Search Results - "Frontiers in Environmental Science"

The synergistic integration of tourism, the economy, and the ecological environment within a region is crucial for promoting its sustainable development. Tourism acts as a catalyst for green economic growth, yet varying levels of tourism development can intensify the strain on the ecological environ...

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IntroductionChina's urban community waste management (UCWM) is plagued by severe environmental pollution, resource wastage, and insufficient public participation, necessitating an urgent shift towards sustainable practices through grassroots mobilization. This study explores how urban communiti...

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The water supply of water resources allocation under extreme drought is insufficient, and the limited available water resources make it urgent to tap the potential of water supply. In this study, the Yellow River water supply area in Henan Province is taken as an example to study the multi-water sou...

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Artificial intelligence (AI) provides novel technological pathways and research perspectives to mitigate global carbon emissions. This study empirically examines the impact of AI on carbon productivity utilizing panel data from 286 prefecture-level cities in China, covering the period from 2003 to 2...

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Open fractures lead to increased permeability of the bedrock, and, if connected to the surface, allow for groundwater flow and air ventilation. Radon and thoron received by groundwater and ventilating air from bedrock can then be released at the surface. We assessed outdoor levels of radon, thoron a...

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Prior studies on whether and how digital rural construction (DRC) contributes to enhancing agricultural green total factor productivity (AGTFP) remain limited. This study uses Difference-in-Differences method and panel data comprising 18,543 observations from 2,128 counties (districts) between 2012...

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Human activities and climate change exert significant influence on global land-use and land-cover (LULC) alteration. The integration of geo-spatial and remote sensing technologies is pivotal in comprehending these dynamics and formulating strategies for future natural resource management. This resea...

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Actively leveraging the advantages of digital technology in promoting carbon equity development has provided a feasible solution for achieving ecological common prosperity. Based on provincial panel data from China spanning 2013 to 2023, this study investigates the intricate impacts of digital techn...

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IntroductionIntegrating debt risk mitigation and carbon reduction is essential for superior economic development.MethodsThe study has selected panel data from 274 Chinese cities from 2009 to 2020 as the research sample. The 2015 Local Government Debt Governance (LGDG) is employed as an exogenous pol...

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Measurements of water colour and clarity are used to track the environmental status of lakes, estuaries and oceans. The oldest standardised methods for measuring water clarity and colour are the Secchi disk and Forel-Ule colour scale. Both techniques were developed in the 19th century and require us...

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The process of mining is invariably associated with ecological and environmental challenges within the mining region, making ecological restoration efforts in these areas especially crucial. Bryophytes, acting as key pioneer species, exhibit distinctive advantages and potential for application in th...

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Citizen science plays a crucial role in enhancing the spatial and temporal resolutions of environmental observations. The Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment (GLOBE) Observer application is a mobile extension of the GLOBE Program that is empowering the public to collect envir...

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Government regulations and financial constraints challenge companies’ carbon reduction efforts. This study examines a supply chain comprising a retailer and a capital-constrained manufacturer regulated by a carbon cap-and-trade policy. It develops three analytical modes: manufacturer-independent aba...

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Against the backdrop of urban green low-carbon transformation and AI-empowered digital economy development, examining the impact of digital economy on carbon emissions has become a crucial research topic. This study employs the entropy weight method to calculate the digital economy development index...

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River monitoring is a prevalent focus within citizen science projects. Despite numerous reports and institutional manuals detailing the monitoring techniques employed in individual projects, there is a notable lack of comprehensive academic research on the diverse methods and objectives utilized by...

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Effective demand-side mitigation requires a shift from growth-driven to sufficiency-driven consumption. Decent living standards (DLSs) serve as practical indicators for achieving distributive justice in demand-side mitigation policies. The concept has gained momentum due to its advances in addressin...

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As a substantial developmental framework aimed at tackling environmental challenges, the development of intensive use of urban land (IUUL) has yet to actualize its ecological efficacy fully. Improving the spatial distribution of factor resources can play a pivotal role in unlocking the ecological po...

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