Review
Environmental Sciences
Xiuhong Li, Yizhuo Wang, Rongjin Yang, Le Zhang, Yi Zhang, Qiang Liu, Zhenwei Song
Summary: This paper discusses the challenges and problems faced by watershed eco-compensation in China, and explores new models including expanding funding sources, establishing sustainable compensation models, and reducing the burden on the government. It also compares different regional models of eco-compensation projects.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Menghua Deng, Zhiqi Li, Junfei Chen, Feifei Tao
Summary: This study measures the influencing factors behind public willingness to participate in eco-compensation in China's Taihu Basin using a contingent valuation method and a random forest model. The main results show that factors such as recognition of the importance of watershed protection, the impact of the watershed environment on people's lives, annual incomes, and perceived improvements to the watershed environment over the past five years significantly influence willingness to pay.
FRONTIERS IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Juqin Shen, Xin Gao, Weijun He, Fuhua Sun, Zhaofang Zhang, Yang Kong, Zhongchi Wan, Xin Zhang, Zhichao Li, Jingzhe Wang, Xiuping Lai
Summary: Based on prospect theory and evolutionary game theory, this paper studies the decision-making behaviors and influencing factors between local governments and polluting enterprises in Taihu Lake Basin. The results show that initial probabilities affect their decision-making behaviors, the ecological compensation fee has little influence on polluting enterprises, and the increase of environmental tax rate significantly impacts the decision-making behaviors of local governments with low initial probabilities.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Xin Huang
Summary: This paper uses a dynamic multi-game model to analyze the pollution control game behavior of upstream and downstream regions along the basin and obtain the dynamic equilibrium strategies and pollution trajectories under different cooperation modes. The results show that pollution abatement cooperation can improve the environment but may not necessarily improve social welfare. The eco-compensation mechanism is not always beneficial for the improvement of the basin's environment and welfare, and the effective conditions for implementing ecological compensation are proposed. Additionally, the impact of consumer preferences, pollution treatment efficiency, and other parameters on decision-making and social welfare are analyzed. These conclusions provide a theoretical basis for cooperative governance schemes for transboundary pollution in river basins.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2023)
Review
Agronomy
Zhidong Li, Boru Su, Moucheng Liu
Summary: China is exploring grassland eco-compensation as a means to curb grassland degradation caused by human activity. China has invested over 170 billion yuan in grassland eco-compensation, benefiting 12 million farmer and herder households. However, current research lacks systematic reviewing and has shortcomings in precision of compensation standards and evaluation of eco-compensation effects. Future research should focus on the response mechanism of herder households and the improvement of compensation measures, while learning from advanced compensation experience in other fields.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Xinyi Cheng, Lan Fang, Lan Mu, Jun Li, Heng Wang
Summary: This paper analyzes the institutional opportunities and challenges of watershed eco-compensation in China. By comparing domestic and foreign practices, it identifies several issues in China's watershed eco-compensation projects. To improve the situation, it suggests strengthening legislation, adopting diverse eco-compensation approaches, and establishing a market-based mechanism.
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Hang Yu, Chen Chen, ChaoFeng Shao
Summary: The Xin'an River Basin, as the first pilot project in China for horizontal ecological compensation, has continuously explored compensation methods over the past ten years. This study evaluates the effectiveness of ecological compensation from the perspective of ecosystem service value, providing insights for refined implementation methods and future adjustments. It found that while ecological compensation has promoted growth in ecosystem service values, there is a need for more comprehensive and balanced development.
ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Yuxi Xie, Weihua Zeng, Yinglan Xue, Yue Zhuo
Summary: Horizontal/interregional eco-compensation is an important policy for promoting regional ecological and environmental cooperation and achieving sustainable development in river basins. Using the Yellow River basin as an example, the integrated water rights (IWRs) scheme has effectively addressed issues such as water resource shortages, low utilization efficiency, and weak water environmental carrying capacity. The evidence shows improvements in increased revenue, improved water use efficiency, and decreased water environmental carrying rate.
Article
Water Resources
Qi Ni, Yu Cai, Tao Xu, Minjuan Zhao
Summary: This study clarifies the impact of psychological ownership on public participation in transboundary eco-compensation, highlighting the importance of effective public participation in transforming compensation mechanisms. Results show that public participation is influenced by individuals' perception of their own abilities, responsibilities, values, and self-governance abilities. The long-standing 'government-led environmental governance' mode in China has created a significant government dependence psychology among the public.
