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Natural Resource Economics and Environment Sustainable Development

A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Environmental Sustainability and Applications".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2025 | Viewed by 685

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Interests: environmental monitoring; pollution; geospatial web (WebGIS); GIS modelling; remote sensing; machine learning; deep learning
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Scuola di Scienze Agrarie, Forestali, Alimentari ed Ambientali (SAFE), 85100 Potenza, Italy
Interests: remote sensing; digital twins; agricultural mechanization; control systems; conservation agriculture; sensors; crop management

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1. Construction Technologies Institute, National Research Council (CNR), Polo Tecnologico di San Giovanni a Teduccio, 80146 Napoli, Italy
2. Planetek Italia Srl Company, Bari, Italy
Interests: land use/land cover modelling; vegetation; forest fires; climate change; prediction; geostatistical analysis; ecological monitoring and assessment; geoinformatics (GIS); multi- and hyperspectral remote sensing; machine learning; deep learning
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Dear Colleagues,

Technological advancements and other production methods in various sectors have significantly altered the economic, social, and sociological statuses of different economies, often having negative balance impacts. Economic activities continue to generate environmental problems throughout the entire process from production to consumption, frequently in contexts where the depletion of scarce renewable and non-renewable resources raises strong concerns about environmental and economic sustainability. In macroeconomic contexts, economic returns derived from the exploitation of natural resources often fail to guarantee the stable and constant growth of economic indicators, which, in correlation with consolidated energy consumption and economic growth, trigger numerous environmental degradation phenomena. The utilization of biological, mineral, energetic and environmental resources; pollution; and other environmental considerations have become fundamental issues to consider when predicting long-term economic growth possibilities. Therefore, for the evolution of sustainable development goals (SDGs), it is essential to determine whether and in what manner natural resources play a significant role in influencing environmental sustainability.

In this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome. Research areas may include (but are not limited to) the following:

  • Renewable and non-renewable natural resources;
  • Pollution;
  • Resource curse;
  • Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs);
  • Climate change;
  • Natural resources;
  • Political economy of natural resources;
  • Cost-benefit analysis and environmental decision-making;
  • Economic and political choices in solving environmental problems.

We look forward to receiving your contributions. 

Dr. Antonietta Varasano
Dr. Paola D'Antonio
Dr. Costanza Fiorentino
Dr. Meriame Mohajane
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Keywords

  • environmental monitoring
  • pollution
  • conservation agriculture
  • precision agriculture
  • resource curse
  • GIS
  • remote sensing
  • machine learning
  • deep learning

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A Study on the Degree of Coordination Between Regional Marine Innovation Capacity and Marine Economic Resilience in China
by Chunjuan Wang, Peng Deng, Dahai Liu and Jianjun Chen
Sustainability 2025, 17(9), 3797; https://doi.org/10.3390/su17093797 - 23 Apr 2025
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Marine innovation, as a fundamental driving force behind the development of the marine economy, is crucial for the realization of the maritime power strategy. The reports from the 19th and 20th National Congresses of the Communist Party of China explicitly advocate for the [...] Read more.
Marine innovation, as a fundamental driving force behind the development of the marine economy, is crucial for the realization of the maritime power strategy. The reports from the 19th and 20th National Congresses of the Communist Party of China explicitly advocate for the acceleration of maritime power construction and emphasize the innovation-driven development strategy. Marine innovation and the resilience of the marine economy dynamically interact and mutually reinforce one another. Investigating the coordination between marine innovation and the resilience of the marine economy can provide theoretical support for regional marine technological innovation and sustainable economic development, thereby facilitating the achievement of innovation-driven development goals. This article establishes an evaluation index system for regional marine innovation capacity, considering two perspectives: marine innovation input and output. Additionally, it constructs an evaluation index system for marine economic resilience, which is based on three dimensions: resistance, robustness, and recovery. The entropy weight TOPSIS method is employed to calculate the sub-indices for China’s regional marine technological innovation capacity and marine economic resilience. Furthermore, a coordination degree and coordinated development degree model is developed to assess the coordination and development of marine innovation capacity and economic resilience across 11 coastal provinces (municipalities and autonomous regions) in China from 2013 to 2022. The research results indicate that from 2013 to 2022, the coordination degree of marine innovation capacity and economic resilience in the 11 coastal provinces (municipalities and autonomous regions) of China has exhibited a positive development trend. The southern and eastern economic circles display synchronized development patterns, with the southern economic circle experiencing the fastest improvements, while the northern economic circle shows slight regression. The marginal contribution of this study lies in the integration of marine innovation capacity and economic resilience for the first time, further exploring the degree of coordinated development based on coordination degree and providing a systematic analysis of the coordinated development of regional marine innovation and economic resilience from the perspectives of individual provinces and economic circles. Full article
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