Land,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
12(5), P. 1000 - 1000
Published: May 3, 2023
Increasing
global
urbanization
has
not
only
resulted
in
economic
development
but
it
also
caused
a
number
of
ecological
issues,
such
as
haze,
warming,
and
storm
surges,
which
can
end
up
hindering
the
human
society
long
term.
One
method
maintaining
long-term
growth
ecosystems
is
by
considering
ecosystem
services
(ES)
when
making
decisions
over
land
use.
This
study
provides
information
to
aid
with
decision
maintenance
Beijing’s
ES
provision
Firstly,
three
key
ES,
namely,
carbon
storage
(CS),
habitat
quality
(HQ),
water
yield
(WY),
were
evaluated
InVEST
model.
Then,
spatial
patterns
synergies
trade-offs
among
at
city
grid
scales
explored
through
correlation
coefficients
analysis
geographically
weighted
regression
(GWR).
Finally,
strength
was
calculated
based
on
root
mean
squared
error
(RMSE),
potential
risk
areas
are
recognized.
We
discovered
that
(1)
total
decreases
from
3.74
million
tons
2000
3.66
2020,
HQ
same
trend,
its
average
value
decreasing
0.72
0.67;
contrast,
more
stable,
increasing
slightly
8.22
×
1010
m3
8.23
2020.
(2)
The
spatially
heterogeneous.
Among
them,
city-level
indicated
synergistic
relationships
CS-WY
WY-HQ
always
have
trade-off
level,
where
37.88%
14.59%
(3)
At
urban-rural
interface,
stronger
than
those
other
regions.
In
rural-urban
areas,
RMSE
CS-HQ,
had
high
values
(>0.5),
accounting
for
16.72%,
9.33%,
26.94%
entire
area,
respectively;
these
identified
will
be
focus
area
future
regulation.
These
findings
provide
opportunities
clear
promote
positive
synergies.
addition,
land-use
management
may
use
results
guide
service
use,
identify
critical
ensure
regional
sustainability
urban
development.
Results in Engineering,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
20, P. 101566 - 101566
Published: Nov. 3, 2023
The
effective
management
of
water
resources
is
essential
to
environmental
stewardship
and
sustainable
development.
Traditional
approaches
resource
(WRM)
struggle
with
real-time
data
acquisition,
analysis,
intelligent
decision-making.
To
address
these
challenges,
innovative
solutions
are
required.
Artificial
Intelligence
(AI)
Big
Data
Analytics
(BDA)
at
the
forefront
have
potential
revolutionize
way
managed.
This
paper
reviews
current
applications
AI
BDA
in
WRM,
highlighting
their
capacity
overcome
existing
limitations.
It
includes
investigation
technologies,
such
as
machine
learning
deep
learning,
diverse
quality
monitoring,
allocation,
demand
forecasting.
In
addition,
review
explores
role
resources,
elaborating
on
various
sources
that
can
be
used,
remote
sensing,
IoT
devices,
social
media.
conclusion,
study
synthesizes
key
insights
outlines
prospective
directions
for
leveraging
optimal
allocation.
Ecological Indicators,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
163, P. 112139 - 112139
Published: May 17, 2024
The
construction
of
green
infrastructure
networks
is
an
effective
measure
to
guide
orderly
city
expansion
and
ensure
ecological
security.
However,
limited
research
has
been
conducted
explore
practical
strategies
for
enhancing
ecosystem
services
threatened
by
urban
development,
particularly
in
plateau
cities
with
constrained
natural
resources.
Xining,
the
largest
most
densely
urbanized
on
Tibetan
Plateau
China,
faces
a
significant
conflict
between
service
conservation
that
uninhabitable
climate
mountainous
topography.
It
only
central
Plateau,
population
2.47
million
(2020).
From
2000
2020,
area
expanded
37.42%;
thus,
reconciling
escalating
demand
resources
driven
development
promoting
synergistic
urbanization
remains
challenge.
Here,
we
propose
modeling
framework
reconstruct
values
using
improved
temporal
(pi)
spatial
(di)
difference
indices,
highlighting
sensibility
aggregation
multiple
services.
material
quantities
monetary
seven
were
estimated
experimentally
verified
local
parameters
as
case
study
Xining
from
2020.
network
its
interactions
identified
based
reconstructed
value
gravity
toolbox
proposed
our
previous
study.
results
illustrated
comprised
48
sources
96
corridors,
covering
162318.3
hm2;
while
this
includes
approximately
one-fifth
total
area,
but
it
contributes
one-third
overall
value.
priority
planning
areas
City
Master
Planning
(2021–2035)
outlines
then
optimized
network.
Overall,
these
scenarios
would
reserve
59.3
CNY
encroached
sprawl.
opportunity
cost
transferring
14.7%
planned
overlapping
This
provides
distinctive
example
establishing
spatiotemporal
dynamic
sensitivity
strong
reference
sustainable
conservation,
cities.
Water,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
15(7), P. 1305 - 1305
Published: March 26, 2023
Exploring
the
determinants
of
residents’
willingness
to
pay
(WTP)
for
water
quality
improvements
is
essential
protecting
and
formulating
effective
governance
policies.
This
paper
applies
double-bounded
dichotomous
contingent
valuation
method
(CVM)
determine
WTP
improvements,
calculate
average
annual
Haikou
residents
explore
factors
influencing
improvements.
Interpretive
structural
modeling
(ISM)
then
used
further
analyze
association
hierarchy
between
factors.
The
results
show
that
(1)
Residents
are
willing
an
28.42
RMB/household/year
total
value
in
at
least
5.58
×
108
RMB;
(2)
age,
education
level,
income
minor
family
member
government
trust
main
significantly
(p
<
0.05)
influence
urban
WTP;
(3)
among
identified
as
affecting
WTP,
deeper
root
include
educational
attainment,
ultimately,
participate
through
indirect
(government
trust,
presence
minors).
study
allows
in-depth
detailed
understanding
provides
a
practical
relevant
guide
tropics.
Journal of Hydrology Regional Studies,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
52, P. 101729 - 101729
Published: March 11, 2024
Inflow
and
water
demand
prediction
plays
an
important
role
in
reservoir
operation
rulemaking.
Uncertainties
meteorological
hydrological
modeling
increase
the
complexity
of
inflow
prediction,
which
are
not
sufficiently
considered
conventional
prediction.
Thus,
this
study
took
cascade
reservoirs
as
research
object.
These
were
located
mainstream
Yellow
River
Basin
(YRB).
A
three-step
framework
was
proposed:
(1)
developing
a
distributed
Soil
&
Water
Assessment
Tool
(SWAT)
model
to
determine
historical
future
availability
reservoirs;
(2)
constructing
AquaCrop
agricultural
irrigation
predict
users
at
264
nodes
(reservoirs
stations)
YRB;
(3)
optimal
regulation
YRB
quantitively
influence
environmental
changes
on
hydropower
generation
supply
benefits
reservoirs.
The
results
indicate
that
increased
flood
season
decreased
significantly
during
non-flood
compared
with
period
(1970–2016).
However,
there
slight
demand,
contradiction
became
more
prominent
between
resource
demand.
During
(2020–2050),
guaranteed
rate
YRB's
lower
reaches
will
significantly.
climate
models
greatly
impact
supply,
especially
season.
findings
can
facilitate
understanding
management
production
under
(inflow
demand)
encourage
use
for
assessment
studies
adaptive
mitigate
change.