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Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Chayaporn Ngampravatdee, Koorosh Gharehbaghi, Amin Hosseinian-Far, Kong Fah Tee, Kerry Mcmanus
Summary: This study explores the key components of an effective public stakeholder engagement process in large transport infrastructure projects, through in-depth analysis of stakeholder management processes, infrastructure complexities, and stakeholder engagement as a holistic framework. The findings highlight the importance of engagement framework and objectives, which are dependent on the characteristics of public stakeholders and the project scope.
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Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Xin Fu, Matthew E. Hopton, Xinhao Wang
Summary: Green infrastructure (GI) is recognized for its benefits in reducing flooding risk, improving water quality, and harvesting stormwater. However, there is a lack of comprehensive assessment framework in existing literature to evaluate GI performance in promoting ecosystem functions and services for social-ecological system resilience.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2021)
Article
Urban Studies
Jaume Ferre-Bigorra, Miquel Casals, Marta Gangolells
Summary: This paper aims to contribute to the conceptualization of digital twin in urban management. It maps existing initiatives, defines the basic structure of a city digital twin, and identifies the benefits, issues, and challenges.
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Economics
Praj Xuto, Richard J. Anderson, Daniel J. Graham, Daniel Horcher
Summary: This paper examines the impact of asset management, optimal pricing, and capacity provision on economic efficiency in urban rail networks through a system-level model, highlighting the complexity and challenges of long-term capital planning, policy implementation, and election cycles.
TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH PART A-POLICY AND PRACTICE
(2021)
Article
Environmental Studies
Stefano Moroni
Summary: This article suggests that the overlap between planning and plan should be rejected, and the plan should be recognized as just one of the tools that planners can use. It distinguishes between the infrastructural and regulatory tasks of local administrations, and highlights how the pre-twentieth-century idea of the plan was inappropriately extended in the twentieth century. The article suggests demarcating more sharply between infasctructural and regulatory planning interventions, and utilizing plans mainly for the former case while using different instruments for the latter.
EUROPEAN PLANNING STUDIES
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
J. Sorensen, A. S. Persson, J. Alkan Olsson
Summary: This study examines the gap between data availability and implementation of BGI in urban planning authorities in Sweden, identifying challenges related to data availability, data management, and GIS knowledge. Improvements in data management organization and trans-disciplinary cooperation are necessary to understand and interpret different types of data for efficient planning of BGI. Developing pan-municipal data management systems to bridge sectors and disciplines is essential to ensure efficient management of the urban environment.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2021)
Article
Construction & Building Technology
Felipe Araya, Sebastian Vasquez
Summary: This study investigates the challenges, drivers, and benefits of implementing an integrated urban infrastructure management approach in the long-term. Through qualitative interviews with infrastructure stakeholders in Chile, it was found that the implementation of this approach is primarily challenged and driven by organizational aspects, and that the benefits are experienced by agencies and users.
SUSTAINABLE CITIES AND SOCIETY
(2022)
Article
Urban Studies
Samuel A. Markolf, Mikhail V. Chester, Alysha M. Helmrich, Kelsey Shannon
Summary: This paper discusses the importance of design storm criteria for urban and infrastructure systems, explores suitable design practices and strategies in increasingly complex and rapidly changing contexts, and emphasizes the need for a multi-scalar perspective on resilience.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Niloufar Naserisafavi, Taylor Coyne, Maria de Lourdes Melo Zurita, Kefeng Zhang, Veljko Prodanovic
Summary: Community needs and expectations towards urban environments vary, and landscape management strategies must consider social considerations to avoid failure. This study analyzed perceptions and behavior of users in a public urban park in Sydney, Australia, and found that naturalistic, humanistic, and utilitarian values were dominant. The study suggests incorporating socio-cultural considerations and community values, especially those related to leisure, in the development of nature-based solutions around urban rivers.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Jakcemara Caprario, Fabiane Andressa Tasca, Paula Lidia Santana, Larissa Thaina Schmitt Azevedo, Alexandra Rodrigues Finotti
Summary: The impact of climate change on coastal urban areas is a global issue. This study presents a modeling framework for incorporating climate projections in planning and management of coastal areas. The framework was applied in a coastal city in Brazil and found that emission scenarios do not significantly affect precipitation and runoff peak flow in the short and medium-term, but extreme rainfall projections and sea level projections have implications. This framework provides preliminary information to improve spatial planning in a local context.
Article
Engineering, Civil
Quan Shao, Ruoheng Li, Min Dong, Chengcheng Song
Summary: This paper proposes an adaptive AirMatrix model that takes into account GPS signal quality and wind field to calculate the acceptable track deviation of quadcopters, aiming to improve the safety performance of airspace design for Urban Air Mobility.
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS
(2023)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Kaihang Zhou, Scott Hawken
Summary: Around the world, coastal areas where human populations and infrastructures are concentrated face risks from rising sea levels, including service interruptions and climate-related hazards. In Australia, the risks and potential adaptations of coastal wastewater treatment systems and associated landscapes have been overlooked, and awareness of the issue is lacking. This study explores the use of scenario-based landscape design approaches to enhance understanding and address the challenges posed by sea level rise. The findings highlight the importance of landscape planning in managing risks, improving outcomes, and identifying creative adaptation approaches.
