Environmental Science & Policy, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 137, P. 1 - 11
Published: Aug. 20, 2022
Language: Английский
Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 191, P. 122534 - 122534
Published: March 28, 2023
Language: Английский
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The Innovation, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 5(2), P. 100588 - 100588
Published: Feb. 7, 2024
The combination of urbanization and global warming leads to urban overheating compounds the frequency intensity extreme heat events due climate change. Yet, risk can be mitigated by green-blue-grey infrastructure (GBGI), such as parks, wetlands, engineered greening, which have potential effectively reduce summer air temperatures. Despite many reviews, evidence bases on quantified GBGI cooling benefits remains partial practical recommendations for implementation are unclear. This systematic literature review synthesizes base mitigation related co-benefits, identifies knowledge gaps, proposes their maximize benefits. After screening 27,486 papers, 202 were reviewed, based 51 types categorized under 10 main divisions. Certain (green walls, street trees) been well researched capabilities. However, several other received negligible (zoological garden, golf course, estuary) or minimal (private allotment) attention. most efficient was observed in botanical gardens (5.0 ± 3.5°C), wetlands (4.9 3.2°C), green walls (4.1 4.2°C), trees (3.8 3.1°C), vegetated balconies 2.7°C). Under changing conditions (2070-2100) with consideration RCP8.5, there is a shift subtypes, either within same zone (e.g., Dfa Dfb Cfb Cfa) across zones [continental warm-summer humid] BSk [dry, cold semi-arid] Cwa [temperate] Am [tropical]). These shifts may result lower efficiency current future. Given importance multiple services, it crucial balance functionality, performance, co-benefits when planning future GBGI. inventory assist policymakers planners prioritizing effective interventions overheating, filling research promoting community resilience.
Language: Английский
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79
Journal of Environmental Management, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 345, P. 118557 - 118557
Published: July 8, 2023
Language: Английский
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47
Sustainable Production and Consumption, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 40, P. 398 - 411
Published: July 16, 2023
Quantifying the sustainability of agriculture, livestock, and agri-food industry under a homogeneous criterion is essential to strategize implementation sustainable development in sector increase commitment stakeholders using aids reduce socio-economic impact expansion sustainability. In order homogenize quantification methodology European context, composite indicator was developed from system indices system. Results unveiled moderate level food production processing Union. The French (0.46) had highest overall according this study, followed by Austria (0.44), Italy (0.43), Estonia Germany (0.42), Belgium (0.40), Finland Denmark Spain Latvia (0.39), Czech Republic Sweden (0.38), Greece Netherlands (0.38) Slovakia all them above EU-27 average (0.37). more significant economic social progress agricultural activity associated with lower quality environmental indicators. Overall can be predicted ten results suggest necessity implementing policy that prioritizes Local Productive Systems based on framework circular economy favor territorial balance.
Language: Английский
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45
Journal of Environmental Management, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 352, P. 119903 - 119903
Published: Jan. 10, 2024
Droughts are the most expensive climate disasters as they leave long-term and chronic impacts on ecosystem, agriculture, human society. The intensity, frequency, duration of drought events have increased over years expected to worsen in future a regional planetary/global scale. Nature-based solutions (NBS) such wetland floodplain restorations, green infrastructures, rainwater harvesting, etc., highlighted effective cope with these events. While role NBS coping other disasters, floods, has been extensively studied, there lack comprehensive review targeting drought. following paper provides unique critical state-of-the-art literature individual drought-related around world, Europe, particularly Belgium, assesses differences between applied globally Flanders. An extensive was conducted systematically analyze NBS, listing type, location, status implementation, possible recommendations proposed optimize applications. Finally, comparison is made small- large-scale applications NBS. By analyzing all aspects, especially level effectiveness recommendations, insight gained into potential improvements. research indicated scientific publications, Belgium. Hence, grey also included review. Only four papers quantitative assessment regarding global level, stating positive impact groundwater recharge. In contrast, at country levels, performance not quantified. number implementations low, where landscape- or watershed-scale holistic approaches mitigation still scarce. Some successfully implemented projects only very local long realization time, two aspects that limit achieving visible larger Among many wetlands recognized highly but degraded lost despite their significant restoration potential. A common evaluation framework shall be followed, which gives policymakers clear view different investment options. Furthermore, more collaborative approach recommended globally, including stakeholder groups, specific attention communities. To conclude, should increase evidence base implementation drought-mitigating
Language: Английский
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Compounds, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 5(1), P. 4 - 4
Published: Feb. 3, 2025
The depletion of fossil fuels and environmental concerns have driven the development sustainable materials, including bio-based biodegradable plastics, as alternatives to conventional plastics. Although these plastics aid in waste management climate change mitigation, their vulnerability oxidative degradation impacts longevity, durability, performance. Natural antioxidants such tocopherols, flavonoids, tannins, extracted from plants or agri-food waste, present a alternative synthetic stabilizers by enhancing thermal stability polymers like poly(lactic acid) (PLA), poly(butylene succinate) (PBS), succinate-adipate) (PBSA), adipate-co-terephthalate) (PBAT), poly(hydroxyalkanoate) (PHA), starch-based materials. This review highlights recent advances stabilized with natural antioxidants, mechanisms action, role improving material properties for applications packaging. Additionally, it explores impact on recycling processes, advancements composite production techniques, future research directions. Bioplastics can achieve enhanced performance, reduce support circular economy incorporating antioxidants.
