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Industrial Carbon Emission Efficiency in Chinese Cities: Spatial Correlation Networks, Regional Differences and Driving Factors

by Yan X. Sun T.

Environmental management and policy

Abstract: Green and sustainable development of industry has gradually become an essential factor for economic development, effective improvement of industrial carbon emission efficiency (ICEE) has a contributing role in realizing industrial carbon emission reduction and sustainable economic...

Industry carbon emission efficiency; The YRD urban agglomeration; Super-SBM model; Social network analysis; Block model; QAP model

Spatial-spectral Data Time Series Prediction Based on the Spatial Attention Iterative Model

by Chen H. Wang s.

Hydrology and Water Resources Management

In this study, a spatial attention iterative multi-layer perceptron model (SAi-MLP) is designed based on the temporal variation characterization of the image elements based on the Spatial-Spectra data. By extracting the spatial and temporal features of the data to predict the output, the output is...

Iterative Time Series Prediction SAi-MLP +2 more

Pluviometric variability of the Mouhoun Basin in Burkina Faso from 1980 to 2020

by BIKIE G.A.D. YE S.G. BONTOGHO T.P.E. KAM S.

Climate change

The study aims at determination of the rainy season period and an analysis of rainfall variability in the upstream lower Mouhoun, a sub-catchment of the Mouhoun River in Burkina Faso during the period 1980-2020. Daily rainfall data from fourteen stations covering the period 1980-2020 were collected...

Climate change water resources +3 more

Mechanism of the correlation between urban spatial agglomeration and carbon emission levels in Jilin Province

by Shen Q. Zhu Y. Deng Y. Han Z. Wen R.

Sustainable Energy

Elucidating the mechanism of the correlation between urban spatial agglomeration processes and carbon emission levels can provide valuable scientific underpinnings for town planning under the constraints of low-carbon goals. This study investigates the characteristics of urban spatial agglomeration...

Quantifying the Relative Contributions of Climate Change and Human Activities to Vegetation Recovery in Shandong Province of China

by Ma S. Liu H. Li S. Lyu S. Zeng H.

Climate change

As global climate change intensifies, with frequent extreme weather events, the stability of vegetation is severely threatened. This study (2002–2023) uses NDVI, temperature, and precipitation data, along with methods like pixel binary, trend analysis, and multiple regression residual analysis, to...

climate change Vegetation coverage +3 more

Advancing green transition: regional gaps, dynamic evolution, and decoupling effects of livestock environmental efficiency in China

by Li M. Xiao H.

Climate change

Investigating the spatiotemporal heterogeneity of livestock environmental efficiency and its decoupling effect is crucial for fostering the coordinated development of livestock economy and environmental sustainability. This study examines the spatiotemporal distribution, regional gaps, dynamic...

livestock environmental efficiency regional gaps +3 more

Effects of changes in non-photosynthetic vegetation cover and grazing amount on rainfall erosion in grasslands on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau

by Ding X. Chen P. Song H. Chen M. Imran M.

Issue 5

Environmental management and policy

Rainfall erosion is a complex environmental problem involving multiple influences, both natural and human. To explore effective strategies to suppress the erosive power of rainfall on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, researchers considered the complexity of regional geographic features. This paper also...

Rainfall erosivity Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau +3 more

Assessing the Complex Dynamics of Climate Risk on Tourism Stock Performance: Insights from European and US

by Yang Z. Zeng H. Liu F. Wu R.

Issue 4

Circular Economy and Bioeconomy

This study investigates the dynamic relationship between climate risk indices and tourism sector performance in European and US stock markets, aiming to understand how climate-related risks affect tourism industry valuations across different quantiles and time frequencies. We apply the Quantile...

climate risk tourism sectors +2 more

Spatial-temporal variations and Attribution analysis of SO2 concentration in Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei regions from 2013 to 2022

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Corresponding author: Guiqiang Zheng et al. View all

Issue 10

Air pollution and health

Based on the monitoring data of air pollutants in Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei regions from 2012 to 2022, the spatial-temporal distribution of SO2 concentration and main influencing factors were analyzed through multi-methods of Daniel trend test, KZ filtering and WRF/CMAQ model simulations. From 2013 to...

SO2 Temporal and spatial distribution +5 more

Current Status and Trends of Municipal Sludge Treatment and Disposal in China

by Yue W. Yu W. Cao Z. Wang K. Chen F. Si X.

Issue 9

Water and wastewater treatment and reuse

As urbanization accelerates, an increasingly significant problem of municipal sludge treatment and disposal has emerged in China. Sludge is both a waste and a resource, therefore, its reasonable and effective treatment and disposal are crucial for protecting the environment and promoting the...

Municipal Sludge Treatment and Disposal Technology +3 more

Spatial characteristic of carbon emission intensity under "dual carbon" targets: Evidence from China

by Zeng G. Guo Y. Nie S. Liu K. Cao Y. Chen L. Ren D. Zhang J. Yan B.

Issue 7

Air pollution and health

Reducing carbon emissions is one of the important ways to achieve the goal of "dual carbon". Taking carbon emission intensity as the research object, this paper analyzes the spatial effects of carbon emission intensity at provincial level in China during 2005-2022 by kaya extended model, standard...

Carbon emission intensity Extended Kaya model +3 more

An Encompassing of two Biofuel – Diesel Blend’s in D.I. Diesel Engine for Reduced Air Pollution Emission

by Anandavelu K. Viswanath K.

