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Spatial patterns of bark beetle–induced pine mortality on a Mediterranean island: Implications for forest impact assessment 地中海岛屿上树皮甲虫引起的松树死亡的空间格局：对森林影响评估的影响

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Environmental Impact Assessment Review Pub Date : 2026-06-01 Epub Date: 2026-02-07 DOI: 10.1016/j.eiar.2026.108381

Yiannis G. Zevgolis , Evdoxia Bintsi-Frantzi , Christodoulos I. Sazeides , Alexandros D. Kouris , Vasiliki Kakampoura , Christos Matsoukas , Dimitrios Avtzis , Konstantinos Theodorou , Panayiotis G. Dimitrakopoulos

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Review of long-term exposure to road traffic-related air pollution and mortality: Mechanism, exposure, and meta-analysis 回顾长期暴露于道路交通相关的空气污染和死亡率：机制、暴露和荟萃分析

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Environmental Impact Assessment Review Pub Date : 2026-06-01 Epub Date: 2026-02-09 DOI: 10.1016/j.eiar.2026.108380

Yating Hou , Jun Liu , Xiaolong Tang , Honghong Yi , Tiantian Li , Tong Zhu

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Comparative prospective life cycle assessment of decarbonization strategies in the Saudi cement industry 沙特水泥行业脱碳战略的比较前瞻性生命周期评估

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Environmental Impact Assessment Review Pub Date : 2026-06-01 Epub Date: 2026-02-02 DOI: 10.1016/j.eiar.2026.108362

Glenda Terán-Cuadrado , Anissa Nurdiawati , Sami G. Al-Ghamdi

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Mapping coastal aquaculture ponds in China without dependence on water levels: New insights from pond dikes derived from Sentinel-1/2 imagery 不依赖水位的中国沿海水产养殖池塘制图：来自Sentinel-1/2图像的池塘堤防的新见解

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Environmental Impact Assessment Review Pub Date : 2026-06-01 Epub Date: 2026-03-03 DOI: 10.1016/j.eiar.2026.108406

Chuanpeng Zhao , Mingming Jia , Rong Zhang , Quan Han , Chunying Ren , Zongming Wang

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A novel framework for temporal data transformation in environmental risk assessment: Addressing data variability and gaps in monitoring 环境风险评估中时间数据转换的新框架：处理监测中的数据变异性和差距

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Environmental Impact Assessment Review Pub Date : 2026-06-01 Epub Date: 2026-02-20 DOI: 10.1016/j.eiar.2026.108391

Tiago H. Marum , Ronney R. Agra , Ramoel Serafini , Alexandre Maximiano , Fábio Lofrano , Fernando A. Kurokawa

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Capturing IPBES diverse values of nature for EIA by surfacing community values: A demonstration in Nigeria 通过展示社区价值，为环境影响评估捕获IPBES不同的自然价值：尼日利亚的示范

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Environmental Impact Assessment Review Pub Date : 2026-04-01 Epub Date: 2026-01-14 DOI: 10.1016/j.eiar.2026.108336

Chike C. Ebido , Shehanas Pazhoor , Yanyan Huang , Marie K. Harder

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Measurement, prediction, and interpretation of industrial carbon unlocking efficiency 工业碳释放效率的测量、预测和解释

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Environmental Impact Assessment Review Pub Date : 2026-04-01 Epub Date: 2026-01-09 DOI: 10.1016/j.eiar.2026.108330

Shuai Feng , Guiwen Liu , Rui Li , Kaijian Li , Liu Chen , Xu Duan

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Tracing carbon flow to unravel carbon lock-in in China through a supernetwork-based perspective for targeted decarbonization 通过基于超网络的定向脱碳视角追踪碳流以解开中国的碳锁定

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Environmental Impact Assessment Review Pub Date : 2026-04-01 Epub Date: 2025-11-27 DOI: 10.1016/j.eiar.2025.108278

Quan Wen , Ruixue Mao , Yuxi Zheng , Shipian Shao , Dabo Guan

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Seeing heritage through green and blue: Assessing the visual influence of blue-Green infrastructure (BGI) in historic urban areas (HUAs) 绿蓝透视遗产：历史城区蓝绿基础设施（BGI）的视觉影响评估

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Environmental Impact Assessment Review Pub Date : 2026-04-01 Epub Date: 2025-12-10 DOI: 10.1016/j.eiar.2025.108301

Yuyang Peng , Wen Li , Steffen Nijhuis , Yingwen Yu , Zaichen Wu

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Absolute sustainability in product design and development: A holistic framework integrating environmental, social, economic and functional performance 产品设计和开发的绝对可持续性：一个综合环境、社会、经济和功能性能的整体框架

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Environmental Impact Assessment Review Pub Date : 2026-04-01 Epub Date: 2025-12-19 DOI: 10.1016/j.eiar.2025.108310

Afonso Gonçalves , Gonçalo Cardeal , Inês Ribeiro , Elsa Henriques

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