Article
Physics, Multidisciplinary
Yejing Zhou, Jingxuan Zhou, Meng Xia, Le Zhang
Summary: This study optimizes and studies the entropy curved-surface method to establish a value-surface model based on maximum entropy production, and analyzes the ecological regulating services value, providing a new perspective on the calculation standard and relationship of horizontal eco-compensation.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Meng Qiu, Qiting Zuo, Qingsong Wu, Binbin Wu, Junxia Ma, Jianwei Zhang
Summary: This study proposed a synthesis-dynamic-harmonious water distribution method (SDH) and applied it to the Yellow River basin. The key findings of this study are that advanced ideas for water distribution are required in transboundary rivers, and the proposed method takes into account various factors such as changes in distributable water volume and meeting minimum water demand and efficiency constraints.
Article
Engineering, Civil
Jingxin Gao, Changzan Duan, Jinbo Song, Xianrui Ma, Yuanping Wang
Summary: The severe water shortage and pollution problems are hindering the sustainable development. River basin ecological compensation is an effective solution for transboundary water pollution. This study proposes a two-stage compensation mechanism under the VAM agreement to enhance cooperation and operational clarity. The results indicate that externalizing environmental costs is the fundamental reason for the failure of autonomous evolutionary game, but the VAM agreement can improve free-riding behavior and maximize social benefits. It is necessary to adopt comprehensive strategies when both sides adopt negative strategies. These findings can guide environmental policy formulation and promote coordinated basin governance.
WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
(2023)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Zhou Fang, Junyu Chen, Gang Liu, Huimin Wang, Juha M. Alatalo, Zhangqian Yang, Enyi Mu, Yang Bai
Summary: This study proposed a BEC valuation method developed by combining gross ecosystem product (GEP) accounting with total cost accounting, which was applied to a cross-regional water transfer project. The results revealed that water-related ecosystem services (WESs) received a minor proportion of the compensation, and suggested implementing multi-agent joint bargaining, a BEC fund, and hydrological monitoring to improve BEC valuations.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2021)
Review
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Jie Zhang, Meilian Liu, Qinfei Li
Summary: Transboundary water pollution has been a persistent problem in China, and the government has been experimenting with eco-compensation schemes to address it. This study proposes a decision-making model that incorporates a game between the administrator and individual regions of a river basin to determine optimal compensation standards and pollutant reductions. Using the Taihu lake basin as a case study, the optimal compensation standard was found to be 3394 yuan/ton, and the optimal regional pollutant reductions for Zhejiang, Shanghai, and Jiangsu were determined. The results show that adjusting the compensation standard based on risk preferences and loss aversion can maximize the effectiveness of the eco-compensation scheme.
ENVIRONMENT DEVELOPMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Yumei Zheng, Guangchun Lei, Peng Yu
Summary: This study used the SWAT model to simulate and evaluate the impact of different agricultural activity adjustment scenarios on water quality improvement, showing that the fallow scenario had the best reduction in nutrient loss from agricultural land. Considering the environmental, economic, and social effects, the fallow scenario was regarded as the best choice for rice land and dry land.
Article
Ecology
Jichuan Sheng, Xiao Han
Summary: This paper examines the policy mobility of Payment for Ecosystem Services (PES) in China's Xin'an River Basin Eco-compensation Pilot through the lens of assemblage and performativity. It argues that PES policy mobility is shaped by various assemblage practices and local institutional and political support, with performativity playing a role in justifying economic rationality and guiding PES technologies. The study also highlights power reconfigurations between governments and the market, showcasing China's adaptive ecosystem governance in practicing PES policy mobility.
ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS
(2022)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Jichuan Sheng, Jing Xin, Weihai Zhou
Summary: This study examines the impact of environmental regulations on the quality of imported products and corporate productivity in China's manufacturing corporations. It also explores the heterogeneity of these effects based on ownership and location. The findings suggest that stricter environmental regulations encourage companies to improve the quality of imported products, leading to increased corporate productivity.
