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{"title":"Enhancing visual attribute comprehension of urban heritage landscapes using combined GIS-based visual analysis methods: West Lake as a case study","authors":"Yuyang Peng ,&nbsp;Steffen Nijhuis ,&nbsp;Mingwei Geng ,&nbsp;Yingwen Yu","doi":"10.1016/j.eiar.2025.108032","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.eiar.2025.108032","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Urban heritage landscapes, with their layered cultural and aesthetic values, require precise visual analysis to support conservation and planning. However, existing visual analysis methods are often fragmented and fail to fully capture their complex visual-spatial characteristics. To address this gap, this paper proposes a combined visual analysis framework that integrates four GIS-based visual analysis methods—cumulative viewshed (CV), visual magnitude (VM), field of view (FOV) analysis, and street-view image (SVI) segmentation. These methods were applied to the UNESCO World Heritage Site of West Lake in Hangzhou, China, to explore lake–city–landscape relationships, classify lakeside landscape types, and interpret the spatial composition of iconic viewpoints. Findings indicate that: (a) four zones with both high CV and VM values coincide with key architectural and scenic landmarks, suggesting intentional spatial design strategies, while half of the “<em>Ten Scenic Places</em>” are influenced by symbolic or experiential factors beyond visibility; (b) 37 landscape types were identified along lakeside roads, revealing areas where vegetation obscures potential lake views and where design trade-offs are evident; (c) only two of ten potential city-to-lake visual corridors remain unobstructed, pointing to unmanaged vegetation as a critical barrier; and (d) these insights inform targeted visual management strategies, including vegetation control, viewpoint activation, and circulation optimization. This study highlights the limitations of single-method approaches, such as SVI's insensitivity to topographic variation, and suggests that a multi-perspective integration of VAMs can yield deeper spatial insights and more actionable guidance for managing urban heritage landscapes.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":309,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Impact Assessment Review","volume":"115 ","pages":"Article 108032"},"PeriodicalIF":9.8,"publicationDate":"2025-06-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144261669","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":"Assessing human health risks associated with wastewater flooding","authors":"Farhan Aziz ,&nbsp;Xiuquan Wang ,&nbsp;Muhammad Qasim Mahmood ,&nbsp;O’’Keeffe Juliette","doi":"10.1016/j.eiar.2025.108031","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.eiar.2025.108031","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Exposure to wastewater, resulting from flooding of sanitary sewer systems during extreme weather events, presents a critical public health challenge, exacerbated by climate change and population growth. Wastewater contains a mixture of biological and chemical contaminants, posing significant health risk to communities, and leading to lingering risks of mould growth in flooded buildings. The health risks associated with exposure to contaminated wastewater during flooding events are particularly acute for vulnerable populations, including children (&lt;5 years), the elderly (&gt;65 years), and individuals with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), asthma, mobility and visual impairments, mental health disorders, and high blood pressure. In this study, scenario-based wastewater modeling is used to estimate the population of vulnerable individuals and buildings at-risk during flood events, focusing on Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island as a case study. The modeling estimates that by 2023, approximately 3225 individuals and 6.4 % of total buildings are at risk from wastewater flooding under a 2-year scenario, increasing to 9479 individuals and 11.6 % of buildings by 2060. For a 100-year scenario, the risk rises from 8170 individuals and 17 % of buildings in 2023 to over 16,708 individuals and 21.5 % of buildings by 2060. The study also proposes detailed exposure pathways and introduces a collaborative planning framework to support adaptive wastewater management. The results highlight increasing vulnerabilities, with severe consequences such as exposure to aerosolized pathogens, heavy metals, and mould growth. By addressing health risks and advocating for socially equitable flood risk mitigation, the study offers actionable insights to support sustainable and resilient communities. This study aligns with the goals of good health and wellbeing (SDG3), and clean water and sanitation (SDG6), both of which are essential for achieving sustainable cities and communities (SDG11).</div></div>","PeriodicalId":309,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Impact Assessment Review","volume":"115 ","pages":"Article 108031"},"PeriodicalIF":9.8,"publicationDate":"2025-06-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144255378","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":"Environmental and social impacts of a televisit process: Combined qualitative and life cycle assessment","authors":"Anna Savoldelli,&nbsp;Daniele Landi,&nbsp;Caterina Rizzi","doi":"10.1016/j.eiar.2025.108030","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.eiar.2025.108030","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The healthcare sector is a significant contributor to global greenhouse gas emissions, largely due to resource-intensive care processes. Telemedicine represents an innovative solution for managing chronic patients, with the potential to reduce environmental impacts and improve healthcare accessibility. However, current literature lacks a standardized approach to comprehensively assess the environmental