Language: Английский
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5
Ocean & Coastal Management, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 261, P. 107530 - 107530
Published: Jan. 6, 2025
Language: Английский
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Sustainability, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 13(19), P. 10950 - 10950
Published: Oct. 1, 2021
Nature-based solutions (NbS) have been positioned and implemented in urban areas as for enhancing resilience the face of a wide range challenges. However, there is lack recommendations optimal NbS appropriate typologies fitting to different contexts design. The analytical frameworks implementation impact evaluation, that integrate into local policy frameworks, socio-economic transition pathways, spatial planning, remain fragmented. In this article, concept its related terminologies are first discussed. Second, types Europe reviewed their benefits over time explored, prior categorizing them highlighting key methods, criteria, indicators identify assess NbS’s impacts, co-benefits, trade-offs. latter involved review websites 52 projects some relevant publications funded by EU Research Innovation programs other publications. results show shared understanding encompasses restoration rehabilitation ecosystems, carbon neutrality, improved environmental quality, health well-being, evidence such benefits. This study also shows most NbS-related activities use hybrid approaches, with typically developed, tested, or target specific environmental–social–economic indicate holistic would be beneficial context climate action sustainable enhance ecosystem adaptive capacity within cities. As such, article provides snapshot role sustainability development, guide state-of-the-art, messages rapidly emerging evolving field.
Language: Английский
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77
Frontiers in Environmental Science, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 10
Published: June 29, 2022
Momentum for sustainable and climate resilience solutions coastal protection are growing globally given the pressing need to prevent further loss of biodiversity ecosystems while meeting change adaptation mitigation goals. Nature-Based Solutions (NbS) represent an opportunity align environmental goals, at a time strained budgets in global context when short-term needs may run counter long-term In Europe, NbS fit mandates major EU policies by restoring enhancing climate-resilience carbon sequestration. Previous studies have compiled scientific evidence about hydro-meteorological hazards use NbS. However, their implementation scale is still lacking. As knowledge experience with natural increases, it becomes more important draw lessons learned insights replicating scaling up NbS, especially areas where limited compared other environments. This study analyzed case across European estuarine key lessons, understand better current status implementation, identify challenges gaps. From total 59 associated flooding, erosion loss, results show increase since 1990s, but most rapidly between 2005 2015. Most hybrid employing wetlands, predominantly located United Kingdom (UK) Netherlands. Funding largely from public sources, rarely come single or private source. Three-quarters reported monitoring activities, than half did not disclose quantitative related effectiveness against flooding and/or erosion. The improve defenses was indicated as main motivation over traditional structures, sustainability mentioned additional reason. Although variety co-benefits identified, clearer descriptions enhanced details such information required. There tools strategies expand sharing enable replication successful cases areas.
Language: Английский
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Climate Risk Management, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 37, P. 100450 - 100450
Published: Jan. 1, 2022
The European Union (EU) has firmly positioned itself as a global leader in promoting and implementing nature-based solutions (NBS). recently released EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030, on Adaptation to Climate Change, Forest - all representing key pillars of the ambitious Green Deal (EGD) rely NBS both preserve restore ecosystem integrity increase climate resilience. Although research policy Europe have advanced conceptualization operationalization NBS, much wider adoption is needed reach goals EGD fulfil its vision transforming into sustainable, climate-neutral, resilient, fair, prosperous by 2050. In this paper, we review recent EU-supported research, policy, practices identify critical dimensions that still need be addressed greater uptake NBS. While recognising multiple societal challenges can target, build messages from '5th Change conference ECCA 2021' focus our analysis change adaptation disaster risk reduction. We screen wide range cases across three core implementation: lack comprehensive evidence base effectiveness address targeted challenges; involvement private sector financing NBS; opportunities enhancing stakeholder engagement successful design implementation take these starting point broader reflection discussion role i) knowledge, finance, including investments divestments nature-negative projects, iii) governance frameworks enable conclude identifying options foster practice.
Language: Английский
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61