ENVIRONMENT DEVELOPMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY
(2023)
Article
Economics
Jichuan Sheng, Xiao Han
Summary: This study outlines the power configuration and path dependence of state intervention in China's Xin'an River Basin Eco-compensation Pilot (XRBEP) through the lens of state rescaling. The findings reveal that the state rescaling of watershed eco-compensation reflects the adaptive governance of China's central government, which is triggered by capital accumulation. The coexistence of path dependence in state intervention contributes to the process of state rescaling and the evolution of China's watershed eco-compensation policies.
Article
Ecology
Jichuan Sheng, Hui Wang
Summary: This study investigates the effect of Payments for Ecosystem Services (PES) participation on income growth in China's Wolong Nature Reserve, and explores the roles of non-agricultural employment and education investment. The findings show that increased PES participation can promote income growth, especially for small and medium farmers. However, this promotion effect may also exacerbate economic inequality.
ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS
(2022)
Article
Engineering, Civil
Jichuan Sheng, Hui Wang, Wenge Qiu
Summary: This study examines the importance of incentive-compatible coordination mechanisms in water markets through the case of the water market of the East Route of China's South-North Water Transfer Project (SNWTP-ER) and demonstrates how this mechanism can achieve the optimal state for both individuals and society simultaneously.
JOURNAL OF HYDROLOGY
(2022)
Article
Water Resources
Jichuan Sheng, Jing Xin, Weizong Tang
Summary: This study examines the unintended impact of inter-basin water transfer (IBWT) policies on corporate research and development (R&D) activities. Using the South-North Water Transfer Project in China as a quasi-natural experiment, the study finds that IBWT policies directly improve water resources and promote corporate R&D activities in water-receiving areas. Additionally, these policies indirectly encourage stronger environmental regulations, further stimulating R&D activities. The study also highlights the heterogeneity of the impact of IBWT policies on corporate R&D activities in water-receiving areas.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Jichuan Sheng, Ding Rui, Xiao Han
Summary: This study investigates the impact of sociotechnical imaginary on the conservation-development nexus through a case study of China's Great Yangtze River Protection Programme (GYRPP) from the perspective of governmentality. By analyzing literature and conducting interviews, it finds that the GYRPP utilizes techniques and practices of green governmentality to problematize and visualize the conservation-development nexus, resulting in the formation of new identities. Furthermore, the GYRPP aims to translate and coordinate ecological knowledge through the sociotechnical imaginary of ecological civilization, ultimately shaping China as a leader in sustainable development.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & POLICY
(2022)
Article
Economics
Jichuan Sheng, Wenge Qiu
Summary: This study uses the South-North Water Transfer Project in China as a quasi-natural experiment to examine the impact of inter-basin water transfer policies on water-use technical efficiency (WUTE). The findings suggest that inter-basin water transfer can improve WUTE in water-receiving cities, but this improvement is not directly linked to the enhancement of water endowment. Additionally, improvements in water endowment actually decrease WUTE. Furthermore, inter-basin water transfer can enhance water-saving capacity and environmental regulations in water-receiving cities, contributing to the sustainable improvement of WUTE. The effect of inter-basin water transfer policies on WUTE varies depending on economic and demographic factors.
SOCIO-ECONOMIC PLANNING SCIENCES
(2023)
Article
Environmental Studies
Jichuan Sheng, Xiao Han
Summary: This study examines how payments for ecosystem services (PES) shape local water control arenas through various assemblage practices using the case of China's Xin'an River Basin Eco-compensation Pilot. The findings show that specific assemblage practices can construct a PES hydrosocial territory, which often reflects power struggles. The study also highlights the significant role of state intervention in constructing China's PES hydrosocial territory, reflecting China's effective governance and technology.
ENVIRONMENT AND PLANNING C-POLITICS AND SPACE
(2023)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Jichuan Sheng, Ruzhu Zhang
Summary: This study examines the optimal strategies of micro-actors in REDD+ and their impact on efficiency and effectiveness. The findings suggest that equitable distribution can improve the efficiency of REDD+ but may not necessarily lead to improvements in effectiveness.
