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Assessing the value and sensitivity of ecosystem services based on land use in the middle and lower reaches of the Shiyang River 根据石羊河中下游土地利用情况评估生态系统服务的价值和敏感性

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Environmental Research Communications Pub Date : 2024-03-11 DOI: 10.1088/2515-7620/ad2f15

Hu Tao, Guanglu Hu, Yalun Fan, Yuanru Bai, Peng Liu, Chengqian Zhou

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Yearly population data at census tract level revealed that more people are now living in highly fire-prone zones in California, USA 人口普查区一级的年度人口数据显示，现在有更多的人居住在美国加利福尼亚州的火灾高发区

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Environmental Research Communications Pub Date : 2024-03-08 DOI: 10.1088/2515-7620/ad2a93

Slade Laszewski, Shenyue Jia, Jessica Viner, Wesley Ho, Brian Hoover, Seung Hee Kim, Menas C Kafatos

{"title":"Yearly population data at census tract level revealed that more people are now living in highly fire-prone zones in California, USA","authors":"Slade Laszewski, Shenyue Jia, Jessica Viner, Wesley Ho, Brian Hoover, Seung Hee Kim, Menas C Kafatos","doi":"10.1088/2515-7620/ad2a93","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1088/2515-7620/ad2a93","url":null,"abstract":"In California (CA), the wildland-urban interface (WUI) faces escalating challenges due to surging population and real estate development. This study evaluates communities along CA’s WUI that have witnessed substantial population growth from 2010 to 2021, utilizing demographic data and the 2020 WUI boundaries by the University of Wisconsin-Madison SILVIS Lab. Employing the Mann-Kendall test, we analyze yearly population trends for each census tract along the CA WUI and assess their significance. House ownership, affordability, and wildfire risk are examined as potential drivers of this demographic shift. Our findings indicate that 12.7% of CA’s total population now resides in census tracts with significant population increases over the past decade, labeled as ‘high-growth tracts.’ The Bay Area and Southern California, encompassing 76% of all high-growth tracts in CA, witnessed the most substantial population increase along the WUI. Notably, Riverside County stands out with 29.2% of its residents (approximately 717,000 residents) located in high-growth tracts, exemplifying a significant population surge within CA’s WUI. Our analysis identifies a significant relationship between population increase in the WUI, house ownership, and affordability, where lower-priced homes come at the expense of heightened wildfire risk. However, the impact of house affordability on population growth within the WUI varies by region, playing a more prominent role in explaining population proportions in Southern California’s WUI, while in the universally low-affordability Bay Area, other motivations may drive residents to live within the WUI. Given the rapid growth and insufficient consideration of wildfire risk in the WUI, policymakers must take prompt action, ensuring adequate infrastructure and resources as more individuals relocate to areas with heightened wildfire risk.","PeriodicalId":48496,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Research Communications","volume":"53 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2024-03-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140310937","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Key pathways toward developing more ecoliterate individuals: a harmonious discourse analysis perspective 培养更具生态素养的个人的关键途径：和谐话语分析视角

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Environmental Research Communications Pub Date : 2024-03-08 DOI: 10.1088/2515-7620/ad27f9

Changchen Ha, Yang Chen, Shumin Dong

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Validating spatio-temporal environmental machine learning models: Simpson’s paradox and data splits 验证时空环境机器学习模型：辛普森悖论和数据分割

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Environmental Research Communications Pub Date : 2024-03-08 DOI: 10.1088/2515-7620/ad2e44

Anna Boser

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An innovative environmental regulation tool for regional air pollution based on DEA-RFR 基于 DEA-RFR 的区域空气污染创新环境监管工具

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Environmental Research Communications Pub Date : 2024-03-07 DOI: 10.1088/2515-7620/ad2c65

Songze Hao, Ke Zhang, Xiaohui Zhao, Jin Huang, Qingrui Zhao, Chengyu Wang, Hongpei Zhang, Xiaodan Wang, Binguo Zheng

{"title":"An innovative environmental regulation tool for regional air pollution based on DEA-RFR","authors":"Songze Hao, Ke Zhang, Xiaohui Zhao, Jin Huang, Qingrui Zhao, Chengyu Wang, Hongpei Zhang, Xiaodan Wang, Binguo Zheng","doi":"10.1088/2515-7620/ad2c65","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1088/2515-7620/ad2c65","url":null,"abstract":"Environmental regulation tools are one of the conventional means for pollution control in various countries. For large-scale urbanization regions, reasonable pre-allocation of pollutant emission amount for each area is an effective regulation to improve air quality. Treating pollutant emission quota as a resource element, a comprehensive input-output model has been established based on Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) method, to evaluate the rationality of pollutant emission allocation and provide adjustment scheme, thus developing an environmental regulation tool. The index system includes factors of economy, environment, energy consumption, demographic and land-use as input indicators, regional GDP and environmental air quality index as output indicators. The regulation tool is applied to the current air pollutant emission management in Henan Province, China. The results show that 7 cities need to further adjust the allocation scheme, among which, Anyang, Xinxiang, Nanyang and Shangqiu are suggested to reduce the emission allocation quotas; Puyang and Zhumadian are suggested to increase the emission allocation quotas; Pingdingshan shall seek optimization paths through collaborative improvement. Further, to verify the effectiveness of the tool, by joint using Random Forest Regression (RFR), a DEA efficiency reassessment is conducted on the obtained new allocation scheme of Nanyang City. The results show that the efficiency of the new allocation scheme has reached optimal. This study provides a practical and effective regulation tool for regional management of pollutant emission, to balance economic growth and environmental protection.","PeriodicalId":48496,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Research Communications","volume":"35 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2024-03-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140311242","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Development of ambitious and realistic targets to reduce short-lived climate pollutant emissions in nationally determined contributions: case study for Colombia 在国家确定的贡献中为减少短期气候污染物排放制定宏伟而现实的目标：哥伦比亚案例研究