Issue 5

Air pollution and health

The study explores the usage of Diesel Fuel (DF) blends in conjunction with two biofuels, eucalyptus and turpentine oil, in diesel engines to address the reduction of air pollutants such as Carbon Monoxide (CO), Nitrogen Oxides (NOX), Unburned Hydrocarbons (UBHC), and smoke density. Results indicate...

air pollution Turpentine oil +3 more

Urbanizational impact on climatic variables and geographical analysis of physical land use land cover variation of a city using Remote Sensing.

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Santhana Iyyappa Sundararaj S et al. View all

Issue 5

Climate change

Climate change has serious implications foron the rise and variation of the average earth’s temperature, and intensified rainfall. In urban areas, temperatures and intensified rainfall variation are noticeably seenin the city which disrupts the normal life of a living things. Also, it affects the...

Urbanization Climate change +3 more

Research on carbon emission efficiency and spatial-temporal factors in the transportation industry: Evidence from the Yangtze River Economic Belt

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Gang Zeng et al. View all

Issue 4

Air pollution and health

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...

Transportation industry Carbon emission efficiency +3 more

Climate projection and future rainfall trends analysis in the Nouhao sub-basin in Burkina Faso.

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NOBA Wendkuni Ghislain et al. View all

Issue 3

Climate change

Climate change is an indicator of changes happening in the biosphere. Monitoring it, will anticipating actions against the resulting disasters. This study, undertaken in Burkina Faso Nouaho sub basin, gives an overview of rainfall in the near, medium and long terms. It is built on regional climates...

Regional Climate Model Climate scenario +3 more

A multiregressed COA-SAM model for predicting seasonal streamflow variability: A case study over Murray river basin

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Muhammad Yousuf Tufail et al. View all

Issue 3

Environmental data analysis and modelling

Streamflow of the Murray River (MR) was investigated from 1978 to 2017, using statistical analysis based on Indian Ocean modes of variability. During the cool season, June to August (JJA), observations and reanalysis products have been used to analyse the relation of streamflow of MR with Indian...

Analysis model of flood spatiotemporal change characteristics based on k-means clustering algorithm

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Wei Zhang et al. View all

Issue 2

Hydrology and Water Resources Management

In order to analyze the spatiotemporal change characteristics of regional flood disaster, analyze the main change characteristics and hydrological response of precipitation distribution in Guangxi, and improve the comprehensive utilization efficiency of water resources, this paper introduces the k...

Mountain flood disaster Mann-Kendall trend test +3 more

Assessment of observed temperature trend patterns of Bhubaneswar city, India with special prominence on future projections using SimCLIM climate model and farmer’s perception

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Punya Murthy Khristodas et al. View all

Issue 2

Climate change

Temperature dynamics is a widely recognized indicator of the global warming phenomenon. Changes in temperature patterns in Bhubaneswar, India, were assessed by examining the monthly minimum and maximum temperature data for 60 years (1956–2015) sourced from the Indian Meteorological Department...

Climate change Multistage Sampling Technique +4 more

Development of a novel green waste compost stability monitoring method using the CIELAB color model

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Dimosthenis Tsivas et al. View all

Issue 3

Solid Waste Management

Compost stability is an essential parameter of composting. Recent studies have shown that the color of compost is influenced by the initial characteristics of the main organic substrates. In this study, the progression of CIELAB color variables and typical compost stability and maturity indices were...

Green Waste composting CIELAB color model +1 more

Spatiotemporal evolution pattern of carbon emission performance in Asian countries

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Na Liu et al. View all

Issue 1

Climate change

Due to extensive energy consumption and industrial production activities, Asian countries have become the largest sources of global carbon emissions, with emerging economies like China and India contributing significantly. Against the backdrop of increasing global climate change, carbon emissions...

Research on Performance Assessment of High Quality Development in Urban Green and Low Carbon Transformation

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Xiuyan Han et al. View all

Issue 1

Environmental management and policy

In order to study the effective methods of green and low-carbon transformation in Chinese cities, this paper takes Rizhao City, Shandong Province, China, as the object of study. Based on the analysis of the research background and the literature review, and taking into account the characteristics of...

Green transformation，Green transformation empowerment，High-quality development performance，Overall assessment，Rizhao City

Variation Analysis of Long-term TN concentration and influencing factors in Miyun Reservoir in China

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Quanjie ZHU et al. View all

Issue 10

Air pollution and health

The total nitrogen (TN) is the key indicator for the eutrophication of Miyun Reservoir. Base on the long-term series of remote sensing, hydrological and water quality observation data, this paper comprehensively analyzed the trend of water quality especially the TN concentration and its influencing...

Miyun reservoir Water covered area +3 more

Influence of Chemical and Thermal Treatment Methods on the Mechanical and Micro-Structural Characteristics of Coconut Shell based Concrete

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Dr.Jeyaprakash Maheswaran et al. View all

Issue 10

General

In this study, an attempt is made to understand the effectiveness on initial treatment of coconut shell on the strength of concrete. The coconut shell materials obtained from the agricultural wastes are used as a replacement for coarse aggregate in conventional concrete. From the particle size...

Treated coconut shells Water absorption +5 more

Assessment Of Rainfall Pattern And Future Change For Kelantan River Basin, Malaysia Using Statistically Downscaled Local Climate Models

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Kok Weng Tan et al. View all

Issue 7

Environmental data analysis and modelling

Climate change has been discussed frequently in recent decades, and it has increased the probability of extreme flood occurrence. This study aims to provide an analysis of future rainfall patterns and flood occurrences specifically for the Kelantan River Basin which is identified as one of flood...

Statistical downscaling local climate model +4 more

A Correlation Analysis and Visualization of Climate Change using Post-Disaster Heterogeneous Datasets

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Sukeerthi Mandyam et al. View all

Issue 7

Climate change

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...

Disasters time-series charts +4 more