The Global NEST Journal is an open access journal that publishes original research articles, short papers and critical reviews on all aspects of Environmental Science and Technology. These comprise, but are not limited to, Pollution Control Technology, Global Environmental Change, Air Quality, Water Quality, Water and Waste Water Treatment, Solid Waste Management, Hazardous Substances and Risk...Read full aims and scope
Economic-environmental comparison between flat-plate and evacuated tube solar collectors
E2KW 2013
This work employs the environmental methodology of Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) in compliance with ISO 14040 and uses software SimaPro® 7.3.2 to compare the environmental impact in process production of flat plate and evacuated tube solar collectors. In addition, an economic analysis was performed...
Economic incentives in sustainable water management: a Risk-Based Decision Analysis approach for determining groundwater pollution charges under uncertainty
General
A risk-based decision analysis methodology is presented, that can be used as a water policy tool in the design of economic incentive instruments, under conditions of uncertainty. A contaminated groundwater resource system with unknown hydrogeological parameters is used as a case study. The polluter...
Comprehensive water management scenarios for strategic planning
General
The assessment of the applicability and suitability of potential measures and instruments is crucial in the strategic planning of water resources management. This paper presents a methodology founded on scenario analysis for assessing potentially applicable water management options in a regional...
A Correlation Analysis and Visualization of Climate Change using Post-Disaster Heterogeneous Datasets
Climate change mitigation and adaptation
There are numerous geo-climatic and human factors that contribute to the occurrence of natural disasters in the real-world scenario. Besides the study of causes and preconditions of such calamities, post-disaster analysis is essential for the efficient management of the disaster situation. This...
Economic and life cycle analysis of municipal solid waste management for small islands: On-site management scenarios versus off-site transportation
Solid Waste Management
A comparative economic and life cycle based analysis of five management scenarios for the solid waste generated in the island of Syros was conducted. The LCA part was performed with the LCA – IWM software. The four on-site waste management scenarios were: i) source separation of recyclable materials...
Optimization of ACH Coagulant, Settling Time and Powdered Activated Carbon as Coagulant Aid with Economic Analysis
Water and Wastewater Treatment
Regular water treatment-plant (WTP) comprises of a number of units. Of course, problems exist throughout design and operation of the WTP units. Consequently, the current re-search aimed to minimize the shortcomings of the coagulation, sedimentation, and the adsorption methods through applying...
Impact of dual pilot policies for low-carbon and innovative cities on the high-quality development of urban economies
Ecology, environmental change and management
A comprehensive and systematic assessment of the impact of the dual-pilot policy on the high-quality development of urban economies plays an important role in formulating scientific and effective urban development strategies and promoting green transformation and high-quality development of the...
Watershed management with special emphasis on fresh water wetland: a case study of a flood plain wetland in west Bengal, India
General
The last few decades we have witnessed an enormous rise in awareness of the importance of wetlands. Mathura beel1 has been assumed to take the attention in recent years because of its ecological significance in terms of flood control, water purification, aquatic productivity, and microclimatic...
Optimal allocation of land and water resources in irrigated agriculture by means of Goal Programming: Application in Loudias River Basin
General
Agriculture is an economic activity that contributes significantly to the gross national product of a country, securing at the same time the viability of the rural sector and the social coherence. On the other hand, it can generate an environmental externality, especially concerning water resources...
Green GDP Measurement of Shenyang City Based on Energy Value Analysis
CLEANWAS
The resource environment loss has been evaluated using energy value and monetary value adopting complex ecological system analysis framework, Odum’s eco-econo mic system energy theory, and energy value analysis. The total amount of green ecological economy of Shenyang city from 2007 to 2016 was...
The SWOT analysis for sustainable MSWM and minimization practices in Turkey
Environmental Sciences
One of the most important environmental problems is municipal solid waste management (MSWM) as a result of the rapid rise in waste generation due to industrialization, economic development, urbanization, and rapid population growth in Turkey. The collection, transportation, and disposal of solid...
ENVIRON: Environmental Impacts from Advanced Communications - Evidence from an Input-Output Theory
General
The ENVIRON model estimates environmental impacts (positive, negative) from the introduction and use of Advanced Communications (AC); Information Society Technologies (IST) in industrial, commercial and business sectors in Greece. The model estimates effects on output, employment, income...
