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Development Studies
Bo-sin Tang, Winky K. O. Ho, Siu Wai Wong
Summary: This research examines the economic sustainability of human settlement at a local project level, finding a tipping point in the development scale of housing estates. Housing values initially rise with the number of residential units but gradually fall beyond a critical limit. To optimize housing supply, urban planning should focus not only on increasing housing development bulk but also on addressing possible bottlenecks in the provision of shared amenities in the neighborhood.
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
(2021)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Yanyong Hu, Rui Zhang, Jiaxi Wu, Xiaotong Qie, Hong Liu
Summary: This study proposes a model to measure the sustainable development efficiency of provinces in China and explores its spatiotemporal evolution and coordination. The findings indicate an overall increase in sustainable development efficiency in China, but with notable differences across different stages and regions.
PROCESS SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Munir Ahmad, Gul Jabeen
Summary: The international travel and tourism sector has diverse effects on ecological deterioration, and it can contribute to sustainability in China's different development levels. This study adopts a new estimation method considering various variables and causality techniques to analyze the relationship between international travel and tourism, economic development, and ecological deterioration. The results show an inverse U-shaped association between international travel and tourism and ecological deterioration, with variations observed in different provinces.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Construction & Building Technology
Xiaotong Liu, Haishan Xia
Summary: This study explores the relationship between urban rail transit, urban space, and sustainability, emphasizing the importance of improving rail transit network efficiency for urban sustainable development. However, there is a relative lack of research on the internal network structure of rail transit in megacities.
SUSTAINABLE CITIES AND SOCIETY
(2023)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Natalia Verstina, Natalia Solopova, Natalia Taskaeva, Tatiana Meshcheryakova, Natalia Shchepkina
Summary: This article discusses unresolved scientific issues in assessing the energy efficiency of industrial facilities and compares it with the widely used approaches for residential buildings. The study employed expert surveys and statistical analysis to determine energy efficiency indicators and their weights for different groups. The research resulted in the positioning of energy efficiency classes based on experimental data.
Article
Thermodynamics
M. M. Sarafraz, F. C. Christo
Summary: This paper develops a CO2-neutral thermodynamic process based on a chemical looping principle for producing ammonia and/or hydrogen by circulating nitrogen carrier between reactors. Suitable metal candidates, with chrome showing the best nitrogen and steam economy, were selected through thermochemical analysis. With chrome, a power block efficiency of 32.3% and a self-sustaining factor of 0.33 were achieved.
ENERGY CONVERSION AND MANAGEMENT
(2021)
Article
Construction & Building Technology
Azher Mehmood, Muhammad Irfan-ul-Hassan, Noor Yaseen
Summary: In this experimental work, geopolymer blends were synthesized using low-cost materials to improve the strength and durability of the developed product. A multilevel investigation was conducted at both laboratory-scale and pilot-scale, and the results showed satisfactory mechanical properties and durability of the upscaled-brick specimens. The formation of sodium- and calcium-based aluminosilicate hydrates contributed to the enhanced strength and durability. Multilevel investigation helped identify the geopolymerization potential of the materials at different levels.
JOURNAL OF BUILDING ENGINEERING
(2022)
Article
Development Studies
Pengyu Chen, Jinglong Li
Summary: Agricultural sustainable development is crucial for food security, environmental protection, and economic development. This study used China's Agricultural Sustainable Development Plan as an example and employed the Difference-in-Differences model to assess its impact on agricultural carbon neutrality. The results indicate the promotion of carbon neutrality, potential pathways of the plan, and heterogeneous impacts on different agricultural regions.
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
(2023)
Article
Agronomy
Shuaishuai Jia, Yushan Qiu, Cunyi Yang
Summary: Financial inclusion is crucial in improving grain security efficiency, especially in the distribution aspect. The study found that financial inclusion promotes the efficiency of grain distribution through residents' income distribution, growth, and consumption capacity upgrading, which helps achieve the goals of ensuring grain security and promoting sustainable development.
Article
Development Studies
Yu Zhang, Xi Cai, Liudan Jiao, Yanying Mao, Xiaosen Huo, Ya Wu
Summary: Sustainable development is a significant issue worldwide, and measuring eco-efficiency and eco-well-being performance is crucial for assessing sustainable development. This study evaluated the eco-efficiency and eco-well-being performance of 281 cities in China using a two-stage super-SBM model. The results showed overall low levels of eco-efficiency and eco-well-being performance in the country, with regional variations. The findings provide important reference for Chinese cities and similar cities worldwide in formulating policies to improve sustainability.
