The importance of corporate social responsibility, especially in the environmental domain, continues to grow in an era of mounting climate urgency. This study is based on original, empirical, survey-based research in two post-communist European count...
China is dedicated to enhancing the quality of its ecological environment, and the Central Environmental Protection Inspectorate (CEPI) system, which is an essential program for ecological civilization, has earned widespread acknowledgement for its e...
Though we are in urgent need of environmental warnings to slow environmental deterioration, currently, there is no internationally concise method for environmental warnings. In addition, the existing approaches do not combine the three aspects of eco...
The reporting of environmental information by companies is central to improving corporate transparency, advancing sustainable development, and enhancing competitiveness. Taking the establishment of environmental courts as a quasi-natural experiment,...
Environmental pollution in the urban areas of Hong Kong has become a serious public issue but most urban inhabitants have no means of judging their own living environment in terms of dangerous threshold and overall livability. Currently there exist m...
Sea shipping routes have become very crowded and this, coupled with an always increasing demand of oil based products, contributes to the increase in maritime traffic density, as a consequence pollution risks have increased. Therefore, it is importan...
A variable geometry auxiliary inlet for a wide-body aircraft environmental control system with moveable deflectors operating in a large mass flow rate range is studied through numerical simulation and wind tunnel tests, which yields a design method f...
This study presents a virtual demonstration of the electrical environmental control system (eECS) in its relevant environment, showcasing a novel collaborative approach based on extensive model exchange between partners. This methodology enabled an a...
In the framework of environmental monitoring, the remote detection and monitoring of oil spills at sea is an important ability due to the high demand of oil based products. This situation causes, that shipping routes are very crowded and the likeliho...
Competitiveness in the hotel sector and its effect on the environment involves integrating environmental issues in hotel management. Current environmental challenges often require firms to cope with contradictory processes. Ambidexterity is a firm&rs...
In the field of tourism, casino hotels consume considerable energy and water resources. They differ from general hotels due to their specific features; consequently, the environmental practices of casino hotels differ from those of general hotels. Th...
The paper introduces a discussion regarding the development of a public bike-sharing system, considering random factors, based on selected external environmental analysis methods. The global energy crisis is forcing scientists to continuously improve...
This study constructs comprehensive panel data based on the China City Statistical Yearbook and environmental indicators disclosed by the Ministry of Ecology and Environment from 2013 to 2017, using a difference-in-difference (DID) model to empirical...
In this paper, we present a prototype for the remote monitoring of underwater archaeological sites. The system aims to provide autonomous and real-time data collection from environmental probes and also includes biofouling detection based on image pr...
19 January 2020
The contradiction between industrial development and ecological environment pressure has been becoming progressively severe. Under this circumstance, more attention has been paid to the balance between industrial economic development and environmenta...
The productivity of greenhouses highly depends on the environmental conditions of crops, such as temperature and humidity. The control and monitoring might need large sensor networks, and as a consequence, mobile sensory systems might be a more suita...
Scientific evidence shows that human population and economic activity are nearing or exceeding the limits of global environmental systems. In response, many countries, including China, have introduced regulations to mitigate this pressure. China&rsqu...
Since 1990, both people’s recognition of the need for sustainability around the world and environmental management systems in the tourism industry have been growing. Academic studies have primarily focused on the willingness of consumers to pay...
This study aims to design an environmental management information system (EMIS) by integrating all necessary environmental documents for project implementation based on ISO 14001:2015 and using an exploratory sequential mixed method of research. The...
23 March 2020
In recent years, mounting attention has been paid to ecological environmental management in coal mining areas in China. This paper conducts a system dynamics (SD) model for ecological environmental management in coal mining areas. Firstly, the whole...
The construction and operation of information systems are valuable for the implementation of an integrated environmental permit system (IEPS). This study introduces an IEPS and examines its implementation in South Korea. Using operational cases from...
In 2017, China made an ambitious statement of high-quality development (HQD) with which to realize the goals of sustainability proposed by the United Nations. Our paper sheds new light on how the corporate high-quality development is affected by the...
Energy is a fundamental element supporting societal development, particularly with the increasing dependency on the Internet of Things. It is also the main contributor to environmental impacts and subsequently, a potential sector for mitigation. Sust...
In this study, the numerical computation heuristic of the environmental and economic system using the artificial neural networks (ANNs) structure together with the capabilities of the heuristic global search genetic algorithm (GA) and the quick local...
Just energy transitions in the Global South unfold under conditions of institutional fragmentation, fiscal constraints, and high socio-ecological turbulence, making governance capacity a critical bottleneck for effective decarbonization and climate j...
