Effect of Western Development Strategy on carbon productivity and its influencing mechanisms

Environment, Development and Sustainability - A systematic analysis of the policy effects, as well as the intrinsic influencing mechanisms, associated with China’s 1999 Western Development...     

协同治理:2030年可持续发展议程与应对气候变化的国际制度分析

对国际议程间的关联性分析已经成为全球治理中的重要问题。特别是,由联合国引领的全球发展与应对气候变化问题,已经占据了当前国际政治议程的首要位置,两者的协同直接影响到全球治理的有效性。《2030年可持续发展议程》与《巴黎气候协定》不仅具有共同的规范性基础,而且两者通过议题衔接和叠加已经形成了密切的治理关系,国际制度关联性日益突出。从目前来看,这种关联性体现了以下特点:第一,嵌入关系。可持续发展议程的目标之一是应对全球气候变化,《巴黎协定》的治理目标已经嵌入联合国可持续发展议程之中,但也与一些目标存在矛盾,因此,协同治理具有必要性。第二,指标对应。《巴黎协定》下的“国家自主贡献”细化项目与可持续发展议程中的大部分指标已经形成对应关系,治理具有同质性。第三,制度间倡议交叉与功能外溢。其协同治理关系具体表现在诸多层面上,特别是在联合国系统内的协调、治理模式的趋同、资金渠道的整合、围绕联合国可持续发展议程所进行的发展机构改革,以及联合进行政策倡议、规则建构及政策制定等方面。从制度关系演变的角度来看,两者协同治理的类型正在发生变化,制度互动在不同层次上不断累积,并逐渐转向伙伴型的协同治理模式。     

Editorial foreword for "environment,development and sustainability" journal

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On-farm adaptation strategies to climate change: the case of smallholder farmers in the Northern Development Authority Zone of Ghana

Environment, Development and Sustainability - This paper examines the barriers and adaptation strategies of smallholder farmers in the Northern Development Authority (NDR) zone of Ghana to climate...     

Beyond the environmental Kuznets curve: Do combined impacts of air transport and rail transport matter for environmental sustainability amidst energy use in E7 economies?

Environment, Development and Sustainability - This study is motivated by the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN-SDG-7,8,11,12 and 13) on the need for clean and responsible energy...     

Evaluation of Urban Sustainability in Specific Sectors in Latvia

In Latvia, the concept of sustainability is only slowly gaining recognition. An analysis of Development Plans prepared by the four largest cities of Latvia indicates that sustainability is presented as one of the guiding principles. However, a comparison of Development Plan policies against the urban sustainability issues reveals a great deal of ambiguity and contradiction.At the municipal level, planners and politicians lack indicators to gauge whether the long-term goals of Development Plans and the principles of sustainable development are being achieved. As a consequence, the broad public is deprived of the opportunity to assess for itself the process of development in relation to Development Plan policies, thus limiting accountability in development decision-making. Relevant statistical data collected on a regular basis are required to create sustainability indicators reflecting sustainability issues, to supplement and replace existing statistical compilations pertaining almost exclusively to economic growth and consumption. Development and utilisation of sustainability indicators can be an effective instrument for promoting the values of sustainable development amongst politicians, planners and the broad public and for enhancing accountability in decision-making.     

Evaluation and analysis of heavy metals in iron and steel industrial area

Environment, Development and Sustainability - Heavy metal pollution has attracted more attention due to the toxicity and migration characteristics, which has close relationship with soil...     

Urbanization and its effects on land and water resources in Ijebuland,southwestern Nigeria

Environment, Development and Sustainability - The many widely reported significant environmental changes in sub-Saharan communities caused by population change and expansion of built-up areas have...     

Smoke and mirrors—the complexities of cookstove adoption and use in Kenya

Environment, Development and Sustainability - Despite much research on the topic, persistent difficulties remain around the adoption of modern cookstoves. This study aims to increase understandings...     

Time-series trend analysis and farmer perceptions of rainfall and temperature in northwestern Ethiopia

Environment, Development and Sustainability - Smallholder farmers are the most vulnerable community to climate change in Ethiopia since they rely heavily on the subsistence rain-fed farming system....     

Zero-pollution effect and economic development: standard and nested environmental Kuznets curve analyses for West Africa

Environment, Development and Sustainability - The Economic Community of West African States has keyed into the various international agreements that seek to protect the environment and reduce...     

Modelling urban heat island (UHI) and thermal field variation and their relationship with land use indices over Delhi and Mumbai metro cities

Environment, Development and Sustainability - According to the World Urbanization Prospects of United Nations, the global urban population has increased rapidly over past few decades, reaching...     

Green energy mismatch,industrial intelligence and economics growth: theory and empirical evidence from China

Environment, Development and Sustainability - With the continuous uptick in world energy consumption, green energy plays an increasingly significant role in alleviating energy depletion and...     

Reducing carbon footprint and cooling demand in arid climates using an integrated hybrid ventilation and photovoltaic approach

Environment, Development and Sustainability - A hybrid ventilation system combining both natural and mechanical ventilation has proven very promising in moderating indoor climate, based on its...     

Biofuels and their connections with the sustainable development goals: a bibliometric and systematic review

Environment, Development and Sustainability - Renewable energy is crucial nowadays, and among the options, biofuels are evidenced as a promising alternative to reduce the dependence of fossil...     

Climate change and crop yields in Zambia: historical effects and future projections

Environment, Development and Sustainability - Rainfed farming systems that are prevalent in sub-Saharan Africa are prone to climate change. Most studies have only estimated the impacts of climate...     

Contextual and organizational factors in sustainable supply chain decision making: grey relational analysis and interpretative structural modeling

Environment, Development and Sustainability - Sustainable supply chain emerges as a major business trend essential to long-term competitive advantage. Relevant corporate decisions concern a broad...     

Environmental regulations and enterprises innovation performance: the role of R&D investments and political connections

Environment, Development and Sustainability - The purpose of this paper is to investigate the nonlinear relationship between environmental regulations and enterprise innovation performance, as well...     

Pesticides as water pollutants and level of risks to environment and people: an example from Central Rift Valley of Ethiopia

Environment, Development and Sustainability - Sustainable agriculture focuses using agricultural resources with minimum possible negative environmental externality to produce more food. The present...     

Assessment of indoor air quality and housing,household and health characteristics in densely populated urban slums

Environment, Development and Sustainability - This study provides the first quantitative assessment of seasonal variation in indoor PM2.5 in the high-air pollution risk and densely populated slums...