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
(2023)
Article
Economics
Fredj Fhima, Ridha Nouira, Khalid Sekkat
Summary: This paper uses the Seo and Shin (2016) threshold model to investigate the impact of corruption on sustainable development. The results support the existence of thresholds and show that the impact of corruption on sustainable development is regime-specific and dependent on the quality of governance. In developed countries, corruption always hinders sustainable development, while in developing countries, the impact of corruption varies depending on governance quality, with highly corrupt countries achieving higher levels of sustainable development when governance quality is low.
ECONOMIC ANALYSIS AND POLICY
(2023)
Article
Construction & Building Technology
Emad Elbeltagi, Hossam Wefki, Rana Khallaf
Summary: This study introduces an optimization model for early-stage sustainable building design considering end-user energy consumption. The model aims to achieve minimal energy consumption for residential buildings during the early design stages by optimizing key design parameters using genetic algorithms. The results show a 25% reduction in energy consumption using the developed optimization model.
Article
Energy & Fuels
Rajvikram Madurai Elavarasan, Mithulananthan Nadarajah, Rishi Pugazhendhi, Avik Sinha, Sivasankar Gangatharan, David Chiaramonti, Mohamad Abou Houran
Summary: The Sustainable Development Goal 7 (SDG 7) plays a key role in achieving climate goals by focusing on affordable and clean energy. This study analyzes the impact of energy consumption on renewable penetration, energy capacity, production, and emissions in 40 countries. Three scenarios are identified, highlighting the need for policy frameworks to promote renewable energy and decouple fossil fuel use. The study also emphasizes the importance of understanding the relationship between energy consumption and the elements of SDG 7 to optimize existing policies.
Article
Thermodynamics
Abdulrasheed Zakari, Irfan Khan, Duojiao Tan, Rafael Alvarado, Vishal Dagar
Summary: This study connects the Sustainable Development Goals with energy efficiency in 20 Asian and Pacific countries using Data Envelopment Analysis. The findings show that sustainable economic and financial development are positively related to energy efficiency, and green innovation also has a positive impact on energy efficiency.
Review
Environmental Sciences
Dhanasingh Sivalinga Vijayan, Arvindan Sivasuriyan, Parthiban Patchamuthu, Revathy Jayaseelan
Summary: The thermal performance of civil structures is crucial in civil engineering and architecture, impacting residents' comfort levels and energy efficiency. Designing buildings according to thermal comfort and reducing carbon emissions, air flows, and energy consumption is essential. Different types of buildings, including residential, commercial, and educational structures, were analyzed for their thermal performance in various climatic conditions.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Jianqing Zhang, Haichao Yu, Keke Zhang, Liang Zhao, Fei Fan
Summary: The study found that in Chinese provinces, innovation agglomeration has an impact on carbon emissions, with energy intensity playing a mediating role in between.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH
(2021)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Fei Fan, Huan Lian, Xiaoyang Liu, Xueli Wang
Summary: The study reveals significant regional disparities in green innovation efficiency in Chinese cities, with the efficiency increasing in the East, remaining stable in the Central region, and decreasing in the West. Urban green innovation efficiency exhibits significant spatial autocorrelation and spillover effects. Furthermore, environmental regulation has a positive U-shaped relationship with urban green innovation efficiency, which can be strengthened by improving educational resources, industrial structure, and economic development.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Xueli Wang, Song Wang, Lei Wang, Fei Fan
Summary: The study found that the scale of ridesourcing has a significant impact on haze, with initial development reducing haze but further scale expansion intensifying it. The depth of urbanization is identified as the main transmission mechanism of haze. Therefore, the scale of ridesourcing should be aligned with the scale of urban development, and emission reduction policies should be designed from the perspective of urban agglomeration.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Song Wang, Jiexin Wang, Fei Fan
Summary: This study explores the mediating role of innovation efficiency in the coordinated development of economy and ecological environment. Findings suggest that the impact of economic development on ecological environment depends on different thresholds of innovation efficiency, and factors such as industrial agglomeration, government expenditure, residents' education level, among others, are conducive to improving the ecological environment.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Management
Fei Fan, Keke Zhang, Shangze Dai, Xueli Wang
Summary: This paper explores the spatial and temporal pattern evolution of the decoupling relationship between innovation capability and resource consumption in 283 cities in China using the improved Tapio decoupling model and geographic information system spatial analysis technology. The study finds that innovation capability and resource consumption in Chinese cities exhibit a weak decoupling state. Regions with significant decoupling show a trend of spatial agglomeration, and the positive impact of population growth and innovation intensity on resource consumption outweighs the inhibitory effect of resource efficiency improvement.
