[Objective] The aim was to estimate the total quantity of biomass energy and analyze its environmental benefit in Shandong Province.[Method] Based on the data from the statistics yearbook of Shandong Province in 2010,...[Objective] The aim was to estimate the total quantity of biomass energy and analyze its environmental benefit in Shandong Province.[Method] Based on the data from the statistics yearbook of Shandong Province in 2010,the total quantity of biomass resources and biomass energy in Shandong Province in 2009 was estimated,and its environmental benefit was analyzed.[Result] Biomass resources in Shandong Province mainly refer to crop residues,forest residues,grassland changed from degraded land.If degraded land became grassland,the total quantity of biomass resources and biomass energy in Shandong Province in 2009 was 182.808 8 million tons and 2.68×1015 kJ respectively.Meanwhile,the reduction of total emission of CO2,SO2 and nitrogen oxides was up to 241.265 million tons,and the reduced emission of SO2 accounted for 48.9% of annual SO2 emission in Shandong in 2009.Planting energy crops plays important roles in the development of new energy sources,reduction of greenhouse gas emission and environmental protection.[Conclusion] The study could provide theoretical foundations for the establishment of energy policy and study on development strategy of biomass energy in Shandong Province.展开更多
The impact of Covid-19 on every aspect of life is undeniable.As the pandemic began to spread throughout February 2020,no one could have foretold the ways in which this disease would change society.One of the key thing...The impact of Covid-19 on every aspect of life is undeniable.As the pandemic began to spread throughout February 2020,no one could have foretold the ways in which this disease would change society.One of the key things that the Covid-19 pandemic has accelerated is off-site manufacturing and the different ways in which modular construction can be utilized to deal more effectively with the demands of a crisis.The rapid erection of modular hospitals across the globe has been critical in fighting the outbreak of Covid-19,not least the modular hospital in Wuhan that was built in just 10 days.Modular construction was already a hot topic for the industry,the pandemic has simply enhanced this-and the last few months were given the opportunity to explore the options in more detail.There is no doubt that modular construction will continue to play a part in construction projects in the longer term and construction industry should adapt to accommodate this change.Since construction industry is the largest consumer of natural resources,this article would emphasize on the sustainability dimensions of modular construction and its performance during the whole lifecycle.A thorough literature review of the sustainability benefits of modular construction compared to its tradition counterpart is presented.展开更多
As the international trading system has developed with the division of Global value Chains (GVCS), the export trade of Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa (BRICS) has grown rapidly. The resulting growth of ...As the international trading system has developed with the division of Global value Chains (GVCS), the export trade of Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa (BRICS) has grown rapidly. The resulting growth of carbon emissions has drawn wide attention from the international community, necessitating the comparison of the trade benefits and environmental costs of the BRICS participation in GVCS. Based on the Eora database, this paper constructs a decomposition framework for the calculation of export value-added and embodied carbon, based on a multi-region input-output (MRIO) model. The trade benefits and environmental costs paid by the BRICS’ total exports from 1990 to 2015 were measured and the imbalance was analyzed, along with the causes. The results show that the main value-added and carbon embodied in the BRICS’ exports originate from their own countries, and the domestic value-added content of the BRICS’ exports decreased while the foreign value-added content increased.展开更多
1.Preface As the fast paced Chinese economy brings more and more direct and indirect affects into ourlives,environmental protection has become one ofthe most popular subjects of recent times.