ENVIRONMENT DEVELOPMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY
(2023)
Article
Development Studies
Jichuan Sheng, Michael Webber
Summary: China has implemented water-saving policies to address water shortages, but it is uncertain if these policies will improve water-use technical efficiency. This study examines water-use technical efficiency in the South-North Water Transfer Project in China. The research suggests that there is no definite link between improvements in water-use technical efficiency and decreases in water-use intensity, and that water-saving policies oriented towards reducing water-use intensity may not increase water-use technical efficiency. Achieving the goals of water-saving policies requires improving water-use technical efficiency through technological progress.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY & PLANNING
(2023)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Jichuan Sheng
Summary: Distributive equity plays a significant role in the success of REDD+. This study examines the actions of private investors and landowners under different distributive equity scenarios and compares the effects of equity preferences. The results show that stakeholder equity preferences can enhance REDD+ effectiveness and the distributive equity mechanism is more likely to attract private investors.
JOURNAL FOR NATURE CONSERVATION
(2023)
Article
Business
Jichuan Sheng, Rui Ding
Summary: This paper examines the influence of geographical proximity of financial resources on green innovation using Chinese listed firms as a case study. It analyzes the trade-offs between competitive and substitution effects triggered by geographical proximity and the impact on firms' green innovation activities. The findings show that the geographical proximity of financial resources affects the trade-offs between competitive and substitution effects, altering firms' green innovation. The study also reveals an inverted U-shaped relationship between green innovation and distance to financial centers, indicating an optimal location for green innovation. Furthermore, internal ownership strengthens the effect of geographical proximity of financial resources on green innovation, while external environmental regulation weakens this effect.
JOURNAL OF PRODUCT INNOVATION MANAGEMENT
(2023)
Article
Area Studies
Xiao Han, Jichuan Sheng
Summary: China's endorsement of "ecological civilization" has shaped and been shaped by on-ground practices, as seen in the case of the "Great Yangtze River Protection Programme" (GYRPP). This study reveals the construction of the ecological civilization imaginary by the Chinese state, which combines environmental protection and socio-economic development to strengthen the regime's legitimacy. The imaginary then informs policies and coordinates local practices, while also being reconstituted through the mobilization of people, institutions, and resources for sometimes conflicting goals.
JOURNAL OF CONTEMPORARY CHINA
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Elizabeth Alvarez-Chavez, Stephane Godbout, Mylene Genereux, Caroline Cote, Alain N. Rousseau, Sebastien Fournel
Summary: This study evaluated the effect of alternative filtering materials and bed aeration on the retention of nutrients and fecal bacteria in woodchip bedded stand-off pads for cows. The results showed that the alternative biofilters were more efficient in removing COD, SS, TN, and NO3-N, while conventional biofilters were more efficient for PO4-P removal. Aeration did not have a significant effect under the tested temperature conditions.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2024)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Yike Zhang, Zengyi Ma, Zhuoting Fang, Yuandong Qian, Zhiping Huang, Yilong Ye, Jianhua Yan
Summary: This study investigates the application of oxygen enrichment melting technology in the melting of municipal solid waste incineration fly ash. The results demonstrate that oxygen enrichment technology can reduce energy consumption and operating costs, as well as decrease pollution emissions.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2024)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Liangang Xiao, Mingkai Leng, Philip Greenwood, Rongqin Zhao, Zhixiang Xie, Zengtao You, Junguo Liu
Summary: This study investigates the effects of grazing exclusion on soil organic carbon (SOC) accumulation and vegetation recovery. It finds that grazing exclusion can increase the potential for SOC accumulation, and higher annual precipitation is positively correlated with SOC accumulation.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2024)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Beatrice Cantoni, Jessica Ianes, Beatrice Bertolo, Selena Ziccardi, Francesco Maffini, Manuela Antonelli
Summary: This study evaluates the performance of ozonation and adsorption as in-series processes compared to standalone processes for the removal of Contaminants of Emerging Concern (CECs) in drinking water. The combination of both processes proves to be more effective than adsorption and ozonation alone. Ozonation improves the adsorption performance of poorly-oxidizable CECs but worsens that of well-oxidizable compounds. This research highlights the importance of considering both processes in the removal of CECs in drinking water treatment plants.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2024)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Dan Li, Bingjun Liu, Yang Lu, Jianyu Fu
