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Environmental Governance and Environmental Sustainability

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

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 December 2023) | Viewed by 2171

Special Issue Editors

Prof. Dr. Sai-Leung Ng

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Graduate Institute of Earth Science, Chinese Culture University, Taipei 111396, Taiwan
Interests: environmental sustainability; sustainable tourism; nature conservation; management of protected areas; soil erosion and conservation
Prof. Dr. Tsai-Ming Lee

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Graduate Institute of Earth Science, Chinese Culture University, Taipei 111396, Taiwan
Interests: environmental science; wetland ecology; environmental impact assessment
Prof. Dr. Nien-Ming Hong

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Department of Geography, Chinese Culture University, Taipei 111396, Taiwan
Interests: hydrology; soil conservation; climate change

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Since the industrial revolution, humans have enjoyed rapid economic growth that brings wealth and prosperity to us. However, it also causes a variety of global environmental problems that threaten our survival. Facing the challenges, the United Nations (UN) World Commission on Environment and Development advocates for environmental sustainability and ensuring future generations have the natural resources available to live an equal, if not better, way of life as current generations. Environmental sustainability also involves technical, managerial, and behavioral components, so environmental governance has received more attention as a comprehensive strategy to handle these complications. Environmental governance refers to the integration of political, social, and economic activities related to the use of natural resources and the environment. It involves policy, rules, and norms that address who makes decisions, how decisions are made and carried out, and how the public and major stakeholders can participate in the decision-making.

This Special Issue calls for original research articles and reviews that explore the many different facets of environmental governance and environmental sustainability.  Research areas may include (but are not limited to) the following:

  • climate change;
  • biodiversity;
  • pollution;
  • waste management and recycling;
  • agriculture and food production+;
  • soil erosion and land degradation;
  • environmental management;
  • resource management;
  • sustainable tourism;
  • environmental conservation;
  • environmental assessment;
  • environmental justice;
  • sustainable development.

Prof. Dr. Sai-Leung Ng
Prof. Dr. Tsai-Ming Lee
Prof. Dr. Nien-Ming Hong
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Sustainability is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2400 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

Keywords

  • environmental governance
  • environmental sustainability
  • environmental protection
  • sustainable development
  • environmental management
  • resource management

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Optimization of External Environment Design for Libraries in Hot and Dry Regions during Summer
by Hongkai Xie, Jie Li and Yongbin Cai
Sustainability 2024, 16(2), 743; https://doi.org/10.3390/su16020743 - 15 Jan 2024
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To address the poor thermal comfort of library exteriors in hot and dry regions during the summer, this study takes the libraries of universities in Xinjiang as its research object. It corrects the range of the perceived environmental temperature (PET) index for evaluating [...] Read more.
To address the poor thermal comfort of library exteriors in hot and dry regions during the summer, this study takes the libraries of universities in Xinjiang as its research object. It corrects the range of the perceived environmental temperature (PET) index for evaluating comfort in Xinjiang by combining subjective and objective methods. It explores the impact and adjustment mechanism of physical parameters on PET through field measurements and simulations. Finally, it determines the optimal external environmental design based on PET. The research results show that the neutral temperature of PET in Xinjiang during the summer is 27.44 °C, and the optimal comfort temperature range is 25.52–29.36 °C. The correlation between meteorological and physical parameters and PET is as follows: Tg > G > Ta > RH > SVF > reflectance > Va. The optimal PET design includes a combination of a water body in the upwind direction on the south side, an asphalt underlay, grass, and large-leaved wax vegetation. In the optimal scheme, PET decreased by 6.73 °C, or 12.59%, compared with Case 0 at 18:00. This study provides a reference for the design of external environmental conditions in hot and dry regions during the summer. Full article
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Analysis of Microbial Community in Circulating Cooling Water System of Coal Power Plant during Reagent Conversion
by Yichao Wang, Jiangyu Ye, Mingzhi Xu, Yunyi Li and Jianjun Dou
Sustainability 2023, 15(23), 16359; https://doi.org/10.3390/su152316359 - 28 Nov 2023
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The use of phosphorus-containing chemical corrosion and scale inhibitors has been found to result in excessive phosphorus discharge and an inability to reduce the high concentration of CODcr in the circulating cooling water, thereby making it challenging to comply with increasingly stringent sewage [...] Read more.
The use of phosphorus-containing chemical corrosion and scale inhibitors has been found to result in excessive phosphorus discharge and an inability to reduce the high concentration of CODcr in the circulating cooling water, thereby making it challenging to comply with increasingly stringent sewage discharge standards. This study aims to assess the practicality of utilizing biological corrosion and scale inhibitors in coal power plants’ operation, as well as investigating the correlation between water quality indicators and microbial communities during the conversion period. The data illustrates that, in comparison to the chemical method, there is a decrease in turbidity of the circulating water from 19.44 NTU to 9.60 NTU, a reduction in CODcr from 71.55 mg/L to 45.47 mg/L, and a drop in TP from 2.35 mg/L to 0.38 mg/L. Microbial community analysis during the transition period reveals that microorganisms rapidly establish a new equilibrium in the circulating water, sediment, and fiber ball, resulting in significantly different microbial community structures. The relative abundance of corrosive microorganisms such as Flavobacterium, Pedomicrobium, and Hydrogenophaga is significantly diminished in the circulating water, whilst the abundance of anaerobic microorganisms like Anaerolineaceae and Rhodopseudomonas in the sediment also declines. Conversely, there is an increased presence of microorganisms associated with contaminant degradation, such as CL500-3 and SM1A02. These findings suggest a decrease in the risk of system corrosion and an enhancement in contaminant degradation capability. This study provides evidence supporting the replacement of chemical agents with biological agents in circulating cooling water systems, contributing to more environmentally friendly and sustainable practices. Full article
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