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Simple hydrological models, such as the Seasonal Water Yield Model developed by the Natural Capital Project (InVEST SWYM), are attractive as data requirements are relatively easy to satisfy. However, simple models may produce unrealistic results when...

The Integrated Valuation of Ecosystem Services and Trade-Offs (InVEST) model with the distributed hydrological model Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) were implemented. The SWAT model quantifies and visualizes water production and groundwater res...

The InVEST model, with its ability to perform spatial visualization and quantification, is an important tool for mapping ecosystem services. However, the spatial accuracy and simulating performance of the model are deeply influenced by the land use p...

The calculation and mapping of water yield are of significant importance to the effective planning and management of water resources in North Korea. In this study, we quantified and assessed the water retention capacity of North Korean forests using...

Island ecosystems are vulnerable, as natural disasters and inappropriate anthropogenic activities can easily disrupt the ecological balance, posing significant challenges to the delivery of ecosystem services. In order to evaluate the ecosystem servi...

The assessment of habitat quality is instrumental in preserving regional species diversity and ecosystem health, thereby forming the theoretical foundation for sustainable urban development. While the Invest model is a commonly employed tool for habi...

The Zhangcheng District is critically responsible for protecting water resources, preserving sand sources, and improving the ecological environment in Beijing. Quantitative evaluation and research on the ecosystem water supply services in this area a...

The topographic differentiation patterns of changes in habitat quality are of great significance for the scientific formulation of environmental protection policies in mountainous areas. Here, the distribution, changing trends, and the effects of the...

Forests are pivotal to hydrologic regulation, yet province-wide dynamics across complex terrain remain insufficiently quantified. We quantified Sichuan’s forest water conservation dynamics (1990–2023), coupling the InVEST water yield mode...

To address the challenges in simulating nonpoint source pollution inflow, pollutant source distribution, and migration pathways in plain river network regions, this study innovatively proposes an optimized technical framework based on the NDR module...

Land use change is an important cause of habitat quality change. In order to reveal the impact of urban land use change on habitat quality, and to explore sustainable development planning, this paper uses the city of Tianjin, China, as a case study....

Water yield is a key ecosystem function index, directly impacting the sustainable development of the basin economy and ecosystem. Climate and land use/land cover (LULC) changes are the main driving factors affecting water yield. In the context of glo...

The present study aims to quantitatively assess soil erosion intensity (SEI) and amounts in the Qinghai Lake Basin (QLB) over the 1990–2020 period using the Integrated Valuation Ecosystem Services and Tradeoffs (InVEST) model based on multi-sou...

Background: Exploring the spatial and temporal evolution patterns of regional ecosystem service functions and their main drivers can provide effective support for formulating regional ecological conservation policies and coordinating sustainable econ...

This paper analyzes the spatiotemporal patterns, water yield and water conservation function of different land use types in Poyang Lake Region, China, during 1990–2020 by using national land use, meteorological, soil, DEM data, etc., based on t...

The famous “world’s factory” city, Dongguan, like many other places in China, is a typical beneficiary of China’s Reform and Opening-up Policy. However, rapid urban sprawl and economic growth are at the expense of the destruction of the local environ...

The past decades were witnessing unprecedented habitat degradation across the globe. It thus is of great significance to investigate the impacts of land use change on habitat quality in the context of rapid urbanization, particularly in developing co...

Land use change is an important reason for changes in carbon storage in terrestrial ecosystems. Therefore, analyzing the impact of land use change on carbon storage is important for exploring the sustainable development of cities and improving the va...

The habitats of the already endangered Yunnan snub-nosed monkey (Rhinopithecus bieti) are degrading as village economies develop in and around these habitat areas, increasing the depopulation and biodiversity risk of the monkey. The paper aims to sho...

Analyzing the evolution of regional habitat quality is an important means to assess the impact of engineering activities on ecosystems. Taking Xiangyu in the Feng River Basin as the study area, the land use change in 1985 and 2022 was analyzed, and t...

Phosphorus is a limiting nutrient in freshwater ecosystems. Therefore, it is of great significance to use remote sensing technology to estimate the Total phosphorus (TP) concentration in the lake body and identify the contribution of TP inflow load i...

[Objective] To quantify key ecosystem services within the Dongting Lake region, clarify the trade-off/synergy relationships, and detect the driving factors in order to support the ecological sustainable development of the Dongting Lake region. [Metho...

Coastal zones, and in particular offshore areas, are coming under ever-increasing pressure from human development. Therefore, the evaluation of habitat quality is of vital importance for management of coastal zones. The InVEST model adopts a multi-mo...

University campuses in rapidly urbanizing regions face increasing pressure to balance infrastructure development with environmental sustainability, yet their carbon storage potential remains largely unexplored in sub-Saharan Africa. This study assess...

