30 articles in this issue
Yushuo Zhang, Xiao Lu, Boyu Liu and Dianting Wu
Conflicts between ecological conservation and socio-economic development persisted over many decades in the Beijing–Tianjin–Hebei urban agglomeration (BTH). Ecosystem services were affected drastically by rapid urbanization and ecological rest... see more
Youping Fan, Dai Zhang and Jingjiao Li
The aim of this work was to design and build a control system to control the performance of the Pelton wheel and synchronous generator system at different upstream water flow and electrical load conditions. The turbine output power is determined by the up... see more
Seung Oh Nam
Blockchain is highly secure in design and can hand huge data efficiently. A smart contract, based on a blockchain, can automate the entire process and make the contract self-executing in nature. Since the first introduction of these technologies in the 19... see more
Faruque-As-Sunny, Zuhui Huang and Taonarufaro Tinaye Pemberai Karimanzira
Proper nourishment is fundamental for satisfactory crop growth and production. However, for efficient crop production, it is important to understand the soil environment, to recognize the limitations of that environment, and to ameliorate them where possi... see more
Xinglong Yuan, Wenbing Chang, Shenghan Zhou and Yang Cheng
Sequential pattern mining (SPM) is an effective and important method for analyzing time series. This paper proposed a SPM algorithm to mine fault sequential patterns in text data. Because the structure of text data is poor and there are many different for... see more
Xiangyu Teng, Liang Chun Lu and Yung-ho Chiu
China has one of the most serious air quality conditions in the world, with the main energy consumption and air pollution emissions coming from its industrial sector. Since 2010, the Chinese government has strengthened the governance requirements for indu... see more
Wei-Ning Wu and Ssu-Ming Chang
Participation of nonprofit organizations (NPOs) is important in emergency management because NPOs often work in conjunction with governments to offer assistance and resources in the emergency management process. NPO participation in disaster relief effort... see more
Zixia Xiang, Yanhong Yin and Yuanwen He
The present paper highlights a quantitative method to maximize energy efficiency based on the minimum energy consumption and maximum quality of life from consumption behaviors. Quality of life is expressed by utility, which is a Constant Elasticity of Sub... see more
Yue Zhang and Yingying Sun
-
George Philippidis and Ana I. Sanjuán-López
This study evaluates the performance of European Union (EU) member state biobased activities. More specifically, statistical clustering techniques, based on biobased sectors’ demand and supply driven multipliers, identify regional EU typologies of b... see more
Jan Van der Lee, Laurens Klerkx, Bockline Omedo Bebe, Ashenafi Mengistu and Simon Oosting
Based on farmer and value chain actor interviews, this comparative study of five emerging dairy clusters elaborates on the upgrading of farming systems, value chains, and context shapes transformations from semi-subsistent to market-oriented dairy farming... see more
Valentina Ndou, Giustina Secundo, Giovanni Schiuma and Giuseppina Passiante
The pivotal role of Entrepreneurship centers in the development of Entrepreneurship Education (EE) is receiving more attention. This study aims to open the “black box” of “how, when, why and what” entrepreneurial mindset and compet... see more
Vania Vigolo, Rezarta Sallaku and Federico Testa
Sofía Monroy-Sais, Eduardo García-Frapolli, Francisco Mora, Margaret Skutsch, Alejandro Casas, Peter Rijnaldus Wilhelmus Gerritsen and David González-Jiménez
Values play an important role in farmers’ land management decisions, becoming increasingly relevant when designing environmental policy. One key element that influences farming decisions is the land tenure under which farmers and their land are embe... see more
Riccardo D’Alberto, Matteo Zavalloni, Meri Raggi and Davide Viaggi
A large share of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) is allocated to agri-environmental schemes (AESs), whose goal is to foster the provision of a wide range of environmental public goods. Despite this effort, little is known on the actual environmental ... see more
Neil Aaron Thompson and Roosje Eijkemans
Entrepreneurship is widely recognized to play a crucial role in transitioning societies towards sustainability, yet sustainable ventures often have difficulty in attracting talented management employees that are necessary to scale their sustainable opport... see more
Sheng-Hau Lin, Jia-Hsun Li, Jing-Chzi Hsieh, Xianjin Huang and Jia-Tsong Chen
Although Taiwan has had a unique property tax system for a long time, oversupply and increasing prices have persisted in the regional market during recent decades. In order to shed light on this problem, this study investigated the impact of property taxa... see more
Maisa’a W. Shammout, Tala Qtaishat, Hala Rawabdeh and Muhammad Shatanawi
Ronny Correa-Quezada, Diego Fernando García-Vélez, María de la Cruz Del Río-Rama and José Álvarez-García
The objective of this research is to identify from a spatial and temporal perspective the territories that are located in a “poverty trap” scenario. This is a scenario that does not allow overcoming the conditions and determinants that gave ri... see more
Yunlong Zhang, Tengteng Li, Shuikuan Bei, Junling Zhang and Xiaolin Li
Chul-Ho Bum, Chulhwan Choi and Kyongmin Lee
The purpose of this study is to analyze the differences in psychological characteristics (i.e., irrational beliefs) and social adaptation according to a participant’s level of addiction to online sports gambling (i.e., non-problem, low-risk, moderat... see more
Anna Ernst
Ana D. Maldonado, Darío Ramos-López and Pedro A. Aguilera
Cultural landscapes are regarded to be complex socioecological systems that originated as a result of the interaction between humanity and nature across time. Cultural landscapes present complex-system properties, including nonlinear dynamics among their ... see more
Erlantz Allur, Iñaki Heras-Saizarbitoria, Olivier Boiral and Francesco Testa
This article presents a conceptual and empirical review of the literature related to the link between the different perspectives, models, and tools associated with Quality Management and Environmental Management. Several academic works identified in the l... see more
Linghua Duo and Zhenqi Hu
With continuous population growth and decreasing cultivated land area, China’s food security is greatly threatened. Additionally, coal mining in China is primarily underground mining, which causes land subsidence and destroys existing cultivated lan... see more
Xiaoyan Zhu, Yuxiang Yuan and Ming Jiang
The progress of dissimilatory iron(III) reduction is widespread in natural environments, particularly in anoxic habitats; in fact, wetland ecosystems are considered as “hotspots” of dissimilatory Fe(III) reduction. In this study, we conducted ... see more
Jing Liu, Yu Zhang and Zhongbo Yu
If products were traded from regions with relatively high water productivity to regions with relatively low water productivity, water saving could be achieved. In this study, two indices—physical water-saving efficiency (volume of water savings per ... see more
Chia-Lin Chang, Shu-Han Hsu and Michael McAleer
The number of Chinese tourists visiting Taiwan has been closely related to the political relationship across the Taiwan Strait. The occurrence of political events and disasters or accidents have had, and will continue to have, a huge impact on the Taiwan ... see more
Jianbo Zhu, Miao Fang, Qianqian Shi, Peng Wang and Qian Li
The large scale of construction in mega projects leads to significant environmental and socioeconomic impacts; thus, the projects should also exhibit greater social responsibility. Adopting green supply chain management in the construction process is an i... see more
Stefania De Medici, Patrizia Riganti and Serena Viola