China is struggling between accelerating environmental protection and accelerating environmental damage. Although the central government is investing extensively in environmental laws and policies, China’s annual environmental goals have hardly been...
With the rapid development of wind power generation and photovoltaic power generation, the phenomenon of wind and solar abandoning becomes more and more serious in the operation of power systems, and the microgrid is a new operating mode of power sys...
Human exposure to air pollution is a major public health concern. Environmental policymakers have been implementing various strategies to reduce exposure, including the 10th-day-no-driving system. To assess exposure of an entire population of a commu...
The environmental consequences of planning decisions are often undervalued. This can result from a number of potential causes: (a) there might be a lack of adequate information to correctly assess environmental consequences; (b) stakeholders might di...
Urban land use systems are shaped by market forces, institutional arrangements, and planning regulations. Based on panel data from 266 Chinese prefecture-level cities from 2006 to 2021, this study treats the staggered establishment of environmental c...
The environmental outcome of the Electronic Toll Collection (ETC) system is an important aspect in evaluating the impacts of the ETC system, which is influenced by various factors including the vehicle type, travel speed, traffic volume, and average...
An open, standardized data management and related service infrastructure is a crucial requirement for a seamless storage and exchange of data and information within research projects, for the dissemination of project results and for their application...
3 March 2023
Based on the related environmental data of Chengdu and Chongqing from 2011 to 2020, this paper constructs a multivariate environment performance evaluation system, combines the self-built indicator system determination criteria and rules, evaluates a...
Agriculture faces increasing pressure to meet global food demands while minimizing environmental harm, yet many current practices remain unsustainable. This study develops the EAGLES framework (Environmental Impact of Agriculture using Life Cycle Ass...
This paper describes the design, construction and validation of a mobile sensory platform for greenhouse monitoring. The complete system consists of a sensory system on board a small quadrotor (i.e., a four rotor mini-UAV). The goals of this system i...
The aircraft environmental control system (ECS) is the second-highest fuel consumer system, behind the propulsion system. To reduce fuel consumption, one research direction intends to replace conventional aircraft with more electric aircraft. Thus, n...
This study addresses the urgent need for advanced digitalization tools in air pollution detection, particularly within resource-constrained municipal settings like those in Ukraine, aligning with directives such as the AAQD. The forecasting informati...
This contribution focuses on the Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) as an important tool to ensure sustainable development and reach a high level of environmental protection. More specifically, this paper provides an evaluation method based on...
This study aims to develop a comprehensive model for life cycle assessment and environmental damage cost calculations considering avoided emissions in different waste management scenarios using the system dynamics (SD) approach. Our analysis reveals...
The accuracy of ultrasonic rangefinders is crucial for mobile robotic navigation systems, yet environmental factors such as temperature, humidity, atmospheric pressure, and wind conditions can influence ultrasonic speed in the air. The primary object...
Following the principles of sustainable development in the development of oil and gas fields in the Arctic will ensure that hydrocarbon production and transportation operations comply with stringent environmental regulations, the economies of the nor...
To accommodate population growth and migration to cities, many infrastructures have been demolished to build new residential units. Demolition processes cause various environmental problems globally and locally. The selection of methods used in demol...
The increased use of fossil fuels in transportation is considered a major cause of environmental pollution and climate change on a global scale. In international shipping, regulations and strict measures have been introduced by the International Mari...
Legionella pneumophila (L. pneumophila) persists in engineered water systems and is the causative agent of Legionnaires’ disease. Despite its clinical importance, little is known about whether environmental populations are undergoing gradual ch...
Environmental uncertainties present a significant challenge in the design of onboard photovoltaic hybrid power systems (PV-HPS), a pivotal decarbonization technology garnering widespread attention in the shipping industry. Neglecting environmental un...
The world is facing a crisis due to energy depletion and environmental pollution. The ground source heat pump (GSHP) system, the most efficient new/renewable energy (NRE) system that can reduce the load of heating/cooling equipment in a building, can...
The integration of energy generation and consumption is one of the most effective ways to reduce energy-system-related waste, costs, and emissions in cities. This paper considers a university district consisting of 32 buildings where electrical deman...
This study introduces a system that merges AI with low-power IoT (Internet Of Things) technology to enhance environmental monitoring, with a specific focus on accurately predicting forest fires through time series analysis. Utilizing affordable senso...
Success in improving the tourism industry’s performance depends on support system facilities and the role of stakeholders. However, the role of stakeholders in increasing tourism potential to support tourism industry activities, especially in a...
Electric shovels have been widely used in heavy industrial applications, such as mineral extraction. However, the performance of the electric shovel is often affected by the complicated working environment and the proficiency of the operator, which w...
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