TECHNOLOGY ANALYSIS & STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT
(2023)
Article
Management
Wenyi Yang, Fei Fan, Xueli Wang, Haichao Yu
Summary: Analysis of the knowledge innovation network in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area reveals that Guangzhou and Hong Kong have always been the cores, with Shenzhen emerging as an innovation center after 2012 and other cities becoming peripheral areas. Small- and medium-sized cities do not benefit from the innovative development of core cities, with institutional and cultural differences posing major obstacles.
TECHNOLOGY ANALYSIS & STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT
(2022)
Article
Management
Haiqian Ke, Shangze Dai, Fei Fan
Summary: The study shows that improvements in regional innovation efficiency can inhibit the ecological footprint, with the inhibitory effect weakening as economic development levels increase. This effect is stronger in eastern China than in central and western China. Furthermore, scientific and technological human resources initially have an inhibitory effect but later promote the ecological footprint.
TECHNOLOGY ANALYSIS & STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT
(2022)
Article
Development Studies
Song Wang, Jiexin Wang, Chenqi Wei, Xueli Wang, Fei Fan
Summary: The study finds that collaborative innovation efficiency within cities in China is increasing, with the efficiency of research to production significantly higher than that of learning to research. Industrial structure and external factors have hindered efficiency improvements, while infrastructure and living standards have different effects on efficiency at different stages.
Article
Management
Hengyun Tang, Jianqing Zhang, Fei Fan, Zhengwen Wang
Summary: This study explores the impact of high-speed rail construction on regional innovation in China and finds that high-speed rail significantly promotes regional innovation, with knowledge spillovers being an important manifestation. Additionally, urban form plays a significant mediating role in the impact of high-speed rail on regional innovation.
TECHNOLOGY ANALYSIS & STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Xiaojun You, Qixiang Li, Kyle M. Monahan, Fei Fan, Haiqian Ke, Na Hong
Summary: Collaborative innovation has the potential to constrain the ecological footprint, but its impact is still controversial. This study examined the case of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area in China and found that collaborative innovation had a double-threshold effect on the ecological footprint. Scientific personnel and capital flow increased the ecological footprint, while technology collaboration exerted inhibitory effects.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Management
Zhengwen Wang, Hongli Yin, Fei Fan, Yingfeng Fang, Hong Zhang
Summary: This study examines the relationship between science and technology insurance (S&T insurance) and regional innovation from a macro innovation input-output perspective. The results show that S&T insurance has a significant positive effect on innovation inputs but a negative effect on innovation outputs. There is also regional and subject heterogeneity in the role of S&T insurance.
TECHNOLOGY ANALYSIS & STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT
(2022)
Article
Management
Haichao Yu, Jianqing Zhang, Minqi Zhang, Fei Fan
Summary: Knowledge has become crucial in production with the emergence of the knowledge economy. Cross-national knowledge transfer positively affects China's total factor productivity and efforts are needed to improve domestic infrastructure, research and development capacity, and human capital for absorbing international advanced knowledge.
TECHNOLOGY ANALYSIS & STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT
(2022)
Article
Management
Fei Fan, Xuerong Zhang, Wenyi Yang, Chengliang Liu
Summary: This study provides new insights into the geographical evolution of China's ports in international container transport during the industrial structure upgrading process. The research found that there is a significant equilibrium relationship between industrial structure upgrading and port container transport trade, with positive effects from proxy indices such as the industrial structure advanced index and the industrial structure comprehensive index.
TRANSPORTATION JOURNAL
(2021)
Article
Management
Xueli Wang, Lei Wang, Song Wang, Fei Fan, Xiaohua Ye
Summary: The study found that international technology spillovers have a significant impact on green total factor productivity, especially through exports and outward foreign direct investment. Taking spatial diffusion into account, Beijing's contribution to technology spillovers is relatively weak, while Shanghai's is stronger. Coastal areas have the largest marginal effect of technology spillovers on green total factor productivity.
TECHNOLOGY ANALYSIS & STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT
(2021)
Article
Management
Song Wang, Xueli Wang, Fei Lu, Fei Fan
Summary: This study measures the ecological efficiency of various regions in China over time and spatially, finding an initial sharp decline followed by a gradual increase. The impact of collaborative innovation on eco-efficiency was estimated, showing a negative 'U' relationship between technological innovation capital and local ecological efficiency, and a positive 'U' relationship with scientific and technological innovation human resources. Policy recommendations for local governments were provided to align development agendas with environmental priorities based on specific circumstances.
TECHNOLOGY ANALYSIS & STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT
(2021)
