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Research on the relationship between environmental governance pressure and green innovation
IF 4.9 3区 环境科学与生态学
Environment, Development and Sustainability Pub Date : 2024-11-26 DOI: 10.1007/s10668-024-05634-x
Wen Yu Tan, Lingjun Guo, Wenhua Wang
{"title":"Research on the relationship between environmental governance pressure and green innovation","authors":"Wen Yu Tan, Lingjun Guo, Wenhua Wang","doi":"10.1007/s10668-024-05634-x","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10668-024-05634-x","url":null,"abstract":"<p>In the context of building an ecological civilization, green innovation has become a key pathway to achieving sustainable development. Environmental governance pressure, as an external driving force, compels enterprises to assume environmental responsibilities and serves as a critical driver of green innovation. However, this relationship remains underexplored in academic research. Based on this, this study investigates the impact of environmental governance pressure on green innovation, providing empirical support for the development of green strategies. Analyzing provincial panel data from China (2007–2021) using spatial econometric models, we explore the intricate mechanisms by which environmental governance pressure influences green innovation and how these effects vary between coastal and inland regions. The findings present a comprehensive picture: ① Environmental governance pressure significantly stimulates green innovation across Chinese provinces; ② Compared to inland regions, coastal areas experience a more pronounced positive effect; ③ There is a threshold effect, where moderate environmental regulation amplifies the positive impact of governance pressure on green innovation; ④ Green credit and innovation investment partially mediate the relationship between governance pressure and green innovation. These findings collectively enhance our understanding of how environmental governance pressure guides and stimulates the trajectory of green innovation.</p>","PeriodicalId":540,"journal":{"name":"Environment, Development and Sustainability","volume":"46 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.9,"publicationDate":"2024-11-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142758683","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"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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Analyzing the effects of socioeconomic, natural and landscape factors on PM2.5 concentrations from a spatial perspective 从空间角度分析社会经济、自然和景观因素对 PM2.5 浓度的影响
IF 4.9 3区 环境科学与生态学
Environment, Development and Sustainability Pub Date : 2024-09-19 DOI: 10.1007/s10668-024-05425-4
Jun Song, Chunlin Li, Yuanman Hu, Zaiping Xiong, Lujia Zhao, Zhenxing Li
{"title":"Analyzing the effects of socioeconomic, natural and landscape factors on PM2.5 concentrations from a spatial perspective","authors":"Jun Song, Chunlin Li, Yuanman Hu, Zaiping Xiong, Lujia Zhao, Zhenxing Li","doi":"10.1007/s10668-024-05425-4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10668-024-05425-4","url":null,"abstract":"<p>PM<sub>2.5</sub>, as a major air pollutant, remains unclear as to what factors influence it and the magnitude of the influence. Ten influencing factors, including socioeconomic, natural and landscape indicators, were chosen, and the effects of these factors on PM<sub>2.5</sub> concentration was examined through Pearson correlation analysis and the boosted regression tree model. The findings indicate that PM<sub>2.5</sub> concentration was most affected by GDP, NDVI and precipitation. The GDP imposed the most notable positive effect in China. The temperature imposed the greatest negative effect in East China. Northeast, North and Northwest China were the most negatively affected by the NDVI. Southwest and South-Central China were the most negatively affected by the relative humidity. More than half of the areas were affected by the main positive effects of GDP and more than a third of the areas were affected by the main negative effects of RH. This study systematically studied the correlations between PM<sub>2.5</sub> concentrations and their influencing factors from a spatial perspective over a long time series. The findings could contribute to a more comprehensive understanding of the factors influencing PM<sub>2.5</sub> and offer a theoretical basis for zonal PM<sub>2.5</sub> pollution management.</p>","PeriodicalId":540,"journal":{"name":"Environment, Development and Sustainability","volume":"6 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.9,"publicationDate":"2024-09-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142251955","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"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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Addressing the contradiction between water supply and demand: a study on multi-objective regional water resources optimization allocation 解决水资源供需矛盾:多目标区域水资源优化配置研究
IF 4.9 3区 环境科学与生态学
Environment, Development and Sustainability Pub Date : 2024-09-19 DOI: 10.1007/s10668-024-05214-z
Jingyi Chu, Zhaocai Wang, Xiaoguang Bao, Zhiyuan Yao, Xuefei Cui
