Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Castaldi Simona, Formicola Nicola, Mastrocicco Micol, Morales Rodriguez Carmen, Morelli Raffaella, Prodorutti Daniele, Vannini Andrea, Zanzotti Roberto
Summary: Sustainable agricultural practices are increasingly important for global and national environmental policies and economy. This study compared the sustainability of grape production under integrated and organic management using multiple indicators. The results showed that organic management was more beneficial for most environmental aspects of the agroecosystem compared to integrated management, without affecting grape yield.
ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS
(2024)
Review
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Jan Matustik, Vladimir Koci
Summary: Environmental footprints, including ecological, carbon, water, land, and material footprints, have long been used as indicators of humanity's impact on Earth systems, but lack a universally accepted definition and calculation method. This paper critically reviews various footprint methodologies and analyzes opposing views on what footprint indicators should entail, providing key insights into current footprint research literature and debates.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2021)
Review
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Camila Valdejane Silva de Souza, Larissa Mont, Maria Hatjiathanassiadou, Diogo Vale, Gidyenne Christine Bandeira Silva de Medeiros, Dirce Maria Lobo Marchioni, Severina Carla Vieira Cunha Lima, Clelia de Oliveira Lyra
Summary: This study aims to describe a systematic review protocol to investigate the environmental footprints of food consumption by adults and elderly individuals. The systematic review produced from this protocol will provide evidence for understanding the environmental impact of adult and elderly population's food consumption from different territories and the assessment tools used worldwide.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Xiaolei Ma, Shixing Jiao
Summary: This study explores the water consumption and impact on water resources in the agricultural sector in Anyang, a region in the North China Plain. The results show an increasing trend in agricultural water consumption, with winter wheat and maize being the major contributors. The study also reveals that Anyang has been in a state of water ecological deficit since 2000, highlighting the need for measures to improve water use efficiency and alleviate water scarcity.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2023)
Review
Food Science & Technology
Maria Hatjiathanassiadou, Priscilla Moura Rolim, Larissa Mont'Alverne Juca Seabra
Summary: Current food systems are unsustainable and need to be rethought for sustainable development. Sustainable diets consider health, society, economy, culture, and the environment, and evaluate the environmental impacts of food systems using EnF. The most commonly used EnF to assess these impacts are carbon footprint, water footprint, and land use footprint. Animal-source foods have the highest environmental impact and reducing their consumption is encouraged. Changing dietary patterns should involve all stakeholders in the food system. EnF are excellent tools for evaluating and promoting sustainable diets in various contexts.
FRONTIERS IN SUSTAINABLE FOOD SYSTEMS
(2023)
Review
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Cristina Casals Miralles, Debora Barioni, Maria Serena Mancini, Joan Colon Jord, Merce Boy Roura, Sergio Ponsa Salas, Laia Llenas Argelaguet, Alessandro Galli
Summary: Tourism puts pressure on the environment and is vulnerable to global warming. Research on tourism impacts has increased, but there is a lack of specific guidelines and data, making it difficult to obtain reliable results. This paper discusses the use of Footprint family indicators in tourism and highlights the lack of consensus and specific data in current research. Food production and transportation are identified as the main drivers of environmental burdens in tourism. The Footprint indicators help understand the trade-offs between environmental effects and can be used to prioritize sustainability efforts. The study also analyzes the influence of services provided to different rated tourism experiences and compares the pressure exerted by visitors and the local population.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Ciaran McLaverty, Ole R. Eigaard, Jeppe Olsen, Mollie E. Brooks, Jens Kjerulf Petersen, Anders C. Erichsen, Karin van der Reijden, Grete E. Dinesen
Summary: This study analyzed a comprehensive data set of 5885 nearshore benthic samples and found that bottom trawling has significant impacts on abundance, species richness, and the Benthic Quality Index. However, some commonly used indices, such as AMBI and DKI, were not sensitive to trawling impacts, which may result in underestimating or undetected effects of fishing on benthic macrofauna in coastal monitoring programs in Europe.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2023)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Sonia Akrour, Samir Grimes