Integrated agronomic practice management(IAPM)is an effective strategy for increasing nitrogen(N)use efficiency(NUE)and yield during crop production.Although various studies have evaluated the mechanism of a single ag...Integrated agronomic practice management(IAPM)is an effective strategy for increasing nitrogen(N)use efficiency(NUE)and yield during crop production.Although various studies have evaluated the mechanism of a single agronomic management practice to increase yield and production efficiency and decrease environmental costs,few have investigated the effects of IAPM systems.A field experiment was conducted using four IAPM systems,a local smallholder farmers’practice system(T1),an improved management system(T2),a high-yield production system(T3),and an optimized management system(OMS),to study the annual yield,greenhouse gas(GHG)emissions,carbon(C)footprint(CF),and net environmental ecological benefit(NEEB)of summer maize.The results revealed that OMS was the most advantageous choice of IAPM,which increased yield and NUE and reduced GHG emissions and CF.Under OMS,yield and NUE were 42.6%and 88.1%higher,and N_(2)O,CO_(2),and CH4 emissions were on average 35.4%,5.8%,and 156.5%lower,respectively,than those under T1.Of the four IAPM systems,OMS resulted in the best soil quality,the lowest soil bulk density,the highest soil C/N ratio,and the highest soil total organic C content,which contributed to reduced GHG emissions.Carbon footprint and cost were the lowest under OMS,which decreased fertilizer input and GHG emissions.Optimized management system reduced CF and C cost by 5.9%and 33.9%,respectively,and increased NEEB by 111.4%compared to T1.Although T3 had the highest yield,it also had the highest GHG emissions and CF.In conclusion,OMS delivered a high yield and NUE while mitigating negative environmental impacts and increasing NEEB.Therefore,OMS is a suitable management system to increase the productivity and sustainability of summer maize.展开更多
For greening the building envelope several concepts can be used, for example green roofs, fa?ades greened with climbing plants or living wall systems (modular pre-vegetated panels), etc. Greening the building envelope...For greening the building envelope several concepts can be used, for example green roofs, fa?ades greened with climbing plants or living wall systems (modular pre-vegetated panels), etc. Greening the building envelope allows to obtain a relevant improvement of the its effi- ciency, ecological and environmental benefits as well as an increase of the biodiversity. Since the interest restoring the environmental integ- rity of urban areas continues to increase, new developments in construction practices with beneficial environmental characteristics take place, as vertical greening systems. Applying green fa?ades is not a new concept and can offer multiple benefits as a component of cur- rent urban design;considering the relation be- tween the environmental benefits, energy sav- ing for the building and the vertical greening systems (material used, maintenance, nutrients and water needed) the integration of vegetation could be a sustainable approach for the enve- lope of new and existing buildings.展开更多
This study is aimed to assess the usefulness of weather forecasts for irrigation scheduling in crops to economize water use. The short-term gains for the farmers come from reducing costs of irrigation with the help of...This study is aimed to assess the usefulness of weather forecasts for irrigation scheduling in crops to economize water use. The short-term gains for the farmers come from reducing costs of irrigation with the help of advisory for when not to irrigate because rain is predicted (risk-free because the wrong forecast only delays irrigation within tolerance). Here, a quantitative assessment of saving (indirect income) if irrigation is avoided as rain is imminent (as per forecast), using a five-year archived forecast data over Karnataka state at hobli (a cluster of small villages) level is presented. Estimates showed that the economic benefits to the farmers from such advisories were significant. The potential gain in annual income from such forecast-based irrigation scheduling was of the order of 10% - 15%. Our analysis also indicated that the use of advisory by a small percentage of more than 10 million marginal farmers (landholding < 3 acres) in Karnataka could lead to huge cumulative savings of the order of many crores.展开更多
The cogeneration system of heat,power,and biogas(CHPB)driven by renewable energy provides an effective solution for carbon emission reduction in rural China.Starting from fully meeting the energy demand of 17 new rura...The cogeneration system of heat,power,and biogas(CHPB)driven by renewable energy provides an effective solution for carbon emission reduction in rural China.Starting from fully meeting the energy demand of 17 new rural residential households in Lanzhou,considering the annual dynamic local climate change,energy consump-tion characteristics,and environment parameters,a model of environmental benefit index for the CHPB system is constructed.The concept of emission factor is used to quantitatively analyze the environmental benefits of the system.The equivalent CO_(2)emission factor is defined to connect emissions with energy output,evaluating the environment-friendly potential of energy supply system.Compared with the conventional systems of indepen-dent power and thermal generation,the year-round characteristics of CO_(2)emission and emission structure chart of the proposed system are analyzed.The results show that the total CO_(2)emission and the average equivalent CO_(2)emission factors of the conventional and CHPB system are 85.45t,1.53 kg/kWh,and 308.46t,0.22 kg/kWh,respectively.The maximum CO_(2)emission reduction ratio of the CHPB system is 113.47%.Anaerobic digestion technology is employed to consume biomass feedstock,which reduced CH_(4)emission(equivalent to 86.36t of CO_(2)emission reduction).Five typical cities were selected to study the regional adaptability of the system and analyze environmental benefits.The results indicate that the CHPB system has the best environmental performance in Guangzhou,where the average CO_(2)emission reduction rate is 103.52%.展开更多
