Influence of surface coal mining on carbon storage in semi-arid steppe by Zhenhua Wu, Qiao Yu

“…Based on the land use data of eight periods from 2002 to 2023, the carbon module of the InVEST model was used to estimate and analyze the spatiotemporal evolution characteristics of carbon storage in the mining area, and the impact of surface coal mining on the carbon sequestration capacity of semi-arid grassland ecosystem and the spatial differentiation of carbon storage were discussed. …”
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Economic essence of biofuel as an object of accounting by D.V. Zakharchuk

“…The advantages include environmental friendliness, renewability, energy independence, job creation and reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. However, the disadvantages of biofuels include high cost, competition with food, land use change, inefficiency and pollution. …”
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Conceptual Development of Urban Super-blocks Model in Urban Planning Based on Content Analysis Method by Hafez Mahdnejad

“…Axial codes in six selected codes are classified including background conditions (superblock and mini-block environment), causal conditions (field of urban action, land use and urban morphology, urban function, urban complexity, biodiversity and urban green, metabolic efficiency , social unity, human-centered street, complete streets, healthy streets and sustainable streets), mediating conditions (good urban governance and mixed use), central category (biological and physiological needs, security needs, belonging needs, respect needs, cognitive needs, aesthetic needs and self-fulfillment needs), strategies (green space redesign, space reassignment and restrictions and active transportation) and consequences (environmental improvement, traffic reduction, air pollution reduction, social cohesion, health promotion, economic). …”
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Combination application of microbial agent and lime application improves soil nutrients and soil fungi community, producing good quality tobacco by Jingtao Zhang, Chao Li, Kai Xia, Kaikai Cheng, Shanhu Guo, Wenzheng Pan, Lingling Liu, Ke Wang, Li Wen, Haiming Tang

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Evolutionary mechanisms of water conservation services in the Yarlung Zangbo River by Ding Hua, Xingguo Mo, Shi Hu, Xianfang Song

“…Predicted future changes in water conservation under scenarios of climate change and land use/cover alterations.New hydrological insights for the region: The results demonstrated that InVEST can accurately simulate water yield; however, its performance in simulating water conservation is inferior to conventional distributed hydrological models and is predominantly observed in areas with high human activity. …”
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Spatiotemporal Analysis and Anomalous Trends of Asia AOD (2001–2024): Insights from a Deep Learning Fusion Model and EOF Decomposition by Yu Ding, Wenjia Ni, Jiaxin Dong, Jie Yang, Shiyao Meng, Siwei Li

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A Near-Real-Time Model for Predicting Electricity Disruptions in Texas During Winter Storms by Jangjae Lee, Sangkeun Lee, Supriya Chinthavali, Stephanie Paal

“…There has been an increase in extreme weather events, posing a threat to power grid systems, potentially influenced by factors such as population growth, changes in ecosystems, land cover, and land use in the service area, as well as the growth of certain vegetation types. …”
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Synergizing Multi-Temporal Remote Sensing and Systemic Resilience for Rainstorm–Flood Risk Zoning in the Northern Qinling Foothills: A Geospatial Modeling Approach by Dong Liu, Jiaqi Zhang, Xin Wang, Jianbing Peng, Rui Wang, Xiaoyan Huang, Denghui Li, Long Shao, Zixuan Hao

“…This framework quantitatively evaluates the nonlinear response mechanisms of town–village systems to flood disasters, emphasizing the synergistic effects of spatial scale, morphology, and functional organization. The proposed framework uniquely integrates three innovative modules: (1) a hybrid risk identification engine combining normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) temporal anomaly detection and spatiotemporal hotspot analysis; (2) a morpho-functional resilience quantification model featuring a newly developed spatial morphological resilience index (SMRI) that synergizes landscape compactness, land-use diversity, and ecological connectivity through the entropy-weighted analytic hierarchy process (AHP); and (3) a dynamic scenario simulator embedding rainfall projections into a coupled hydrodynamic model. …”
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Substrate induced denitrification over or under estimates shifts in soil N₂/N₂O ratios. by Nicholas J Morley, David J Richardson, Elizabeth M Baggs

“…Organic acids, commonly exuded by roots, increased N₂/N₂O ratios compared to glucose, and therefore mitigated net N₂O release and we suggest provides better insights into soil regulatory aspects of N₂O reduction. The widespread use of glucose in soil laboratory studies could lead to misleading knowledge on the functioning of denitrification in soils with regards to N₂O reduction.…”
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Consequential-based life cycle assessment of reducing the concentrates supply level in the diet fed to lactating cows in the alpine dairy farming system by Marco Berton, Stefano Bovolenta, Luigi Gallo, Maurizio Ramanzin, Mirco Corazzin, Enrico Sturaro

