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{"title":"Navigating environmental fragility: (Mal)coping and adaptation strategies in the socio-environmental system of the Mtendeli Refugee Camp, Tanzania","authors":"Karolina Sobczak-Szelc ,&nbsp;Magdalena Chułek ,&nbsp;Astrid Espegren ,&nbsp;Malgorzata Jenerowicz-Sanikowska ,&nbsp;Ewa Gromny ,&nbsp;Jörg Haarpaintner ,&nbsp;Sebastian Aleksandrowicz ,&nbsp;Daniel Starczewski","doi":"10.1016/j.envdev.2024.101101","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.envdev.2024.101101","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The study conducts a systems analysis of coping and adaptation strategies in Tanzanian refugee camps, focusing on the Mtendeli camp as a case study. It explores the environmental changes during the stages of the camp's establishment, development, and closure, along with the responses of local actors. Employing qualitative interviews and remote-sensing data analysis, the research reveals a spectrum of strategies employed by the camp management, host community, and refugees. The findings highlight the interdependence of these strategies and stress the need to address both structural limitations and individual agency, considering the concepts of structural ambivalence and temporal dynamics. Notably, the concept of ‘(mal)coping’ is introduced to describe coping strategies that have short-term benefits but contribute to long-term environmental degradation. The study contributes to a deeper understanding of coping and adaptation dynamics in refugee camp environments.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":54269,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Development","volume":"52 ","pages":"Article 101101"},"PeriodicalIF":4.7,"publicationDate":"2024-11-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142650956","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"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}

{"title":"Interrelated drivers of migration intentions in Africa: Evidence from Afrobarometer surveys","authors":"Roman Hoffmann,&nbsp;Gregor Zens","doi":"10.1016/j.envdev.2024.101096","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.envdev.2024.101096","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Migration is influenced by various factors, including economic, political, social, and environmental drivers. While the multicausal nature of migration has been recognized, there are considerable gaps in understanding how different drivers interact with each other and jointly influence human mobility. This is particularly relevant in the African context, where local communities are faced with multiple, often interlinked challenges that affect their livelihoods, security, and health and well-being. Using detailed data from Afrobarometer surveys for 36 countries, this study analyzes the interconnected nature of 23 potential drivers of migration intentions that span across various domains. Our results show that previous migration experiences at the household level, political conditions and instabilities, the personal economic situation, as well as issues related to personal safety are particularly strongly related to respondents’ intentions to migrate. The drivers are not independent of each other, but closely interconnected, jointly shaping and reinforcing migration intentions in non-linear ways. We also find strong evidence for heterogeneous effects of the drivers across sociodemographic groups, further contributing to diverse patterns in the relationships. Our study emphasizes the need to move beyond analyzing average linear effects and advocates for approaches that consider the interdependencies of various systems of drivers and their interconnected roles in shaping both intended and actual migration behavior.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":54269,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Development","volume":"52 ","pages":"Article 101096"},"PeriodicalIF":4.7,"publicationDate":"2024-11-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142650953","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"From green to regenerative supply chain management in construction: Towards a conceptual framework","authors":"Oluwatobi Nurudeen Oyefusi ,&nbsp;Wallace Imoudu Enegbuma ,&nbsp;Andre Brown ,&nbsp;Maibritt Pedersen Zari","doi":"10.1016/j.envdev.2024.101097","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.envdev.2024.101097","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Green Supply Chain Management (GSCM) has emerged as a valuable managerial strategy in the construction industry, dedicated to instilling environmental sustainability principles throughout the lifecycle of construction projects. Despite its wide adoption, the built environment continues to generate numerous negative environmental impacts such as significant greenhouse gas emissions, resource depletion, excessive waste production, habitat destruction, and more, thus intensifying climate change. To address this, a shift toward regenerative thinking that goes beyond minimizing negative impacts to actively regenerate ecosystems, restore depleted resources, and regenerate damaged habitats is deemed necessary. This study builds on established GSCM practices and identifies their shortcomings in achieving ‘true sustainability’. In response, it introduces a novel Regenerative Supply Chain Management (RSCM) framework that incorporates key regenerative principles: Focus on Place, Harmony with Place, and Co-evolution which offers a more comprehensive approach, facilitating a transition towards regenerative practices. Overall, this framework not only offers insights into advancing green or sustainable thinking in construction but also provides practical implications for the industry. By embracing regenerative practices, the construction sector can actively restore and renew the built environment, fostering a more restorative and resilient future.