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Environmental Studies
Qasim Raza Syed, Farah Durani, Khalid M. Kisswani, Andrew Adewale Alola, Aaliyah Siddiqui, Ahsan Anwar
Summary: This study conducts an empirical analysis at the global level to examine the impact of natural resources and geopolitical risk on the resource curse hypothesis. The findings suggest that while natural resources promote economic growth, the interaction with geopolitical risk hinders it.
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Environmental Studies
Yujiao Xian, Nan Li, Ke Wang
Summary: This study provides an innovative estimation of marginal abatement cost (MAC) for construction and hygienic ceramic enterprises in China. The results show that the average MAC for construction ceramics manufacturing is lower than that for hygienic ceramics manufacturing. Construction ceramics enterprises tend to downscale production while hygienic ceramics enterprises prefer increasing the intermediate input. Energy use efficiency positively influences MACs for both types of enterprises, while intermediate input rate, energy consumption structure, and profitability are negatively related to MAC.
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT REVIEW
(2024)
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Development Studies
Handuo Deng
Summary: This study analyzes the impact of government relocation on residential property prices in Hangzhou, China. The findings suggest that the effects of government relocation on property prices are concentrated in certain spatial and temporal dimensions, with the strongest impact observed in the first year following relocation.
HABITAT INTERNATIONAL
(2024)
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Economics
Laila Berning, Metodi Sotirov
Summary: This paper analyzes the coalition politics driven by beliefs and interests in the new European Union Regulation on deforestation-free products (EUDR). The study identifies pro-regulation and contra-regulation coalitions and highlights the strategic alliance formed between pro-EUDR business actors and other pro-coalitions. Despite opposition from a weaker contra-regulation coalition, the EUDR was ultimately institutionalized as a compromise solution accommodating different beliefs and interests of state and non-state actors.
FOREST POLICY AND ECONOMICS
(2024)
Retraction
Environmental Studies
Xiaofeng Hu
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Environmental Studies
Weiwen Lin, Shan Qin, Xinzhu Zhou, Xin Guan, Yanzhao Zeng, Zeyu Wang, Yaohan Shen
Summary: The aim of this study is to explore a three-dimensional quantitative mineral prediction method that addresses the low accuracy and efficiency issues in mineral resource exploration. The experiment constructs a 3D mineral image prediction model incorporating an attention convolutional neural network (CNN). The results show that the proposed model achieves higher accuracy and precision in 3D mineral identification compared to CNN algorithms, and it demonstrates strong support for the sustainable development and strategic direction of mineral resource exploration.
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Ecology
Chiwei Xiao, Yi Wang, Mingyan Yan, Jeffrey Chiwuikem Chiaka
Summary: Regional integration initiatives, such as cross-border transportation corridors, have significant impacts on land use changes and landscape patterns. This study examines the China-Laos Railway as a case study to evaluate the extent and significance of these impacts. Using land-use data and geospatial analysis, the study quantifies and compares the effects of the railway on land use changes within a buffer zone along the corridor.
LANDSCAPE AND URBAN PLANNING
(2024)
Review
Environmental Studies
Lakshika Meetiyagoda, P. K. S. Mahanama, Astrid Ley, Susantha Amarawickrama
Summary: This paper systematically explores the relationship between sense of place and the co-creation process, revealing a lack of research on urban place-making in the global south. The findings confirm the positive role of sense of place in the co-creation process and highlight the need for further investigation in non-urban and non-spatial contexts.
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Economics
Mehwish Zuberi, Michael Spies, Jonas o. Nielsen
Summary: Smallholder farmers play a crucial role in agrarian value chains in the Global South, but they are often neglected in technology-oriented agricultural interventions. However, they face challenges such as lack of resources, established crop rotation patterns, and market and climatic factors.
FOREST POLICY AND ECONOMICS
(2024)
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Economics
James Chamberlain, Carsten Smith-Hall
Summary: More countries are adopting novel approaches to transition to a forest-based bioeconomy, which can address global challenges such as sustainable forest management, poverty alleviation, and climate change mitigation. Utilizing non-timber forest products is crucial for the realization of a forest-based bioeconomy.
FOREST POLICY AND ECONOMICS
(2024)
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Economics
Adrian Lefvert, Stefan Gronkvist
Summary: BECCS is a useful and cost-effective climate change mitigation tool that relies on economic incentives. This article questions the ongoing discussion about the use of biomass for BECCS, highlighting the contradiction between guidelines and certification frameworks that may unnecessarily hinder its deployment.
