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Knowledge of ecosystem services (ES) supply and demand is highly important in formulating an effective and sustainable environmental policy. Since the 1980s, the Chinese government has implemented a series of nature conservation policies in the Loess Plateau, which has experienced heavy losses of soil and water. Based on this background, studies of ES supply in the Loess Plateau have received much attention, but local farmers’ demand for ES have been neglected. In the hilly and gully catchment of the Loess Plateau, we selected indicators, including key provisioning services (grain production and livestock), key regulating services (soil protection and water conservation) and local farmers’ income derived from ES, and constructed the supply and demand index of ES to examine changes from 1938 to 2010. The results show that the supply pattern of ES at our site was dominated by the government, especially after 1985. In recent years, the most concerning demand for ES by local farmers shifted from direct provisioning and regulating services to ES-related incomes. However, household surveys showed that the economic demand of most farmers could not be satisfied by the incomes derived from ES (e.g., livestock sales and subsidies from the Grain for Green policy), and a growing number of local farmers have left the catchment to become migrant workers, thus threatening the social stability of local villages. For future development of the Loess Plateau, the benefits of ES improvement should be offered more widely to local farmers who are the main forces of ecological restoration and ES sustainability.
Xiaobin Dong; Xiaowan Wang; Hejie Wei; Bojie Fu; Jijun Wang; Michelle Uriarte-Ruiz. Trade-offs between local farmers' demand for ecosystem services and ecological restoration of the Loess Plateau, China. Ecosystem Services 2021, 49, 101295 .
AMA StyleXiaobin Dong, Xiaowan Wang, Hejie Wei, Bojie Fu, Jijun Wang, Michelle Uriarte-Ruiz. Trade-offs between local farmers' demand for ecosystem services and ecological restoration of the Loess Plateau, China. Ecosystem Services. 2021; 49 ():101295.
Chicago/Turabian StyleXiaobin Dong; Xiaowan Wang; Hejie Wei; Bojie Fu; Jijun Wang; Michelle Uriarte-Ruiz. 2021. "Trade-offs between local farmers' demand for ecosystem services and ecological restoration of the Loess Plateau, China." Ecosystem Services 49, no. : 101295.
Identifying the linkage among Land Use Change, Ecosystem Services, and Human Well-Being (LUC-ES-HW) is essential for a clearer understanding of the interactive mechanism behind the natural-social system. There are limited studies designed for exploring the LUC-ES-HW nexus from the material flow perspective. This study explores the LUC-ES-HW nexus in terms of nitrogen flows, identifying the ecological and environmental process. A LUC-ES-HW system assessment framework based on nitrogen flows is established in this work, taking the Manas River Basin as a case study. The results showed that Land-Use Change (LUC) had a significant impact on the environmental performance and Ecosystem Services (ES); consequently, exert great influence on Human Well-Being (HW). This study can contribute to a better understanding of LUC-ES-HW Nexus, and provide a reference for future relevant studies.
Xiaobin Dong; Jiahui Ren; Peng Zhang; Yan Jin; Ranran Liu; Xue-Chao Wang; Chew Tin Lee; Jiří Jaromír Klemeš. Entwining ecosystem services, Land Use Change and human well-being by nitrogen flows. Journal of Cleaner Production 2021, 308, 127442 .
AMA StyleXiaobin Dong, Jiahui Ren, Peng Zhang, Yan Jin, Ranran Liu, Xue-Chao Wang, Chew Tin Lee, Jiří Jaromír Klemeš. Entwining ecosystem services, Land Use Change and human well-being by nitrogen flows. Journal of Cleaner Production. 2021; 308 ():127442.
Chicago/Turabian StyleXiaobin Dong; Jiahui Ren; Peng Zhang; Yan Jin; Ranran Liu; Xue-Chao Wang; Chew Tin Lee; Jiří Jaromír Klemeš. 2021. "Entwining ecosystem services, Land Use Change and human well-being by nitrogen flows." Journal of Cleaner Production 308, no. : 127442.
