Chung-Fu Huang, Tong Yin, Ting Zhang, An-Chi Huang, Ting-Wei Jang, T. Wan
{"title":"Effects of Electric Current on Performance of Bio-hydrogen Production","authors":"Chung-Fu Huang, Tong Yin, Ting Zhang, An-Chi Huang, Ting-Wei Jang, T. Wan","doi":"10.35745/ijesp2024v04.02.0004","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.35745/ijesp2024v04.02.0004","url":null,"abstract":"Fermentation is the most beneficial process for hydrogen (H2) production. The previous studies were mostly focused on medium, microorganisms, pH control, temperature, and hydraulic retention time. In this study, we used electric current to measure the H2 production rate and its concentration. We observed the microorganism morphology to determine the effect of electric current on the microorganism growth state. The results showed the range of H2 production rate and its concentration were 1,200−1,350 mL/L∙hr and 32−42% with the current of 1.05−3.66 mA/cm2. H2 concentration decreased to 2.09 mA/cm2. However, with the shorter rod-shaped microorganisms, the production time was shorter than the original strain.","PeriodicalId":340622,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Environmental Sustainability and Protection","volume":"30 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141112474","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Soil Quality Testing and Counseling Coastal Agricultural Communities in Taiwan","authors":"Shui-Wen Chang Chien, Yuan-Sheng Chang, Shou-Hung Chen, Wei-Jyun Chien","doi":"10.35745/ijesp2024v04.02.0001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.35745/ijesp2024v04.02.0001","url":null,"abstract":"The Mailiao Town is a traditional agricultural community, located in the south-central region of Taiwan. In this region, the northeast monsoon is entrained with salt for seven months a year. Soil fertility test results between 2011 and 2021 showed that the tillage soil was alkaline and salinized. The content of total nitrogen, phosphorus, calcium, magnesium, potassium, and sodium in the soil were mostly excessive. In the region, open-air continuous farming with heavy fertilizer has been performed. Based on the 10 years of data from the test of soil fertility, we counseled farmers to understand the significance of the values in the reports and the impact on crop growth. We promoted rational fertilization with a series of agricultural counseling actions. The results of the continuous counseling showed that the dependence on nitrogenous fertilizer gradually decreased with the continuous increase of the application of organic fertilizers. The total nitrogen and exchangeable sodium content in soil decreased significantly, and the carbon-nitrogen ratio (C/N) increased every year. The soil environment became close to equilibrium gradually. As a result, the yield and quality of local crops have gradually improved.","PeriodicalId":340622,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Environmental Sustainability and Protection","volume":"63 21","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141121546","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Coupling and Coordination of Implicit Land Use and Ecological Security in Huaihe River Basin, China","authors":"Jie Wang, Hongwen Xu, Yingqian Zhou","doi":"10.35745/ijesp2024v04.02.0002","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.35745/ijesp2024v04.02.0002","url":null,"abstract":"The Huai River Basin is located in Jiangsu, Anhui, Shandong, Hubei, and Henan provinces of China. We explored the spatiotemporal characteristics and their changes in the ecological security and the form index of implicit land use using an equivalent factor method and a coupling coordination model. The coupling coordination between land use and ecological security was explored by evaluating the transformation of implicit land use. It was important to optimize the spatial pattern of the Huai River Basin and develop the area as eco-friendly. The research results indicated that the form index of land use in the five provinces increased from 2000 to 2015 and the degree of implicit land use was high with spatiotemporal differentiation. The transformation of land use showed a cycle, and the transformation speed was fast but slowed. The level of coupling and coordinated development in the provinces varied greatly. The implicit land use and ecological security in each province were imbalanced which was improved.","PeriodicalId":340622,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Environmental Sustainability and Protection","volume":"35 27","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141119205","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Development of Potential Indicators of Aquaponics Industry","authors":"Hui Wang, Xin-Ruo Wang, Ta-Jen Chu","doi":"10.35745/ijesp2022v02.04.0002","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.35745/ijesp2022v02.04.0002","url":null,"abstract":"Aquaponics is a sustainable method of farming fish and vegetables, so it is highly valued by individuals, entrepreneurs, educators, and governments. It is a special aquacultural method that creates economic and ecological benefits. Considering that the development of the aquaponics industry is leading the ecological fishery industry in the future, a set of indicators to evaluate the potential of the aquaponics industry is necessary to be developed. Therefore, a literature review and the Delphi method were used to establish a set of indicators for the investigation of the development of the aquaponics industry. As a result, the key implementation strategies were proposed from five aspects: environmental conditions, resource conditions, industrial conditions, technical conditions, and policy conditions of aquaponics. In the central trend analysis, 48 potential indicators of the aquaponics industry were defined. Important indicators were found in the