Scenario Based Municipal Wastewater Estimation: Development and Application of a Dynamic Simulation Model by Yong Zhang, Tingsheng Zhao, Aijiao Zhou, Zhengzhu Zhang, Wen Liu

“…The results show that (1) GDP growth leads to an increase in municipal wastewater quantity, but an increase in wastewater treatment fee can be in favor of reducing urban water pollution, and (2) the impact of per ten thousand yuan GDP water consumption on the amount of municipal wastewater is larger in the near future, while the impact of GDP growth rate is much larger in the long term. …”
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Nutrient transport from the Ganga–Brahmaputra–Meghna River system to the Bay of Bengal: past and future trends by Hamdy Elsayed, Arthur Beusen, Alexander Felix Bouwman

“…Elevated nutrient levels are driven by agriculture mainly, with sewage discharge important particularly in the large number of densely populated urban areas. Continuing current nutrient management practices in a business as usual scenario will increase the risk of eutrophication in the GBM basin and the Bay of Bengal. …”
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Reconstruction of ER Network from Specific Academic Texts for the Governance of MSW-NIMBY Crisis in China by Qing Yang, Hui Zhou, Xingxing Liu, Chen Zuo, Jinmei Wang

“…Along with urban development globally, the NIMBY (Not-In-My-Backyard) crisis has been a complex social problem, which requires urgent remedial action. …”
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A Review of Hybrid Process Development Based on Electrochemical and Advanced Oxidation Processes for the Treatment of Industrial Wastewater by Perumal Asaithambi, Mamuye Busier Yesuf, Rajendran Govindarajan, N.M. Hariharan, Perarasu Thangavelu, Esayas Alemayehu

“…Nowadays, increased human activity, industrialization, and urbanization result in the production of enormous quantities of wastewater. …”
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Examination of Disaster and Emergency Assembly Areas and Recommendation of Potential Areas: The Case of Akçaabat Trabzon by Gülten Kara, Kadir Kaan Yavruoğlu

“…However, over time, due to population growth, unplanned urbanization, lack of maintenance, and changes in planning, these areas may become insufficient to meet the demand. …”
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Incidental Findings on CT Scans in the Emergency Department by Ryan J. Thompson, Susan M. Wojcik, William D. Grant, Paul Y. Ko

“…Retrospective chart review (Aug-Oct 2009) of 600 patients age 18 and older discharged home from an urban Level 1 trauma center. CT reports were used to identify incidental findings and discharge paperwork was used to determine whether the patient was informed of these findings. …”
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Social Networking Sites: A panacea for enhancing productivity in the organisation during Covid-19 crisis, the case of tourism SMEs in South Africa by Blessing Mbatha

“…Consequently, this study sought to explore the added benefits of using social networking sites to improve the work productivity and creativity of selected urban tourism-related Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in the City of Tshwane, South Africa. …”
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ESTUDIO DE CALIDAD DEL AIRE EN CANTERAS A CIELO ABIERTO EN GENERAL ROCA, ARGENTINA by Paula Andea Paez, Marisa Gloria Cogliati, Raul Alberto Giacosa

“…The results showed that PM10 dispersion in different atmospheric conditions and emissions in 2010, don´t influence urban areas near quarries and don´t that exceed the legal limit. …”
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Epidemiological and Clinical Features among COVID-19-positive Children in Eastern Uttar Pradesh (India): An Observational Study by Priyanka Singh, Suresh N Singh, Kuldeep Singh, Ajeet K Yadav, Anita Mehta, Vijay K Singh, Bhoopendra Sharma

“…Cases reported from rural populations were higher (54.64%) compared to urban regions (45.36%) of the study area. The majority of children (71.13%) maintained oxygen saturation levels above 95% at the time of admission, suggesting mild respiratory involvement. …”
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Structured P2P Overlay of Mobile Brokers for Realizing Publish/Subscribe Communication in VANET by Tulika Pandey, Deepak Garg, Manoj Madhava Gore

“…We have taken city buses in urban settings to act as mobile brokers whereas other vehicles are considered to be in role of publishers and subscribers. …”
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Prevalence of Non-Communicable Diseases Among Elderly in India: A Scoping Review by Patlolla Sriram Yadav, Ajitha Katta, Gooty Shirisha, Mousami Kirtania