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":54269,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Development","volume":"52 ","pages":"Article 101097"},"PeriodicalIF":4.7,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142650952","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"8Rs for circular water and sanitation systems: Leveraging circular economy thinking for safe, resilient and inclusive services","authors":"Naomi Carrard ,&nbsp;Avni Kumar ,&nbsp;Đinh Văn Đạo ,&nbsp;Jeremy Kohlitz ,&nbsp;Monique Retamal ,&nbsp;Avinandan Taron ,&nbsp;Ngaouea Neemia ,&nbsp;Juliet Willetts","doi":"10.1016/j.envdev.2024.101093","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.envdev.2024.101093","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>To achieve their normative health, environmental and social objectives, water and sanitation services must be safely managed, inclusive and climate resilient. Meeting these imperatives presents a need and opportunity for innovative thinking about water and sanitation service systems. Circular economy concepts are being applied across a multitude of product and service sectors with the aim to facilitate regenerative flows of resources. Given the dependence on water resources, associated climate risks, and the generation of reusable waste products in water and sanitation service delivery, circular economy concepts can be usefully leveraged to drive sustainability outcomes. This article contributes a heuristic in the form of a conceptual framework for applying circular economy concepts in the design and delivery of water and sanitation services in diverse Global South contexts. The framework seeks to drive multiple outcomes relevant to water and sanitation initiatives: safely managed services, social inclusion, and climate resilience. Co-developed by an international research team applying a theoretical multiplicity approach and collaborative sensemaking, the heuristic takes the form of a suite of eight adapted circular economy ‘R strategies’ for water and sanitation. The R strategies were selected and articulated to reflect theory-based principles of circular economy, climate resilience and inclusion. They are intended to prompt thinking and action in pursuit of safely managed, climate resilient, inclusive water and sanitation services that align with the broader sustainability directions that circular economy narratives aspire to. The heuristic offers a conceptually rigorous, practical tool that can support collaborative, deliberative processes to realise the potential benefits of circularity in water and sanitation service systems.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":54269,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Development","volume":"52 ","pages":"Article 101093"},"PeriodicalIF":4.7,"publicationDate":"2024-10-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142531106","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Analysis of the dependence of the observed urban air pollution extremes in the vicinity of coal fuelled power plants on combined effects of anthropogenic and meteorological drivers","authors":"Ana Gardašević ,&nbsp;Neda Aleksandrov ,&nbsp;Ilija Batas-Bjelić ,&nbsp;Ivan Bulatović ,&nbsp;Vladimir Djurdjević ,&nbsp;Suzana Blesić","doi":"10.1016/j.envdev.2024.101095","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.envdev.2024.101095","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>In this paper we assessed effects of changes of meteorological drivers, taken from datasets of observational records and modelling outputs, and human-made pollution, derived from records of energy production, on the mainly wintertime extreme observed values of urban particulate matter (PM) concentrations in the relative vicinity of coal fuelled thermoelectric power plants (TPPs) in Montenegro and Serbia. We used wavelet transform analysis, together with the dependency analysis and analysis of averages of climatic conditions, to study temporal dynamics of urban air pollution extremes in the vicinity of TPPs, the coincidence of their changes with observed levels of SO₂ and NO₂ concentrations in the air, and dependence of PM changes on several possible meteorological and anthropogenic drivers. We found that PM variations in urban areas are most probably caused by PM-SO₂/NO₂ coincidences that appear after a 2- to 3-h time lags needed for transformation of SO₂/NO₂ TPP emissions into PM particles, if pollution is caused by TPP emissions alone. When other causes of PM variations than the TPP production exist, we found that PM-SO₂/NO₂ correlations appear at time ranges from several hours to several days. In our analysis only the changes in the planetary boundary layer height (PBLH) coincided with the drive to extremes in PM values, at PBLH levels lower than 300<em>m</em>. Following these findings, we suggested that PM extremes in our sample could be viewed as preconditioned compound events, where TPP and urban heating emissions provide preconditions for PM extremes and PBLH serves as a major meteorological driver to such events.