environmental and resource conditions, followed by industrial and technological conditions, and policy conditions in the order of the number of indicators. The most important indicators were “water quality control: complete technical knowledge of water temperature control or operation of dissolved oxygen nutrients” and “water pollution control: have generated water pollution control or operation technical knowledge”. For future strategies, we suggested the following implementation strategies: (1) taking the aquaponics industry as the important object of rural revitalization policies, (2) taking various indicators as the basis of policy implementation, and (3) establishing the promotion group of aquaponics.","PeriodicalId":340622,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Environmental Sustainability and Protection","volume":"57 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126174863","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Exploring Environmental Restoration and Psychological Healing from Perspective of Resilience: A Case Study of Xinglin Bay Landscape Belt in Xiamen, China","authors":"Hui Wang, Zhengqiang Zou, Shu-Chen Tsai","doi":"10.35745/ijesp2022v02.04.0005","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.35745/ijesp2022v02.04.0005","url":null,"abstract":"We explored the relationship between environmental restoration and psychological healing and the ecological optimization and healing function of the waterfront landscape from the perspective of resilience in the Xinglin Bay landscape belt of Jimei District, Xiamen City, China through qualitative research, in-depth interviews, and field investigations. 63 interviewees were invited from October 12 to 16, 2022 to collect data on their activity and psychological feelings in the area. The results showed that gender and frequency of activities were important variables affecting the effectiveness of landscape healing. Hydrophilic items in the Xinglin Bay landscape adopt the theme of resilience to promote the interaction between people and the environment, thereby subtly changing the cognition of visitors. The results of this study prove the relationship between resilient landscapes and physical and mental healing, highlighting the importance of the resilient design of waterfront landscapes in the urban environment and social development.","PeriodicalId":340622,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Environmental Sustainability and Protection","volume":"10 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121913281","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Current Status and Topics of Research on Smart Fishery in China: A Literature Review based on CNKI (2000−2022)","authors":"Wei-Hua Chen, Jiayang Liu, Yue-Ping Zhang, Ta-Jen Chu","doi":"10.35745/ijesp2022v02.04.0003","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.35745/ijesp2022v02.04.0003","url":null,"abstract":"Recently, it has become important to find a way to combine modern information technology with the traditional fishery industry. For this, understanding the current situation of the smart fishery is important to promote its development. Promoting the transformation and upgrading of the traditional fishery industry can speed up the process of fishery modernization. Applying modern science and technology to the whole process of the fishery leads to the development of the fishery industry. Therefore, we tried to create a related knowledge map to present the status and important topics of China's smart fishery using the CNKI database from 2000 to 2022. CiteSpace software was used for the literature analysis, and Excel was used for statistical analysis and chart drawing of relevant data. The result shows the following. (1) Smart fishery is a new research field, and the number of related publications is on the rise. However, the total amount of literature is relatively small, and more research is needed. (2) Only a limited number of research groups and researchers have close cooperation, and most of them have little communication with each other. The map shows that \"part of the network is concentrated, the whole point is scattered\". (3) Major research topics are mainly focused on \"aquaculture\", \"the Internet of Things\", \"marine fishery\", \"satellite remote sensing\", \"Internet\" and \"fishery production\". (4) Future research topics and trends are likely to be in \"modern fisheries\", \"big data\", \"aquatic products\", \"aquaculture\", \"marine ranching\" and \"recreational fisheries\". Such a result provides a reference for decision-making and promoting the sustainable development of smart fisheries.","PeriodicalId":340622,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Environmental Sustainability and Protection","volume":"40 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128953714","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Research on the Development of Medium-sized Cities from the Perspective of a Metropolitan Area—A Case Study of Ziyang City in the Chengdu Metropolitan Area","authors":"Yue Liu, B. Jiang","doi":"10.35745/ijesp2022v02.04.0001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.35745/ijesp2022v02.04.0001","url":null,"abstract":"The Chengdu metropolitan area serves as the hub of the western region’s development and the western pole of the Chengdu-Chongqing region’s twin-city economic circle. Chengdu metropolitan area is in the development stage of agglomeration as well as diffusion in rapid urbanization and economic globalization. As a medium-sized city in the Chengdu metropolitan area, Ziyang city must determine its urban function positioning in the future based on the spatial structure characteristics of the Chengdu metropolitan area for industrial and economic layout optimization as well as for the rapid and coordinated development of the entire Chengdu metropolitan area, more