The use of fossil fuels in modern economies has been a success because of the low cost of fossil resources. However, the depletion of fossil reserves, the increase in waste production and global warming concerns have led to increased research on the production of biofuels from renewable resources. Waste production is steadily increasing in quantity and constantly changing in quality, creating enormous risks for the environment and, consequently, for the health of the population. This situation is much more worrying in developing countries, in particular because of the considerable delay in the field of the conversion and recovery of biomaterials, due to their difficulty in approaching the problem in a way that fits their context. The composition of such wastes and residues, rich in organic matter, allows their conversion via biochemical mechanisms, thus constituting an effective solution to address the environmental problems of their disposal. Anaerobic digestion remains a valuable and effective technology for transforming these biomaterials into biogas. The present review focuses on technologies, challenges and areas of application of biogas, especially in China and some African countries, in order to promote the large-scale use of biogas for electricity generation and biofuels. Results point out that China is more used to this technology, while African countries still rely on traditional and less advanced technologies, thus hampering the potential derived from the large availability of biomaterials. Both realities, however, share similar backgrounds about the dimension of the biogas plants and their non-commercial purposes, even if China is recently shifting toward the adoption of a different model. These considerations are used in the article to open an interesting new scenario of political alternatives which may provide a way out from poverty and economic dependence, within the framework of a wider circularity.
Rufis Fregue Tiegam Tagne; Xiaobin Dong; Solomon G. Anagho; Serena Kaiser; Sergio Ulgiati. Technologies, challenges and perspectives of biogas production within an agricultural context. The case of China and Africa. Environment, Development and Sustainability 2021, 23, 14799 -14826.
AMA StyleRufis Fregue Tiegam Tagne, Xiaobin Dong, Solomon G. Anagho, Serena Kaiser, Sergio Ulgiati. Technologies, challenges and perspectives of biogas production within an agricultural context. The case of China and Africa. Environment, Development and Sustainability. 2021; 23 (10):14799-14826.
Chicago/Turabian StyleRufis Fregue Tiegam Tagne; Xiaobin Dong; Solomon G. Anagho; Serena Kaiser; Sergio Ulgiati. 2021. "Technologies, challenges and perspectives of biogas production within an agricultural context. The case of China and Africa." Environment, Development and Sustainability 23, no. 10: 14799-14826.
Qinghai-Tibet Plateau is a typical resource-rich but economically backward region in western China, and it is of great urgency to improve human well-being. Combined with previous scholars’ research and the characteristics of Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, this paper constructs an index system of human well-being including four dimensions: income and consumption, means of production, means of subsistence, and resource acquisition ability. Then, it uses generalized matrix method estimations to measure the influence of energy utilization and economic development on human well-being and makes a regression analysis on the influence of energy utilization and economic development on human well-being in various provinces in this region. It is found that per capita GDP and coke utilization promote the well-being of all dimensions, while the urban registered unemployment rate only promotes the well-being of means of subsistence. The utilization of gasoline and natural gas promotes income and consumption and inhibits the means of subsistence and resource acquisition ability, but they have opposite effects on means of production. The impacts of energy utilization and economic development in different provinces on human well-being are different. This study is of great significance to the related research aiming at improving people’s livelihood and promoting regional development.
Mengmeng Meng; Weiguo Fan; Jianchang Lu; Xiaobin Dong; Hejie Wei. Research on the Influence of Energy Utilization and Economic Development on Human Well-Being in Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. Sustainability 2020, 13, 196 .
AMA StyleMengmeng Meng, Weiguo Fan, Jianchang Lu, Xiaobin Dong, Hejie Wei. Research on the Influence of Energy Utilization and Economic Development on Human Well-Being in Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. Sustainability. 2020; 13 (1):196.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMengmeng Meng; Weiguo Fan; Jianchang Lu; Xiaobin Dong; Hejie Wei. 2020. "Research on the Influence of Energy Utilization and Economic Development on Human Well-Being in Qinghai-Tibet Plateau." Sustainability 13, no. 1: 196.