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":54269,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Development","volume":"52 ","pages":"Article 101095"},"PeriodicalIF":4.7,"publicationDate":"2024-10-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142531174","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Ecological networks reveal important taxa for ecosystem function in two subtropical South African estuaries","authors":"Gemma Gerber ,&nbsp;Fiona MacKay ,&nbsp;Ursula M. Scharler","doi":"10.1016/j.envdev.2024.101090","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.envdev.2024.101090","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Biodiversity is essential for estuarine ecosystems' functioning, resilience, and persistence. While biodiversity assessments provide some insight into the ecosystem state, they cannot quantify every aspect of ecosystem-level function. We assessed aspects of estuarine ecosystem function and pinpointed taxa of interest that fulfil specific roles in estuarine ecosystems, using a series of novel food web model ensembles and Ecological Network Analysis. We investigated emergent network properties of two subtropical South African estuaries, the anthropogenically impacted large temporarily closed uMdloti Estuary and the ‘near natural’ predominantly open uMlalazi Estuary, during a drought period induced by the El Niño Southern Oscillation. In addition, important network components were identified to elucidate the importance of estuarine/marine taxa in maintaining ecosystem function. The key findings included (1) estuaries exhibit system-specific functional responses under drought conditions, and (2) estuarine/marine taxa are critical for overall ecosystem function. Both estuaries showed seasonal differences in ecosystem activity and reliance on trophic level I (microalgae and detritus) to fuel the food web, and persistently low cycling (&lt;9.3 %). However, compared to uMdloti Estuary, uMlalazi Estuary showed less variation in mean seasonal activity (1597–2095 mgC m⁻² d⁻¹), and higher reliance on detritus to fuel the food web (D:H &gt; 2.02), indicating greater ecosystem functional resilience to external perturbations. uMlalazi Estuary ecosystem function could be attributed to predominantly open mouth conditions maintaining a salinity gradient, and subsequent large contributions to overall ecosystem function from typically estuarine/marine invertebrate taxa. In contrast, the uMdloti Estuary, dominated by freshwater/brackish taxa under prolonged closed mouth conditions, showed greater seasonal variations in mean system activity (1084–2289 mgC m⁻² d⁻¹) and generally high reliance on microalgae (D:H &lt; 1.26), indicative of decreased resilience to external perturbations. During this study, a single mouth breach acted as a ’biological reset’ of uMdloti Estuary, enabling recruitment of estuarine/marine taxa, and a temporary recovery in ecosystem function reflected in increased system cycling (FCI &gt;14.05 %) and decreased reliance on microalgae (D:H &gt; 1. 41). These findings suggest that future predicted drought impacts on estuarine ecosystem function may be partially system-specific due to differing estuarine types, anthropogenic impact, and invertebrate community composition. This study provides a scientific link between ecosystem-level indicators and the role of individual taxa within the system, which is a valuable complement to biodiversity assessments and ecosystem state evaluation.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":54269,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Development","volume":"52 ","pages":"Article 101090"},"PeriodicalIF":4.7,"publicationDate":"2024-10-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142441843","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Strategic insights for sustainable tourism development in Kashmir Valley: SWOT and QSPM analysis","authors":"Peer Jeelani,&nbsp;Shamim Ahmad Shah","doi":"10.1016/j.envdev.2024.101092","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.envdev.2024.101092","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Promoting sustainable tourism entails fostering environmentally responsible growth that endures, achieving a delicate balance between honoring the rich history, preserving culture, and navigating the challenges posed by diverse altitudes in the Kashmir Valley. A knowledge test was created to measure the stakeholders' understanding of sustainable tourism to guide further analysis with the selected stakeholders. Our research delved into this objective by conducting real-world analysis, including questionnaires and interviews with key stakeholders. A Quantitative Strategic Planning Matrix (QSPM) was utilized and built on the foundation of the SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats) framework to drive sustainable tourism effectively. The results underscore the intricate landscape the valley operates within, revealing varied levels of stakeholder satisfaction across different aspects. Understanding these nuanced perspectives is crucial to charting a sustainable course for the region. In this light, the existing strategies aimed at managing the area, with a focal point on promoting sustainable tourism. The emphasis is on recognizing and tackling the challenges while seizing the weaknesses and threats that could impact the industry's reputation for excellent service and environmental stewardship. It is about aligning strategies to ensure a harmonious coexistence between tourism growth and the natural, cultural, and social fabric of this adorable valley.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":54269,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Development","volume":"52 ","pages":"Article 101092"},"PeriodicalIF":4.7,"publicationDate":"2024-10-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142445243","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"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}