{"title":"Addressing the contradiction between water supply and demand: a study on multi-objective regional water resources optimization allocation","authors":"Jingyi Chu, Zhaocai Wang, Xiaoguang Bao, Zhiyuan Yao, Xuefei Cui","doi":"10.1007/s10668-024-05214-z","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10668-024-05214-z","url":null,"abstract":"<p>As a result of economic development, population growth, accelerated urbanization and the frequent occurrence of extreme weather events, the contradiction between the supply and demand for water resources between regions has become increasingly acute. In order to solve the problem of regional water shortage and irrational utilization, the optimal allocation of water resources has become one of the research hotspots in recent years. In this study, firstly a multi-objective integrated allocation model of regional water resources is constructed by introducing social, economic, and environmental objective functions to address the complex uncertainties in the water resources system. Secondly, the standard whale algorithm is optimized and improved by introducing chaotic population initialization, chaotic convergence factor, adaptive Lévy flight and improved positive cosine mechanism. The model parameters, including the 2025 water resource demand and supply, pollutant discharge content, and unit water supply cost coefficients, are set by consulting the Shanxi Water Resources Bulletin 2022, the Shanxi Provincial Department of Water Resources, and the Report on the Work of the Shanxi Provincial Government 2023. Subsequently, the improved whale algorithm is utilized for the optimization of the predicted water resources for various target years in the future in the lower reaches of the Fen River in Shanxi Province, China. This ultimately yields optimized allocation results independently from both supply and demand sides. The experimental results demonstrate that the framework for water resource optimization using the improved whale algorithm is feasible, providing a reference scheme for regional multi-objective water resource optimization. Finally, the proposed policy recommendations emphasize the necessity of strengthening water diversion planning and management, promoting virtual water and water-saving initiatives, and highlighting water recycling and environmental protection in order to ensure the sustainable allocation of water resources in the downstream Fen River basin.</p>","PeriodicalId":540,"journal":{"name":"Environment, Development and Sustainability","volume":"39 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.9,"publicationDate":"2024-09-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142251956","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"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 single and dual crop coefficients for drip-irrigated broccoli using weighing type field lysimeters in semi-arid environment 在半干旱环境中利用称重式田间溶液仪开发滴灌西兰花的单作物和双作物系数
IF 4.9 3区 环境科学与生态学
Environment, Development and Sustainability Pub Date : 2024-09-18 DOI: 10.1007/s10668-024-05416-5
Jitendra Rajput, Man Singh, K. Lal, Manoj Khanna, A. Sarangi, J. Mukherjee, Shrawan Singh, Dimple
{"title":"Development of single and dual crop coefficients for drip-irrigated broccoli using weighing type field lysimeters in semi-arid environment","authors":"Jitendra Rajput, Man Singh, K. Lal, Manoj Khanna, A. Sarangi, J. Mukherjee, Shrawan Singh, Dimple","doi":"10.1007/s10668-024-05416-5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10668-024-05416-5","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Estimating crop evapotranspiration is critical in effective planning and management of irrigation systems. Accurate estimation of crop water use may aid in achieving economic and environmental benefits by optimizing water resources. Thus, the current investigation aimed to quantify crop evapotranspiration (ET<sub>c</sub>) &amp; develop single (K<sub>c</sub>) and dual crop coefficients for <i>Rabi</i> broccoli. Thus, a 2 years field study was conducted during <i>Rabi</i> 2016–17 and 2017–18 by employing weighing type field lysimeter in a semi-arid climatic condition. Results revealed that, seasonal broccoli ET<sub>c</sub> was 149 mm (mm) and 144 mm during 2016–2017 and 2017–2018 crop periods, respectively. The K<sub>c</sub> values during <i>Rabi</i> 2016–17 were 0.68, 0.84, 1.04, and 0.94 for initial stage (IS), development stage (DS), mid-season stage (MS), and late season stage (LS), respectively. Similarly, in 2017–18, the K<sub>c</sub> was found to be 0.67, 0.82, 1.03, and 0.93 during IS, DS, MS, and LS, respectively. In dual crop coefficient approach, the basal crop coefficient (K<sub>cb</sub>) was 0.30, 0.66, 0.97 and 0.84 and the soil evaporation coefficient (K<sub>e</sub>) was 0.42, 0.23, 0.18 and 0.23 for IS, DS, MS, and LS, respectively. While, during <i>Rabi</i> 2017–18, the K<sub>cb</sub> was 0.30, 0.65, 0.98 and 0.85 and K<sub>e</sub> found to be 0.41, 0.23, 0.18 and 0.22 for IS, DS, MS and LS, respectively. Study found that the developed crop coefficients were lesser than the food and agriculture organization (FAO) values and thus the precise crop water estimation can be possible utilizing the developed coefficients in the semi-arid climate. The developed regional broccoli crop coefficients may be utilized to improve water productivity in semi-arid environments through meticulous irrigation scheduling. The developed technological knowledge would lead to saving of precious irrigation water with optimal crop production and have environmental benefits by reducing the irrigation water need.