Plant water use strategies play a crucial role in regulating soil moisture, mediating plant-climate feedbacks, and influencing species competition and symbiotic relationships. However, the lack of long-term and large-scale studies on plant water sources has significantly limited comprehensive estimations of the spatiotemporal variations in plant water sources and their impacts on ecohydrological processes

Urban thermal anisotropy poses significant challenges for accurately retrieving land surface temperature (LST) in urban environments using wide-swath polar orbiters. Existing physical and kernel-driven models often require detailed urban structural and property information or rely on simultaneous multi-angle LST observations, limiting their applicability for normalizing directional LSTs across diverse

Nighttime light (NTL) imagery remotely sensed from outer space has been suggested to be a suitable proxy to investigate socioeconomic dynamics. Since the outbreak of COVID-19, many studies have used NTL imagery to estimate the impacts of the pandemic. However, finer-grained analytics are rarely achieved limited by the spatial resolution of major NTL data sources. In November, 2021, the Sustainable

This study investigates the potential of using gold mining tailing sludge to produce low-carbon mortar through physical grinding and calcination treatments. Tailing sludge was ground for 20 min to produce tailing powder (WKN), which was then calcined at 750°C to obtain calcined tailing powder (CWKN). The effects of substituting cement with WKN and CWKN on the workability, strength, and durability of

The adoption of Design for Environment (DfE) practices is essential for promoting sustainability in the food industry. While previous research has primarily focused on the technical and strategic aspects of DfE implementation, there is limited empirical evidence on how organizational and employee-related factors—particularly the roles of environmental management personnel and employee motivation—influence

To meet the reliability requirements of the electricity system during the energy transition, this study investigates the renewable electricity production uncertainty of the electricity plant. By modeling the uncertainty using risk attitudes (risk aversion and risk neutrality), an electricity supply chain consisting of an electricity plant and an electricity retailer, each with different risk attitudes

Carbon flow analysis plays a crucial role in understanding carbon emissions in integrated energy systems (IES), serving as the basis for constructing carbon networks. Among existing methods, the carbon factor approach is commonly used to derive carbon flow data. However, those carbon factors are essentially statistical averages, which lead to inaccuracies and a lack of dynamic characteristics. This

Numerous studies have highlighted the influence of non-monetary incentives for executives in shaping organizational outcomes. We examined the non-monetary motivation process by introducing the concept of the "fundamental attribution error." We argued and confirmed that ethical CEOs can compound attribution errors by tying the company's reputation to their moral standing, emphasizing personal fulfillment

Payment for Environmental Services (PES) has been adopted as a strategy to protect ecosystems and face environmental emergency. Brazil has experienced a growing trend towards adopting this kind of initiative. This topic is also becoming a focus for new research. However, there is no consensus in literature regarding the aspects that must be taken into consideration to evaluate programs and their risks

Biodiversity has been widely recognized for its positive impact on ecosystem provisioning and regulating services. However, its correlation with cultural ecosystem services (CES) remains inconclusive. This study employs a systematic literature review method, selecting research from 2013 to 2023 that focuses on the correlation or trade-offs and synergies between biodiversity and CES. The study statistically

As a key focus of the new urbanization plan and regional economic coordination, the city cluster development strategy (CCDS) is regarded as a critical policy for economic development and low-carbon transition. However, existing research mainly focused on the effects of urban agglomeration in economically developed regions, deficient in the holistic understanding of CCDS's heterogeneities and mechanisms

The countries of the European Union have committed to monitoring and lowering food waste (FW) levels, including in the food service sector. In this work, the relative importance of factors such as food service type, outlet size, seasonal and weekday variation, and length of measurement period for monitoring originally edible and total FW is explored. We provide the first sample size estimates needed

Urban drainage systems (UDSs) are vital for managing stormwater and wastewater but face growing challenges due to urbanization, climate change and aging infrastructure. Real-time control (RTC) enhances UDSs’ performance and circumvents the need for system upgrades through adaptive management and repurposing existing systems. Meanwhile, deep reinforcement learning (DRL) has emerged as a promising tool

Machine learning models have steadily improved in estimating inherent optical properties (IOPs) from remote sensing observations. Yet, their generalization ability when applied to new water bodies, beyond those they were trained on, is not well understood. We present a novel approach for assessing model generalization across various scenarios, including interpolation within in situ observation datasets

Canopy chlorophyll content per ground area (CCC, g·m−2) is tightly related to vegetation photosynthesis and is a promising indicator of photosynthetic capacity. However, a global operational CCC product is not yet available. To fill this gap, we developed a two-step upscaling method to estimate global CCC from Sentinel-3 OLCI top-of-atmosphere (TOA) reflectance. In the first step, a physically-based

Phytoremediation using trees has become popular due to its effectiveness and affordability, including for brownfield soils contaminated with polycycli…

In response to escalating air pollution challenges, implemented stricter environmental regulations. It is very important to analyze the effectiveness of different policies as well as the validity of their mechanisms. This study evaluates the effectiveness and mechanisms of three key policies: the Environmental Protection Vertical Reform (EPVR), Environmental Protection Administrative Interviews (EPAI)

This paper utilizes the Asian Development Bank's Input-Output Table (ADB) to calculate the evolution characteristics of China's Global Value Chain (GVC) Position Index in the rare earth industry across 60 countries and regions globally from 2007 to 2021. It also examines the related spatial distribution of national GVC position. The following results were obtained: The high-value zone of the overall