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Environmental Research Communications Pub Date : 2024-03-06 DOI: 10.1088/2515-7620/ad2d77

Christopher S Malley, Jenniffer I Pedraza, Luisa González, Maria del Carmen Cabeza, Mauricio Gaitan, John H Melo, Silvia Ulloa, Johan C I Kuylenstierna, Seraphine Haeussling, Elsa N Lefèvre

{"title":"Development of ambitious and realistic targets to reduce short-lived climate pollutant emissions in nationally determined contributions: case study for Colombia","authors":"Christopher S Malley, Jenniffer I Pedraza, Luisa González, Maria del Carmen Cabeza, Mauricio Gaitan, John H Melo, Silvia Ulloa, Johan C I Kuylenstierna, Seraphine Haeussling, Elsa N Lefèvre","doi":"10.1088/2515-7620/ad2d77","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1088/2515-7620/ad2d77","url":null,"abstract":"Limiting global temperature increases to below 1.5 °C requires reductions in Short-Lived Climate Pollutants (SLCPs), like methane, black carbon, and hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), which is rarely reflected in targets within Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs). Colombia’s 2020 NDC is explored as a case study for how Governments can integrate SLCP mitigation targets into climate change commitments. Methane and HFC mitigation contribute approximately 9% of Colombia’s GHG reduction commitment, and a separate target is included to reduce black carbon emissions by 40% by 2030 compared to 2014 levels. These targets are shown to be <italic toggle=\"yes\">ambitious</italic>, due to the inclusion of a new black carbon target, <italic toggle=\"yes\">realistic</italic> due to the identification of mitigation measures to achieve them, and <italic toggle=\"yes\">additional</italic> to CO2 mitigation. Analysis of the planning process establishing these targets emphasises the importance of long-term planning to obtain agreement between coordinating institutions and implementing institutions on the utility of SLCP targets, and capacity-building within national institutions.","PeriodicalId":48496,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Research Communications","volume":"128 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2024-03-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140311575","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Improving acid-stressed anaerobic digestion processes with biochar - towards a combined biomass and carbon management system 用生物炭改进酸性厌氧消化工艺--实现生物质和碳的综合管理系统

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Environmental Research Communications Pub Date : 2024-03-06 DOI: 10.1088/2515-7620/ad2bb7

Jiahui Hu, Michael Wachendorf, Willis Gwenzi, Ben Joseph, Kathrin Stenchly, Korbinian Kaetzl

{"title":"Improving acid-stressed anaerobic digestion processes with biochar - towards a combined biomass and carbon management system","authors":"Jiahui Hu, Michael Wachendorf, Willis Gwenzi, Ben Joseph, Kathrin Stenchly, Korbinian Kaetzl","doi":"10.1088/2515-7620/ad2bb7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1088/2515-7620/ad2bb7","url":null,"abstract":"Interest in biochar as an additive to enhance anaerobic digestion (AD) has grown in the context of biomass cascading use and the 2050 net-zero goal. However, few studies have investigated the effects of biochar on AD from a biochar production perspective, including biomass feedstocks and pyrolysis temperatures. To valorise biomass and better understand the mechanisms and environmental implications of using biochar in AD, this study investigated the effects of distinct biochar types on AD under acid stress-induced process inhibition using batch tests. The results demonstrated that biochar can mitigate acid stress and enhance the methane production rate. The kinetic rate constant of methane production is positively related to the buffer capacity of the tested biochars (<italic toggle=\"yes\">R</italic>\u00002 = 0.88). The choice of feedstocks is a crucial factor (<italic toggle=\"yes\">P</italic> = 0.003), particularly the best-performing biochars derived from raw grass silage. In contrast, the pyrolysis temperature effect was less significant (<italic toggle=\"yes\">P</italic> = 0.18). Furthermore, the analysis of biochar indicates that the alkali (K) and alkaline earth (Ca, Mg) metals contained in biochar may be one of the important factors contributing to buffer capacity (<italic toggle=\"yes\">R</italic>\u00002 = 0.82 to 0.86). Hence, buffer capacity is a crucial quality criteria when evaluating biochar for AD applications. Raw grass silage biochars are promising for acid stress mitigation due to their high buffer capacity, while carbon-rich woody biochars have high CO2 sequestration potential. A compromise between mitigating acid stress and sequestering carbon is the use of pre-treated grass biochar. Overall, the use of biochar-enriched digestate offers a potential way to close material loops and complete the biomass-to-biochar value chain.","PeriodicalId":48496,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Research Communications","volume":"33 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2024-03-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140311025","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Estimating construction waste in New Zealand: a focus on urban areas, residential and non-residential building activities 估算新西兰的建筑垃圾：重点关注城市地区、住宅和非住宅建筑活动

