Sustainability  

Bin Guo, Weihong Li, Jinyun Guo and Chuanfa Chen

Irrigation water demand accounts for more than 95% of the total water use in the Kaidu-kongqi River Basin. Determination of the spatial and temporal trends in irrigation water demand is important for making sustainable and wise water management strategies... see more

Yanbin Wang, Jian Lu, Jun Wu, Qing Liu, Hua Zhang and Song Jin

The occurrence of fluoroquinolone antibiotics in wastewater has drawn great attention. Adsorption of widely used fluoroquinolone antibiotics (enrofloxacin and ofloxacin) in wastewater using bamboo biochar was investigated. More than 99% of fluoroquinolone... see more

Muharrem Imal, Koray Yilmaz and Ahmet Pinarbasi

Increasing attention has been given to energy utilization in Turkey. In this report, we present an energy efficiency evaluation and economic feasibility analysis of a geothermal heating and cooling system (GSHP) and a mechanical compression water chiller ... see more

Xiang He, Zhenshan Lin and Kangning Xiong

Guizhou Plateau is a region in China that typically shows the contradictory human-earth system. A vulnerability assessment indicator system was constructed to explore the coupled human-natural system characteristic of the karst landform based on the grey ... see more

Ray F. Iunius, Laura Cismaru and Diana Foris

Several challenges regarding the European tourism industry were recently identified at EU level which the experts of the European Commission tried to meet, thus formulating several priorities within the newest Tourism Action Framework: Stimulate long-term... see more

Chan-Joong Kim, Taehoon Hong, Jimin Kim, Daeho Kim and Dong-yeon Seo

The excessive use of fossil fuels has led to global warming and air pollution. To solve these problems, interest in new renewable energy system (NRE system) has increased in recent years. In particular, photovoltaic, solar thermal heating, fuel cell and g... see more

Gabriella Cobellis, Alessandro Petrozzi, Claudio Forte, Gabriele Acuti, Mara Orrù, Maria Carla Marcotullio, Andrea Aquino, Andrea Nicolini, Valentina Mazza and Massimo Trabalza-Marinucci

The effects of increasing concentrations of oregano (Origanum vulgare L.) and rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis L.) essentials oil (EO) on ruminal gas emissions were tested in vitro using 50 mL serum bottles. Each bottle contained a 200 mg substrate (alfal... see more

Corné van Dooren, Marcelo Tyszler, Gerard F. H. Kramer and Harry Aiking

Background: This study aims to find diets with low price and low climate impact, yet fulfilling all nutritional requirements. Methods: Optimization by linear programming. The program constrains 33 nutrients to fulfill Dutch dietary requirements. In a sec... see more

Stephen G. Perz, Flavia L. Leite, Lauren N. Griffin, Jeffrey Hoelle, Martha Rosero, Lucas Araujo Carvalho, Jorge Castillo and Daniel Rojas

Infrastructure has long been a priority in development policy, but there is debate over infrastructure impacts. Whereas economic studies show reductions in poverty, social research has documented growing income inequality. We suggest that a focus on live... see more

Arnau González, Jordi-Roger Riba and Antoni Rius

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Robert Stojanov, Barbora Duží, Tomáš Danek, Daniel Nemec and David Procházka

The primary objective of this paper is to analyse households’ adaptation measures to the impacts of repeated extreme weather events, specifically floods, which belong amongst the most serious manifestation of ongoing climate change in Europe. The case stu... see more

Adriana AnaMaria Davidescu, Andreea Maria Vass Paul, Rodica-Manuela Gogonea and Marian Zaharia

The field of eco-innovation is included in the area of sustainable development being closely related with ecological planning. In this context, this paper aims to evaluate Romanian eco-innovation performance during the period 2003–2013 by constructing a c... see more

Andreea Zamfir and Razvan-Andrei Corbos

The issues of tourism sustainability and urban development have become major priorities for public policy makers across the globe. Today, maybe more than ever, there is a need for managing sustainable tourism development, and this cannot be attained witho... see more

Simona Culotta, Vincenzo Franzitta, Daniele Milone and Gino Moncada Lo Giudice

Among renewable energy resources, wind energy became more attractive in the last decade. Wind farm installations dramatically increased in areas where climatic conditions, topography, and environment have allowed their development. The installation of win... see more

Chong Peng, Chu Li, Zuyu Zou, Suwan Shen and Dongqi Sun

A case study in an old city district with hot-humid climatic conditions in Wuhan, China was conducted to explore the potential renewal strategies favorable to the local residents and pedestrians. For this purpose, a comprehensive mathematical model consid... see more