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Carbon trading in the construction industry: A systematic review and a vigorous impact assessment framework to facilitate implementation 建造业的碳交易:有系统的检讨和有力的影响评估框架,以促进实施
IF 11.2 1区 社会学
Environmental Impact Assessment Review Pub Date : 2026-04-01 Epub Date: 2025-11-26 DOI: 10.1016/j.eiar.2025.108271
Ying Liu , Becky P.Y. Loo
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Comparative multi-algorithm AI framework for real-time carbon emission optimization in a medium-scale irrigation project in Thailand 泰国某中等规模灌溉项目实时碳排放优化的多算法AI框架比较
IF 11.2 1区 社会学
Environmental Impact Assessment Review Pub Date : 2026-04-01 Epub Date: 2025-11-25 DOI: 10.1016/j.eiar.2025.108276
Chiratthawat Mueangphaen , Wuttipong Kusonkhum , Kittiwet Kuntiyawichai , Tanyada Pannachet , Ratamanee Nuntasarn , Maetee Boonpichetvong
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Sustainable development of photovoltaic industry in China: An innovative multi-driver model 中国光伏产业可持续发展:一个创新的多驱动模式
IF 11.2 1区 社会学
Environmental Impact Assessment Review Pub Date : 2026-04-01 Epub Date: 2025-12-22 DOI: 10.1016/j.eiar.2025.108314
Shijia Chong , Jing Wu , I-Shin Chang
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Nudge waste out: Understanding the impacts of green nudges on on-site construction waste management based on metaverse serious game 轻推废物:了解绿色轻推对现场建筑废物管理的影响
IF 11.2 1区 社会学
Environmental Impact Assessment Review Pub Date : 2026-04-01 Epub Date: 2025-12-04 DOI: 10.1016/j.eiar.2025.108293
Yaoliang Zhuang , Weisheng Lu , Ziyu Peng , Zhikang Bao , Liang Yuan , Yichen Yin
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Assessing policies for health impact and cost reduction from PM2.5 formation 评估PM2.5形成对健康的影响和降低成本的政策
IF 11.2 1区 社会学
Environmental Impact Assessment Review Pub Date : 2026-04-01 Epub Date: 2025-12-02 DOI: 10.1016/j.eiar.2025.108265
Maywalin Jumsai Na Ayudhya , Shabbir H. Gheewala , Vladimir Strezov , Jitti Mungkalasiri , Sirima Panyametheekul , Ekbordin Winijkul , Trakarn Prapaspongsa
{"title":"Assessing policies for health impact and cost reduction from PM2.5 formation","authors":"Maywalin Jumsai Na Ayudhya ,&nbsp;Shabbir H. Gheewala ,&nbsp;Vladimir Strezov ,&nbsp;Jitti Mungkalasiri ,&nbsp;Sirima Panyametheekul ,&nbsp;Ekbordin Winijkul ,&nbsp;Trakarn Prapaspongsa","doi":"10.1016/j.eiar.2025.108265","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.eiar.2025.108265","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Fine particulate matter (PM<sub>2.5</sub>) poses significant health and economic burdens, particularly in developing regions, such as Southeast Asia. This study assesses the health impacts and economic costs of PM<sub>2.5</sub> formation in Thailand and evaluates mitigation policies to reduce these effects by 2037. Analyses at the city to national level examine major emission sources, including road transport, industry, power generation, household activities, open burning of agricultural waste, livestock, fertilizer application, and forest fires. Without intervention, health impacts are projected to increase by 22 % from 2022 levels, reaching 403,373 disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) annually and resulting in an economic burden of 301 billion Thai Baht (THB) per year. Scenario analysis identifies the best integrated mitigation strategy, which includes <em>E</em>-Buses, reducing energy consumption in industry and power generation, banning agricultural residue open burning, and decreasing forest fire hotspots. This strategy could reduce health impacts by up to 70 % and could yield an economic benefit of approximately 211 billion THB annually. A ban on agricultural burning is identified as one of the most effective interventions, potentially eliminating 38 % of the health burden in Thailand. Findings highlight the urgency of comprehensive, multi-sectoral policies to mitigate PM<sub>2.5</sub> pollution, with emphasis on agricultural waste management and enhanced emission controls. These insights provide a framework for other Southeast Asian countries facing similar air pollution challenges.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":309,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Impact Assessment Review","volume":"118 ","pages":"Article 108265"},"PeriodicalIF":11.2,"publicationDate":"2026-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145680835","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}
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Assessing and improving the resilience of a stakeholder cooperation network for urban waterlogging disaster management from the perspective of social capital: A case study of China 社会资本视角下城市内涝灾害管理的利益相关者合作网络弹性评估与提升——以中国为例
IF 11.2 1区 社会学
Environmental Impact Assessment Review Pub Date : 2026-04-01 Epub Date: 2025-12-11 DOI: 10.1016/j.eiar.2025.108305
Keling Liu , Yixiao Yang , Dan Song , Bin Chen