With the development of the bike-sharing system(BSS)and the introduction of green and low carbon development,the environmental impacts of BSS had received increasing attention in recent years.However,the emissions fro...With the development of the bike-sharing system(BSS)and the introduction of green and low carbon development,the environmental impacts of BSS had received increasing attention in recent years.However,the emissions from the rebalancing of BSS,where fossil-fueled vehicles are commonly used,are usually neglected,which goes against the idea of green travel in a sharing economy.Previous studies on the bike-sharing rebalancing problem(BRP),which is considered NP-hard,have mainly focused on algorithm innovation instead of improving the solution model,thereby hindering the application of many existing models in large-scale BRP.This study then proposes a method for optimizing the CO_(2)emissions from BRP and takes the BSS of Beijing as a demonstration.We initially analyze the spatial and temporal characteristics of BSS,especially the flow between districts,and find that each district can be independently rebalanced.Afterward,we develop a rebalancing optimization model based on a partitioning strategy to avoid deciding the number of bikes being loaded or unloaded at each parking node.We then employ the tabu search algorithm to solve the model.Results show that(i)due to over launch and lack of planning in rebalancing,the BSS in Beijing shows great potential for optimization,such as by reducing the number of vehicle routes,CO_(2)emissions,and unmet demands;(ii)the CO_(2)emissions of BSS in Beijing can be reduced by 57.5%by forming balanced parking nodes at the end of the day and decreasing the repetition of vehicle routes and the loads of vehicles;and(iii)the launch amounts of bikes in specific districts,such as Shijingshan and Mentougou,should be increased.展开更多
One of the major agricultural innovations on the Canadian Prairies over the last 40 years has been the introduction of conservation tillage(CT).Conservation tillage-a system that includes minimum and zero tillage(ZT)-...One of the major agricultural innovations on the Canadian Prairies over the last 40 years has been the introduction of conservation tillage(CT).Conservation tillage-a system that includes minimum and zero tillage(ZT)-was introduced as an alternative to traditional(conventional)tillage(TT)to control soil degradation and to promote agricultural sustainability.The development and adoption of CT systems involved pioneer farmers,engineers,scientists,and farmer associations.By the end of the 1970s,CT started to take shape on the Prairies,but for a number of economic,technical,political and social reasons,the adoption of CT did not occur on any major scale before the 1990s.Today,more than 75%of the Prairie’s cropland is under some form of CT with more than 50%under ZT.In this paper,the factors behind the development and adoption of conservation tillage technology on the Prairies in the period between 1930 and 2011 are reviewed.Then,some of the benefits of the adoption of CT on the Prairies are highlighted.The data show that CT and ZT became profitable for the majority of farmers during and after the 1990s,and that the increased use of CT contributed to the dramatic decrease in the area under summerfallow and to the increase in the area sown to canola and pulse crops.These changes contributed to the reduction of all forms of land degradation and to decreases in agricultural greenhouse gas(GHG)emissions.展开更多
基金Supported by Science and Technology Key Project of Shandong Province(2008GG20007002 )Soft Scientific Research Planing Project(2009RKB161)Science and Technology Planning Project of Higher Education of Shandong Province(J08LI59)
文摘[Objective] The aim was to estimate the total quantity of biomass energy and analyze its environmental benefit in Shandong Province.[Method] Based on the data from the statistics yearbook of Shandong Province in 2010,the total quantity of biomass resources and biomass energy in Shandong Province in 2009 was estimated,and its environmental benefit was analyzed.[Result] Biomass resources in Shandong Province mainly refer to crop residues,forest residues,grassland changed from degraded land.If degraded land became grassland,the total quantity of biomass resources and biomass energy in Shandong Province in 2009 was 182.808 8 million tons and 2.68×1015 kJ respectively.Meanwhile,the reduction of total emission of CO2,SO2 and nitrogen oxides was up to 241.265 million tons,and the reduced emission of SO2 accounted for 48.9% of annual SO2 emission in Shandong in 2009.Planting energy crops plays important roles in the development of new energy sources,reduction of greenhouse gas emission and environmental protection.[Conclusion] The study could provide theoretical foundations for the establishment of energy policy and study on development strategy of biomass energy in Shandong Province.
文摘The impact of Covid-19 on every aspect of life is undeniable.As the pandemic began to spread throughout February 2020,no one could have foretold the ways in which this disease would change society.One of the key things that the Covid-19 pandemic has accelerated is off-site manufacturing and the different ways in which modular construction can be utilized to deal more effectively with the demands of a crisis.The rapid erection of modular hospitals across the globe has been critical in fighting the outbreak of Covid-19,not least the modular hospital in Wuhan that was built in just 10 days.Modular construction was already a hot topic for the industry,the pandemic has simply enhanced this-and the last few months were given the opportunity to explore the options in more detail.There is no doubt that modular construction will continue to play a part in construction projects in the longer term and construction industry should adapt to accommodate this change.Since construction industry is the largest consumer of natural resources,this article would emphasize on the sustainability dimensions of modular construction and its performance during the whole lifecycle.A thorough literature review of the sustainability benefits of modular construction compared to its tradition counterpart is presented.
