-06 O. González-Morales, A. Santana Talavera, D. Domínguez González
Corporate Social Responsibility is a voluntary strategy by companies, which integrates a set of actions that contribute to sustainable development. This study analyzes the degree of involvement of marine tourism companies in human resource management, adaptation to change, environmental management, local community development and collaboration with public and private agents. These areas configure companies’
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Success of collaboration for sustainable agriculture: a case study meta-analysis Environ. Dev. Sustain. (IF 2.191) Pub Date : 2021-02-05 Sarah Velten, Nicolas W. Jager, Jens Newig
More and better collaboration between farmers and other stakeholders has repeatedly been identified as a key strategy for sustainable agriculture. However, for collaboration to actually benefit sustainable agriculture certain conditions have to be met. In this paper, we scrutinize the conditions that support or hamper the success of collaborative efforts in the context of sustainable agriculture. For
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Improving outcomes for socioeconomic variables with coastal vulnerability index under significant sea-level rise: an approach from Mumbai coasts Environ. Dev. Sustain. (IF 2.191) Pub Date : 2021-02-05 Malay Kumar Pramanik, Poli Dash, Dimple Behal
Climate change has led to increased sea levels, which are caused by a complex interplay of the physical environment components from coastal areas, causing the rise in storm surge, erosion and flooding. In this scenario, the low-lying topography of the Mumbai region is highly susceptible to sea level-induced flooding and coastal erosion due to the increasing number of economic activities. The unsustainable
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Comparative urban capacity analysis for flood-prone areas: method and a case study of Sidoarjo, Indonesia Environ. Dev. Sustain. (IF 2.191) Pub Date : 2021-02-04 D. R. Hizbaron, N. Ismayani, F. N. Ernawan, N. N. A. Puspitasari, Y. Yulianda, R. Jati
The main idea of this research was to seek an alternative to the current method employed to measure capacity in Sidoarjo District, Jawa Timur Province, Indonesia. Apart from its proneness to urban flooding, Sidoarjo has been suffering from the impact of hot mudflow accidents since 2006. Theoretically, there are two approaches to analyse capacity, namely institutional and spatial approach. The institutional
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Revisiting the environmental Kuznets curve: evidence from Turkey Environ. Dev. Sustain. (IF 2.191) Pub Date : 2021-02-04 Abdullah Tirgil, Yasin Acar, Onder Ozgur
This paper uncovers the link between economic development and environmental degradation in Turkey by employing two distinct methods. We test the so-called EKC hypothesis for four various outcomes, including carbon dioxide emissions, wastewater, sulfur dioxide, and particulate matter by implementing time-series and panel data models. Fully modified ordinary least squares provide an N-shaped linkage
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Positive environmental effects of the coronavirus 2020 episode: a review Environ. Dev. Sustain. (IF 2.191) Pub Date : 2021-02-04 Milad Mousazadeh, Biswaranjan Paital, Zohreh Naghdali, Zohreh Mortezania, Marjan Hashemi, Elnaz Karamati Niaragh, Mohammad Aghababaei, Melika Ghorbankhani, Eric Lichtfouse, Mika Sillanpää, Khalid S. Hashim, Mohammad Mahdi Emamjomeh
The outbreak of COVID-19 has made a global catastrophic situation that caused 1,039,406 deaths out of 35,347,404 infections, and it will also cause significant socio-economic losses with poverty increasing from 17.1 to 25.9%. Although the spreading rate of COVID-19 is very high on October 6, 2020, the death rate is still less than 2.94%. Nonetheless, this review article shows that the lockdown has
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The role of traditional knowledge policies in Egypt: the case of Wadi Allaqi Environ. Dev. Sustain. (IF 2.191) Pub Date : 2021-02-04 Hanaa A. Kandal, Jac. A. A. Swart, Hoda A. Yacoub, Menno P. Gerkema
Globally, traditional knowledge is at stake, notwithstanding intentions recorded in international policy conventions. Egypt has accepted and ratified several conventions on implementation of traditional knowledge in the fields of environment and sustainable development; yet this implementation is hampered by a lack of concrete plans. Focusing on the Bedouin community in the Southern Egypt protectorate
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Selection of optimum green energy sources by considering environmental constructs and their technical criteria: a case study Environ. Dev. Sustain. (IF 2.191) Pub Date : 2021-02-03 Chiranjib Bhowmik, Sumit Bhowmik, Amitava Ray
Optimum green energy sources selection needs a strategic decision for reducing the use of conventional resources. In the selection of optimum green resources, constraints like technical and customer requirements play an important role. The proposed integrated AHP-QFD approach has been applied to a specific northeastern region, India, to select the optimal green energy sources addressing the technical