{"title":"Assessing and improving the resilience of a stakeholder cooperation network for urban waterlogging disaster management from the perspective of social capital: A case study of China","authors":"Keling Liu ,&nbsp;Yixiao Yang ,&nbsp;Dan Song ,&nbsp;Bin Chen","doi":"10.1016/j.eiar.2025.108305","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.eiar.2025.108305","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>An effective urban waterlogging disaster management (UWDM) network enables cities to respond promptly to and recover from disasters. The social capital embedded within the UWDM network, formed by various stakeholders, is a key resource for establishing urban disaster resilience. This study constructs an evaluation framework based on the relationships among social network analysis (SNA), social capital, and network resilience to provide a quantifiable approach for improving these networks. Using SNA, we examined policy documents related to urban waterlogging disasters in China to explore the evolving roles and interaction mechanisms of stakeholders and the social capital. This framework enables the identification of stakeholder roles, the assessment of dynamic changes in social capital and network resilience, and the selection of optimal strategies to increase the network efficiency. The results show that social capital and network resilience initially decrease and then increase as the urban waterlogging disaster progresses. Increased cooperation among local governments, NGOs, and other stakeholders can increase social capital and network resilience by up to 75.96 % and 58.93 %, respectively. These findings provide valuable insights into stakeholder cooperation patterns and stage-dependent social capital dynamics, which can inform future policy development in urban waterlogging.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":309,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Impact Assessment Review","volume":"118 ","pages":"Article 108305"},"PeriodicalIF":11.2,"publicationDate":"2026-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145733446","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}
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Revealing the nighttime warm effects of urban water bodies: Evidence from Wuhan, China 揭示城市水体夜间变暖效应:来自中国武汉的证据
IF 11.2 1区 社会学
Environmental Impact Assessment Review Pub Date : 2026-04-01 Epub Date: 2025-12-11 DOI: 10.1016/j.eiar.2025.108303
Xiangyun Zeng , Qiaoling Luo , Mingxing Liu , Youcheng Chu , Jiayu Rong , Junfang Zhou
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Elucidating the spatial heterogeneity and its driver factors of land surface temperature responses to solar farm development in China 中国太阳能发电场发展对地表温度响应的空间异质性及其驱动因素分析
IF 11.2 1区 社会学
Environmental Impact Assessment Review Pub Date : 2026-04-01 Epub Date: 2025-12-09 DOI: 10.1016/j.eiar.2025.108302
Yuqing Dong , Xin Lyu , Xiaobing Li , Dongliang Dang
{"title":"Elucidating the spatial heterogeneity and its driver factors of land surface temperature responses to solar farm development in China","authors":"Yuqing Dong ,&nbsp;Xin Lyu ,&nbsp;Xiaobing Li ,&nbsp;Dongliang Dang","doi":"10.1016/j.eiar.2025.108302","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.eiar.2025.108302","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Solar energy, as a low-carbon energy source, plays a critical role in the global energy transition. While existing studies have examined the impact of SF development on land surface temperature (LST), inconsistent conclusions underscore an urgent need to systematically reveal the spatial heterogeneity of these impacts and their driving factors. Therefore, this study takes 1266 solar farms (SFs) in China as research objects. Based on the Google Earth Engine platform and Landsat satellite data, we revealed the patterns of LST impacts from SF construction and operation. Combined with machine learning methods, we systematically elucidated the spatial heterogeneity characteristics of SF on LST, and simulated the potential future impacts of SF development on LST at the grid scale across China. The results showed that SF development overall caused a significant increase in LST of 0.809 °C (<em>p</em> &lt; 0.001); however, spatial differentiation was highly significant. Specifically, warming dominated in eastern humid zones, cropland land cover types, and small-scale SFs, while cooling prevailed in northwest arid zones, barren land cover types, and large-scale SFs. Macro-scale geoclimatic factors (e.g., air pressure, solar radiation) exhibited the most prominent regulatory effects on LST, followed by ecological and layout factors (e.g., NDVI, SF area). In addition, one of the key findings was that ignoring the construction year of different SFs overestimated their impact on LST, which was being reported for the first time. The research framework can provide methodological extensions for research in similar regions, and the findings can provide theoretical support for the sustainable development of solar energy.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":309,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Impact Assessment Review","volume":"118 ","pages":"Article 108302"},"PeriodicalIF":11.2,"publicationDate":"2026-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145733443","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}
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Innovative safety framework and direct load–settlement method to optimize vertical subgrade modulus in sustainable mat foundations 创新安全框架和直接荷载沉降法优化可持续垫基垂直路基模量
IF 11.2 1区 社会学
Environmental Impact Assessment Review Pub Date : 2026-04-01 Epub Date: 2025-11-25 DOI: 10.1016/j.eiar.2025.108191
Antonio J. Sánchez-Garrido , José F. Moreno-Serrano , Ignacio J. Navarro , Víctor Yepes