文摘As the international trading system has developed with the division of Global value Chains (GVCS), the export trade of Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa (BRICS) has grown rapidly. The resulting growth of carbon emissions has drawn wide attention from the international community, necessitating the comparison of the trade benefits and environmental costs of the BRICS participation in GVCS. Based on the Eora database, this paper constructs a decomposition framework for the calculation of export value-added and embodied carbon, based on a multi-region input-output (MRIO) model. The trade benefits and environmental costs paid by the BRICS’ total exports from 1990 to 2015 were measured and the imbalance was analyzed, along with the causes. The results show that the main value-added and carbon embodied in the BRICS’ exports originate from their own countries, and the domestic value-added content of the BRICS’ exports decreased while the foreign value-added content increased.
文摘1.Preface As the fast paced Chinese economy brings more and more direct and indirect affects into ourlives,environmental protection has become one ofthe most popular subjects of recent times.
基金funded by China Agriculture Research System of Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs and the National Key and Development Program of China(No.2017YFD0300304).
文摘Integrated agronomic practice management(IAPM)is an effective strategy for increasing nitrogen(N)use efficiency(NUE)and yield during crop production.Although various studies have evaluated the mechanism of a single agronomic management practice to increase yield and production efficiency and decrease environmental costs,few have investigated the effects of IAPM systems.A field experiment was conducted using four IAPM systems,a local smallholder farmers’practice system(T1),an improved management system(T2),a high-yield production system(T3),and an optimized management system(OMS),to study the annual yield,greenhouse gas(GHG)emissions,carbon(C)footprint(CF),and net environmental ecological benefit(NEEB)of summer maize.The results revealed that OMS was the most advantageous choice of IAPM,which increased yield and NUE and reduced GHG emissions and CF.Under OMS,yield and NUE were 42.6%and 88.1%higher,and N_(2)O,CO_(2),and CH4 emissions were on average 35.4%,5.8%,and 156.5%lower,respectively,than those under T1.Of the four IAPM systems,OMS resulted in the best soil quality,the lowest soil bulk density,the highest soil C/N ratio,and the highest soil total organic C content,which contributed to reduced GHG emissions.Carbon footprint and cost were the lowest under OMS,which decreased fertilizer input and GHG emissions.Optimized management system reduced CF and C cost by 5.9%and 33.9%,respectively,and increased NEEB by 111.4%compared to T1.Although T3 had the highest yield,it also had the highest GHG emissions and CF.In conclusion,OMS delivered a high yield and NUE while mitigating negative environmental impacts and increasing NEEB.Therefore,OMS is a suitable management system to increase the productivity and sustainability of summer maize.
基金The Department of Architectural Sciences of University of Genoa,Faculty of Architecture is acknowledged for the necessary financial support for the international cooperation.
文摘For greening the building envelope several concepts can be used, for example green roofs, fa?ades greened with climbing plants or living wall systems (modular pre-vegetated panels), etc. Greening the building envelope allows to obtain a relevant improvement of the its effi- ciency, ecological and environmental benefits as well as an increase of the biodiversity. Since the interest restoring the environmental integ- rity of urban areas continues to increase, new developments in construction practices with beneficial environmental characteristics take place, as vertical greening systems. Applying green fa?ades is not a new concept and can offer multiple benefits as a component of cur- rent urban design;considering the relation be- tween the environmental benefits, energy sav- ing for the building and the vertical greening systems (material used, maintenance, nutrients and water needed) the integration of vegetation could be a sustainable approach for the enve- lope of new and existing buildings.
文摘This study is aimed to assess the usefulness of weather forecasts for irrigation scheduling in crops to economize water use. The short-term gains for the farmers come from reducing costs of irrigation with the help of advisory for when not to irrigate because rain is predicted (risk-free because the wrong forecast only delays irrigation within tolerance). Here, a quantitative assessment of saving (indirect income) if irrigation is avoided as rain is imminent (as per forecast), using a five-year archived forecast data over Karnataka state at hobli (a cluster of small villages) level is presented. Estimates showed that the economic benefits to the farmers from such advisories were significant. The potential gain in annual income from such forecast-based irrigation scheduling was of the order of 10% - 15%. Our analysis also indicated that the use of advisory by a small percentage of more than 10 million marginal farmers (landholding < 3 acres) in Karnataka could lead to huge cumulative savings of the order of many crores.