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The geomorphology and ecosystem service economic value baselines of tributary watersheds in Malaysia Environ. Dev. Sustain. (IF 2.191) Pub Date : 2021-02-02 Casey Keat-Chuan Ng, Peter Aun-Chuan Ooi, Wey-Lim Wong, Gideon Khoo
This study presents how a cluster of tributary watersheds was evaluated for geomorphology and ecosystem service economic value baselines. Tributary watersheds, although small, were focused herein as they are practical for community-based conservation. Based on the Market-Price Method, the watersheds were estimated to be worth USD49.59 ha−1 year−1 at the time of this study and USD58.13 ha−1 year−1 in
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Spatial and seasonal variations in particulate matter and gaseous pollutants around integrated industrial estate (IIE), SIDCUL, Haridwar: a case study Environ. Dev. Sustain. (IF 2.191) Pub Date : 2021-02-02 Rakesh Bhutiani, Dipali B. Kulkarni, D. R. Khanna, Varun Tyagi, Faheem Ahamad
The holy city of Haridwar is now emerging as a key industrial destination of the north India due to the presence of IIE Haridwar. Due to increased anthropogenic activities like vehicular emissions and industrial discharges in the Haridwar region, air pollution levels has raised greatly. The objectives of the study were (1) to determine the Spatial and seasonal variations of air quality in and around
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The COVID-19 puzzle: a global nightmare Environ. Dev. Sustain. (IF 2.191) Pub Date : 2021-01-31 Hafiza Salaha Mahrosh, Ghulam Mustafa
In December 2019, WHO was informed with several unknown pneumonia cases and later it was found as highly contagious, transmittable and pathogenic viral infection. The novel coronavirus (nCoV-19) was firstly reported from Wuhan city in China. COVID-19 has raised the concern of the world since its emergence from China. The WHO has declared an ongoing COVID-19 outbreak as a pandemic. Till now 6,057,853
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Life Cycle Assessment of Coal-to-Liquid Process Environ. Dev. Sustain. (IF 2.191) Pub Date : 2021-01-31 Chunyu Wang, Ling Zhu
In this study, the life cycle assessment method was used to evaluate energy and material consumption and pollutant emission based on the 2013 ledger data of a coal chemistry factory in western China and the subprocesses used include coal gasification, conversion, purification, Fischer–Tropsch synthesis and liquid hydrocarbons separation. This method provides a comprehensive understanding of the potential
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Spatiotemporal dynamics of temperature and precipitation with reference to COVID-19 pandemic lockdown: perspective from Indian subcontinent Environ. Dev. Sustain. (IF 2.191) Pub Date : 2021-01-29 Soumita Sengupta, Sk. Mohinuddin, Mohammad Arif
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Water management in Saudi Arabia: a case study of Makkah Al Mukarramah region Environ. Dev. Sustain. (IF 2.191) Pub Date : 2021-01-29 Ali Aldrees
In the hydrologic design of water management infrastructures, rainfall characteristics are often used and the available historical rainfall events in the form of intensity–duration–frequency (IDF) curves are essential. However, due to the rise in the emission of greenhouse gases, the magnitude and frequency of future extreme rainfalls will be changed. Therefore, the current study aims to develop the
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Time-series trend analysis and farmer perceptions of rainfall and temperature in northwestern Ethiopia Environ. Dev. Sustain. (IF 2.191) Pub Date : 2021-01-29 Mequannt Marie, Fikadu Yirga, Mebrahtu Haile, Shaghayegh Ehteshammajd, Hossein Azadi, Jürgen Scheffran
Smallholder farmers are the most vulnerable community to climate change in Ethiopia since they rely heavily on the subsistence rain-fed farming system. Thus, better climate change adaptation strategies need to be identified and implemented. This study aimed at identifying the farmers’ perceptions of climate change and time series trend analysis of precipitation and temperature in northern Gondar Zuria
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Estimation of optimum supply of shared cars based on personal travel behaviors in condition of minimum energy consumption Environ. Dev. Sustain. (IF 2.191) Pub Date : 2021-01-29 Yanhong Yin, Han Wang, Jimin Xiong, Yufeng Zhu, Zhanfeng Tang
This study developed a method to determine the optimum supply of shared cars according to personal travel behaviors in the condition of minimum energy consumption. We applied the method in Southern Higher Education Zone (SHEZ) of Ningbo based on the survey data of personal travel behaviors in the region. Solutions in the case of minimum energy consumption encourage more shared-car trips, less private-car
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Implementing single- and multi-year sensitivity analyses to propose several feasible solutions for meeting the electricity demand in large-scale tourism sectors applying renewable systems Environ. Dev. Sustain. (IF 2.191) Pub Date : 2021-01-29 Mohammad Hossein Jahangir, Seyed Ali Mousavi, Ruhollah Asayesh Zarchi