and social effects of such practices. The study aims to overcome current limitations evaluating the environmental and social impacts of televisits as an alternative to traditional in-person follow-up visits for chronic heart failure (HF) patients in a large Italian hospital. The Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) steps ensure an objective and standardized environmental evaluation. Data on social and human-related aspects for preliminary mapping of social impacts has been acquired by means structured interviews. Environmental LCA using the ReCiPe 2016 method quantifies the environmental impacts of one in-person or remote visit process for a one patient, including direct and indirect emissions from transportation, energy use, paper materials and telecommunications. Internal hospital stakeholders were involved in defining aspects of interest for initial mapping of social impacts. Results demonstrate that televisits significantly reduce environmental impacts, particularly in relation to patient transportation. On the social side, stakeholders reported benefits in terms of patient's experience, care continuity, and improvement of clinical workflows. The study emphasizes the necessity of establishing continuous impact monitoring systems to ensure long-term sustainability and efficiency. By demonstrating the environmental benefits and social acceptability of televisits, this research contributes to the development of evidence-based strategies that can enhance both patient care and sustainability in the healthcare sector.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":309,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Impact Assessment Review","volume":"115 ","pages":"Article 108030"},"PeriodicalIF":9.8,"publicationDate":"2025-06-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144255081","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":"Environmental, health and economic impact assessment of clean heating renovation: Evidence from 88 cities in northern China","authors":"Jingting Huang ,&nbsp;Huili Wang ,&nbsp;Zhaoyin Liu ,&nbsp;Li Zhang ,&nbsp;Hanyu Gao ,&nbsp;Zhe Wang ,&nbsp;Yixuan Zheng ,&nbsp;Xiaojun Chen ,&nbsp;Lin Zhao ,&nbsp;Shangmin Guo ,&nbsp;Bofeng Cai ,&nbsp;Linyan Li","doi":"10.1016/j.eiar.2025.108023","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.eiar.2025.108023","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>To address environmental issues related to heating, the Chinese government launched the “Clean Heating Plan in the Northern Region” as a national energy transition strategy, renovating heating systems for over 30 million households in 88 cities. With the completion of five implementation phases by March 2024, this study presents an evaluation framework to comprehensively assess the environmental, health, and economic impacts of the policy. On-site surveys were conducted annually, monitoring the advancements of clean heating renovations in over 100,000 households across these cities. Combined with air pollution metrics, meteorological data, and city statistical records, a Difference-in-Differences (DID) model with continuous treatment was used to evaluate the environmental benefits associated with the incremental adoption of clean heating in each city. Subsequently, a health impact assessment and cost-benefit analysis were conducted to analyze changes in all-cause mortality and their associated economic benefits. Results indicated an average PM_2.5 reduction of 10.31 μg/m³ (95 % CI: [9.25, 11.37]) per heating season and an annual reduction of 1573 in all-cause mortality (95 % CI: [630, 2518]). The economic benefits of these improvements were estimated at 717.1 billion CNY, contributing to an average benefit-cost ratio of 1.48. The proposed evaluation framework serves as a structured method for evaluating the environmental, health, and economic impacts of the energy policy and provides robust evidence to support implementing similar initiatives.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":309,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Impact Assessment Review","volume":"115 ","pages":"Article 108023"},"PeriodicalIF":9.8,"publicationDate":"2025-06-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144221172","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":"How does farmers lease more agricultural land affect pesticide inputs? Microscopic evidence from Chinese farmers","authors":"Shuokai Wang,&nbsp;Yong Feng,&nbsp;Mingming Jin,&nbsp;Fangping Cao","doi":"10.1016/j.eiar.2025.108024","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.eiar.2025.108024","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The intensification of pesticide use, while ensuring agricultural productivity, has led to suboptimal environmental performance in numerous countries, including China. Recent increases in land leasing activities among Chinese farmers raise critical questions regarding their potential impact on pesticide usage and the underlying mechanisms involved. This study develops a theoretical model of optimal pesticide input equilibrium, informed by functions related to agricultural production loss control and profit maximization. By integrating theories concerning labor transfer incompleteness, learning-by-doing, and induced technological change, this research analyzes the effects of land leasing on this equilibrium. Empirical analysis utilizes micro-level data from the China Land Economic Survey (CLES) conducted between 2020 and 2022. The main findings are as follows: 1) Farmers who lease more land significantly reduce the amount of their pesticide inputs at the 1 % significance level. 