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{"title":"Dynamic simulation of local acceptance of NIMBY facilities based on the RAS-Deffuant model: The influence of government and media information","authors":"Xin Wan ,&nbsp;Rubing Wang ,&nbsp;Xiaoyu Dong ,&nbsp;Jiayue Wu ,&nbsp;Yaping Zheng ,&nbsp;Qian Li","doi":"10.1016/j.eiar.2025.107842","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.eiar.2025.107842","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Research on local acceptance of “not in my backyard” projects has overlooked the attributes of information from diverse sources. By integrating the Receive-Accept-Sample and Deffuant models, this study developed a multi-agent simulation model that factors in information dissemination by governments and the media. Four simulation scenarios were devised to analyze the dynamic evolution of local acceptance. The results showed that self-interaction among individuals leads to local acceptance converging at a low point. Engagement with government information can improve overall acceptance but has a limited effect on extreme opponents, while media message dissemination leads to more divergent attitudes. Enhancing the intensity of government information positively influences local acceptance, with the unified scenario, compared with the heterogeneous scenario, resulting in clearer discontinuity in public opinion over time. Repeated early government information engagement, particularly during a project's inception, can effectively enhance local acceptance. The impact of the media's opinion tendency on local acceptance varies depending on the sequencing of government and media engagement, with early media involvement rendering the public more sensitive to the change in media sentiment, particularly for the two extreme groups. The response of the local public to external information is also influenced by their personalities, with a significant influence from the predisposition to resist relevant messages, while the awareness of the project plays a limited role. This study advances understanding of the evolutionary characteristics of group behaviors in response to diverse external information. It also offers implications for policymakers looking to develop information dissemination strategies that facilitate public communication and acceptance during the decision-making process for projects that include potential environmental hazards.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":309,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Impact Assessment Review","volume":"112 ","pages":"Article 107842"},"PeriodicalIF":9.8,"publicationDate":"2025-01-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143132694","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Adjusting the pattern of source separation and recycling can substantially mitigate environmental impacts and promote carbon neutrality in China","authors":"Mange Zhang ,&nbsp;Minmin Zhou ,&nbsp;Hui Ling ,&nbsp;Haixia Fu ,&nbsp;Qingsong Hu ,&nbsp;Yanchao Bai ,&nbsp;Zhigang Wang ,&nbsp;Wengang Zuo ,&nbsp;Yunlong Li ,&nbsp;Binxian Gu","doi":"10.1016/j.eiar.2025.107829","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.eiar.2025.107829","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Source separation and recycling (SSR) is a recognized strategy and can be used solve the problem of rapidly accumulating municipal solid waste, which hinders regional sustainability. However, SSR patterns have rarely been assessed. Here, we focus on SSR implementation and its environmental impact, especially those of carbon emissions, as well as the mitigated potentials of different recycling patterns. We found that China's resource waste (RW) rapidly grew and became increasingly diversified, and greater RW generation occurred in the eastern coastal region, especially in Guangdong, Jiangsu and Zhejiang. The evident spatiotemporal disparities in RW generation were driven mainly by population, economics, and urbanization; the RW generation dramatically increased by more than 9.9 times compared with those in 1980, reached 220.3 Mts in 2022 and could potentially increase to 524.0 Mts in 2060. We described the spatiotemporal evolution and influencing factors with regional differences, moreover, the patterns of the physical categories and recovery values has could potentially to mitigate the environmental impacts of global warming, acidification, eutrophication, human toxicity, and photochemical oxidization for regional emission mitigation. Simultaneously, SSR could substantially contribute to achieving carbon neutrality in China.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":309,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Impact Assessment Review","volume":"112 ","pages":"Article 107829"},"PeriodicalIF":9.8,"publicationDate":"2025-01-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143132688","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Does the regional environmental supervision policy halt pollution? Evidence from the exit of high-pollution enterprises in China","authors":"Chuanwang Sun ,&nbsp;Zhehong Xu","doi":"10.1016/j.eiar.2025.107836","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.eiar.2025.107836","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>A global challenge of industrial pollution promotes many countries to establish environmental vertical management institutions to mitigate its effects. Understanding the relationship between this institution and polluters exiting for policymaking is essential but under-researched. Therefore, this paper utilizes the staggered Difference-in-Differences method to evaluate the effect of environmental vertical supervision on high-pollution enterprise exit through the Regional Environmental Supervision (RES) policy. The main findings are as follows: 1) The RES policy raises the probability of high-pollution enterprise exit by 17 % by the mechanism of cost and investment effects. 