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Environmental Research Communications Pub Date : 2024-03-06 DOI: 10.1088/2515-7620/ad2d00

Hadeel Albsoul, Dat Tien Doan, Ali GhaffarianHoseini

{"title":"Estimating construction waste in New Zealand: a focus on urban areas, residential and non-residential building activities","authors":"Hadeel Albsoul, Dat Tien Doan, Ali GhaffarianHoseini","doi":"10.1088/2515-7620/ad2d00","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1088/2515-7620/ad2d00","url":null,"abstract":"This paper examines the significant increase in construction waste (CW) due to urbanisation and population growth in New Zealand and worldwide. The aim is to estimate CW using available data in New Zealand and identify relevant indicators to employ estimation methods. Various methods and models for estimating CW at the urban level and from building activities are reviewed. According to the best available data, the paper uses the per-capita multiplier and waste generation rate methods to estimate CW in New Zealand. New Zealand’s per-capita multiplier for CW is 943.46 kg/per capita. The waste generation method using the floor area indicator is applied at residential and non-residential building levels. The estimated CW in 2021 was 531,109 tonnes for residential and non-residential buildings using the floor area indicator. The findings reveal a positive relationship between residential building activity and population growth, with Auckland generating the highest rate of CW. Because of the limitations of the available data and estimation methods, the paper highlights the need for standardised data collection systems and outreach programs to improve CW estimation practices. Further research is recommended to enhance waste reduction strategies and identify high-waste-generating materials and methods. It is vital to have accurate CW estimations to support project waste management plans and sustainable construction practices and to inform waste management policies and regulations at the regional or national level.","PeriodicalId":48496,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Research Communications","volume":"33 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2024-03-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140311414","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Sustainable management model and ecosystem services of mangroves based on socio-ecological system on the coast of Batu Bara Regency, Indonesia 基于印度尼西亚峇都巴拉地区海岸社会生态系统的红树林可持续管理模式和生态系统服务

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Environmental Research Communications Pub Date : 2024-03-06 DOI: 10.1088/2515-7620/ad2d01

Rumondang Rumondang, Feli Feliatra, Trisla Warningsih, Dessy Yoswati

{"title":"Sustainable management model and ecosystem services of mangroves based on socio-ecological system on the coast of Batu Bara Regency, Indonesia","authors":"Rumondang Rumondang, Feli Feliatra, Trisla Warningsih, Dessy Yoswati","doi":"10.1088/2515-7620/ad2d01","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1088/2515-7620/ad2d01","url":null,"abstract":"The coastal areas of Batu Bara Regency, Indonesia, face significant challenges due to the conversion of mangrove ecosystems into ponds and tourist destinations. This transformation not only results in the loss of natural coastal protection but also disrupts hydro-oceanography patterns, necessitating comprehensive management solutions that address ecological, economic, and social aspects. To this end, a research was carried out during June to August 2023 developing an integrated management model for sustainable preservation of mangrove ecosystems in Batu Bara Regency. The research aims to evaluate the economic benefits of mangrove ecosystems, particularly emphasizing on regulating, provisioning, and cultural services. The Analytic Network Process (ANP) method is employed to determine priority management strategies by considering the interrelationships between ecological, economic, social, and institutional factors. The model construction incorporates insights from literature reviews and expert interviews, facilitating the formulation of solutions for various aspects of mangrove ecosystem management. The economic value of mangrove ecosystems is estimated in three districts of Batu Bara Regency, with significant contributions to both provisioning and regulating services. In conclusion, the research underscores the importance of strategies such as mangrove area rehabilitation, ecotourism development, outreach and assistance, and community involvement in ensuring the sustainable management of mangrove ecosystems. These strategies hold the potential to preserve these valuable ecosystems, benefiting the environment and local communities alike.","PeriodicalId":48496,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Research Communications","volume":"65 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2024-03-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140311027","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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How is the relationship between rainfall and water vapor in the Indian monsoon influenced by changes in lapse rate during global warming? 全球变暖期间，印度季风中的降雨量和水汽之间的关系如何受到失效率变化的影响？

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Environmental Research Communications Pub Date : 2024-03-01 DOI: 10.1088/2515-7620/ad2c64

Rakshith Mallesh, Jayaraman Srinivasan

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