</p><h3 data-test=\"abstract-sub-heading\">Graphical abstract</h3>","PeriodicalId":540,"journal":{"name":"Environment, Development and Sustainability","volume":"5 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.9,"publicationDate":"2024-09-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142251958","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"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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Why is rural revitalization difficult to achieve? An in-context discussion of conceptual barriers to China’s 2018–2022 strategic plan 乡村振兴为何难以实现?中国2018-2022年战略规划的理念障碍内涵探讨
IF 4.9 3区 环境科学与生态学
Environment, Development and Sustainability Pub Date : 2024-09-18 DOI: 10.1007/s10668-024-05353-3
Isaac Sarfo, Jiajun Qiao, Li Lingyue, Zhu Qiankun, George Darko, Emmanuel Yeboah, Mohamed Abdallah Ahmed Alriah, Desmond Gagakuma, Dhekra Ben Amara
{"title":"Why is rural revitalization difficult to achieve? An in-context discussion of conceptual barriers to China’s 2018–2022 strategic plan","authors":"Isaac Sarfo, Jiajun Qiao, Li Lingyue, Zhu Qiankun, George Darko, Emmanuel Yeboah, Mohamed Abdallah Ahmed Alriah, Desmond Gagakuma, Dhekra Ben Amara","doi":"10.1007/s10668-024-05353-3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10668-024-05353-3","url":null,"abstract":"<p>While rural revitalization strategies dominate public and scientific discourses, considerably less attention has been given to the key barriers that derail its full realization at the national level. This paper explores China’s rural revitalization pathway by evaluating the strategy’s four foundational pillars, and the key barriers that mar its success through expert judgement, a multicriteria decision analysis approach (i.e., Analytic Hierarchy Process), and review of existing literature. Findings put forth the following points (1) Key barriers influencing the full realization of China’s rural revitalization efforts include an ageing-population and labor shortage, income disparities between urban and rural areas, limited infrastructure and access to basic services, limited participation in governance processes, and land degradation/environmental issues (2) The critically weighted measures, highlighted by experts encapsulate support for rural industries, improved access to social services, balancing rural and urban development, land reform, and innovation (3) To revitalize rural China, <i>‘smart shrinkage’</i> is critical (4) In positive light<i>, 'rural shrinkage'</i> offers both direct and indirect benefits (5) The '4R value strategy' introduced presents a clear path for innovative decision- and place-making processes in rural settings. Standpoints promote equitable development and reduction of regional disparities through targeted interventions to address the key barriers identified.</p>","PeriodicalId":540,"journal":{"name":"Environment, Development and Sustainability","volume":"34 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.9,"publicationDate":"2024-09-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142268696","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"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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Energy transition policy, cash flow uncertainty and R&D expenditures of energy enterprises 能源转型政策、现金流不确定性和能源企业的研发支出
IF 4.9 3区 环境科学与生态学
Environment, Development and Sustainability Pub Date : 2024-09-18 DOI: 10.1007/s10668-024-05402-x
Yuyin Ma, Shuai Lu, Shouwei Li
{"title":"Energy transition policy, cash flow uncertainty and R&D expenditures of energy enterprises","authors":"Yuyin Ma, Shuai Lu, Shouwei Li","doi":"10.1007/s10668-024-05402-x","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10668-024-05402-x","url":null,"abstract":"<p>To cope with risks of increasing climate changes and curb carbon emission, various policies have been implemented to facilitate energy transition in China. However, it remains unclear that whether the cash flow of energy enterprises is affected by energy transition policy and whether they invest more on R&amp;D activities to transition. To answer these questions, we utilize a difference-in-differences method to detect the impact of the Peaking-Carbon-Dioxide-Emissions policy on the cash flow uncertainty of the energy enterprises and examine the interaction between it and R&amp;D expenditures by using the sample of listed energy enterprises in China during 2008–2021. We find that the energy transition policy has a positive effect on the cash flow uncertainty of the energy enterprises, and the higher cash flow uncertainty after the policy further decreases the R&amp;D expenditure of the energy enterprises. We also find that this negative role of the cash flow uncertainty is partially conducted by the reduction proportion of the long-term loan. In addition, the over-valued enterprises have stronger incentives to squeeze the expenses of R&amp;D activities. Last, we capture the heterogeneity that the energy enterprises with less political connections and in more developed areas prefer prudent strategy management to maintain their investments in R&amp;D activities.</p>","PeriodicalId":540,"journal":{"name":"Environment, Development and Sustainability","volume":"39 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.9,"publicationDate":"2024-09-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142252032","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"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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Green recycling of used motor oil and steel slag aggregate in concrete 混凝土中废机油和钢渣骨料的绿色回收利用