Summary: This study aims to diagnose the demand for fishery resources at Algiers fishing ports and provide additional information on energy use. The results show that Algiers fishing is in an ecological surplus status, as the demand for fisheries production is much lower than the biologically productive fishing area. The study also assesses the energy requirements of fishery production, providing insights for carbon sequestration.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Qian Yue, Jing Sheng, Kun Cheng, Yuefang Zhang, Zhi Guo, Guofeng Sun, Sichu Wang
Summary: This study quantified the carbon footprint, nitrogen footprint, water footprint, and comprehensive environmental footprint of six paddy-upland rotation systems and analyzed their relationships and driving factors. The results showed that optimizing N fertilizer application and water consumption, as well as adjusting rotation systems, can contribute to GHG mitigation and reduce nitrogen losses.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2023)
Article
Construction & Building Technology
Cristina Rivero-Camacho, Juan Jesus Martin-del-Rio, Madelyn Marrero-Melendez
Summary: This article introduces a methodology for forecasting the environmental and economic impacts throughout the building life cycle. Residential buildings in Andalusia were studied from conception to demolition. Indicators such as carbon footprint, water footprint, ecological footprint, and embodied energy were adapted for evaluating each phase of the cycle: land use transformation, construction, maintenance, and demolition. The methodology allows for identifying the sources of greatest impact in each phase, facilitating the evaluation of future design effects.
SUSTAINABLE CITIES AND SOCIETY
(2023)
Article
Food Science & Technology
Maria Hatjiathanassiadou, Camila Valdejane Silva de Souza, Diogo Vale, Natalie Marinho Dantas, Yasmim Bezerra Batista, Dirce Maria Lobo Marchioni, Severina Carla Vieira Cunha Lima, Clelia de Oliveira Lyra, Priscilla Moura Rolim, Larissa Mont'Alverne Juca Seabra
Summary: This study estimated the dietary carbon, water, and ecological footprints of residents in the city of Natal, Brazil, and found their associations with socioeconomic factors and food purchase practices. The results showed that individuals with higher footprints were more likely to be male, white, and have higher income and education. They also consumed more fast food, had more meals at snack bars, and used food delivery services more often. Beef and chicken contributed the most to carbon and water footprints, while fish and beef contributed the most to the ecological footprint.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Yifei Li, Zongyue Zhang, Qingrui Wang, Xiangtao Long, Yuwei Cao, Haiping Yang, Qing Yang
Summary: The global nitrogen cycle is more disrupted by human activities than climate change, with artificially synthesized reactive nitrogen accounting for nearly 50% of the total nitrogen in the Earth system. The process of artificial ammonia synthesis is the primary trigger for the imbalance and disruption of the nitrogen cycle. This study establishes life cycle assessment models to evaluate the environmental impacts of ammonia synthesis systems and reveals the interconnectedness between nitrogen and carbon footprints.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2023)
Article
Engineering, Civil
Anoop Valiya Veettil, Ashok K. Mishra, Timothy R. Green
Summary: This study provides an overview of water security assessment by focusing on various water security indicators and the concept of water footprint. The application of physically-based hydrological models can offer valuable insights into the impact of climate and anthropogenic activities on water security at different scales.
JOURNAL OF HYDROLOGY
(2022)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Folorunsho M. M. Ajide, Kenny Adedapo Soyemi, Sodiq Abiodun Oladipupo
Summary: This paper explores the extent to which business climate influences environmental degradation in Africa. The results show that business climate contributes to environmental degradation in developing economies, with a 1% increase distorting environmental quality by 17.8%. Policymakers need to focus on monitoring business activities to mitigate ecological footprint issues in developing countries.
ENVIRONMENT DEVELOPMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
B. Yayli, I Kilic
Summary: This study evaluates the environmental impacts of broiler production systems in Turkey, specifically the carbon footprint and water footprint. The results show that broiler farms contribute to carbon emissions and water consumption, highlighting the environmental concerns associated with this industry.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Yongcui Lan, Jinliang Wang, Qianwei Liu, Fang Liu, Lanfang Liu, Jie Li, Mengjia Luo
Summary: This study focuses on the five major plateau lake basins in central Yunnan, China, and constructs an ecological security pattern using the source-resistance surface-corridor-pinch point framework. The study simulates land use/cover change in the region and identifies early warning regions where future urban expansion poses a threat to current ecological source areas and corridors.
ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS
(2024)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Pingping Huang, Feng Zhao, Bailing Zhou, Kuidong Xu
Summary: This study investigates the distribution of benthic microeukaryotes in the China Seas and finds that they can stride over the ecological barrier of 32 degrees N. The study also highlights the significant influence of depth, temperature, and latitude on communities in the China Seas.
ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS
(2024)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Federico Morelli, Yanina Benedetti, Jesse Stanford, Leszek Jerzak, Piotr Tryjanowski, Paolo Perna, Riccardo Santolini
Summary: Species distribution models (SDMs) are numerical tools used for predicting species' spatial distribution. This study found that ecological characteristics, such as habitat specialization, play a role in improving the accuracy of SDMs.
ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS
(2024)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Xiaoxuan Wu, Hang Liu, Wei Liu
Summary: Global climate change, urbanization, and economic development have increased the need for sustainable human development, urban ecological governance, and low-carbon energy transformation. This study analyzes the green ecological transition in Chengdu based on panel data from 2010 to 2020, exploring its spatiotemporal evolution and key factors. The results show an overall upward trend in Chengdu's green ecological development and positive spatial autocorrelation in certain districts.
ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS
(2024)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Castaldi Simona, Formicola Nicola, Mastrocicco Micol, Morales Rodriguez Carmen, Morelli Raffaella, Prodorutti Daniele, Vannini Andrea, Zanzotti Roberto
Summary: Sustainable agricultural practices are increasingly important for global and national environmental policies and economy. This study compared the sustainability of grape production under integrated and organic management using multiple indicators. The results showed that organic management was more beneficial for most environmental aspects of the agroecosystem compared to integrated management, without affecting grape yield.
ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS
(2024)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Gaia Vaglio Laurin, Alexander Cotrina-Sanchez, Luca Belelli-Marchesini, Enrico Tomelleri, Giovanna Battipaglia, Claudia Cocozza, Francesco Niccoli, Jerzy Piotr Kabala, Damiano Gianelle, Loris Vescovo, Luca Da Ros, Riccardo Valentini
Summary: Phenology monitoring is important for understanding forest functioning and climate impacts. This research compares the phenological behavior of European beech forests using Tree-Talker (TT+) and Sentinel 2 satellite data. The study finds differences in the information derived by the two sensor types, particularly in terms of season length, phenology changepoints, and leaf period variability. TT+ with its higher temporal resolution demonstrates precision in capturing the phenological changepoints, especially when satellite image availability is limited.
ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS
(2024)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Huanhuan Pan, Ziqiang Du, Zhitao Wu, Hong Zhang, Keming Ma
Summary: The land use and cover changes resulting from coal mining activities and ecological restoration have had a significant impact on ecosystem services in mining areas. This study investigates the relationship between ecosystem services and land use intensity in coal mining areas, emphasizing the importance of understanding this interdependence for balanced human-land system development. The research examines the evolving relationship across different reclamation stages in Shanxi, China, using a coupling coordination degree model. The findings suggest the need for timely and judicious reclamation of coalfields, considering the land's bearing capacity.
ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS
(2024)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Jingjuan He, Yijun Shi, Lihua Xu, Zhangwei Lu, Mao Feng
Summary: This study examines the spatial interplay between changes in the blue-green spatial distribution and modifications in land surface temperature grades in Shanghai. The findings reveal that the transformation of the blue-green spatial pattern differs between different sectors of the city, and the impact on the thermal environment varies spatially.
ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS
(2024)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Yi Xu, Di Zhang, Junqiang Lin, Qidong Peng, Xiaohui Lei, Tiantian Jin, Jia Wang, Ruifang Yuan
Summary: This study analyzed the response relationship between phytoplankton growth and water environmental parameters in the Middle Route of the South-to-North Water Diversion Project in China using long-term monitoring data and machine learning models. The results revealed the differences between monitoring sites and identified the key parameters that affect phytoplankton growth.
ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS
(2024)