“…Depression was particularly prevalent among urban females (over 50%). Obesity and overweight were widespread, with women being more likely to be overweight and men to have central obesity. …”
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Spatiotemporal analysis of the impact of green finance on carbon dioxide emissions based on panel data of cities in China by Qiuyi Xu, Li Yao, Kaifang Shi, Wei Zhou, Xuguang Tang

“…To investigate its tangible effects on China since the implementation of green finance, we utilized the nighttime lighting (NTL) data to evaluate urban CO2 emission of Chinese cities from 2010 to 2020. …”
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Nitrogen Dynamics Variation in Overlying Water of Jinshan Lake, China by Xiaohong Zhou, Mingyuan Wang, Longmei Liu, Zhigang Chen, Yimin Li, Jinping Zhang

“…Jinshan Lake is a famous urban landscape lake with approximately 8.8 km2 water area, which is located on the north of Zhenjiang, of Jiangsu Province, China. …”
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GIS tools in the visualisation of a local spatial management plan by Ewa Debińska, Kamil Maciuk

“…Such excessive development could result, for example, in obscuring the visibility of the sun for selected areas or blocking urban ventilation corridors. Thus, this type of study provides a very simple way of visualising the maximum possible development in the newly created local plans, and other similar analyses.…”
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Characterizing Industrial VOC Hotspots in One of Eastern China’s Largest Petrochemical Parks Using Mobile PTR–ToF–MS Measurements by Jie Fang, Zihang Zhang, Zeye Liang, Ming Wang, Yunjiang Zhang, Xinlei Ge

“…The industrial emissions of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are a major contributor to air pollution in urban areas. Previous studies on VOC emissions in industrial zones have primarily relied on in situ monitoring techniques, which pose significant challenges in capturing high emissions peaks and near-source measurements on regional scales. …”
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Leveraging IoT and industry 4.0 for enhanced environmental safety by Javad Pourqasem, Duško Tešić, Eisa Abdolmaleki

“…Subsequently, there is a need to guarantee the supply of filtered drinking water for individuals both in urban areas and towns. Water Quality Monitoring is a practical and proficient framework intended to screen drinking water quality that utilizes Internet of Things (IoT) innovation. …”
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Modeling crowd dynamics through coarse-grained data analysis by Sebastien Motsch, Mehdi Moussaïd, Elsa G. Guillot, Mathieu Moreau, Julien Pettré, Guy Theraulaz, Cécile Appert-Rolland, Pierre Degond

“…Understanding and predicting the collective behaviour of crowds is essential to improve the efficiency of pedestrian flows in urban areas and minimize the risks of accidents at mass events. …”
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Severe Weather Caused by Heat Island and Sea Breeze Effects in the Metropolitan Area of São Paulo, Brazil by Felipe Vemado, Augusto José Pereira Filho

“…Results indicate that the precipitation related to SB-HI episodes is up to 600 mm or about four times higher than that in rural or less urbanized areas in its surroundings. Measurements indicate that 74% of SB-HI episodes are related to NW winds in earlier afternoon hours. …”
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Site Assessment of Multiple-Sensor Approaches for Buried Utility Detection by Alexander C. D. Royal, Phil R. Atkins, Michael J. Brennan, David N. Chapman, Huanhuan Chen, Anthony G. Cohn, Kae Y. Foo, Kevin F. Goddard, Russell Hayes, Tong Hao, Paul L. Lewin, Nicole Metje, Jen M. Muggleton, Adham Naji, Giovanni Orlando, Steve R. Pennock, Miles A. Redfern, Adrian J. Saul, Steve G. Swingler, Ping Wang, Christopher D. F. Rogers

“…The successful operation of buried infrastructure within urban environments is fundamental to the conservation of modern living standards. …”
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Forecasting Beijing Transportation Hub Areas’s Pedestrian Flow Using Modular Neural Network by Shuwei Wang, Ronggui Zhou, Lin Zhao

“…Along with the increasing proportion of urban public transportation trip, pedestrian flow in transportation hub areas increased. …”
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