Special Issue "Environmental Planning and Modeling"

A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050).

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 September 2021.

Special Issue Editor

Prof. Dr. Christian N. Madu
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Guest Editor
1. Department of Management Science, Pace University, New York, NY 10038, USA
2. Center for Environmental Management & Control, University of Nigeria, Enugu Campus, 400241 Enugu, Nigeria
Interests: sustainability management; environmental modeling; disaster risk reduction

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

The aim of this special issue is to facilitate environmental decision making by considering the natural environment, social, political, economic and governance issues. This offers a holistic approach to achieving sustainability. It is a win-win for both the society and the environment as a holistic view of the natural environment is taken. It is therefore imperative that models developed as decision supports to enhance environmental policy and decision making consider the vital influences of socio-economic, political, and governance issues in effective decision/policy making. Thus, papers of interest in this special issue will be integrative of these factors and may either build a framework to consider these factors, develop novel methods or models, or apply existing models to solve any of the environmental management problems. Many of the models available in the areas of mathematics, statistics, engineering, management, and social sciences, may be useful in solving an array of environmental problems. Specifically, papers that address optimization or satisfying techniques to solve problems in the areas of environmental planning, resources allocation, biodiversity, ecology, etc., will be of great interest. Papers could be conceptual, application-based, or theoretical. Each of the papers submitted should have policy guidelines and implications and should solve macro rather than micro environmental problems. It may also be necessary to relate the work to some of the sustainability development goals. Thus, the papers for this special issue should focus on effective decision-making that is guided by systemic models that evaluate the multiple criteria and objectives that are often present in environmental decision making. All aspects of environmental management will be considered provided it is based on some modeling approach.

The research papers could include technical papers, state-of-the-art reviews, and short notes. However, only original contributions that have not been previously published will be considered.

Scholars are encouraged to submit their experimental, theoretical, and empirical research studies that fit into the scope of this special issue for consideration for publication.

Prof. Dr. Christian N. Madu
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • sustainability
  • environmental planning
  • environmental modelling
  • biodiversity
  • reclamation

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A Systematic Technique to Prioritization of Biodiversity Conservation Approaches in Nigeria
Sustainability 2021, 13(16), 9161; https://doi.org/10.3390/su13169161 - 16 Aug 2021
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There are generally no acceptable views on the conservation of biodiversity because there are no known best approaches to that. This has presented a challenge on what and how to conserve in developing countries like Nigeria. This paper used a multi-criteria decision-making model [...] Read more.
There are generally no acceptable views on the conservation of biodiversity because there are no known best approaches to that. This has presented a challenge on what and how to conserve in developing countries like Nigeria. This paper used a multi-criteria decision-making model based on the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) to elicit experts’ opinions on biodiversity conservation approaches and their corresponding conservation targets. The rationality of the experts was checked by measuring their consistency in the decision-making process. A greedy search algorithm based on linear programming application was also used for resource allocation. This technique is holistic and allows the decision maker to consider all pertinent factors. The approach allows policy makers to integrate worldviews; culture; diverse flexibility of concerned communities and other stakeholders in identifying conservation practices to achieve sustainability. In terms of current performance for the biodiversity conservation approaches; the conservation experts rated their performance on Ecosystem-service-based approach high with the priority index of 0.460. Their performances on Area- and Species-based approaches are ranked second and third with priority indexes of 0.288 and 0.252 respectively. Conversely; in the case of expectations; Ecosystem service is the most important with a priority index of 0.438 followed by Area-based with a priority index of 0.353 and Species–based with a priority index of 0.209. The Ecosystem-service based approach has the highest contribution coefficient. Resources are allocated accordingly; in form of capacity building; based on the priorities that were obtained. The research is a rights-based tool for capacity building; and a paradigm shift from the purely scientific approach to decision-making. It is designed to bridge a scientific gap between policy formulation and resource allocation in biodiversity conservation. Full article
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Mapping the Research Trends of Household Waste Recycling: A Bibliometric Analysis
Sustainability 2021, 13(11), 6029; https://doi.org/10.3390/su13116029 - 27 May 2021
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Household waste recycling has been widely considered the key to reducing the pollution caused by municipal solid waste and promoting sustainable development. This article aims to clarify the status and map the research trends in the field of household waste recycling. Bibliometric analysis [...] Read more.
Household waste recycling has been widely considered the key to reducing the pollution caused by municipal solid waste and promoting sustainable development. This article aims to clarify the status and map the research trends in the field of household waste recycling. Bibliometric analysis is performed using bibliometrix based on publications during 1991–2020 in the Web of Science database. Results show that academic output in this field is growing rapidly. The top contributing authors, countries, institutions, and journals are identified. Collaboration network of authors, institutions, and countries are created and visualized. The most influential and cited articles in this field mainly focus on factors influencing residents’ recycling behavior from the perspectives of sociopsychology and economics. The theory of planned behavior is the most widely used psychological model. Other research hotspots include electronic waste, source separation, life cycle assessment, sustainability, organic waste, and circular economy. Studies on household waste recycling have become more and more comprehensive and interdisciplinary with the evolution of research themes. Full article
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