The use of the spatiotemporal data fusion method as an effective data interpolation method has received extensive attention in remote sensing (RS) academia. The enhanced spatial and temporal adaptive reflectance fusion model (ESTARFM) is one of the most famous spatiotemporal data fusion methods, as it is widely used to generate synthetic data. However, the ESTARFM algorithm uses moving windows with a fixed size to get the information around the central pixel, which hampers the efficiency and precision of spatiotemporal data fusion. In this paper, a modified ESTARFM data fusion algorithm that integrated the surface spatial information via a statistical method was developed. In the modified algorithm, the local variance of pixels around the central one was used as an index to adaptively determine the window size. Satellite images from two regions were acquired by employing the ESTARFM and modified algorithm. Results showed that the images predicted using the modified algorithm obtained more details than ESTARFM, as the frequency of pixels with the absolute difference of mean value of six bands’ reflectance between true observed image and predicted between 0 and 0.04 were 78% by ESTARFM and 85% by modified algorithm, respectively. In addition, the efficiency of the modified algorithm improved and the verification test showed the robustness of the modified algorithm. These promising results demonstrated the superiority of the modified algorithm to provide synthetic images compared with ESTARFM. Our research enriches the spatiotemporal data fusion method, and the automatic selection of moving window strategy lays the foundation of automatic processing of spatiotemporal data fusion on a large scale.
Mengxue Liu; Xiangnan Liu; Xiaobin Dong; Bingyu Zhao; Xinyu Zou; Ling Wu; Hejie Wei. An Improved Spatiotemporal Data Fusion Method Using Surface Heterogeneity Information Based on ESTARFM. Remote Sensing 2020, 12, 3673 .
AMA StyleMengxue Liu, Xiangnan Liu, Xiaobin Dong, Bingyu Zhao, Xinyu Zou, Ling Wu, Hejie Wei. An Improved Spatiotemporal Data Fusion Method Using Surface Heterogeneity Information Based on ESTARFM. Remote Sensing. 2020; 12 (21):3673.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMengxue Liu; Xiangnan Liu; Xiaobin Dong; Bingyu Zhao; Xinyu Zou; Ling Wu; Hejie Wei. 2020. "An Improved Spatiotemporal Data Fusion Method Using Surface Heterogeneity Information Based on ESTARFM." Remote Sensing 12, no. 21: 3673.
Typhoons and cyclones are the most impacting and destructive natural disasters in the world. To address the shortcomings of a previous typhoon disaster risk assessment (for example, human factors were involved in determining weights by importance, and this affected the experimental results), an emergy method, which converts energy flows of different properties into the same solar energy basis for a convenient comparison, was used to assess the risk of regional typhoon disasters. Typhoon disaster-related data from 2017 were used to develop an index system including resilience, potential strength, and sensitivity which was in turn applied to assess typhoon disaster risks in Zhuhai City, Guangdong Province, China. The results showed that the spatial distribution of the typhoon disaster risks in Zhuhai significantly differed, with the highest risk in Xiangzhou district, the second highest risk in Doumen district, and the lowest risk in Jinwan district. In addition, improving the level of regional resilience can effectively reduce risks from typhoon disasters. The application of the emergy method in a typhoon disaster risk assessment may provide some theoretical support for national and regional governmental strategies for disaster prevention and reduction.
Zhicheng Gao; Rongjin Wan; Qian Ye; Weiguo Fan; Fan Weiguo; Sergio Ulgiati; Xiaobin Dong. Typhoon Disaster Risk Assessment Based on Emergy Theory: A Case Study of Zhuhai City, Guangdong Province, China. Sustainability 2020, 12, 4212 .
AMA StyleZhicheng Gao, Rongjin Wan, Qian Ye, Weiguo Fan, Fan Weiguo, Sergio Ulgiati, Xiaobin Dong. Typhoon Disaster Risk Assessment Based on Emergy Theory: A Case Study of Zhuhai City, Guangdong Province, China. Sustainability. 2020; 12 (10):4212.