2) Heterogeneity analyses show that: a) Farmers willing to reallocate land significantly reduced the amount of pesticide inputs after leasing land, while other farmers reduced it but not significantly. b) Farmers who are often involved in agricultural production during the growth period significantly reduced the amount of pesticide inputs after leasing land, while others did not reduce it. c) Regardless of whether they have suffered agricultural disasters in recent years, farmers significantly reduced the amount of pesticide inputs after leasing land, but farmers not affected by disasters performed better in reducing pesticide use. d) Households with clear land lease terms significantly reduced the amount of pesticide inputs, while those with unclear terms did not reduce it. 3) Mechanism analyses show that after leasing more land, farmers reduce the amount of pesticide inputs through three pathways: a) The incentive alignment in the training has been improved, and the resulting learning effect from agricultural training improves their capacity building of pesticide inputs. b) By ensuring higher accuracy and standards in pesticide spraying through socialized pesticide spraying services. c) By reducing pest pressure via diversified crop cultivation. These findings underscore the potential for land leasing to foster sustainable agricultural practices and provide valuable policy insights aimed at mitigating pesticide use while enhancing environmental management.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":309,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Impact Assessment Review","volume":"115 ","pages":"Article 108024"},"PeriodicalIF":9.8,"publicationDate":"2025-06-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144221264","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":"Rethinking the semi-periphery: China's impact on global value chains and environment","authors":"Zhaopeng Chu ,&nbsp;Genbo Liu ,&nbsp;Jun Yang","doi":"10.1016/j.eiar.2025.108033","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.eiar.2025.108033","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The urgency of addressing global warming necessitates rapid carbon emission reductions, a goal increasingly pursued through engagement with global value chains (GVCs). This paper investigates the complex interplay between a country's GVC participation and its impact on the global economic and environmental landscape. Employing a novel assessment framework grounded in a global multi-regional input-output model and counterfactual analysis, we analyze the effects of one country's GVC engagement on global economic and environmental outcomes. Our analytical framework accommodates inter-country differences in price levels and production structures, and it tracks intermediate inputs besides final demands in the global network. Drawing on the world-systems theory, we utilize China—a semi-peripheral nation—as a case study to explore how dynamic GVC participation can exacerbate or alleviate the tension between national and global economic and environmental goals. Our findings demonstrate that China's GVC engagement has been evolving. From 1995 to 2022, China consistently contributed to the reduction in global carbon emissions. Since 2015, however, the impacts of China's GVC participation have diverged considerably, yielding six distinct impact patterns on other countries. The evidence suggests that China is undergoing a transition towards a hybrid semi-peripheral/core status.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":309,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Impact Assessment Review","volume":"115 ","pages":"Article 108033"},"PeriodicalIF":9.8,"publicationDate":"2025-06-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144221167","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":"Combining the life cycle model and corrosion model to analyze the impact of corrosion on carbon emissions of steel pipelines","authors":"An Yan ,&nbsp;Ying Xiao ,&nbsp;Hongyang Ren ,&nbsp;Bing Lin ,&nbsp;Hailong Zhang ,&nbsp;Yingying Wang ,&nbsp;Xi Li ,&nbsp;Bing Wang ,&nbsp;Junlei Tang","doi":"10.1016/j.eiar.2025.108027","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.eiar.2025.108027","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>China's steel industry accounts for about 15 % of the national carbon emissions (CEs) and approximately 5 % of the world's. Steels have CEs in the manufacturing, transportation, installation, service, and recycling. Its lifespan determines the consumption of steel over time, thereby affecting the overall CEs. Here we specify a method for accounting for the life-cycle carbon emissions (LCCE) of steel, and propose to reduce the average annual life-cycle carbon emissions (ALCCE) of steel through corrosion control technology, taking steel pipelines as the calculation case. It is found that although the use of appropriate corrosion protection will bring additional CEs, it can significantly reduce the ALCCE. The results provide a theoretical basis and quantitative method for reducing CEs of steels by using corrosion protection, and propose a new measurement method for LCCE of steels.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":309,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Impact Assessment Review","volume":"115 ","pages":"Article 108027"},"PeriodicalIF":9.8,"publicationDate":"2025-06-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144221173","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":"Environmental sustainability of wine sector: A focus on pesticide management","authors":"Francesco Giacopelli,&nbsp;Lorenzo Rossi,&nbsp;Claude Challita,&nbsp;Jacopo Bacenetti","doi":"10.1016/j.eiar.2025.108022","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.eiar.2025.108022","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The environmental sustainability of the wine industry is increasingly scrutinized due to its substantial use of pesticides, which are essential for maintaining crop yields and quality. This review explores the impact of pesticides within the vineyard lifecycle, emphasizing the need for effective management to align with broader sustainability goals. Despite several Life Cycle Assessment focused on grape and wine production and some reviews focusing on this topic were published, the role of pesticide application in the environmental profile of grape and wine production is still overlooked.