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 Analysis, Emerging pollutants. Relevant topics incorporating the methodologies and state of the art of disciplines such as Environmental Management Policies, Ecosystems and Natural Resources Management, Hydrology and Water Resources Management, Clean Energy and Sustainability are included.
Submitted manuscripts are initially reviewed by the editor and selected after rigorous peer review by scientists in order to assess the significance, originality and appropriateness for publication.
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Global NEST Journal is addressed to professionals in Academic, Consulting Offices, Government Agencies and Organisations, as well as others responsible for the investigations, evaluation of complicated environmental issues of global interest.
European Policy on Port Environmental Protection
General
Ports are part of the logistics chain and the transport networks, with a decisive role in the protection of the sea environment. In the present work, the environmental protection of ports is defined as a problem in the transport sector and within the marine environment. Port pollution and its causes...
Environmental policies and natural resource management in Southeast Asia - Contemporary Issues
General
Recently, environmental issues have become a priority in the agenda of ASEAN countries due to the serious impacts of environmental degradation. Similar to other countries, ASEAN countries have their own strengths and weaknesses in environmental protection, which depend on their policies and law...
Friendly environmental policies implementation within the company: an ESG ratings analysis and its applicability to companies´ environmental performance enhancement
Environmental management and policy
In order to move towards a more environmentally oriented economy, society needs to be aware and able to recognize environmental friendly practices. Firms are increasingly relying on environmental scores ratings to make strategic decisions. In this context, understanding how day-to-day company´s...
Environmental policy evaluation from the perspective of farmers' perception in arid oasis ecosystem: Experiences of Minqin, Northwest China
Environmental management and policy
Effective eco-environment rehabilitation is an essential policy issue in arid oasis ecosystem. Since 2007, a policy which focuses on environment restoration and protection was implemented in the Shiyang River Basin of Gansu Province, China. Using Minqin oasis as a case, the effectiveness of policy...
New Urbanization Policies and Agricultural Non-point Source Pollution Control in China: Mechanisms and Implications
Environmental management and policy
The rapid urbanization in China has led to severe agricultural non-point source pollution, threatening sustainable development. This study investigates the impact of new urbanization policies on controlling agricultural non-point source pollution and explores the underlying mechanisms. Utilizing...
Analysis of the evolution in current biomass to energy strategies, policy and regulations in Spain
General
Global warming is one of the most serious challenges facing humankind as it has the potential to dramatically modify the living conditions of future generations. In order to reduce the emission of greenhouse gases, most countries are implementing regulations aimed at reducing their dependence on...
Spatialised agricultural nitrogen balance of Veneto region, Northern Italy: sources identification, assessment and policy relevance
Environmental management and policy
The aim of this study is to deepening knowledge on the agricultural nitrogen cycle within the Veneto region (Northern Italy) by computing the Gross Nitrogen Balance (GNB) with highly geographical resolution. Spatialised maps of nitrogen input and output, created using the most detailed information...
Impact of dual pilot policies for low-carbon and innovative cities on the high-quality development of urban economies
Environmental management and policy
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...
Water Resourses in Greece : Present and Future
General
The European Water Framework Directive 2000/60 has established a new legislation for sustainable management of water resources and protection of their relevant eco-systems. The primary objective of the Directive which is the achievement of acceptable water quality through the implementation of...
An environmental health information system - assessment of the situation in Greece
General
Presented are the results, with emphasis on the situation in Greece, of the ENHIS-2 project “Establishment of Environment and Health Information System Supporting Policy Making”. The information system is based on a set of Environmental Health Indicators developed and updated by the project...
Reducing CO2 emissions and deregulating the electricity sector in Europe: A contradictory development?
General
Electricity generation is the single most important sector in which CO2 reductions are achievable, with advanced generation technologies available and the existence of a centralised production structure, if compared to the transport or the industrial sector. It is a market undergoing a radical...
ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY OF RENEWABLE ENERGY INDUSTRY UNDER OPEN CONDITIONS
CLEANWAS
Renewable energy has two environmental externalities: one is the positive externality as an alternative to fossil energy consumption; the other is the negative externality with its production process consuming fossil energy. If the domestic renewable energy products export to foreign country with...
Analysis of Spatial-temporal and Ion Characteristics Change of Precipitation in the Southwest of China, from Policy Perspective
Air pollution and health
According to the data from Luzhou environmental monitoring center from 2015 to 2018, the tendency of spatial-temporal and ion characteristics in precipitation have been analyzed in order to demonstrate the precipitation pollution status. Traditionally, the environment may become worse as the...
Can the green credit policy achieve synergizing the reduction of pollution and carbon emissions? Evidence from China
Air pollution and health
Numerous discussions have taken place regarding the influence of the green credit policy (GCP) on carbon and pollution reduction. However, there is a dearth of research on synergizing the reduction of pollution and carbon emissions (SRPC). This paper aims to investigate the potential of GCP to...
Evolutionary game analysis of enterprises’ green production behavior in the context of China’s economic green transformation
Circular Economy and Bioeconomy
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...
The Impact of Environmental Protection Tax Policy on the Financial Performance of Heavy Pollution Enterprises
Circular Economy and Bioeconomy
Leveraging the implementation of China's environmental protection tax (EPT) policy in 2018 as a focal point, this study employs a quasi-natural experiment via the double-difference method to investigate the EPT's impact on the financial performance (FP) of publicly listed companies in heavily...
The Maharashtra River Basin's Flood-Drought-Water Scarcity Nexus
Hydrology and Water Resources Management
India's droughts and floods, which have affected 8 million hectares yearly since the 1950s, make future adaptation and mitigation plans necessary, as well as an awareness of potential changes. In order to address the growing issues of flood and drought events in urban settings, the study emphasizes...
Circular Economy and public policies in the face of the new normality
Circular Economy and Bioeconomy
The paradigm of Circular Economy within the framework of sustainable development has been consolidated in recent years. Nowadays, and given the urgency to adopt policies that allow to relaunch the economic activity after the crisis caused by the CoVid-19 pandemic, it is relevant to synthesise the...
Environmental Management Approaches and Water Resources in the stessed region of Thriassion, Greece
General
The present attempt has a two prong-emphasis. On the one hand it demarcates the physical, structural, social and economic parameters and the eliciting environmental problems in Thriassion Plain, the main industrial area of metropolitan Athens, Greece. On the other hand it attempts to delineate a...
Public awareness, behavior and preventive practices of the rural people in the adaptation to smog episodes
Air pollution and health
Pakistan, in recent years, has been at the forefront of the heavily striking havoc of smog. In light of the growing number of smog episodes, it is crucial to gain insight into the community's perception and to observe the decision-making phenomenon of the community's preventive behavior. This study...
An environmental approach for the management and protextion of heavily irrigated regions
General
In this paper the results of a preliminary study that investigates water footprint (WF) concept, as a useful tool to address water management problems in cultivated areas are presented. The two basic methodologies reported in the literature, their applicability, benefits and challenges were...
Toxic phytoplankton in eutrophic regional seas: an overview
Environmental management and policy
Toxic algal blooms have become a major environmental problem over the last few decades because of their impact on fisheries, leisure activities, national income and human health. It is known that Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs) can occur naturally but the frequency of occurrence as well as their...
Cost-Effectiveness Analysis in the Coastal Water Quality Sector: A Priority in the Frame of the ICZM
General
The Cost-Effectiveness Analysis (CEA) is the method most commonly used for the assessment of the costs and effectiveness of alternative policy options on the environment. The objective of this paper is to describe the priority of the policy area “coastal water pollution control from land uses, in...
Research on Regional Carbon Emission Policy and Breakthrough Green Technology Innovation Pathways: Based on the Perspective of New Quality Productivity
Environmental management and policy
The driving force of new quality productivity comes from innovation, and breakthrough green technology innovation is its important engine. Breakthrough green technology innovation is the core driver of new quality productivity, and it is an important support to promote and develop new quality...
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...
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