Chicago/Turabian StyleZhicheng Gao; Rongjin Wan; Qian Ye; Weiguo Fan; Fan Weiguo; Sergio Ulgiati; Xiaobin Dong. 2020. "Typhoon Disaster Risk Assessment Based on Emergy Theory: A Case Study of Zhuhai City, Guangdong Province, China." Sustainability 12, no. 10: 4212.
Accurately identifying the functional orientation of the different components of a circular agricultural (CA) system is crucial for improving the ecological efficiency of the system. However, the functional orientation still needs more in-depth quantitative analysis. This study serves as a feasible way of solving this problem. An energy flow model has been developed based on the Odum Energy System Language, which is a method based on mathematics, energy flows, cybernetics and hierarchical relationship and can effectively modelling the agriculture resources recycling and environmental impact. The case study of the CA system of Fuqing Xingyuan Company has been conducted, quantitatively analyzing the functional orientation differences between different components in the CA system. The results showed that: (1) The dragon fruit planting system benefited from recyclable resources, but did not contribute recyclable resources, and was positioned as a “beneficiary system”. If the planting amount of the dragon fruit increasing by 10% (Scenario 1), the resources allocation would be unbalanced, and the total economic output of the CA system would reduce by 0.17% annually; otherwise, it would increase by 0.29% (Scenario 2); (2) The pig breeding system drove the overall operation of the system and provided recyclable resources for other components, and was position as “drive system”. If the breeding amount increases by 10% (Scenario 3), the pig breeding system would increase the recyclable resource input of the CA system, and the total economic output of the CA system would rise and fluctuate, increasing by 0.20% annually. Otherwise, the average annual reduction would be 0.59% (Scenario 4). The changing trend of the economic output under different scenarios supported the results of functional orientation analysis. It provides an effective way to identify the functional orientation of different components in a CA system based on the Energy System Language.
Zihan Xu; Weiguo Fan; Xiaobin Dong; Xue-Chao Wang; Yanxu Liu; Haili Xue; Jiří Jaromír Klemeš. Analysis of the functional orientation of agricultural systems from the perspective of resource circulation. Journal of Cleaner Production 2020, 258, 120642 .
AMA StyleZihan Xu, Weiguo Fan, Xiaobin Dong, Xue-Chao Wang, Yanxu Liu, Haili Xue, Jiří Jaromír Klemeš. Analysis of the functional orientation of agricultural systems from the perspective of resource circulation. Journal of Cleaner Production. 2020; 258 ():120642.
Chicago/Turabian StyleZihan Xu; Weiguo Fan; Xiaobin Dong; Xue-Chao Wang; Yanxu Liu; Haili Xue; Jiří Jaromír Klemeš. 2020. "Analysis of the functional orientation of agricultural systems from the perspective of resource circulation." Journal of Cleaner Production 258, no. : 120642.
Decoupling of energy consumption and economic development is a key factor in achieving sustainable regional development. The decoupling relationship between energy consumption and economic development in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau region is still unclear. This paper uses the logarithmic mean Divisia index (LMDI) decomposition method and Tapio elastic index model to analyze the decoupling degree and driving factors of energy consumption and economic development, and evaluates the decoupling effort level in Qinghai-Tibet Plateau from 2006 to 2016. The results indicate that the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau region showed a weak decoupling as a whole, and that only Tibet experienced expanding negative decoupling in 2006–2007 and an expansion link in 2007–2008. Economic scale is a primary factor that hinders the decoupling of energy consumption, followed by investment intensity and industrial energy structure. The cumulative promotion effect of research and development (R&D) efficiency and intensity and the inhibition effect of investment intensity cancel each other out. With the exception of Tibet and Xinjiang, all provinces in the Qinghai-Tibet plateau have made decoupling efforts. Decoupling efforts made by R&D efficiency contributed the most, followed by energy intensity and R&D intensity. This paper provides policy recommendations for the decoupling of energy consumption experience for underdeveloped regions.
