Ecological Indicators,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
160, P. 111773 - 111773
Published: Feb. 23, 2024
Ecological
safety
evaluation
is
a
key
tool
that
reflects
changes
in
the
quality
of
ecological
environment
and
provides
scientific
basis
for
land
use
policies
construction.
This
study
used
Changbaishan
region
as
area,
selected
23
indicators
from
natural
socioeconomic
aspects,
adopted
Driving
Force-Pressure-State-Impact-Response-Management
(DPSIRM)
model,
hierarchical
analysis
entropy
value
methods
to
determine
weights
comprehensively
evaluate
security
wetlands.
The
results
showed
increased
0.1754
0.2933
1990–2020
Changbai
Mountains
moving
critical
state
state.
was
lower
center
higher
east,
north,
southwest.
In
addition,
wetlands
north
recovered
faster.
During
period,
driver,
response,
management
indices
increased,
whereas
pressure,
state,
impact
were
relatively
stable.
Mountain
has
achieved
success
wetland
management,
education,
environmental
protection
expenditure,
compensation,
protection;
however,
rational
planning
still
needed
urbanization,
construction
development,
tourism.
Restoration Ecology,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Sept. 6, 2024
Ecological
restoration
effectively
improves
the
quality
of
marine
ecological
environment
and
subsequently
enhances
public's
sense
enjoyment
well‐being.
The
main
objective
this
paper
is
to
assess
preferences
regarding
attributes
quantify
extent
which
meets
needs
for
coastal
in
Jiaozhou
Bay,
China.
choice
experiment
(CE)
method
was
used
obtain
public
preferences.
To
correct
potential
bias
caused
by
non‐compensatory
behavior
CE,
study
utilizes
an
independent
availability
logit
(IAL)
model.
results
indicate
that
bay
restoration,
including
nearshore
water
quality,
landscape,
space,
biodiversity,
significantly
positively
influence
residents'
utility
levels.
willingness
pay
(WTP)
improving
restoring
biological
resources,
increasing
enhancing
landscapes
92.02
Chinese
Yuan
(CNY),
51.80
CNY,
36.60
31.89
CNY
per
household,
respectively.
Based
on
these
findings,
total
WTP
Bay
1.54
billion
annually.
Through
comparative
analysis
estimation
between
IAL
model
traditional
models,
it
found
helps
CE.
conclusions
can
provide
data
support
formulation
policies
governance
as
well
a
reference
accuracy
validity
CE
valuation.
Forests,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
15(11), P. 2030 - 2030
Published: Nov. 18, 2024
The
bay
area
contains
terrestrial
forests
and
coastal
mangroves
with
vital
ecosystem
functions,
which
provide
essential
services
such
as
carbon
sequestration
biodiversity
maintenance.
Meanwhile,
the
usually
hosts
intensive
socioeconomic
activities.
High-intensity
anthropogenic
activities
in
have
threatened
marine
environment.
Harmonizing
relationship
between
conservation,
environmental
governance,
development
is
crucial
for
realizing
national
“coordinated
land
development”
strategy
promoting
sustainability
area.
This
study
constructed
a
coupling
coordination
assessment
system
of
ecosystem,
system,
system.
Taking
Fujian
River
Delta
case
study,
multiple
ecological
models
were
integrated
to
quantify
degree
these
three
systems
present
its
spatial
distribution
characteristics.
Furthermore,
constraint
types
on
spatially
revealed
results
suggested
that
there
are
significant
differences
Delta.
areas
relatively
low
mainly
focused
central
part
Xiamen
Bay
southeastern
Quanzhou
Regions
high
tend
weak
or
eco-environmental
conditions.
critical
factor
Zhangzhou
backward
level.
backwardness
both
exists
most
districts
In
addition,
conditions
worse
than
those
Area
Humanities and Social Sciences Communications,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
10(1)
Published: Oct. 30, 2023
Abstract
This
paper
aimed
to
predict
the
trend
of
carbon
emissions
during
green
transformation
process
in
Shanghai,
with
a
focus
on
city’s
urban
system
structure.
Green
development
has
become
an
inevitable
progress,
as
traditional
led
severe
environmental
problems
caused
by
large
amount
dioxide.
study
was
motivated
need
for
cities
actively
pursue
and
achieve
peaking
targets.
Through
literature
analysis,
it
found
that
is
influenced
various
factors
such
economy,
energy,
population,
technology,
policy.
Furthermore,
dioxide
primarily
arise
from
fossil
fuels
are
regulated
emission
trading
(CET)
policies.
With
this
knowledge,
divided,
flow
analyzed.
Using
general
methodology
IPCC,
production
resulting
energy
consumption
Shanghai
2014
2019
calculated
construct
dynamic
(SD)
model,
which
used
expected
2020
2025.
The
key
findings
follows:
(1)
model
proved
be
effective
predicting
emissions.
(2)
Based
current
status
city
capable
achieving
its
target
(3)
progress
timing
vary
across
different
scenarios,
highlighting
importance
collective
adjustments
identify
most
appropriate
path
transformation.