2) The RES policy has more significant impacts on high-pollution enterprises that are size small, non-state-owned, and located in capital cities. 3) Cities with strict local enforcement experience stronger policy effects while polluting enterprises tend to relocate to areas with weaker law enforcement. 4) The RES policy has population and industry effects. The population effect suggests the more significant policy effect on the exit/entry of high-polluting enterprises with large populations; the industry effect shows the more significant policy effect on enterprise exit associated with water-pollution, manufacturing, and upstream industries. This paper highlights the critical impact of vertical supervision in environmental governance and provides valuable policy implications for developing countries.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":309,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Impact Assessment Review","volume":"112 ","pages":"Article 107836"},"PeriodicalIF":9.8,"publicationDate":"2025-01-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143132686","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Evaluation of sustainable public procurement in Spanish Universties. A focus on canteen services","authors":"Karen Valls-Val,&nbsp;Valeria Ibáñez-Forés,&nbsp;María D. Bovea","doi":"10.1016/j.eiar.2025.107818","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.eiar.2025.107818","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Universities play a key role in the transition towards sustainable and circular models. Sustainable Public Procurement (SPP) is a useful policy tool to mitigate the environmental impact of products and services, while also creating social value for the community. In this context, the aim of this study is to assess the SPP criteria that Spanish public universities are currently implementing in their tendering processes, focusing specifically on canteen services, due to their high consumption of products and considerable generation of waste. For this purpose, the tenders under analysis are selected and, for each tender, the criteria included are identified and classified according to their type (mandatory, award and tie-breaking) and their related-aspect (technical, economic, environmental and social). In addition, the weighting given to the award criteria is identified and the relationship between tender criteria and EC-GPP criteria is analysed.</div><div>The results show a gradual integration of new criteria included in the tenders related to sustainability (SPP), with social criteria taking precedence over environmental features. Although these aspects are mainly included as mandatory criteria, they represent a minor factor of the weighting during the award process. Moreover, in the majority of cases, the recommendations and criteria proposed by the EC-GPP are not considered. Therefore, research is needed to achieve a balance between technical-economic and environmental-social aspects.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":309,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Impact Assessment Review","volume":"112 ","pages":"Article 107818"},"PeriodicalIF":9.8,"publicationDate":"2025-01-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143132687","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Analyzing spatial structure and low-carbon development considering criteria interactions: Evidence from Chinese urban agglomerations","authors":"Qianya Pian ,&nbsp;Ling Zhang ,&nbsp;Ou Tang ,&nbsp;Shiqi Wang","doi":"10.1016/j.eiar.2025.107835","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.eiar.2025.107835","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The spatial structure of urban agglomerations (SSUA) has been shown to substantially influence low-carbon development (LCD). To examine the impact of SSUA on LCD, in this study, SSUA was comprehensively measured using concentration, coupling coordination, and centrality. This was followed by an evaluation of LCD considering multiple related criteria and their interactions. Finally, the impact of SSUA on LCD was analyzed using a two-way fixed effects model and a geographically and temporally weighted regression model. Based on data from 17 urban agglomerations (UAs) in China, the following results were obtained: (1) UAs in southeastern coastal areas typically exhibit superior LCD performance (0.138–0.279) compared to UAs in China's northwest (0.129–0.203). (2) A one-unit increase in concentration is associated with a 0.262-unit increase in LCD, while a one-unit increase in coupling coordination is associated with a 0.007-unit increase in LCD. (3) In most UAs, centrality had a more variable impact, evolving from positive to negative, and then back to positive. These findings inform urban planning strategies for LCD across diverse UAs.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":309,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Impact Assessment Review","volume":"112 ","pages":"Article 107835"},"PeriodicalIF":9.8,"publicationDate":"2025-01-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143132554","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"A systematic review of the progress of research on comprehensive benefit assessment of national-level ecological protection projects in China","authors":"Meixin He ,&nbsp;Jie Xu ,&nbsp;Yu Xiao ,&nbsp;Xintian Gu ,&nbsp;Qi Pang ,&nbsp;Ying Zhou ,&nbsp;Gaodi Xie","doi":"10.1016/j.eiar.2025.107816","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.eiar.2025.107816","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Ecological conservation is pivotal for protecting and restoring critical ecosystems, maintaining regional ecological