</div><div>Our findings indicate a considerable variation in impact results, driven by differences in system boundaries and functional units used across studies. Pesticide emissions, particularly fungicides, significantly impact several environmental categories, including toxicity to aquatic environments and human health. Additionally, the energy-intensive production of these chemicals contributes to global warming potential and resource depletion.</div><div>The review advocates for improved pesticide management strategies in viticulture, promoting integrated pest management (IPM) to reduce dependency on chemical inputs. This shift not only supports environmental objectives but also ensures the economic sustainability of the wine sector. By integrating more accurate emission models, the assessment of toxicity related impact categories would become more robust and the benefits related to the adoption of sustainable practices could be better modelled.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":309,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Impact Assessment Review","volume":"115 ","pages":"Article 108022"},"PeriodicalIF":9.8,"publicationDate":"2025-06-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144221168","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":"Multidimensional impacts of ocean alkalinity enhancement on aquatic ecosystems and fisheries carbon sequestration capacity","authors":"Chang Liu ,&nbsp;Chengzhuang Chen ,&nbsp;Ying Wang ,&nbsp;Mingxing Zhang ,&nbsp;Xihong Song ,&nbsp;Ling Liu ,&nbsp;Ping Li ,&nbsp;Zhi-Hua Li","doi":"10.1016/j.eiar.2025.108026","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.eiar.2025.108026","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>According to the “2024 Global Carbon Budget” report, emission reduction alone is insufficient to avert the dual crises of ocean acidification and climate change. As a result, negative ocean emissions—particularly alkalinity enhancement—have gained scientific attention as promising carbon sequestration strategies. This paper examines research on negative marine emissions by analyzing the structure and functioning of aquatic ecosystems. A comprehensive analysis of studies sourced from the China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI) and Web of Science (WOS) databases was conducted to assess the impact of alkalinity enhancement sinks on marine systems. Various species and environmental factors were considered in the investigation. Furthermore, preliminary estimates of the carbon sink capacity of shellfish-algae systems were provided for nine coastal provinces of China and across six continents, concerning oceanic pH levels. By summarizing the current state of research on negative global ocean emissions, this review aims to evaluate the potential risks and synergistic benefits associated with the alkalinity enhancement sinks to advance the science in this area and lay the groundwork for future research.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":309,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Impact Assessment Review","volume":"115 ","pages":"Article 108026"},"PeriodicalIF":9.8,"publicationDate":"2025-06-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144221166","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":"How to assess landscape changes caused by land subsidence due to deep coal mining? Methodology tested in the mining area of Jastrzębie coal company (Southern Poland)","authors":"Anna Żemła-Siesicka,&nbsp;Bartłomiej Szypuła,&nbsp;Urszula Myga-Piątek,&nbsp;Agnieszka Piechota","doi":"10.1016/j.eiar.2025.108025","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.eiar.2025.108025","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Land subsidence is among the most significant impacts of coal mining, posing a particularly prevalent challenge in Upper Silesia, Poland, where its adverse effects are well-recognized. Under Polish law, companies intending to mine coal must provide documentation as part of the concession application process. This includes a decision on environmental conditions - Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA). A critical component of the EIA is the Landscape Impact Assessment (LIA), which examines changes to the landscape, including potential visual and physical impacts. This article presents a methodology for assessing landscape changes resulting from post-mining subsidence, developed for the EIA report required to secure a mining concession for Jastrzębska Coal Company. The methodology includes an analysis of the landscape structure (delimitation of landscape units), identifying natural, cultural and visual values, and evaluating future landscape changes due to the subsidence. The changes are assessed for two variants using viewshed range analysis and by determining the scale of landscape changes caused by subsidence within the landscape units. The study involved cartographic analysis, statistical calculations, and visualizations presented as maps. The results suggest that visual values (viewshed range) will increase. A significant impact on the delimited landscape units is anticipated in several areas, including subsidence reaching 11,5 m, which will affect up to 94 % of the area of the landscape units in Variant 1 and 80 % in Variant 2. The innovation of the methodology is using the quantitative methods employed for analyzing view changes to ensure maximum objectivity in the assessment and implementing a numerical scale for describing landscape changes due the land subsidence.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":309,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Impact Assessment Review","volume":"115 ","pages":"Article 108025"},"PeriodicalIF":9.8,"publicationDate":"2025-06-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144205273","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}