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How does emission right-based lending contribute to sustainable production and green financing? A modelling study Environ. Dev. Sustain. (IF 2.191) Pub Date : 2021-01-28 Yuanqiao Chen, Zhisong Chen, Jianhui Peng
Emission trading gives rise to a new financial tool, namely the emission right-based lending, under which a firm could pledge its emission right to borrow from the bank. Early practices show that this emerging financing mode can benefit both the emission right-holding companies and the banks. The firm gets more money for further investment or more green production, and the bank increases its interest
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Are perception and adaptation to climate variability and change of cowpea growers in Mali gender differentiated? Environ. Dev. Sustain. (IF 2.191) Pub Date : 2021-01-27 Fatimata Bintou Diarra, Mathieu Ouédraogo, Robert B. Zougmoré, Samuel Tetteh Partey, Prosper Houessionon, Amos Mensah
Understanding the gender dimension of climate change perception and choice of adaptation strategies is crucial for policy recommendations that foster the development and integration of gender-responsive climate-smart agricultural interventions into agricultural development programs. This study determined the differences in the perception and choice of adaptation strategies between men and women farmers
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How does economic infrastructure affect industrial energy efficiency convergence? Empirical evidence from China Environ. Dev. Sustain. (IF 2.191) Pub Date : 2021-01-27 Nian Wang, Yingming Zhu, Yu Pei
Examining how economic infrastructure affects China’s industrial energy efficiency (EE) convergence is critical in the process of overall industrial EE improvement, especially under the background of promoting equitable growth and developing a modernized economy. Based on panel data from 30 China’s provinces between 2000 and 2017, this paper explores the existence of industrial EE convergence and examines
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Mathematical modeling and optimal control of carbon dioxide emissions from energy sector Environ. Dev. Sustain. (IF 2.191) Pub Date : 2021-01-27 Maitri Verma, Alok Kumar Verma, A. K. Misra
Energy demand is rising day by day and will continue to increase to meet the demand of the growing population. A major portion of global energy production comes from fossil fuel burning, resulting in the increase in the atmospheric burden of global warming gas carbon dioxide (\(CO _{2}\)). Cutting down \(CO _{2}\) emission from the energy sector is crucial to meet the climate change mitigation target
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Evaluation of non-carcinogenic health risks of thallium in grapevine exposed to mine waters of an abandoned mining region in Turkey Environ. Dev. Sustain. (IF 2.191) Pub Date : 2021-01-27 Murat Topal, E. Işıl Arslan Topal, Erdal Öbek
In this study, non-carcinogenic health risks of thallium in grapevine exposed to mine waters of an abandoned mining region in Turkey were evaluated. The values of thallium were investigated in leaves, stems, and roots. Translocation factors (TF) and bioaccumulation concentration factors (BCF) were determined. The maximum thallium value in grapevines (root) was 2.34 ± 0.12 mg/kg. Thallium values in
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Energetic and exergetic performance comparison of three solar cookers for developing countries Environ. Dev. Sustain. (IF 2.191) Pub Date : 2021-01-26 Ashmore Mawire, Sibongiseni M. Simelane, Patrick O. Abedigamba
Three different domestic solar cookers are compared experimentally during water heating experiments using different loads. The solar cookers experimentally tested using energy and exergy thermal performance parameters are: a solar box cooker without a reflector, a solar box cooker with a reflector and a parabolic dish solar cooker. The rate of heat losses is more detrimental to the performance of the
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A metric-based assessment of climate and tourism in major cities of Pakistan Environ. Dev. Sustain. (IF 2.191) Pub Date : 2021-01-25 Laila Shahzad, Ajwa Tahir, Maryam Dogar, Salar Saeed
Tourism plays an essential role in the economic development of a country and has become a growing phenomenon of global importance. The climate change on the other hand has a direct effect and degrades the environmental components and features of the destinations. Pakistan is highly vulnerable to changing the climate which has threatened the tourism sector. The study has emphasized on the significance
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Robust optimization approach to two-echelon agricultural cold chain logistics considering carbon emission and stochastic demand Environ. Dev. Sustain. (IF 2.191) Pub Date : 2021-01-25 Ying Ji, Jianhui Du, Xiaoqing Wu, Zhong Wu, Deqiang Qu, Dan Yang
Cold chain logistics has become one of the main sources of carbon emissions. Meanwhile, the implementation of low-carbon economy has become an inevitable way to promote sustainable development. However, previous studies on the cold chain inventory routing problem (IRP) paid less attention to the cost of carbon emissions. In this paper, a linear programming (LP) model is established, which takes the