Weiguo Fan; Mengmeng Meng; Jianchang Lu; Xiaobin Dong; Hejie Wei; Xuechao Wang; Qing Zhang. Decoupling Elasticity and Driving Factors of Energy Consumption and Economic Development in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. Sustainability 2020, 12, 1326 .
AMA StyleWeiguo Fan, Mengmeng Meng, Jianchang Lu, Xiaobin Dong, Hejie Wei, Xuechao Wang, Qing Zhang. Decoupling Elasticity and Driving Factors of Energy Consumption and Economic Development in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. Sustainability. 2020; 12 (4):1326.
Chicago/Turabian StyleWeiguo Fan; Mengmeng Meng; Jianchang Lu; Xiaobin Dong; Hejie Wei; Xuechao Wang; Qing Zhang. 2020. "Decoupling Elasticity and Driving Factors of Energy Consumption and Economic Development in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau." Sustainability 12, no. 4: 1326.
Due to the differences in the contributions of land use types to ecosystem health and human wellbeing, there is a trade-off and a coordinating relationship between ecosystem health and human wellbeing, which affects the sustainable development of a river basin. To explore the impacts of the responses of ecosystem health and human wellbeing and the combined effects under land use change, this paper, taking the Manas River Basin (MRB) as an example, evaluated the health status of the MRB by the model: Vitality (V), organization (O), resilience (R), and services (S). From a sustainability perspective, an index system of human wellbeing was constructed, which included society and the economy, health and safety, materials and resources, and ecology and the environment. On this basis, the coupling coordination relationship and sustainable development status of the basin was assessed. The results showed that as land use changed, the ecosystem health showed a downward trend, and human wellbeing grew exponentially. The sustainable development index and the coupling coordination degree of the MRB were similar, indicating that the level of balance between ecosystem health and human wellbeing was the key to the sustainable development of the basin, and the overall situation was in a state of moderate imbalance and moderate unsustainability. Therefore, it is necessary to carry out sustainable management of the whole basin.
Ranran Liu; Xiaobin Dong; Peng Zhang; Ying Zhang; Xiaowan Wang; Ya Gao. Study on the Sustainable Development of an Arid Basin Based on the Coupling Process of Ecosystem Health and Human Wellbeing Under Land Use Change—A Case Study in the Manas River Basin, Xinjiang, China. Sustainability 2020, 12, 1201 .
AMA StyleRanran Liu, Xiaobin Dong, Peng Zhang, Ying Zhang, Xiaowan Wang, Ya Gao. Study on the Sustainable Development of an Arid Basin Based on the Coupling Process of Ecosystem Health and Human Wellbeing Under Land Use Change—A Case Study in the Manas River Basin, Xinjiang, China. Sustainability. 2020; 12 (3):1201.
Chicago/Turabian StyleRanran Liu; Xiaobin Dong; Peng Zhang; Ying Zhang; Xiaowan Wang; Ya Gao. 2020. "Study on the Sustainable Development of an Arid Basin Based on the Coupling Process of Ecosystem Health and Human Wellbeing Under Land Use Change—A Case Study in the Manas River Basin, Xinjiang, China." Sustainability 12, no. 3: 1201.
China has one of the fastest-growing economies worldwide, consuming large amounts of resources but also experiencing significant environmental issues. Water, energy, and carbon play significant roles in regional sustainable development. It is critical to understand the Water-Energy-Carbon Emissions nexus, and this study explores the nexus using the Environmental Input-Output model. The embodied water and energy consumption and embodied carbon emissions are assessed. The water and energy consumption coefficients and CO2 emission coefficients are analysed. The main results are: (1) The Water-Energy-Carbon Emissions nexus characteristics of light industry, heavy industry, and service industry were similar: water-intensive, energy-intensive, and carbon-emission-intensive; (2) Agriculture consumed 64.38% of the national water supply; however, the water utilisation efficiency was only 32%; (3) Agriculture had much higher water consumption and direct water consumption coefficients. Light industry, service industry, and heavy industry were the top three sectors in terms of indirect water consumption coefficients; (4) Heavy industry, light industry, and service industry were the top three sectors with the highest indirect energy consumption coefficients and carbon emission coefficients. The consumption (water and energy) and CO2 emission coefficients can provide significant support for sustainable development strategies. This study provides a better understanding of the Water-Energy-Carbon Emissions nexus in China.