Research on carbon emission efficiency and spatial-temporal factors in the transportation industry: Evidence from the Yangtze River Economic Belt
Air Quality
Severe climate problems have forced the Chinese government to put forward the goal of "carbon peak" and "carbon neutrality". The transport sector is a key area for carbon reduction. Based on this background, this paper constructs the Super-SBM model and the Malmquist-Luenberger index model...
Modeling the relationship among energy demand, CO2 emissions and economic development: A survey for the case of Greece
General
The purpose of this paper is to offer an initial presentation and classification of the methodological approaches used to analyzing energy demand, related CO2 emissions and economic development for countries, regions and subsequently to provide for an extended survey of related articles for the case...
An Environmental Impact Assessment Decision Analysis System for Irrigation Systems
General
In this paper an Environmental Impact Assessment Multicriteria Decision Analysis System for irrigation projects (EIAMDAS) used as a comprehensive tool that enables comparison between irrigation project alternatives is presented. The comparison is based upon all relevant aspects of the surrounding...
Effects of forest expansion and land abandonment on ecosystem services of alpine environments: case study in Ledro valley (Italy) for the period 1859-2011
Ecosystems and Natural Resources Management
During the last century, the European Alps have faced intense socio-economic changes, which have led to respective land-use changes with immediate impact on ecosystem services (ESs). The aim of the study is to present the land-use changes and their effects on the economical contribution of ESs in...
Evaluating Environmental Efficiency of Turkish Cities by Data Envelopment Analysis
Environmental Management and Policies
Turkey is a developing country and has achieved impressive economic development in recent years. But this rapid growth has brought in many environmental problems in Turkish cities, such as air pollution, water pollution etc. In order to eliminate these problems, environmental performances of the...
Stabilization pond systems for wastewater treatment: Facility costs and environmental footprint assessment
Water and Wastewater Treatment
Natural systems offer an economic solution for the treatment of wastewater from small settlements. This study presents a detailed technical analysis of three stabilization pond systems designed to treat municipal wastewater, varying in capacity from 250 to 1400 population equivalent. Construction...
Evolutionary game analysis of enterprises’ green production behavior in the context of China’s economic green transformation
Circular economy
In the context of China's critical economic transition towards sustainability, this research employs a tripartite evolutionary game model involving government, enterprises, and environmental protection social organizations to investigate the evolutionary trajectory of enterprises' green production...
A management framework for the efficient use of surface water resources in Sithonia Peninsula (Greece)
General
The Peninsula of Sithonia is one of many typical regions in Greece in which overexploitation of local aquifers has led to several serious problems related to quantity and quality degradation of groundwater reserves. In this paper, a management plan is presented that aims at the utilization of the so...
Study on the Impact of China's Digital Economy on Agricultural Carbon Emissions
Ecology, environmental change and management
Under the background of China's “double carbon” goal, digital economy has become an important way to reduce carbon emissions in China. This paper utilizes the provincial panel data of China from 2012 to 2022, introduces the perspective of agricultural science and technology innovation, empirically...
Evaluation and Comparison of DPSIR Framework and the Combined SWOT–DPSIR Analysis approach: Towards Embracing Complexity
Ecosystems and Natural Resources Management
Natural resources management needs to deal with multiple and usually conflicting issues in order to satisfy equally opposing objectives for the physical systems sustainable development. In such a complex field, decision making may become quite challenging and pressing particularly in times of crises...
Multicriteria analysis of municipal solid wastes energy recovery technologies in Greece
General
Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) management is the field of science which explores and evolves strategies minimizing the final amount of wastes delivered to landfills and reducing the corresponding pollution related to all stages of treatment and collection. In the best practices of MSW the inherent...
Research on Regulatory Strategies of Green Finance and Optimization of Corporate Green Behavior under the Framework of Circular Economy
Circular economy
The green finance market, as an integral part of the circular economy, significantly influences environmental protection and sustainable development. This study explores regulatory issues concerning corporate "greenwashing" behavior in this market, aiming to devise effective regulatory strategies to...
The peak path of provincial carbon emissions in the Yellow River Basin of China Based on scenario analysis and Monte Carlo simulation method
Environmental Management and Policies
The Yellow River Basin is an important economic zone in China and an important base for energy, chemical, raw materials and basic industries. However, the sloppy development pattern of "high consumption and high pollution" in nine provinces along the Yellow River Basin has become an important...
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Water and wastewater
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