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Effect of compaction on soil CO 2 and CH 4 fluxes from tropical peatland in Sarawak, Malaysia Environ. Dev. Sustain. (IF 2.191) Pub Date : 2021-01-24 Nur Azima Busman, Nagamitsu Maie, Che Fauziah Ishak, Muhammad Firdaus Sulaiman, Lulie Melling
Tropical peatland stores a large amount of carbon (C) and is an important C sink. In Malaysia, about 25% of the peatland area has been converted to oil palm plantation where drainage, compaction and groundwater table control are prerequisite. To date, relationship between land compaction and C emission from tropical peatland is scarcely studied. To understand the effect of compaction on soil carbon
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Action research and environmental education within a home-based setup to conscientise children towards littering Environ. Dev. Sustain. (IF 2.191) Pub Date : 2021-01-24 Tsebo Kgoto Matsekoleng
Literature indicates that littering is a social environmental issue resulting from people’s actions towards the environment. This study was conducted with three families to explore the success of action research and environmental education within a home setup. The intention of the study was to conscientise children towards littering by using progressive environmental action research activities through
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Effects of carbon tax on environment under duopoly Environ. Dev. Sustain. (IF 2.191) Pub Date : 2021-01-24 You-hua Chen, Pu-yan Nie, Chan Wang
Environment protection and green development is of great importance. Therefore, this paper attempts to propose an environmentally friendly and sustainable development model that depends on environmental economics and game theory. This paper employs an analytical approach to show that the effects of carbon tax on environment regulation in case of the duopoly market structure. Some interesting conclusions
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Investigating the factors affecting the ecological well-being performance in Iran from 1994 to 2014 Environ. Dev. Sustain. (IF 2.191) Pub Date : 2021-01-24 Amirmohsen Behjat, Mohammad Hassan Tarazkar
In this study, the factors affecting the index of ecological well-being performance (IEWP) in Iran were investigated from 1994 to 2014. For this purpose, the long- and short-run relationships between IEWP and per capita GDP as the indicator of economic growth, energy consumption per capita, and the population were analyzed. In addition, the well-known Stochastic Impacts by Regression on Population
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Subsurface nutrient modelling using finite element model under Boro rice cropping system Environ. Dev. Sustain. (IF 2.191) Pub Date : 2021-01-23 Ayushi Gupta, Manika Gupta, Prashant K. Srivastava, Avijit Sen, Ram Kumar Singh
Boro rice, an emerging low-risk crop variety of rice, cultivated using residual or stored water after Kharif season. To enhance the quality and production of rice, potassium (K) and phosphorus (P) are the common constituents of agricultural fertilizers. However, excess application of fertilizers causes leaching of nutrients and contaminates the groundwater system. Therefore, assessment and optimization
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The mediation effect of rural women empowerment between social factors and environment conservation (combination of empowerment and ecofeminist theories) Environ. Dev. Sustain. (IF 2.191) Pub Date : 2021-01-23 Mehdi Ghasemi, Mohammad Badsar, Leila Falahati, Esmail Karamidehkordi
Women in developing countries are a key element of development, especially in terms of environmental conservation. Environmental issues have deep social concepts and are changing under the influence of social systems. Women, as one of the basic pillars of a social system, play a fundamental role in development and the environment conservation, which depends on empowering women. Social factors can affect
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Environmental impacts of pre/during and post-lockdown periods on prominent air pollutants in France Environ. Dev. Sustain. (IF 2.191) Pub Date : 2021-01-23 Hamzaoui Ikhlasse, Duthil Benjamin, Courboulay Vincent, Medromi Hicham
The nationwide lockdown inflicted by the global COVID-19 disease epidemic and imposed during 57 days in France was not immune to fluctuations in atmospheric pollutant concentrations. A whole range of human activities has been suspended Monday 17 March 2020 in all French regions. Since then experiments are progressing to reflect the effectiveness of reduced emissions. In this paper, we looked at variations
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Regional mapping of climate variability index and identifying socio-economic factors influencing farmer’s perception in Bangladesh Environ. Dev. Sustain. (IF 2.191) Pub Date : 2021-01-22 Sifat E. Rabbi, Reza Shant, Sourav Karmakar, Azhar Habib, Jürgen P. Kropp