The Taihang Mountains are an important ecological barrier in China, and their ecosystems have good carbon sink capacity. Studying the spatial-temporal variation characteristics and driving factors of carbon storage in the Taihang Mountains ecosystem...

The spatial pattern of landscape has great influence on the biodiversity provided by ecosystem. Understanding the impact of landscape pattern dynamics on habitat quality is significant in regional biodiversity conservation, ensuring ecological securi...

Natural infrastructure is essential in reducing thermal discomfort caused by the urban heat island (UHI) effect. Optimizing and planning green and blue spaces can help establish nature-based urban heat mitigation strategies that benefit sustainable u...

Research on habitat quality change is of great significance for regional ecological security. Analysis of spatiotemporal change of habitat quality based on different geomorphic types can restore the background of ecological environment in historical...

Xishuangbanna, located in southern Yunnan, China, is a vital tropical rainforest reserve supporting rich biodiversity, including the endangered Asian elephant (Elephas maximus). Increasing human activities, such as urbanization and agricultural expan...

We present a new urban transit investment model, integrating transport economic theory regarding optimal investment with transport modeling, planning, and network design. The model expands on the theory of optimal transit network planning and investm...

Driven by the goal of “double carbon”, we propose an investment proportion optimization method based on cooperative game theory to optimize the investment of multiple entities and evaluate the effectiveness of the new power system. The as...

Rubber plantations in southeast Asia have grown at an unprecedented rate in recent decades, leading to drastic changes in regional carbon storage. To this end, this study proposes a systematic approach for quantitatively estimating and assessing the...

Regional land use change and ecological security are important fields and have been popular issues in global change research in recent years. Regional habitat quality is also an important embodiment of the service function and health of ecosystems. T...

The basin along the Yangtze River in Anhui Province is an important ecological protective screen in the Yangtze River Delta Economic Belt, with a large number of wetlands, lakes, and nature reserves in the basin. The effect of the rapid development o...

In recent years, the international community has increasingly focused on the “dual carbon” issue, as human-induced land use changes significantly impact ecosystem structure and carbon cycling. This study analyzes land use changes in the e...

The Three-River Headstreams Region (TRHR) serves as the cradle of China’s three major rivers—the Yangtze, Yellow, and Lancang—rendering its water conservation (WC) capacity quintessentially significant for Asian water resource secur...

New modern investment models are created to be as close as possible to real investment conditions. We consider long-term as well as arbitrary duration models with payments of interest on debt and of tax on income a few times per year (semi-annually,...

The coastal zone plays an essential part in maintaining the balance of the ecosystem and promoting the development of human society and economy. It is significant to assess the extent to which the Jiaozhou Bay coastal zone withstands floods and coast...

The contribution of biodiversity to the global economy, human survival, and welfare has been increasing significantly, but the anthropogenic pressure as a threat to the pristine habitat has followed. This study aims to identify habitat suitability, a...

Dual risk models are popular for modeling a venture capital or high-tech company, for which the running cost is deterministic and the profits arrive stochastically over time. Most of the existing literature on dual risk models concentrates on the opt...

Latin America has experienced a surge in foreign direct investment (FDI) in the last two decades, in parallel with the ratification of major regional trade agreements (RTAs) and bilateral investment treaties (BITs). This paper uses the latest develop...

Scientifically evaluating the influence of ecological restoration projects on the water conservation function (WCF) of regional ecosystems is the foundation for formulating regional ecological restoration policies and optimizing and adjusting ecologi...

The method of the social investing of the Arctic subsoil users is considered in this article. As the portfolio of social investments is formed based on the interests of indigenous peoples, the authors used expert assessment and sociological research...

Urbanization-induced ecological problems have affected China’s urban agglomerations since the beginning of rapid economic growth. The InVEST model can be used to study how land use changes affect carbon storage, while land simulation models hel...

Cultural and linguistic affinities have been studied in international business through the gravity model and economics of language. International investment theories enable the assessment of organisational, location, and internalisation motivations....

In light of electrical energy’s increasing role in economic systems worldwide, prioritizing investments in sustainable power supplies has become paramount. This study proposes a model based on cloud theory and game theory to evaluate sustainabl...

Sustainable investing is an investment approach in line with the values of sustainable development and compliance with environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) criteria. The aim of the article is to propose a sustainable investing model...

This study presents a practical and scalable framework for the mid- to long-term distribution network planning that reflects real-world infrastructure constraints and investment requirements. While traditional methods often rely on simplified network...

This study examines the key factors influencing investment decisions through decision tree regression, grounded in behavioral finance theory. By analyzing a comprehensive dataset incorporating behavioral, demographic, and financial variables—in...

Information technologies (IT) architecture and infrastructure is a significant cost item, especially for enterprises with complex production infrastructure and equipment that require automated and digital devices to collect and process primary data o...