IF 4.9 3区 环境科学与生态学
Environment, Development and Sustainability Pub Date : 2024-09-18 DOI: 10.1007/s10668-024-05420-9
Hisham Qasrawi
{"title":"Green recycling of used motor oil and steel slag aggregate in concrete","authors":"Hisham Qasrawi","doi":"10.1007/s10668-024-05420-9","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10668-024-05420-9","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Steel slags and used motor oil (UMO) are hazardous materials that are produced in high amounts and released into the environment by human activity. They adversely affect all types of life especially if they contaminate soil or ground when dumped. This research introduces a green clean safe sustainable efficient cheap method for recycling these materials. In the first step in this research, hazardous UMO is recycled as a concrete admixture. Previous research on UMO showed that the use of oil would result in higher air content in concrete, which in turn would result in a decrease in concrete strength. The research eliminates this problem by ensuring correct mixing procedures which will get rid of the increased air content. Hence, concrete strength can be maintained in the structure. The research suggests two simple economic methods to solve the problem. The first is to use an alternative mixing method of concrete to use UMO as a plasticizer without affecting the strength. Enhancement of the strength of concrete was attained by optimizing mixing time. The second method is to recycle steel slag aggregate (SSA) in concrete as coarse aggregate by replacing a certain proportion of natural coarse aggregate. The green use of SSA in concrete was beneficial in improving the properties of concrete containing UMO and was a sustainable solution for reducing the destruction of the environment caused by the depletion of natural resources when natural coarse aggregate is used. The change in mixing method and the use of SSA allowed the recycling of higher amounts of UMO without adversely affecting the fresh, hardened, or transitional plastic properties. Three states of concrete were studied in the research: fresh, plastic transitional, and hardened states. The study showed that the slump test alone is not sufficient to describe the workability of concrete containing UMO. In the transitional plastic state, setting time, bleeding, and finishability were studied. Results show that UMO and SSA can safely be used in concrete without adversely affecting its properties. The initial and final setting times increased by an average of 11 and 22 min respectively. Finishability tests show that the surface smoothness was excellent for UMO mixes containing 1.5% for SSA concretes and 1% for SSA-free mixes. The use of the modified mixing method reduced air content by about 3%. The use of SSA and the modified mixing improved the strength reduction of UMO concretes allowing dosages of about 0.8% to be safely used without losing compressive strength and 1.25% without losing tensile strength. No shrinkage problems are observed in all mixes. Lastly, a special study showed that the combined use will also reduce the overall material direct costs of about 5$ per cubic meter of concrete. Recycling UMO by this method would eliminate the CO<sub>2</sub> emissions produced by the firms that recycle UMO.</p>","PeriodicalId":540,"journal":{"name":"Environment, Development and Sustainability","volume":"20 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.9,"publicationDate":"2024-09-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142268652","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"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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Mathematical models proposed for calculating the utilization magnitudes and utilization proportions of renewable energies for satisfying the building energy requirement 为计算满足建筑能源需求的可再生能源利用率和利用比例而提出的数学模型
IF 4.9 3区 环境科学与生态学
Environment, Development and Sustainability Pub Date : 2024-09-17 DOI: 10.1007/s10668-024-05409-4
Fang’ai Chi, Kun Gao, Liping He
