Evaluation of the natural suitability of human settlements in the Western Sichuan Plateau region of China by Wang Feng, Haixia Lu, Mingshun Xiang

“…Thus, this study provides empirical evidence and theoretical direction for the establishment of ecological civilization in the Western Sichuan Plateau from the perspective of evaluation of natural suitability, which is crucial for promoting the area’s coordinated development and raising the standard of living for the local population.…”
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Valuation of Urban Parks Under the Three-Level Park System in Shenzhen: A Hedonic Analysis by Xun Li, Qingyu He, Wenwen Huang, Siu-Tai Tsim, Jian-Wen Qiu

“…The results drawn from distinctive park types are expected to give insights to urban planners in formulating strategies for ecological civilization construction, with an emphasis on prioritizing visible and accessible greenspaces to cater to citizens’ preferences and foster sustainable urban growth.…”
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Tartary buckwheat (Fagopyrum tataricum (L.) Gaertn) protein-derived antioxidant peptides: mechanisms of action and structure-activity relationship in Caco-2 cell models by Yiming Zhou, Xuanming She, Zhidong Chen, Yun Wei, Ying Xiao, Xiaoli Zhou

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Assessing the Impact of Waterfront Environments on Public Well-Being Through Digital Twin Technology by Junjie Luo, Zheng Yuan, Lingzi Xu, Wenhui Xu

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Research progress on solid slow-release carbon source for enhancing wastewater nitrogen removal by XU Huchun, YANG Hui, YU Ting, ZHANG Junbo, CHEN Zhongtai, WANG Siya, SUN Yuxin, XU Guangjing

“…By overcoming these obstacles, the paper seeks to promote the sustainable development of wastewater treatment technologies, strengthen resource recycling, which not only helps to protect the environment but also conforms to China's overall strategy of promoting green development and building an ecological civilization.…”
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Analysis of Water Surface Ratio Evolution in Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Based on Landsat by JIANG Xintong, LIAO Xiaolong, QUAN Xujian, XUE Jiao, ZHONG Yixuan, YU Baishun

“…An appropriate urban water surface ratio plays a vital role in improving the ecological quality of urban areas and the quality of urban living space.By RS and GIS technology,the research takes the free and open source optical remote sensing data,Landsat images,as the data source and uses the normalized difference water index (NDWI) and the normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) to construct an automatic water body discrimination model.In this way,we can analyze the evolution of the water surface ratio in the core cities of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (Greater Bay Area) in the past two decades.The result analysis reveals that in the past 20 years,the water area of the Greater Bay Area has been decreased by 136 km²,and the water surface ratio is reduced from 4.48% to 4.22%.Among the cities in the Greater Bay Area,the city with the largest reduction in the water area is Jiangmen,with a decline of 44.20 km²,and its water surface ratio falls from 6.10% to 5.62%.Foshan follows Jiangmen,with a water area decrease of 32.34 km²,and its water surface ratio drops from 13.17% to 12.32%.The water area in Macao,Hong Kong,Huizhou,and Zhaoqing demonstrates a fall of not more than 10 km²,and that in Guangzhou and Shenzhen is reduced by not more than 20 km².By the transition matrix analysis of land use types in the Greater Bay Area,we can uncover the main reason for the decline in water area—that is,the increase in construction land invading the original water area.The result of this paper can provide theoretical and methodological support for the rational use of water resources and the construction of water ecology in the cities of the Greater Bay Area.Meanwhile,it can offer an important reference for promoting the construction of ecological civilization and strengthening environmental protection in the Greater Bay Area.…”
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Progress and prospects of research on wetland concession system by LIU Qianqian, XU Ruiliang, JIN Cheng, SUN Dongfang

“…[Objective] Concession system is a new path to realize scientific protection and rational development of wetland resource assets, and it is also a key practice of ecological civilization construction in the new era. Analyzing the research framework, characteristics, and development trends of wetland concession systems both domestically and internationally can provide scientific reference for the pilot work of wetland concession system in China. …”
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Carbon Neutrality Benefit by Developing Underground Space and Overlying Green Land: Calculation Methodology and Case Study by Haotian Zhang, Chunming Song, Yichao Geng, Zongmu Luo, Zhilong Chen

“…The advancement of ecological civilization has heightened the urgency for urban emission reductions. …”
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Does energy-consuming right trading policy achieve a low-carbon transition of the energy structure? A quasi-natural experiment from China by Ye Chen, Bin Zhong, Bingnan Guo

“…IntroductionThe implementation of energy-consuming right trading (ECRT) policy in 2017 is a major measure to promote the construction of ecological civilization and green development, which also aligns with the global trend towards sustainable energy management and carbon emission reduction.MethodsBased on energy consumption data in China from 2010 to 2021, this paper utilizes the Difference-in-Differences (DID) method to assess the extent and process of the impact of energy consuming right trading policy on the low-carbon transition of the energy structure. …”
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The impact of land use transition on ecosystem service value in Lixiahe area: Multi-scenario simulation based on Markov-FLUS model by CHEN Xinwei, LI Hongbo, ZHANG Wenbo, GE Xiaoping

