Sustainability,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
13(2), P. 762 - 762
Published: Jan. 14, 2021
High
population
density,
dense
high-rise
buildings,
and
impervious
pavements
increase
the
vulnerability
of
cities,
which
aggravate
urban
climate
environment
characterized
by
heat
island
(UHI)
effect.
Cities
in
China
provide
unique
information
on
UHI
phenomenon
because
they
have
experienced
rapid
urbanization
dramatic
economic
development,
had
a
great
influence
recent
decades.
This
paper
provides
review
research
methods
impacts
building
energy
consumption,
practical
techniques
that
can
be
used
to
mitigate
adverse
effects
China.
The
impact
consumption
depends
largely
local
microclimate,
area
features
where
is
located,
type
characteristics
building.
In
areas
dominated
air
conditioning,
could
result
an
approximately
10–16%
cooling
consumption.
Besides,
potential
negative
prevented
from
many
ways,
such
as
greening,
cool
material,
water
bodies,
ventilation,
etc.
These
strategies
substantial
overall
thermal
if
project
design
stage
planning
implemented
large
scale.
Therefore,
this
study
useful
deepen
understanding
physical
mechanisms
approaches
fight
for
planners,
public
health
officials,
city
decision-makers
The Science of The Total Environment,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
784, P. 147058 - 147058
Published: April 16, 2021
Nature-based
solutions
(NBS)
for
hydro-meteorological
risks
(HMRs)
reduction
and
management
are
becoming
increasingly
popular,
but
challenges
such
as
the
lack
of
well-recognised
standard
methodologies
to
evaluate
their
performance
upscale
implementation
remain.
We
systematically
current
state-of-the
art
on
models
tools
that
utilised
optimum
allocation,
design
efficiency
evaluation
NBS
five
HMRs
(flooding,
droughts,
heatwaves,
landslides,
storm
surges
coastal
erosion).
found
methods
assess
complex
issue
cost-benefits
analysis
still
in
development
stage
they
have
only
been
implemented
through
developed
other
purposes
fluid
dynamics
micro
catchment
scale
contexts.
Of
reviewed
numerical
MIKE-SHE,
SWMM
(for
floods),
ParFlow-TREES,
ACRU,
SIMGRO
droughts),
WRF,
ENVI-met
heatwaves),
FUNWAVE-TVD,
BROOK90
landslides),
TELEMAC
ADCIRC
surges)
more
flexible
effectiveness
specific
wetlands,
ponds,
trees,
parks,
grass,
green
roof/walls,
tree
roots,
vegetations,
coral
reefs,
mangroves,
sea
grasses,
oyster
salt
marshes,
sandy
beaches
dunes.
conclude
capable
assessing
multiple
benefits,
particularly
cost-effectiveness
HMR
not
readily
available.
Thus,
our
synthesis
modelling
can
facilitate
selection
maximise
opportunities
refute
political
hesitation
deployment
compared
with
grey
also
provision
a
wide
range
social
economic
co-benefits.
However,
there
is
need
bespoke
holistically
various
components
from
an
perspective.
Such
impact
assessment
under
different
scenarios
build
solid
evidence
base
upscaling
replicating
NBS.
Ecological Indicators,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
138, P. 108857 - 108857
Published: April 13, 2022
The
ecological
environment
of
inland
river
basins
in
arid
zones
is
extremely
fragile,
and
even
small
changes
the
ecosystem
may
greatly
influence
protection
basin.
Most
previous
studies
on
construction
optimization
safety
patterns,
directly
used
large
areas
water,
grassland,
woodland
as
source
sites
without
considering
connectivity
between
landscapes.
In
this
study,
landscape
index
probability
values
were
to
determine
areas,
taking
into
account.
Ebinur
lake
basin
an
important
barrier
northwest
China.
Taking
a
research
object,
results
show
that:
(1)
there
are
20
sources
Lake
basin,
mainly
water
forest-grassland
including
two
waters
Sayram
Lake;
(2)
190
corridors
estimated
by
minimum
cumulative
resistance
model,
59
level
1
located
western
part
Lake,
70
2
also
gravity
model
after
removing
redundant
corridors.
(3)
Based
hotspot
spatial
directional
analyses
habitat
quality,
security
pattern
'four
belts'
was
constructed.
This
can
provide
reference
for
restoration
zone.
Ecological Indicators,
Journal Year:
2020,
Volume and Issue:
114, P. 106319 - 106319
Published: March 20, 2020
In
the
past
four
decades,
China
has
achieved
tremendous
economic
success,
but
it
also
faced
serious
ecological
security
(ES)
problems.
The
land
use/cover
change
(LUCC)
plays
a
decisive
role
in
issue
of
ES.
LUCC
and
ES
evaluation
were
combined
by
predicting
use
simulating
pattern.
Taking
Pearl
River
Delta
urban
agglomeration
(PRD)
as
study
area,
temporal
changes
predicted
CA-Markov
model,
pattern
three
different
scenarios
2025
was
simulated.
Based
on
Pressure-State-Response
(PSR)
PRD
2005,
2010
2015
carried
out,
safety
level
dropped
from
75.39%
to
66.67%
this
period.
Spatial
autocorrelation
analysis
performed
GeoDA
reflect
dynamic
PRD,
which
suggested
that
there
is
greater
heterogeneity
within
homogenous
sub-region
continues
increase.
Through
transition
probability
among
types,
set:
Inertial
development,
Over
expansion,
Ecological
protection
scenario,
showed
expansion
construction
(accounting
for
18.58%,
20.12%
17.93%
respectively)
must
occupy
agricultural
forest
lands
lead
decrease
level,
are
accounting
79.07%,
78.30%
79.95%
respectively.
described,
central
with
high
urbanization
have
relative
low
ES,
periphery
sub-regions
good
order
more
than
63.59%
less
4.06%
unsafety
Dongguan
Zhaoqing
respectively,
both
representative
city
these
two
sub-regions.
spatial-temporal
optimized
proposed,
eco-functional
zones
determined:
conservation
zone,
living
environment
guarantee
zone
restoration
zone.
defined
leading
functions
each
could
gradually
improve
integrity
connectivity
entire
ecosystem
provides
valuable
knowledge
understanding
planning
regional
management.
Reviews of Geophysics,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
61(2)
Published: April 26, 2023
Abstract
Heat
waves
(HWs)
can
cause
large
socioeconomic
and
environmental
impacts.
The
observed
increases
in
their
frequency,
intensity
duration
are
projected
to
continue
with
global
warming.
This
review
synthesizes
the
state
of
knowledge
scientific
challenges.
It
discusses
different
aspects
related
definition,
triggering
mechanisms,
changes
future
projections
HWs,
as
well
emerging
research
lines
on
subseasonal
forecasts
specific
types
HWs.
We
also
identify
gaps
that
limit
progress
delineate
priorities
for
research.
Overall,
physical
drivers
HWs
not
understood,
partly
due
difficulties
quantification
interactions
responses
climate
change.
Influential
factors
convey
processes
at
spatio‐temporal
scales,
from
warming
large‐scale
atmospheric
circulation
regional
local
affected
area
upwind
regions.
Although
some
thermodynamic
have
been
identified,
there
is
a
lack
understanding
dynamical
aspects,
forcings
feedbacks,
changes.
hampers
attribution
trends
individual
events,
reduces
ability
provide
accurate
projections.
Sustained
observational
networks,
models
diverse
complexity,
narrative‐based
methodological
approaches
artificial
intelligence
offer
new
opportunities
toward
process‐based
interdisciplinary
