Recently added articles from International Journal of Sustainable Development and World Ecology:
Evaluating automobile effects on the socio-economic-natural complex ecosystem in Beijing
Aug 01, 2008; Wu, Gang; Sun, Yufei; Jia, Junsong; Yan, Yan ... Key words: Automobile, ecological cost, social cost, natural cost, economic cost SUMMARY China is facing an increasing challenge from the degeneration of natural resources and environmental pollution caused by rapid industrialisation and urbanisation. The rapid growth of urban ...
Development of a low-carbon economy in China
Aug 01, 2008; Ding, Ding; Dai, Dongbao; Zhao, Ming ... Key words: Low-carbon economy, climate change, carbon emissions, development strategies, China SUMMARY Under the pressures of climate change, many countries are trying to adapt to a low-carbon economy. In this paper, we review the development pattern of the low-carbon economy of ...
Contribution of motor vehicle emissions to surface ozone in urban areas: A case study in Beijing
Aug 01, 2008; Liu, Feng; Zhu, Yongguan; Zhao, Ying ... Key words: Surface ozone, air pollution, motor vehicle emissions, source contribution, Beijing SUMMARY Surface ozone (O^sub 3^) pollution, a critical environmental challenge facing government agencies at all levels, is becoming more and more serious in China, especially in ...
Sustainable urban development: Policy framework for sustainable consumption and production
Aug 01, 2008; Zhao, Jingzhu; Liu, Hongpeng; Dong, Rencai ... Key words: Urbanisation, sustainable consumption, production pattern, Asia-Pacific region SUMMARY The environmental impact of consumption and production is diverse and wide-reaching: air, water and ground pollutants are emitted during different phases of a life cycle, natural ...
The role of urbanisation in increasing atmospheric CO2 concentrations: Think globally, act locally
Aug 01, 2008; Shao, Guofan; Qian, Tiejun; Liu, Yang; Martin, Brett ... Key words: Urban sprawl, carbon sequestration, carbon emission, carbon budget, urban forest SUMMARY Deforestation for economic development and urbanisation or urban sprawl as a result of human population growth is a common feature of land-use change and is an important source of ...
Evaluating long-term hydrological impacts of regional urbanisation in Hanyang, China, using a GIS model and remote sensing
Aug 01, 2008; Yang, Liu; Ma, Ke-Ming; Guo, Qing-Hai; Bai, Xue ... Key words: Lake water quality, L-THIA, non-point source pollution, urban planning SUMMARY China has experienced a rapid urbanisation, especially since the 1980s; however, the environmental impacts of this process are not fully investigated. Hanyang (Hubei Province, south China) ...
Current situation and development of Chinese urban forestry
Aug 01, 2008; Deng, Hongbing; Song, Min; Chen, Chundi; Rong, Bingling ... Key words: Ecosystem services, planning and construction, landscape spatial patterns, green GDP SUMMARY This paper introduces Chinese urban forestry research in terms of the concept, forest types, ecosystem services, spatial structure, planning and construction, assessment and ...
Consensus statement of the First Xiamen International Forum on Urban Environment: Urban environment - significant issues and research directions
Aug 01, 2008; Anonymous ... Participants of the First Xiamen International Forum on Urban Environment Urbanisation is characterised by urban population growth, increases in the number of urban dwellings, and expansion of urban, suburban and exurban landscapes. The twentieth century witnessed the most rapid ...
Population growth, urban sprawl and landscape integrity of Beijing City
Aug 01, 2008; Ma, Min; Lu, Zhaohua; Sun, Yajie ... Key words: Urbanisation, landscape pattern, Beijing city, remote sensing, LUC SUMMARY The detailed landscape pattern of the urban area within the 6th ring road in Beijing City was identified using airborne remote sensing data acquired between 1997 and 2002. The landscape indices ...
Coping with an urbanising world: interdisciplinary research towards sustainability
Aug 01, 2008; Zhao, Jingzhu; Zhu, Yong-Guan; Shao, Guofan; Ness, David ... In response to the great challenges of rapid urbanisation and increases in the need to build 'harmonious' cities, i.e. cities with a high quality of life, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, in collaboration with the International Journal of Sustainable Development and World Ecology, has taken the ...
Analysis of the relationship between urbanisation and energy consumption in China
Aug 01, 2008; Duan, Jing; Yan, Yan; Zheng, Bofu; Zhao, Zingzhu ... Key words: China, urbanisation, energy consumption, changing trends, ECUGA Elasticity Coefficient SUMMARY Energy consumption increases with urbanisation. This paper developed evaluation indicators and calculations for energy consumption changes, and advances a new indicator, ...
Protection and sustainable utilisation of water resources in Lake Erhai basin
Aug 01, 2008; Yan, Changzhou; Lu, Xin; Zhao, Xiaolin ... Key words: Lake Erhai basin, water resources, eutrophication, ecological protection, sustainable utilisation, counter measures SUMMARY Lake Erhai is the main water source for Dali City and the surrounding area. Economic development and population growth have caused serious ...
Evaluating land-use suitability of an industrial city in northeast China
Aug 01, 2008; Dai, Lintin; Zhao, Xiaofan; He, Hong S; Den, Hongbing; Yu, Dapao; Zhou, Li; Wu, Shengnan ... Key words: Land-use suitability, sustainable land use, multi-criteria evaluation, Nanfen SUMMARY Distribution of industrial land use has a crucial influence on the regional environment. Nanfen is a developing industrial city affiliated with Benxi City, northeastern China. The ...
Sustainable urban infrastructure in China: Towards a Factor 10 improvement in resource productivity through integrated infrastructure systems
Aug 01, 2008; Ness, David ... Key words: Sustainable infrastructure, services, systems, innovation, resource productivity, ecological footprint, circular economy SUMMARY This paper emphasises that more holistic infrastructure systems are of great importance to achieving sustainable development of China and ...
Assessing egret ecological safety in the urban environment: A case study in Xiamen, China
Aug 01, 2008; Lin, Tao; Xue, Xiong-zhi; Huang, Jing; Cui, Sheng-hui ... Key words: Egrets, ecological safety, assessment, urban environment, Xiamen SUMMARY In general, wildlife is facing increasing threats from rapid urbanisation in China. Ecological safety for wildlife requires an ecosystem that provides the conditions necessary for sustaining life ....
Integrated ecological assessment as the basis for management of a coastal urban protected area: A case study of Xiamen, China
Aug 01, 2008; Huang, Yun-feng; Cui, Sheng-hui; Ouyang, Zhi-yun ... Key words: Marine protected areas, ecosystem-based management, ecological indicators, urbanisation SUMMARY In the process of rapid urbanisation in China, environmental problems have increased, from sewage discharge to climate change. Marine protected areas (MPAs) are widely ...
Plants in urban ecosystems: Essential role of urban forests in urban metabolism and succession toward sustainability
Aug 01, 2008; Manning, William J ... Key words: Urban forest, BVOCs, urban metabolism and succession, urban waste and energy SUMMARY The urban forest has several positive effects on urban metabolism: reducing urban runoff, consequent sewer overloads and resulting water pollution; and reducing heat islands through ...