基金This work was supported by the project of National Natural Sci-ence Foundation of China(51806093)Youth Doctor Foundation Project of Gansu Provincial Education Department(2021QB-046)+2 种基金In-dustrial Support Plan Project of Gansu Provincial Education Depart-ment(2021CYZC-27)Natural Science Foundation of Gansu Province(20JR10RA193)Red Willlow Excellent Youth Project of Lanzhou Uni-versity of Technology(201810).
文摘The cogeneration system of heat,power,and biogas(CHPB)driven by renewable energy provides an effective solution for carbon emission reduction in rural China.Starting from fully meeting the energy demand of 17 new rural residential households in Lanzhou,considering the annual dynamic local climate change,energy consump-tion characteristics,and environment parameters,a model of environmental benefit index for the CHPB system is constructed.The concept of emission factor is used to quantitatively analyze the environmental benefits of the system.The equivalent CO_(2)emission factor is defined to connect emissions with energy output,evaluating the environment-friendly potential of energy supply system.Compared with the conventional systems of indepen-dent power and thermal generation,the year-round characteristics of CO_(2)emission and emission structure chart of the proposed system are analyzed.The results show that the total CO_(2)emission and the average equivalent CO_(2)emission factors of the conventional and CHPB system are 85.45t,1.53 kg/kWh,and 308.46t,0.22 kg/kWh,respectively.The maximum CO_(2)emission reduction ratio of the CHPB system is 113.47%.Anaerobic digestion technology is employed to consume biomass feedstock,which reduced CH_(4)emission(equivalent to 86.36t of CO_(2)emission reduction).Five typical cities were selected to study the regional adaptability of the system and analyze environmental benefits.The results indicate that the CHPB system has the best environmental performance in Guangzhou,where the average CO_(2)emission reduction rate is 103.52%.
基金This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.71871022,71828401 and 71521002)the Joint Development Program of Beijing Municipal Commission of Education,the Fok Ying Tung Education Foundation(Grant No.161076)+1 种基金the National Key R&D Program(Grant No.2016YFA0602603)the National Program for Support of Top-notch Young Professionals.
文摘With the development of the bike-sharing system(BSS)and the introduction of green and low carbon development,the environmental impacts of BSS had received increasing attention in recent years.However,the emissions from the rebalancing of BSS,where fossil-fueled vehicles are commonly used,are usually neglected,which goes against the idea of green travel in a sharing economy.Previous studies on the bike-sharing rebalancing problem(BRP),which is considered NP-hard,have mainly focused on algorithm innovation instead of improving the solution model,thereby hindering the application of many existing models in large-scale BRP.This study then proposes a method for optimizing the CO_(2)emissions from BRP and takes the BSS of Beijing as a demonstration.We initially analyze the spatial and temporal characteristics of BSS,especially the flow between districts,and find that each district can be independently rebalanced.Afterward,we develop a rebalancing optimization model based on a partitioning strategy to avoid deciding the number of bikes being loaded or unloaded at each parking node.We then employ the tabu search algorithm to solve the model.Results show that(i)due to over launch and lack of planning in rebalancing,the BSS in Beijing shows great potential for optimization,such as by reducing the number of vehicle routes,CO_(2)emissions,and unmet demands;(ii)the CO_(2)emissions of BSS in Beijing can be reduced by 57.5%by forming balanced parking nodes at the end of the day and decreasing the repetition of vehicle routes and the loads of vehicles;and(iii)the launch amounts of bikes in specific districts,such as Shijingshan and Mentougou,should be increased.
文摘One of the major agricultural innovations on the Canadian Prairies over the last 40 years has been the introduction of conservation tillage(CT).Conservation tillage-a system that includes minimum and zero tillage(ZT)-was introduced as an alternative to traditional(conventional)tillage(TT)to control soil degradation and to promote agricultural sustainability.The development and adoption of CT systems involved pioneer farmers,engineers,scientists,and farmer associations.By the end of the 1970s,CT started to take shape on the Prairies,but for a number of economic,technical,political and social reasons,the adoption of CT did not occur on any major scale before the 1990s.Today,more than 75%of the Prairie’s cropland is under some form of CT with more than 50%under ZT.In this paper,the factors behind the development and adoption of conservation tillage technology on the Prairies in the period between 1930 and 2011 are reviewed.Then,some of the benefits of the adoption of CT on the Prairies are highlighted.The data show that CT and ZT became profitable for the majority of farmers during and after the 1990s,and that the increased use of CT contributed to the dramatic decrease in the area under summerfallow and to the increase in the area sown to canola and pulse crops.These changes contributed to the reduction of all forms of land degradation and to decreases in agricultural greenhouse gas(GHG)emissions.