Xue-Chao Wang; Jiří Jaromír Klemeš; Yutao Wang; Xiaobin Dong; Hejie Wei; Zihan Xu; Petar Varbanov. Water-Energy-Carbon Emissions nexus analysis of China: An environmental input-output model-based approach. Applied Energy 2020, 261, 114431 .
AMA StyleXue-Chao Wang, Jiří Jaromír Klemeš, Yutao Wang, Xiaobin Dong, Hejie Wei, Zihan Xu, Petar Varbanov. Water-Energy-Carbon Emissions nexus analysis of China: An environmental input-output model-based approach. Applied Energy. 2020; 261 ():114431.
Chicago/Turabian StyleXue-Chao Wang; Jiří Jaromír Klemeš; Yutao Wang; Xiaobin Dong; Hejie Wei; Zihan Xu; Petar Varbanov. 2020. "Water-Energy-Carbon Emissions nexus analysis of China: An environmental input-output model-based approach." Applied Energy 261, no. : 114431.
Plantations can significantly improve the ecological environment of arid areas. However, in the arid area of Northwestern China, plantations consume several thousand cubic meters of water per hectare per year, which also has a negative effect. By evaluating the relationship between the supply and demand of ecosystem services, the positive and negative benefits of plantations can be effectively identified for regional sustainable development. This study took typical arid regions as examples and evaluated the changes in ecosystem services before and after the conversion of a desert shrub system to a plantation system based on emergy analysis. The relationship between the supply and demand of various ecosystem services from different stakeholder perspectives was investigated and combined with the degree of ecosystem service demand obtained from the participatory survey. Results showed the following. (1) The ecosystem services provided by vegetation increased, the ecosystem services provided by water resources decreased, and the total service decreased by 6.89E+17 sej. (2) The relationship between the supply and demand of ecosystem services provided by water resources was of the “low–high” type. Dust purification was of the “high–high” type, and carbon sequestration and soil conservation were of the “high–low” type. (3) From the perspective of citizens, the matching degrees of the supply and demand of dust purification and soil conservation services were 21.75% and 9.38% higher than those of farmers, respectively. From the perspective of farmers, the matching degrees of the supply and demand of water supply, water purification, power supply and sediment transport, and carbon sequestration were 9.90%, 10.96%, 3.22%, and 18.28% higher than those of citizens, respectively. In summary, attention should be given to the efficient use and conservation of water resources and the promotion of the coordinated development of ecosystem services by comparing the differences in matching degrees of supply and demand among different stakeholders when constructing plantations. Meanwhile, the distribution of water resources should be given attention to protect the water demand of citizens in a targeted manner for effectively improving the level of regional well-being.
Zihan Xu; Hejie Wei; Xiaobin Dong; Yanxu Liu; Haili Xue. Evaluating the ecological benefits of plantations in arid areas from the perspective of ecosystem service supply and demand-based on emergy analysis. Science of The Total Environment 2019, 705, 135853 .
AMA StyleZihan Xu, Hejie Wei, Xiaobin Dong, Yanxu Liu, Haili Xue. Evaluating the ecological benefits of plantations in arid areas from the perspective of ecosystem service supply and demand-based on emergy analysis. Science of The Total Environment. 2019; 705 ():135853.
Chicago/Turabian StyleZihan Xu; Hejie Wei; Xiaobin Dong; Yanxu Liu; Haili Xue. 2019. "Evaluating the ecological benefits of plantations in arid areas from the perspective of ecosystem service supply and demand-based on emergy analysis." Science of The Total Environment 705, no. : 135853.