Summary: A new Standardized compound Drought and Saltwater intrusion Index (SDSI) was developed to detect changes in the severity of CDSEs in six estuaries. The study found that saltwater intrusion plays a dominant role in influencing SDSI severity, and CDSEs vary in frequency, duration and severity among different estuaries.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2024)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Yong-Qiang Li, Rui Sun, Chong-Miao Zhang, Zi-Xuan Liu, Rui-tao Chen, Jian Zhao, Hua-dong Gu, Huan-Cai Yin
Summary: In this study, an electron beam excitation multi-wavelength ultraviolet (EBE-MW-UV) system was established and found to have significantly higher microbial inactivation effects compared to single-wavelength UV-LEDs in water. Mechanism analysis revealed that EBE-MW-UV damaged microbial DNA and proteins, and generated additional reactive oxygen species, leading to microbial inactivation.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2024)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Kaili Ma, Xinxin Han, Qiujuan Li, Yu Kong, Qiaoli Liu, Xu Yan, Yahong Luo, Xiaopin Li, Huiyang Wen, Zhiguo Cao
Summary: This study reveals that the use of a tryptophan-degrading microbial consortium (TDC) can enhance the hydrolysis efficiency of waste activated sludge (WAS), increasing the yield and quality of short chain fatty acids (SCFAs) and improving the solubilization and release of organic substances from WAS.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2024)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Ling Xiong, Rui Li
Summary: Incorporating Ecosystem Service Value (ESV) into land use planning can provide informed land management decisions. This study evaluates the ESV of Guizhou Province in China's karst region. The results show an increase in total ESV over the past two decades due to ecological restoration projects.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2024)
Article
Environmental Sciences
M. Geetha Jenifel
Summary: This article discusses the importance of water and the pollution of freshwater resources, and introduces the use of machine learning models and blockchain technology to predict and protect water quality.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2024)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Stanslaus Terengia Materu, Taotao Chen, Chang Liu, Daocai Chi, Meng Jun
Summary: The study showed that H2SO4-modified biochar can reduce P leaching, increase soil available P, and enhance plant P uptake in alternate wetting and drying irrigation systems. Biochar additions B20A and IAWDB20A-M were effective in improving yield, reducing P leaching, and increasing APB.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2024)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Amir Nouri, Ali Akbar Zinatizadeh, Sirus Zinadini, Mark Van Loosdrecht
Summary: This study focuses on the development of an air-lift bio-electrochemical reactor (ALBER) with a continuous feeding regime to enhance nitrogen removal from synthetic wastewater. The effect of temperature, hydraulic retention time (HRT), N -NH+4 /TN ratio, and current density on the reactor performance was investigated, and the ALBER achieved a maximum TN removal of 73%. The results suggest that the ALBER has potential for treating industrial wastewater at low temperatures.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2024)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Peifang Wang, Guoxiang You, Yang Gao, Juan Chen, Xun Wang, Chao Wang
Summary: This study investigated the ecological processes of microbial communities and N- and P-transformation processes in multistage agricultural drainage ditches. The results showed that the microbial communities were co-shaped by agricultural practices and ditch size, which further governed the N and P removal performance.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2024)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Xiaofeng Niu, Huan Wang, Tao Wang, Peiyu Zhang, Huan Zhang, Hongxia Wang, Xianghong Kong, Songguang Xie, Jun Xu
Summary: Microorganisms play a critical role in maintaining ecosystem balance, and environmental stressors can affect the assembly processes of microbial communities. The study found that different stressors have opposite effects on microbial community assembly in water and sediment, and warming has different influences compared to herbicides and nutrients.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2024)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Yuqing Tan, Qiming Cheng, Fengwei Lyu, Fei Liu, Linhao Liu, Yihong Su, Shaochun Yuan, Wenyu Xiao, Zhen Liu, Yao Chen
Summary: The exacerbation of global warming, extreme weather events, and rapid urbanization have led to increased flooding in urban areas. China has adopted sponge city as an efficient means of preventing and controlling urban floods. Using a SWMM-FVCOM model, the hydrological reduction and control effect of sponge city construction (SPCC) within a university campus were evaluated. The study found that implementing SPCC effectively mitigates surface runoff and reduces the severity of urban flooding. However, the efficacy of runoff control decreases with longer rainfall return periods.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2024)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Zhonghan Chen, Qiuyan Li, Shibo Yan, Juan Xu, Qiaoyun Lin, Zhuangming Zhao, Ziying He
Summary: Tidal rivers are important biochemical reaction channels, receiving carbon from wastewater and agricultural drains, affecting CO2 emissions. Through modeling and data analysis, researchers explored carbon distribution, emissions, and greenhouse effects, emphasizing the potential of river management to change global CO2 emissions under climate change.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2024)