security, and promoting sustainable development. Within the broader context of global ecological governance, it serves as a core strategy for preserving the integrity and health of vital ecosystems. Additionally, ecological conservation significantly influences regional ecological security and sustainable development. In response to the severe challenge of ongoing global environmental degradation, governments worldwide have initiated and implemented numerous major Ecological Protection Projects (EPPs). These projects aim to reverse ecological degradation and re-establish the natural ecological balance. In this context, there is a growing international demand for the comprehensive and timely monitoring and evaluation of the benefits derived from these ecological protection initiatives. Furthermore, analyzing the bottlenecks and challenges encountered during project implementation has become a critical area where scientific research must advance to meet the needs of the global community. Upon reviewing and comparing peer-reviewed articles on comprehensive benefit assessment, it becomes evident that existing research lacks a holistic perspective on the comprehensive benefit assessment of ecological protection. Furthermore, there is an absence of systematic studies examining the interaction between comprehensive benefits and individual benefits. This study adopts a holistic perspective by examining both the universal and specific issues associated with the comprehensive benefit assessment of EPPs. By focusing on China's national-level EPPs as case studies, the study systematically explores several key areas: (1) the connotation and definition of comprehensive benefit assessment; (2) the construction of a comprehensive benefit assessment index system; (3) the selection of appropriate methodologies for comprehensive benefit assessment; and (4) the specific effects of benefit assessments on EPPs. Additionally, the study innovatively examines the interactions among ecological, economic, social, and comprehensive benefits. It delves into two critical questions: (1) What are the intrinsic mechanisms linking individual benefits to comprehensive benefits? (2) What are the key factors influencing the balance of benefits in EPPs? Ultimately, this research aims to guide efforts in promoting ecological civilization and achieving the strategic goal of sustainable development.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":309,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Impact Assessment Review","volume":"112 ","pages":"Article 107816"},"PeriodicalIF":9.8,"publicationDate":"2025-01-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143132550","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Status and challenges of building carbon-neutral pathways: Comparative analysis in major world economies","authors":"Yuqiong Long ,&nbsp;Jiayi Xin ,&nbsp;Beijia Huang ,&nbsp;Yao Wang ,&nbsp;XiaXia He ,&nbsp;QingBin Song","doi":"10.1016/j.eiar.2025.107825","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.eiar.2025.107825","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>As a major contributor to carbon emissions, the building sector harbors immense potential for achieving life-cycle decarbonization. This study focuses on major economies like China, the USA, the UK, and Japan, outlining their paths to building carbon neutrality and examining their progress and challenges in reducing emissions. Changes in energy-related carbon emissions in the building industry were analyzed, and potential emission reductions through key carbon mitigation technologies were identified. This study offers targeted insights for advancing carbon neutrality in the building sectors of these countries. The results highlight electrification as the primary pathway to achieving carbon neutrality in these four countries and a critical strategy for others. It is essential to consider each country's unique climate and resource advantages when planning pathways to carbon neutrality, serving as a reference for other nations. Focusing on optimizing building structures and reducing material and energy consumption is crucial for countries like Japan and the UK, which have limited natural resources. Meanwhile, transitioning to clean energy is necessary for resource-rich countries like the USA and China, facing high demand for materials and energy. Effective implementation of these strategies can substantially advance the attainment of carbon neutrality goals.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":309,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Impact Assessment Review","volume":"112 ","pages":"Article 107825"},"PeriodicalIF":9.8,"publicationDate":"2025-01-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143132597","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Nitrogen Footprint accounting and food sustainability: Insights from the Italian wine industry","authors":"Valentina Niccolucci ,&nbsp;Michela Marchi ,&nbsp;Ilaria Minardi ,&nbsp;Nadia Marchettini","doi":"10.1016/j.eiar.2025.107830","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.eiar.2025.107830","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Anthropogenic perturbation of the nitrogen cycle poses significant environmental and social challenges, highlighting the need for effective nitrogen management in sustainable food systems. The Nitrogen Footprint (N-Footprint) offers an innovative metric to quantify reactive nitrogen (Nr) emissions and trace their environmental pathways.