Identifying the relationships between ecosystem services (ESs) and land use change is crucial for ES management and sustainable regional development. The Manas region in China has witnessed dramatic reclamation activities in its desert areas that resulted in ecological problems. The changes in eight ESs, including crop production (CP), livestock production (LP), soil conservation (SC), water yield (WY), sand fixation (SF), carbon sequestration (CS), habitat quality (HQ), and nature landscape recreation (NLR), were investigated by using biophysical and questionnaire methods. At the regional scale, provisioning services (i.e., CP and LP) showed some performance improvements, whereas most of the regulating services (i.e., WY, CS, and HQ) along with NLR showed a performance decline. Five ES bundles—Upper Mountain, Foothill, Oasis, Oasis–Desert Transition, and Desert bundle—were identified at the township scale via k-means clustering. From 2000 to 2015, the Oasis bundle sprawled as a result of oasisization, whereas the Oasis–Desert Transition and Foothill bundles decreased. We performed a questionnaire survey and a statistical analysis to identify the causes behind the performance improvement/decline of these ESs and found that the land use changes in the Manas region had a significant impact on these services. More than 50% of the survey respondents identified land use changes as the primary driver of the changes in some ESs (i.e., CP, CS, HQ, and NLR). In the correlation and partial correlation analyses, oasisization was significantly and positively correlated with CP but was negatively correlated with WY, CS, HQ, and NLR. We enhanced the reliability of our conclusions by integrating biophysical and sociocultural methods into our investigation of ES and land use change. In view of the huge losses in regulating and cultural services, the Manas region should limit its desert reclamation activities to control the expansion of its oasis and to improve the quality of its cropland. Our results can help formulate effective ES management and land use decisions in the Manas region or similar areas.
Hejie Wei; Weiguo Fan; Nachuan Lu; Zihan Xu; Huiming Liu; Weiqiang Chen; Sergio Ulgiati; Xuechao Wang; Xiaobin Dong. Integrating Biophysical and Sociocultural Methods for Identifying the Relationships between Ecosystem Services and Land Use Change: Insights from an Oasis Area. Sustainability 2019, 11, 2598 .
AMA StyleHejie Wei, Weiguo Fan, Nachuan Lu, Zihan Xu, Huiming Liu, Weiqiang Chen, Sergio Ulgiati, Xuechao Wang, Xiaobin Dong. Integrating Biophysical and Sociocultural Methods for Identifying the Relationships between Ecosystem Services and Land Use Change: Insights from an Oasis Area. Sustainability. 2019; 11 (9):2598.
Chicago/Turabian StyleHejie Wei; Weiguo Fan; Nachuan Lu; Zihan Xu; Huiming Liu; Weiqiang Chen; Sergio Ulgiati; Xuechao Wang; Xiaobin Dong. 2019. "Integrating Biophysical and Sociocultural Methods for Identifying the Relationships between Ecosystem Services and Land Use Change: Insights from an Oasis Area." Sustainability 11, no. 9: 2598.
The current understanding of how ecosystem services flow affects human well-being is not sufficient. As an important component of the biogeochemical cycle, carbon flows through various natural and artificial processes. Therefore, carbon can be used as a research vector to explore the relationship between ecosystem services and human well-being. This study proposed a method for a quantitative assessment of “ecosystem services-human well-being” based on carbon flows. The assessment of the changes in ecosystem services and human well-being based on carbon in the Manas River Basin from 1990 to 2015 revealed the complex relationship between ecosystem services and human well-being. The results were as follows: (1) The development of ecosystem services was uneven, with increasing provisioning services and decreasing regulating, supporting and cultural services. (2) The basic materials for a good life and health in human well-being showed an upward trend, and the security indicator showed a downward trend. (3) The indicators of the basic materials for a good life and health were significantly positively correlated with provisioning services and were significantly negatively correlated with the other three services. Moreover, the internal structure of the security and health indicators were malformed. (4) Over time, the impact of provisioning services on the well-being indicators has gradually weakened, and the influence of regulating, supporting and cultural services has continually increased. In general, this study evaluated the complex relationship between ecosystem services and human well-being through carbon flow quantification, which can not only unify the dimensions for comparison, but also eliminate the impact of subjective factors to achieve a scientific nature. It is not only helpful to provide theoretical and practical basis for scientific management of Manas River Basin, but also to explore a larger scale and a wider area in the world through selecting indicators according to local conditions.