“…In the context of ecological civilization construction, simulating the land use transformation in this region under multiple scenarios and its impact on the value of ecosystem services have practical guiding significance. …”
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Impact of land use changes on waterlogging disasters in the small urban watershed of Hangzhou by Rikun Wen, Liu Yang, Hexian Jin, Hao Tao, Chingaipe N’tani

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How to Coordinate Urban Ecological Networks and Street Green Space Construction? Insights from a Multi-Scale Perspective by Shujun Hou, Ying Yu, Taeyeol Jung, Xin Han

“…This study adopts a multi-scale spatial perspective to identify priority areas for protection and restoration, aiming to coordinate the construction of urban ecological networks and street green spaces and provide new insights for advancing ecological civilization in high-density urban areas.…”
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Spatiotemporal changes of ecosystem health and the impact of its driving factors on the Loess Plateau in China by Xuepeng Zhang, Taixia Wu, Qiqi Du, Ninglei Ouyang, Wei Nie, Yang Liu, Peng Gou, Guangchao Li

“…The results of this paper provide new insights for EH research in areas with fragile ecosystems and are of significant importance for the ecological civilization construction of the Loess Plateau.…”
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Status and Evolving Characteristics of Marine Spatial Resources in the Hangzhou Bay Area of Zhejiang Province, China by Peng Wang, Jingru Zhou, Kaixuan Zheng, Xia Lin, Mou Leong Tan, Jingchao Shi, Xingwen Lin, Xihe Yue, Xu Ma, Fei Zhang

“…The 20th Party Congress initiated efforts to strengthen maritime power and advance marine ecological civilization, which is essential for promoting sustainable development. …”
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Evaluation of Water Resource Sustainable Utilization in Shandong Province Based on Ecological Footprint and SD Model by HUANG Lixiang, WANG Jianquan, DI Qimeng, QIN Huanhuan

“…The ecological footprint and ecological carrying capacity of water resources are of key directive significance for the balance between supply and demand of regional water resources and are increasingly important in the construction of ecological civilization and sustainable water resource utilization. …”
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What Affects Agricultural Green Total Factor Productivity in China? A Configurational Perspective Based on Dynamic Fuzzy-Set Qualitative Comparative Analysis by Danni Lu, Xinhuan Zhang, Degang Yang, Shubao Zhang

“…Major economic events, such as the 2008 financial crisis and policy shifts, including the 2012 “Ecological Civilization” strategy, significantly altered the effectiveness of existing configurations. …”
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Smart blockchain-powered natural resource asset management and ecological governance countermeasures by Wende Huang, Yuan Han, Qiang Gu, Xiaolong Han, Tiansheng Gao

“…By integrating BT, not only can the efficiency and effectiveness of ecological governance be enhanced, but it can also promote ecological civilization and social sustainability. This study recommends that relevant departments and institutions increase investment and support for the application of BT in ecological governance, and promote the research and application of related technologies. …”
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Assessing Four Decades of Land Use and Land Cover Change: Policy Impacts and Environmental Dynamics in the Min River Basin, Fujian, China by Weixuan Huang, Anil Shrestha, Yifan Xie, Jianwu Yan, Jingxin Wang, Futao Guo, Yuee Cao, Guangyu Wang

“…Second, by analyzing existing policies, we categorized four decades of LULCC trends from 1980 to 2020, delineating three distinct stages: (1) the Economic Restoration (ER) stage (1978–1989), when the ecological impacts of LULCC on forests, croplands, and water bodies received limited policy attention; (2) the Construction of Ecological Protection and Economic Development (EPED) stage (1989–2012), which saw a significant increase in forest coverage, primarily driven by various central and provincial environmental conservation policies, such as the Green for Grain and the “Three-Five-Seven Reforestation Project” in Fujian; and (3) the Ecological Civilization (EC) stage (2012–2020), in which policy focus shifted from expanding forest land areas to enhancing the quality of these areas. …”
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Spatial-temporal differentiation and influencing factors of ecosystem health in Three-River-Source national Park by Yanqin Wang, Huaju Xue, Aiqing Li, Xiaofan Ma, Ailing Sun, Jinhe Zhang

“…Exploring the spatial–temporal differentiation and influencing factors of ecosystem health in national parks is a crucial foundation for promoting the construction of ecological civilization and the high-quality development of national parks. …”
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Evaluation and Influencing Factors of Urban Blue-Green Space Publicness in Changsha by Zhang Chen, Zhang Nan, Zhu Peijuan, Qin Shuqian, Zhang Yong

“…In the context of the ecological civilization, China has made specific achievements in constructing a UBGS. …”
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