{"title":"The feasibility of flexible and adaptive green certification in accelerating zero carbon cities","authors":"Sarah Elariane ,&nbsp;Jean Dubé","doi":"10.1016/j.envdev.2024.101091","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.envdev.2024.101091","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This research measures the feasibility of using a flexible and adaptative green certification in accelerating the transition toward zero carbon cities. Thus, the EDGE program, a web-based application, is used to evaluate its influence on the number of LEED program certifications in the countries where this web-based application program is applied. A panel dataset of yearly LEED and EDGE-certified buildings numbers is created, and a synthetic control method is implemented for the top five countries for EDGE-certified projects. Counterfactuals are constructed to mimic the number of LEED-certified buildings in a treated country using controls based on countries where no EDGE program is recorded. It can be concluded that the establishment of an EDGE program causes a significant decrease in the number of LEED-certified buildings, especially in Colombia, Mexico, and Peru. The result remains robust when performing several robustness analyses. Analysis does not mean that the LEED will be replaced by the EDGE, but that a significant number of new certifications would change over the coming years. While many studies discussed the barriers for the adoption of green certifications, this research highlights the necessity of directing more research to keep up with updated smart tools and applications to increase the proliferation of the green certifications.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":54269,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Development","volume":"52 ","pages":"Article 101091"},"PeriodicalIF":4.7,"publicationDate":"2024-10-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142572952","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"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}

{"title":"Does structural change matter for sustainable development in newly industrialized countries? Fresh evidence from a new sustainability indicator","authors":"Seyfettin Artan ,&nbsp;Sinan Erdogan ,&nbsp;Mürşit Recepoğlu ,&nbsp;Sümeyra Çay Çakir ,&nbsp;Pınar Hayaloğlu ,&nbsp;Mehmet Ali Çakir","doi":"10.1016/j.envdev.2024.101094","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.envdev.2024.101094","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The economic gap between developed and developing economies has been diminishing due to the recent rapid economic growth performance of developing economies. While achieving this swift growth level, developing economies have structurally transformed their economies. However, the impact of this structural change on environmental sustainability remains unclear. Therefore, this study focuses on the impacts of structural change, energy structure, and economic growth on the load capacity factor, a comprehensive sustainability indicator, in newly industrialized countries during 2000–2020. To this end, second-generation panel data techniques, which account for cross-sectional dependence and heterogeneity, are used to provide more robust and reliable estimates. The results show that economic growth, structural change, and fossil energy utilization decrease the load capacity factor while renewable energy utilization increases it. These findings underscore the need for energy efficiency and resource-conscious policies that align with environmental sustainability while promoting economic growth, highlighting their crucial role in the future of sustainable development.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":54269,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Development","volume":"52 ","pages":"Article 101094"},"PeriodicalIF":4.7,"publicationDate":"2024-10-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142531173","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"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}

{"title":"Integration of climate change adaptation into agricultural policies in Nepal: A diagnostic assessment","authors":"Pashupati Nepal ,&nbsp;Basanta Paudel ,&nbsp;Yili Zhang ,&nbsp;Narendra Raj Khanal ,&nbsp;Linshan Liu ,&nbsp;Zhaofeng Wang ,&nbsp;Mohan Kumar Rai ,&nbsp;Shalik Ram Sigdel","doi":"10.1016/j.envdev.2024.101085","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.envdev.2024.101085","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Successful implementation of climate change adaptation (CCA) actions in the agriculture sector requires comprehensive policies that have specifically focused aims and targets. Integration of CCA into agricultural policy can provide an enabling environment for planning and implementing CCA actions in a coordinated way. This work undertook an assessment of the integration of CCA into agricultural policies in Nepal. In total, 23 policies, plans, strategies, and frameworks published over more than two decades were assessed. Content analysis and knowledge mining were conducted based on five proxy criteria: focus, adaptation strategies, institutional setup, financial management, and monitoring and evaluation. The results indicate that the focus of the policies in terms of agricultural adaptation to climate change vary from protection of the environment to climate-smart agriculture. Agroforestry was found to be a highly prioritized CCA action in the documents. Most of the policy documents (16) make provisions for three tiers of institutional setup, while only 10 specifically allocate their required budgets with clear identification of their sources and monitoring and evaluation mechanisms at the national and subnational levels. The results also show that overlapping roles and responsibilities across ministries, the prioritization of adaptation action without quantified outcomes and a low priority being given to climate action—particularly at subnational levels—are major constraints on the implementation of these policies. In light of this, programs, activities, institutions and legal provisions are essential components in achieving the goals and objectives of any policy. So, each policy should have implementable programs and activities, institutional provisions with clearly defined responsibilities and legal provisions to overcome the obstacles.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":54269,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Development","volume":"52 ","pages":"Article 101085"},"PeriodicalIF":4.7,"publicationDate":"2024-10-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142531107","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"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}