Article
Business
Alberto F. De Toni, Elena Pessot
Summary: Understanding and properly facing the increasing complexity of projects is crucial for success in project-based organisations. This paper provides insights into the interplay between project complexity and organisational learning, highlighting the need for different organisational learning processes based on the dimensions of complexity identified in literature. The study conducted in a leading shipbuilding company reveals the importance of specific behaviors and approaches for organizational learning in addressing complexity issues within projects.
JOURNAL OF BUSINESS RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Geography
Chethika Abenayake, Amila Jayasinghe, Hasintha Nawod Kalpana, Eshi Eranga Wijegunarathna, P. K. S. Mahanama
Summary: The transportation system is critical and can be significantly impacted by extreme weather events like urban flooding. However, most studies only focus on micro-scale approaches rather than looking at the holistic impact on the entire transportation system. This study presents a novel approach to assess the failure of the transportation system due to urban flooding and highlights the impact on human movement patterns.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Marti Bosch, Maxence Locatelli, Perrine Hamel, Roy P. Remme, Remi Jaligot, Jerome Chenal, Stephane Joost
Summary: This article introduces a novel spatially explicit approach to simulate urban greening scenarios by increasing the tree canopy cover in the existing urban fabric and evaluating their heat mitigation potential. The study shows that the spatial pattern of the tree canopy strongly influences human exposure to the highest temperatures, and small increases in the abundance of tree canopy cover with the appropriate spatial configuration can have major impacts on human health and well-being.
ROYAL SOCIETY OPEN SCIENCE
(2021)
Article
Physics, Multidisciplinary
J. M. Polanco-Martinez, J. Fernandez-Macho, M. B. Neumann, S. H. Faria
PHYSICA A-STATISTICAL MECHANICS AND ITS APPLICATIONS
(2018)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Aline Chiabai, Joseph V. Spadaro, Marc B. Neumann
MITIGATION AND ADAPTATION STRATEGIES FOR GLOBAL CHANGE
(2018)
Review
Geochemistry & Geophysics
Feifei Zheng, Ruoling Tao, Holger R. Maier, Linda See, Dragan Savic, Tuqiao Zhang, Qiuwen Chen, Thaine H. Assumpcao, Pan Yang, Bardia Heidari, Joerg Rieckermann, Barbara Minsker, Weiwei Bi, Ximing Cai, Dimitri Solomatine, Ioana Popescu
REVIEWS OF GEOPHYSICS
(2018)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Luis Maria Abadie, Aline Chiabai, Marc B. Neumann
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2019)
Review
Engineering, Environmental
Frank Blumensaat, Joao P. Leitao, Christoph Ort, Joerg Rieckermann, Andreas Scheidegger, Peter A. Vanrolleghem, Kris Villez
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
(2019)
Article
Engineering, Civil
Omar Wani, Andreas Scheidegger, Francesca Cecinati, Gabriel Espadas, Joerg Rieckermann
JOURNAL OF HYDROLOGY
(2019)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Luis M. Abadie, Anil Markandya, Marc B. Neumann
Article
Environmental Sciences
Jaroslav Pastorek, Martin Fencl, Joerg Rieckermann, Vojtech Bares
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2019)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Itxaso Ruiz, Sergio H. Faria, Marc B. Neumann
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & POLICY
(2020)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Alina Tepes, Marc B. Neumann
Article
Water Resources
Katharina Tondera, Elodie Brelot, Fanny Fontanel, Frederic Cherqui, Jesper Ellerbaek Nielsen, Thomas Brueggemann, Iain Naismith, Marcel Goerke, Joaquin Suarez Lopez, Joerg Rieckermann, Joao P. Leitao, Francois H. L. R. Clemens-Meyer, Antonio Moreno-Rodenas, Simon Tait, Jose Anta
Summary: Transitioning urban drainage systems to serve water-smart societies involves multiple disciplines and stakeholders, who have diverse visions and needs for the process, varying between regions and countries. Understanding these needs is crucial for proposing practical adaptation strategies. A study collected evidence from policy papers and legislation in seven European countries, and gathered opinions from knowledgeable individuals in the urban drainage community. The results showed diverse visions on how to transition, indicating the need for more interaction between stakeholders to develop consensus. Additionally, organizational and legislative structures often hinder the necessary change processes.
URBAN WATER JOURNAL
(2023)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Manuel Regueiro-Picallo, Jose Anta, Acacia Naves, Alejandro Figueroa, Joerg Rieckermann
Summary: This study presents a novel methodology to detect and assess bed deposits in urban drainage systems based on temperature monitoring. The thickness of sediment could be estimated from the time evolution of temperature differences, and a 1D heat transfer model was used to simulate sediment accumulation scenarios. The study concludes that temperature measurements and heat transfer model analysis can be used to approximate and monitor sediments in urban drainage systems.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE-WATER RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Anna Spackova, Vojtech Bares, Martin Fencl, Marc Schleiss, Joel Jaffrain, Alexis Berne, Joerg Rieckermann
Summary: Commercial microwave links can provide relevant information for remote sensing of environmental variables, with the CoMMon field experiment mainly focusing on rainfall observations. The data quality is generally satisfactory and potentially problematic measurements are flagged for further analysis.
EARTH SYSTEM SCIENCE DATA
(2021)
Article
Engineering, Industrial
Kris Villez, Dario Del Giudice, Marc B. Neumann, Jorg Rieckermann
RELIABILITY ENGINEERING & SYSTEM SAFETY
(2020)
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)