</div><div>This study refines a previous N-Footprint accounting framework to include both direct and indirect Nr emissions throughout the life cycle, providing a comprehensive perspective on Nr dynamics. The methodology is applied to a case study of Italian wine production, covering vineyard cultivation, winemaking, and bottling processes. Results indicate total emissions of 7.67 g Nr per 0.75 L wine bottle, with the vineyard phase accounting for 64.4 % of the overall impact, largely due to intensive fertilizer use. Water is identified as the most affected environmental compartment (55.7 % of emissions), primarily as a result of nitrate leaching.</div><div>Additionally, the study quantifies the Virtual Nitrogen Factor (VNF) to evaluate nitrogen use efficiency. Italian wine production demonstrates relatively high efficiency (2.28 g Nr per gram of nitrogen intake) compared to other fruit-based products. However, the lack of a standardized N-Footprint methodology hinders cross-sectoral comparability. This research calls for the development of nitrogen-specific Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) standards to promote sustainable agricultural practices.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":309,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Impact Assessment Review","volume":"112 ","pages":"Article 107830"},"PeriodicalIF":9.8,"publicationDate":"2025-01-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143132598","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"How to promote sustainable recycling of plastic packaging waste? A study combining machine learning with gaming theory","authors":"Shuhan Yang ,&nbsp;Ruyin Long ,&nbsp;Hong Chen ,&nbsp;Jingwen Na ,&nbsp;Qingqing Sun ,&nbsp;Ting Yue ,&nbsp;Qianwen Li ,&nbsp;Xinru Wang ,&nbsp;Wanqi Ma ,&nbsp;Mark Goh","doi":"10.1016/j.eiar.2025.107819","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.eiar.2025.107819","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Multi-stakeholder participation is essential for the sustainable development of plastic packaging waste recycling (PPWR), particularly given the dynamic influence of social media on behavior. This study employed machine learning techniques to analyze emotional orientations toward PPWR. Based on this analysis, a multi-agent model framework was developed to investigate behavioral interactions and evaluate the impacts of environmental communication, image signaling, and regulatory measures. Sentiment analysis indicated that public emotions toward PPWR were predominantly neutral, suggesting a need for enhanced strategies to foster sustainable recycling behavior. Findings from the multi-agent game analysis demonstrated that social media can positively affect the behavior of various stakeholders within the PPWR system. Environmental communication was found to positively influence the actions of implementing agents, while image signaling effects were observed to positively impact their evolutionary trajectories but had minimal effect on the rate of behavior change among residents. Regulatory measures were shown to significantly affect both the evolutionary trajectories and convergence rates of stakeholders. These results offer insights into predicting the integrated steady-state behaviors of multiple stakeholders in PPWR and suggest strategies for promoting sustainable recycling practices.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":309,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Impact Assessment Review","volume":"112 ","pages":"Article 107819"},"PeriodicalIF":9.8,"publicationDate":"2025-01-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143132552","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Digital enterprise distribution and green total factor productivity: A spatial agglomeration perspective","authors":"Shoufu Yang ,&nbsp;Yiming Chen ,&nbsp;Hao Chen ,&nbsp;Bin Ye ,&nbsp;Shuai Shao","doi":"10.1016/j.eiar.2025.107832","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.eiar.2025.107832","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The digital economy and enterprise agglomeration are vital drivers of modern economic development, and improving green total factor productivity (GTFP) is a key path to sustainable growth. Prior research in this area isolates the effects of the digital economy and economic agglomeration on GTFP, and few studies have explored the agglomeration of digital enterprises. This paper constructs a unique micro-level geographic dataset containing 13,371,283 Chinese digital enterprises and uses a distance-based Duranton and Overman index to measure digital enterprise agglomeration (DEA) in 278 cities from 2007 to 2019. Based on agglomeration externalities and resource allocation theories, we examine the nonlinear and spatial relationship between DEA and GTFP by matching micro-level enterprise data with macro-level city data. We also identify the mechanism using spatial mediating effect models. We find that DEA has a positive “U-shaped” correlation with GTFP, and that DEA has spatial spillover effects on neighbouring GTFP. The heterogeneity analysis indicates that DEA's impact on GTFP varies greatly depending on the city's conditions. In addition, capital misallocation and green technology innovation act as mediators between DEA and GTFP, but labour misallocation does not. Accordingly, we contend that the government should reform the household registration, land, and social security systems to promote the circulation of digital talents across regions, releasing the digital agglomeration and spatial spillover effects of provincial capitals and sub-centre cities. Finally, DEA strategies and green transformation policies should be dynamically adjusted in combination with the local industrial base and digital development conditions.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":309,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Impact Assessment Review","volume":"112 ","pages":"Article 107832"},"PeriodicalIF":9.8,"publicationDate":"2025-01-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143132553","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}