These
provide
valuable
insights
seeking
adopt
measures,
facilitating
acceleration
their
efforts
early
attainment
Land,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
12(7), P. 1362 - 1362
Published: July 7, 2023
Coordinating
the
relationship
between
resources,
environmental
protection,
and
economic
development
is
essential
for
regional
sustainable
development.
Various
frameworks
models
quantifying
of
natural–social–economic
systems
have
been
produced.
This
paper
focused
on
measuring
from
perspective
consumption
production.
The
study
improved
emergy
indices
evaluation
system
commonly
used
in
method
accounting
by
introducing
input
output
into
flows.
Then,
we
proposed
new
subsystem
indexes
evaluating
analyzing
trend
complex
Liyang
2005
to
2020
adopting
entropy
weight
method.
results
showed
that
was
generally
a
state
development,
with
good
social
sustainability.
natural
sustainability
were
low,
which
might
cause
unsustainable
risks
future.
From
structure
production
efficiency
perspective,
secondary
industry
highest
has
meager
net
rate.
In
contrast,
tertiary
higher
rate
(NOR)
better
efficiency,
should
be
core
region’s
future
impact
resource
carrying
capacity,
contribution
waste
necessary
reduced.
hopes
provide
implications
formulating
land
use,
industrial
planning,
policies.
Ecological Indicators,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
165, P. 112174 - 112174
Published: June 3, 2024
The
evaluation
of
ecosystem
quality
(EQ)
is
crucial
for
sustainable
regional
development.
Existing
studies
have
often
focused
on
a
single
aspect
the
EQ,
which
cannot
capture
whole
picture
changes
in
EQ.
Therefore,
an
urgent
need
exists
to
construct
comprehensive
system
EQ
and
clarify
relationship
between
development
level
(SDL).
This
study
takes
West
Liao
River
Basin
as
example,
constructs
index
based
"pattern-process-service"
framework,
evaluates
analyzes
spatial
temporal
evolution
well
SDL
basin
from
2000
2020.
also
analyzed
by
combining
indicator
with
United
Nations
Sustainable
Development
Goals
(SDGs),
analyzing
watershed
its
driving
mechanism
using
coupling
coordination
degree
model
Geodetector
method
then
exploring
strategies
management
ecosystems.
variation
area
2020
was
found
be
significant
characterized
increasing
inter-annual
changes;
regions
high
tended
higher
SDLs
indicators
contributed
more
than
indicators.
developed
under
perspective
services,
constructed
county-scale
system,
revealed
SDL.
results
can
provide
decision-making
references
management.
In
addition,
this
generalized
objective,
thus
being
applicable
other
complex
landscape
patterns.
Sustainability,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
16(12), P. 4991 - 4991
Published: June 11, 2024
As
one
of
the
important
driving
forces
sustainable
development
in
coastal
areas,
foreign
direct
investment
(FDI)
has
provided
new
ideas
for
exploring
optimal
strategies.
This
analysis
explores
linear
impact
FDI
on
areas
with
53
cities
China
from
2012
to
2020.
Accordingly,
a
dynamic
panel
smoothed
transition
regression
(PSTR)
model
is
used
analyze
non-linear
development,
mechanisms
industrial
structure
and
technological
innovation
level.
The
findings
reveal
that
effect
obvious.
When
area’s
more
optimized,
level
higher,
promotion
Further,
threshold
different.
conversion
rate
faster,
but
stronger.
Regionally,
adjacent
significant,
not
inland
due
few
inflows.
offers
guidance
policymakers
further
develop
tertiary
industry,
increase
financial
encourage
enterprises
improve
their
independent
capacity.
Frontiers in Marine Science,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
11
Published: June 20, 2024
Maintaining
the
health
of
coastal
aquaculture
ecosystems
is
crucial
for
sustainable
development.
Therefore,
establishing
a
specific
ecosystem
assessment
index
system
bays
paramount.
This
allows
evaluation
status
these
and
aids
in
planning
restoration
fishery
habitats.
Utilizing
well-known
“Pressure-State-Response”
framework,
comprehensive
with
14
indicators
was
developed.
Additionally,
analytic
hierarchy
process
entropy
weight
methods
were
employed
to
assess
Sansha
Bay,
representative
bay
Fujian
Province,
China.
The
results
revealed
variations
across
four
zones
2020,
categorized
as
“good”
or
“excellent”.
However,
security
more
spatially
distributed
classified
from
“fair”
“safety”.
Key
critical
sustaining
included
regional
environmental
risk
index,
proportion
industrial
discharge
outlets,
zooplankton
species
diversity
phytoplankton
molar
ratio
phosphorus
nitrogen,
size
nature
reserves.
According
assessments
ecological
security,
vigorous
endeavors
aquatic
ecology
are
paramount
ensure
enduring
sustainability
aquaculture,
emphasis
on
Zoning
1
4.
These
findings
not
only
enhance
expand
assessing
but
also
provide
scientific
basis
conservation
habitats
green,
high-quality
development
industry
Bay.