{"title":"Mathematical models proposed for calculating the utilization magnitudes and utilization proportions of renewable energies for satisfying the building energy requirement","authors":"Fang’ai Chi, Kun Gao, Liping He","doi":"10.1007/s10668-024-05409-4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10668-024-05409-4","url":null,"abstract":"<p>With the progressive realization of fuel-based energies replaced by renewable energies, the electricity generation based on 100% renewable energy will eventually achieve in the future. Therefore, before realization of the 100% renewable electricity generation, it is of importance to analyze and optimize the renewable energy system mix in advance. Via power footprint, the mathematical models used for evaluation of the 100% renewable electricity generation in each province/municipality of China towards satisfaction of the building energy requirement were created. The proposed mathematical models can be applied to evaluate the utilization magnitudes and utilization proportions of target energies, in any given year before or the year that the 100% renewable electricity generation is realized. And, based on the proposed mathematical models, the energy transfer trace (i.e., power footprint) from renewable energies to electricity used in the buildings can be able to be explored. Moreover, the optimum exploitation and utilization methods for hydro energy, wind energy and solar energy were proposed in this work, aiming at the energy conversion efficiency improvement. The research results are expected to provide the policy makers with some useful guidelines and references.</p>","PeriodicalId":540,"journal":{"name":"Environment, Development and Sustainability","volume":"20 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.9,"publicationDate":"2024-09-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142251959","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"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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Proposal for a social certification model for agriculture in Latin America aligned with the sustainable development goals 关于拉丁美洲符合可持续发展目标的农业社会认证模式的建议
IF 4.9 3区 环境科学与生态学
Environment, Development and Sustainability Pub Date : 2024-09-17 DOI: 10.1007/s10668-024-05343-5
Javier Eugenio García de Alba Verduzco, Samuel Borges Barbosa, Blanca Catalina Ramírez Hernández, Leila Dal Moro, Luis Enrique Lomelí Rodríguez, Luciana Londero Brandli, André Borchardt Deggau, Maria Gabriela Mendonça Peixoto, Angélica Isabel García Navarro, Simone Sehnem, Viviane dos Guimarães Alvim Nunes, José Baltazar Salgueirinho Osório de Andrade Guerra
{"title":"Proposal for a social certification model for agriculture in Latin America aligned with the sustainable development goals","authors":"Javier Eugenio García de Alba Verduzco, Samuel Borges Barbosa, Blanca Catalina Ramírez Hernández, Leila Dal Moro, Luis Enrique Lomelí Rodríguez, Luciana Londero Brandli, André Borchardt Deggau, Maria Gabriela Mendonça Peixoto, Angélica Isabel García Navarro, Simone Sehnem, Viviane dos Guimarães Alvim Nunes, José Baltazar Salgueirinho Osório de Andrade Guerra","doi":"10.1007/s10668-024-05343-5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10668-024-05343-5","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Considering the certifications for family farming, several types of certification are used in Latin America, focusing on social and environmental issues. This study seeks to analyze the social, environmental, and health certifications in Mexico and Brazil. The study contemplates a qualitative approach, using as a technique a systematic literature review on the effectiveness of agricultural private certification in developing countries (Brazil and Mexico) published between 1990 and 2016. The research intended to survey existing certifications considering categories that had not been addressed in the literature. Responsible production, and social justice factors were taken into account and it was important to have as a parameter the main certifications already existing in the Latin American context. This survey also assessed the certifications concerning their alignment with the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). As a result of the research, it was possible to evaluate the social and environmental certifications for agriculture applied in Brazil and Mexico. After assessing the certifications, a framework of guidelines for certification for family farming in Latin America was structured, supported by the UN SDGs, and managed by universities. This proposal assists in achieving the SDGs proposed by the UN, mainly contemplating SDG 2 “Sustainable Agriculture” and SDG 12 “Responsible Production and Consumption”, and will also allow certifying products in a cheaper way for farmers. As future implications, the study assists in mapping existing certifications that serve as a guide for the use of producers.</p>","PeriodicalId":540,"journal":{"name":"Environment, Development and Sustainability","volume":"4 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.9,"publicationDate":"2024-09-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142251957","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"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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Historical environmental Kuznets curve for the USA and the UK: cyclical environmental Kuznets curve evidence 美国和英国的历史环境库兹涅茨曲线:周期性环境库兹涅茨曲线证据
IF 4.9 3区 环境科学与生态学
Environment, Development and Sustainability Pub Date : 2024-09-17 DOI: 10.1007/s10668-024-05320-y
Tolga Omay, Julide Yildirim, Nazmiye Balta-Ozkan
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