“…In conclusion, cLCA-based approach evidenced that CSL reductions implied diversified effects on GHG emissions, at Alpine dairy system and at food supply level, giving new insights into the challenge of reducing GHG emissions while favouring the decoupling of milk production from the use of human-edible resources.Highlights Consequential Life Cycle Assessment of reducing concentrates supply (CSL) to lactating cows on the GHG emission of Alpine dairy products was analysed GHGs per protein plus fat in the product increased with decreasing CSL (75% and 50% of initial CSL) but can decrease considering land-use change GHG Decoupling Alpine dairy production from concentrates could be environmentally challenging but feasible…”
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Reflections and trajectories for interdisciplinary research on the energy transition by Cesare Sposito, Francesca Scalisi

“…We have clarified the meaning of the term ‘innovability’©®, formerly in use in the economic and social sciences, which is attributed to a renewed driving force for a new paradigm of development that expresses one of the most crucial challenges of our time and the need for a ‘solidary’ convergence between the two inescapable instances of ‘innovation’ and ‘sustainability’, as if they were opposites and contrasts: beyond the term used, in a historical moment characterised by environmental, social and economic emergencies, Humanity promotes one of its prerogatives, the use of the ‘things’ that nature makes available to us to do something other than their primary function (innovation), aware that those resources are not inexhaustible (sustainability). …”
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Spatiotemporal Evolution Characteristics and Trade-offs/Synergies of Water Yield, Soil Conservation, and Carbon Storage Ecosystem Services in the Beiluo River Basin from 1970 to 20... by ZHANG Yujie, ZHANG Xiaoping, SUN Weinan, GENG Wenliang, AN Zefeng, CHEN Qingwei

“…These periods include the relatively stable land use period from 1970 to 1990, the transitional period around 2000, and the ecological restoration period from 2010 to 2020. …”
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Monitoring of Sedimentation on Geosynthetic Bags Installation Area in Banyuurip Mangrove Center, Ujung Pangkah, Gresik, Indonesia by Aida Sartimbul, Safitri Widya Ningtias, Citra Satrya Utama Dewi, Muhammad Arif Arif Rahman, Defri Yona, Syarifah Hikmah Julinda Sari, Nurin Hidayati

“…The reduction of mangrove area that led the decreased of mangrove’s function can affect the livelihood of the local community, including fishermen. …”
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Shrub encroachment enhances AMF network stability and complexity, while cropland destabilizes AMF communities in a subtropical alpine grassland by Junqin Li, Yujun Zhang, Yang Gao, Xiangtao Wang, Yuting Yang, Denghui Wang, Lili Zhao, Puchang Wang

“…Conclusions These findings address the critical knowledge gap identified in the background regarding AMF responses to land-use changes in subtropical alpine grasslands. …”
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Predator‐specific mortality of sage‐grouse nests based on predator DNA on eggshells by Nolan A. Helmstetter, Courtney J. Conway, Shane Roberts, Jennifer R. Adams, Paul D. Makela, Lisette P. Waits

“…Increased nest predation as a result of anthropogenic land use is one mechanism proposed to explain these declines. …”
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Stormwater Management: An Integrated Approach to Support Healthy, Livable, and Ecological Cities by Neil S. Grigg

“…Legacy path dependance affects the potential to reform land use practices, while stormwater management practice is affected by climate change, sea level rise, urbanization, inequality, and poor governance. …”
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Influence of wildfire severity on plant and bird species richness, diversity and composition by Liubov Volkova, Julian Di Stefano, Eliza K. Thompson, Christopher J. Weston

“…Abstract Fire is a key driver of forest ecosystem structure and function, influencing the distributions of both plants and animals. …”
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Effects of Soil and Water Conservation Measures on Soil Quality Indicators: The Case of Geshy Subcatchment, Gojeb River Catchment, Ethiopia by Melku Dagnachew, Awdenegest Moges, Asfaw Kebede, Adane Abebe

“…Land degradation is a global negative environmental process that causes the decline in the productivity of land resources’ capacity to perform their functions. …”
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The Nogai Nomads in the XVIII–XIX centuries: the choice between the Russian State and the Ottoman Empire by A. T. Dzhumagulova

“…The author pays special attention to the problem of land ownership and land use faced by nomadic societies in the first half of the XIX century, which was reflected in practice in the restriction and reduction of nomadic lands, and this undoubtedly influenced the economic situation of Nogai nomads. …”
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Spatiotemporal evolutionary patterns and influencing factors of urban carbon emissions in China by Qifeng Meng, Chunyi Li

“…Lastly, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), ratio of Ecological Functional Area (EF), ratio of Urban and Artificial Facilities Functional Area (UAF), and NightTime Light (NTL) progressively enhanced the promotion of urban carbon emissions, while Relief Degree of Land Surface (RDLS) contributed to a gradual reduction in the inhibition of urban carbon emissions. …”
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