{"title":"Innovative safety framework and direct load–settlement method to optimize vertical subgrade modulus in sustainable mat foundations","authors":"Antonio J. Sánchez-Garrido ,&nbsp;José F. Moreno-Serrano ,&nbsp;Ignacio J. Navarro ,&nbsp;Víctor Yepes","doi":"10.1016/j.eiar.2025.108191","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.eiar.2025.108191","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This work presents a rigorously formulated methodology for directly estimating the vertical subgrade modulus (<em>Ks</em>) in slab foundations, overcoming key deficiencies of conventional indirect and semi-direct approaches. The model integrates elastic half-space theory with multilayer settlement analysis and oedometer-based consolidation mechanics, explicitly incorporating depth of influence and load compensation effects—parameters typically excluded from standard practice. The proposed formulation yields a <em>Ks</em> value of 5.30 MN/m<sup>3</sup>, closely matching the harmonic mean of established upper (17.82 MN/m<sup>3</sup>) and lower (2.91 MN/m<sup>3</sup>) bounds, thereby producing a modulus consistent with elastic energy principles and mechanistically grounded, suitable for advanced soil–structure interaction modeling. A new, application-specific safety coefficient for <em>Ks</em> is introduced, offering a calibrated metric for reliability-based foundation design under spatially variable subsurface conditions. The study implements a life-cycle sustainability assessment across three reinforced concrete slab foundation alternatives, utilizing a hybrid neutrosophic analytic hierarchy process (NAHP-G) in conjunction with the ELECTRE IS multi-criteria decision method. This framework enables integrated evaluation across structural, environmental, and socio-economic dimensions. Results indicate a 2.5-fold enhancement in the social safety index and a 50 % relative improvement in sustainability performance compared with baseline methodologies. The outcomes delineate a unified analytical and decision-making framework for subgrade characterization and foundation optimization, advancing the state of practice in geotechnical design and sustainability integration.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":309,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Impact Assessment Review","volume":"118 ","pages":"Article 108191"},"PeriodicalIF":11.2,"publicationDate":"2026-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145614942","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}
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Integrating land degradation states and trends to identify priority areas for ecological restoration in China's drylands 结合土地退化状况和趋势,确定中国旱地生态恢复优先区域
IF 11.2 1区 社会学
Environmental Impact Assessment Review Pub Date : 2026-04-01 Epub Date: 2025-11-24 DOI: 10.1016/j.eiar.2025.108269
Yi Han , Wenwu Zhao , Paulo Pereira
{"title":"Integrating land degradation states and trends to identify priority areas for ecological restoration in China's drylands","authors":"Yi Han ,&nbsp;Wenwu Zhao ,&nbsp;Paulo Pereira","doi":"10.1016/j.eiar.2025.108269","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.eiar.2025.108269","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Land degradation is a global ecological and environmental issue to which the drylands with vulnerable socio-ecological systems are particularly sensitive. Ecological restoration is regarded as a vital approach to halt, curb or reverse land degradation. However, the lack of accurate information on land degradation dynamics poses a significant barrier to developing effective restoration strategies. Here, we selected fourteen typical land degradation processes in China's drylands, employed a generalised additive model to identify degradation thresholds and classify degradation states, and analysed degradation trends using the Theil-Sen slope statistic and Mann-Kendall test. We then applied the convergence of evidence method to conduct a comprehensive, multidimensional assessment coupling degradation states and trends, ultimately identifying priority areas for ecological restoration. The results showed that aridification, loss of soil organic carbon, and soil alkalisation are the most widespread forms of land degradation facing China's drylands. 70.33 % of the area is affected by 1 to 7 types of land degradation (mildly degraded state), 25.63 % is affected by 8 to 14 types (severely degraded state), and 4.04 % shows no signs of degradation (non-degraded state). While land degradation across all three states generally exhibits a stable trend, mildly degraded areas showed signs of improvement, whereas severely degraded areas remain at risk of further degradation. Based on the states and trends of land degradation, China's drylands can be categorised into restoration-priority areas (6.79 %), conservation-priority areas (11.74 %), and management-priority areas (81.47 %), each with distinct focus and intervention needs. This study can help decision-makers understand the dynamics of land degradation and develop priority strategies for ecological restoration.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":309,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Impact Assessment Review","volume":"118 ","pages":"Article 108269"},"PeriodicalIF":11.2,"publicationDate":"2026-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145615027","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}
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