Studies conducted in Bangladesh so far did not unequivocally identify the modus operandi of local farmers to perceive and experience the climate variability at a national scale. Hence, this study aims to decipher local farmer’s perception on climate variability for the last 10 years, by constructing climate variability index (CVI). Additionally, this study demystified the socio-economic determinants
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Organizational resilience and social-economic sustainability: COVID-19 perspective Environ. Dev. Sustain. (IF 2.191) Pub Date : 2021-01-22 Siddharth Shankar Rai, Shivam Rai, Nitin Kumar Singh
COVID-19 has affected the global economy like no other crisis in the history of mankind. It forced worldwide lockdown and economic shutdown to the point from where the recovery process has been very difficult. It has affected demand, supply, production and consumption in such a way that the entire economic development cycle has gone to its lowest levels. COVID-19 has also affected the social and economic
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Prioritize and analyze barriers for rooftop greening in Tabriz, Iran Environ. Dev. Sustain. (IF 2.191) Pub Date : 2021-01-22 Aysa Nohorli, Omid Rafieyan
A green rooftop is a novel element in modern architecture, inspired by the sustainability concept developed for urban environment. It is used for increasing green space per capita, improving environmental quality, and sustainable urban development. Meanwhile, some factors hinder the development and utilization of these architectural elements in cities. In line with this research problem, the main objective
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Environmental epidemiology and neurological manifestations of dengue serotypes with special inference on molecular trends, virus detection, and pathogenicity Environ. Dev. Sustain. (IF 2.191) Pub Date : 2021-01-21 A. N. Anoopkumar, Embalil Mathachan Aneesh
The emergence of new viruses is a matter of significant concern in the current decade. It has dazed the indigenous healthcare systems in various parts of the world. Consequently, the resources for fighting the rapid spread of the DENV are ineffectual, insufficient, and incompetent. Several environmental factors have been allied with dengue fever transmission. High documentation of neuropathogenesis
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Does energy efficiency and trade openness matter for energy transition? Empirical evidence for countries in the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development Environ. Dev. Sustain. (IF 2.191) Pub Date : 2021-01-21 Tiago Lopes Afonso, António Cardoso Marques, José Alberto Fuinhas
An energy transition is currently underway around the world, in response to the objectives laid out by international agreements. Since the Kyoto protocol and the Paris agreement, countries have been making considerable efforts to replace fossil fuels with alternative sources in the electricity generation mix. The energy transition of each country depends on their starting point, so international agreements
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Reduction potential of potable water consumption at urban households: a case study in Sri Lanka Environ. Dev. Sustain. (IF 2.191) Pub Date : 2021-01-21 Ruwan Danuka Edirisinghe, Shakila Pathirana
Availability of usable water resources in the Asiatic region is becoming scarce at a rapid phase, as consequences of urbanization and climate change. Therefore, saving drinkable water is an unarguably essential sustainable measure. This paper presents a case study done on domestic water-saving potential in urbanized areas of the western province in Sri Lanka. The study approached a mixed methodology
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Switching behaviors toward green brands: evidence from emerging economy Environ. Dev. Sustain. (IF 2.191) Pub Date : 2021-01-20 Syed Hasnain Alam Kazmi, Muhammad Saeed Shahbaz, Muhammad Shujaat Mubarik, Junaid Ahmed
The aim of the current research was to recognize consumer attitude gap toward green brand by studying role of green consumer value and green brand equity toward the switching intention and purchase intention of consumers toward green brands. The current research employed quantitative research design and collected data through questionnaire from 331 respondents. The PLS-structural equation modeling
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Correction to: Assessment of air pollution tolerance index (APTI) for some ornamental woody species in green space of humid temperate region (Rasht, Iran) Environ. Dev. Sustain. (IF 2.191) Pub Date : 2021-01-19 Sara Ghafari, Behzad Kaviani, Shahram Sedaghathoor, Mohammad Sadegh Allahyari
Some data presented in Table 2 in the original publication are incorrect, and the author would like to correct Table
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Correction to: What shapes farmers’ perception of climate change? Evidence from southern Brazil Environ. Dev. Sustain. (IF 2.191) Pub Date : 2021-01-19 Cristian Rogério Foguesatto, João Armando Dessimon Machado
Unfortunately, there is a word error in the title of the original publication of the paper. We apologize for our mistake.
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