importantly, to maximize its benefits.","PeriodicalId":340622,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Environmental Sustainability and Protection","volume":"117 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133081917","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"From Fishing Village to Jimei School Village: Spatial Evolution of Human Ecology","authors":"Yu-Yan Zhang, Zhengqiang Zou, Shu-Chen Tsai","doi":"10.35745/ijesp2022v02.04.0004","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.35745/ijesp2022v02.04.0004","url":null,"abstract":"We explored the symbiotic relationship of villages on the Jimei Peninsula from the perspective of new human ecology adopting literature analysis and field investigation, and the four steps of reading, sorting, analysis, and induction for qualitative research. Two stages of Jimei Peninsula's development from natural areas to human ecosystems were analyzed by using the survey data in this research, and the spatial evolution process of Jimei Peninsula's development from a fishing village to a Jimei School Village was analyzed. The key factors in the formation of natural areas were political rather than economic, and the human ecosystem is determined by the spatial pattern embedded in the village and the school. After adaptation, growth, and evolution, Jimei School Village and the environment of the peninsula formed a symbiotic relationship of convergence and complementarity.","PeriodicalId":340622,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Environmental Sustainability and Protection","volume":"136 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124211673","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Eco-Wisdom in Coexistence with Huai River: Flood, Memory and Sustainability","authors":"Xuejun Zhang, Zhengqiang Zou, Shu-Chen Tsai","doi":"10.35745/ijesp2022v02.03.0004","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.35745/ijesp2022v02.03.0004","url":null,"abstract":"The purpose of this study is to explore the application of eco-wisdom to environmental sustainability. Small-scale eco-wisdom has received much attention in recent years because local practices tend to better reflect the characteristics of the environment. In this study, the texts of the in-depth interviews were coded into three stages to define three sub-categories including flooding disaster, relocation and returning to the homeland, regeneration of the living environment, and six property-dimension including disaster and losses, relocation and returning to the homeland, infrastructure, and agricultural reform. It is found that in the event of natural disasters, residents in the study area accepted and adapted flooding as a survival strategy, developed the ability to observe the environment well, improved the sensitivity of disaster awareness, and carried out agricultural reforms in the coexistence of flooding. These practices jointly shape an environmentally sustainable eco-wisdom.","PeriodicalId":340622,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Environmental Sustainability and Protection","volume":"34 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-09-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125730600","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Key Sustainable Factors for Recreational Fishery Development Under Rural Revitalization Policy","authors":"Xin-Ruo Wang, Ta-Jen Chu, Tien-Sheng Lin","doi":"10.35745/ijesp2022v02.03.0003","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.35745/ijesp2022v02.03.0003","url":null,"abstract":"With the promotion of rural revitalization policies, coastal cities have begun to actively develop recreational fisheries for local social and economic benefits. The recreational fishery is the future development trend of the fishery and leisure industry. Thus, this study aims to construct a set of indicators to objectively evaluate the key success factors of recreational fisheries development under rural revitalization policies. For the evaluation, relevant supporting measures are analyzed, and industry strategies are formulated. This study is conducted through a literature review and by applying the Delphi method. Through two rounds of measurement by experts and scholars, the key success factors and a set of indicators of recreational fishery development under rural revitalization policy are found. Six important dimensions are proposed, including fishery resources, environment, accommodation, services, activities, and recreational fisheries policy. After the analysis of the central tendency, 52 factors for the development of recreational fisheries are defined. The most important dimensions for recreational fishery are found to be resources and environmental conditions, followed by service conditions, activities and policy conditions, and accommodation conditions. Among them, experts and scholars are concerned about the four indicators: \"Tasting delicious aquatic products\", \"Government support: whether the government has included the project into development and support\", \" Recreational fishing activities pricing\" and \"Talent revitalization: cultivating talents for the development of secondary and tertiary industries in fishing villages\". The following suggestions are put forward with the result: (1) making recreational fishery an important object of my country's rural revitalization policy, (2) using each indicator as the basis for policy implementation, and (3) establishing a recreational fishery promotion group. At six levels, key implementation strategies are proposed.","PeriodicalId":340622,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Environmental Sustainability and Protection","volume":"86 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-09-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134290837","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}