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Ecology
Jefim Vogel, Gauthier Guerin, Daniel W. O'Neill, Julia K. Steinberger
Summary: This study explores the vulnerability of livelihoods to a reduction in economic output and introduces a novel analytic framework to describe their relationship. The study finds that the vulnerability is not inevitable but arises from insecurity in wage labor, adequate incomes, and pensions. These conditions are primarily due to profit maximization and neoliberal welfare and labor policies. The study identifies a range of interventions to overcome this vulnerability and make stringent environmental policies socially sustainable and politically palatable.
ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS
(2024)
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Economics
Yi-Chieh Chen, Kenneth Bicol Dy, Ching-Cheng Chang, Shih-Hsun Hsu
Summary: This research investigates the problems faced by a floating photovoltaic project in Taiwan, and identifies the lack of stakeholder participation, private open-access arrangement, and complex governance structure as the root causes. It emphasizes the importance of considering transaction costs associated with social dynamics and multilevel governance, and suggests that failed initiatives can still provide valuable lessons for future renewable energy projects.
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Economics
Carmen Corcoles, Luis Antonio Lopez, Pilar Osorio, Jorge Zafrilla
Summary: This paper analyzes the carbon footprint and mitigation potential of households in the Castilla-La Mancha region of Spain. It finds that households in smaller municipalities have a larger carbon footprint due to their higher direct emissions. However, as the size of the municipality increases, the mitigation potential decreases.
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Economics
Abhinav Jindal, Rahul Nilakantan, Avik Sinha
Summary: The Indian power industry is responsible for almost half of India's total CO2 emissions. This study examines the abatement cost of CO2 emissions for the Indian thermal power industry under different policy scenarios and identifies the determinants of these costs. The findings show that the abatement costs range from US$ 46.43-71.11 per ton CO2 and that plant age, location, size, ownership, and CO2 intensity are significant factors affecting these costs. Both emissions reduction only and simultaneous emissions reduction and energy efficiency enhancement scenarios are compatible with meeting the goals of the Paris agreement.
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Economics
Alexander F. Gazmararian
Summary: This study examines the preferences of fossil fuel communities regarding the design of just transition assistance accompanying climate policy. It finds that while there is divergence in preferences for policies encouraging relocation, there is convergence behind support for policies that reduce costs to fossil fuel workers. The study also shows that providing information about coal's decline can shift preferences towards supporting the clean energy transition. Therefore, policy design and informational interventions can help create climate coalitions, even in areas most affected by the clean energy transition.
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Environmental Studies
Shufei Huang, Jianping Ge
Summary: ESG disclosures are crucial for companies in terms of their legal operations, capital cost reduction, investment expansion, and especially for mining companies due to their vulnerability to significant ecological and social impacts. The study evaluates the quantity and quality of mining companies' ESG disclosures using panel data from 2011 to 2020. The results indicate improvements in both the quantity and quality of ESG disclosures. Developed countries have higher average scores and disclosure ratios for ESG indicators compared to developing countries, with the largest gap observed in the environmental indicators. There is a stronger correlation between ESG disclosure quality and market value for mining companies in developed countries.
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT REVIEW
(2024)
Article
Economics
Seife Ayele, Wei Shen, Yacob Mulugetta, Tadesse Kuma Worako
Summary: This paper addresses the challenges of governing energy procurement from a mix of non-hydropower renewable energy sources supplied by independent producers. Building on political economy analysis and five case studies of independent producer projects from Ethiopia, it seeks to understand the root causes of the protracted delays and limited extent of procurement by independent producers. The key contestations lie in managing long term contracts, risk, uncertainty and in developing the institutional and human capacity to transition.
Article
Environmental Studies
Omer Harun Ozkaynak, Gonul Tugrul Icemer
Summary: This study analyzed the differences in fee tariffs and technical capacity for ship waste collection among different countries and ports, as well as the insufficient knowledge of personnel in waste management. It is suggested that standardizing technical capacity and pricing, and providing training to personnel can effectively prevent marine pollution caused by shipborne waste.
Article
Environmental Studies
Shane Orchard, Shawn Gerrity, David R. Schiel
Summary: This study focuses on the paua (abalone) fishery in the Kaiko Over Bar Ura district in New Zealand, which is an important component of the local economy. The fishery was closed for 5 years due to mortality caused by an earthquake, and reopened in 2021. The study finds that the catch target was severely exceeded, highlighting the need to focus on fishing effort for sustainable management. Adjusting daily bag limits and temporal controls on the open season can help achieve a balance.