Zihan Xu; Hejie Wei; Weiguo Fan; Xuechao Wang; Peng Zhang; Jiahui Ren; Nachuan Lu; Zhicheng Gao; Xiaobin Dong; Weidong Kong. Relationships between ecosystem services and human well-being changes based on carbon flow—A case study of the Manas River Basin, Xinjiang, China. Ecosystem Services 2019, 37, 100934 .
AMA StyleZihan Xu, Hejie Wei, Weiguo Fan, Xuechao Wang, Peng Zhang, Jiahui Ren, Nachuan Lu, Zhicheng Gao, Xiaobin Dong, Weidong Kong. Relationships between ecosystem services and human well-being changes based on carbon flow—A case study of the Manas River Basin, Xinjiang, China. Ecosystem Services. 2019; 37 ():100934.
Chicago/Turabian StyleZihan Xu; Hejie Wei; Weiguo Fan; Xuechao Wang; Peng Zhang; Jiahui Ren; Nachuan Lu; Zhicheng Gao; Xiaobin Dong; Weidong Kong. 2019. "Relationships between ecosystem services and human well-being changes based on carbon flow—A case study of the Manas River Basin, Xinjiang, China." Ecosystem Services 37, no. : 100934.
The “Water-Energy-Food Nexus” is one of the present research hotspots in the field of sustainable development. Water resources are the key factors that limit local human survival and socioeconomic development in arid areas, and the water footprint is an important indicator for measuring sustainable development. In this study, the structural dynamics and complex relationships of the water-energy-food system in arid areas were analyzed from the perspective of the water footprint, and the risk characteristics were evaluated. The results show that: (1) Agriculture products and livestock products account for the largest water footprints (>90%), which is much higher than the water footprints of energy consumption (50%) > the grey water footprint (20%–30%) > the green water footprint (
Peng Zhang; Zihan Xu; Weiguo Fan; Jiahui Ren; Ranran Liu; Xiaobin Dong. Structure Dynamics and Risk Assessment of Water-Energy-Food Nexus: A Water Footprint Approach. Sustainability 2019, 11, 1187 .
AMA StylePeng Zhang, Zihan Xu, Weiguo Fan, Jiahui Ren, Ranran Liu, Xiaobin Dong. Structure Dynamics and Risk Assessment of Water-Energy-Food Nexus: A Water Footprint Approach. Sustainability. 2019; 11 (4):1187.
Chicago/Turabian StylePeng Zhang; Zihan Xu; Weiguo Fan; Jiahui Ren; Ranran Liu; Xiaobin Dong. 2019. "Structure Dynamics and Risk Assessment of Water-Energy-Food Nexus: A Water Footprint Approach." Sustainability 11, no. 4: 1187.
Air pollution caused by energy generation and consumption is both a global as well as localised issue. It contributes to global warming along with degradation in human health, ecosystem health, local and global sustainable development. About 75% of the global GHG emissions, 66% of NOx emissions and most of the PM emissions are from energy sectors. Energy sectors have also been reported as the main contributors (90%) of SO2 emission in China. Among various influential factors (like energy utilisation, the intensity of economic activities, climatic conditions), the terrain is one of the key elements for the formation and dispersion of air pollution. The relationship between air pollution and terrain requires to be more deeply studied. The main contributions of this review include: 1) Summarising the main sources and types of air pollutants as well as the emission characteristics of different sector groups; 2) Proposing the mechanism of air pollution terrain nexus; 3) Reviewing modelling and experiments approaches for air pollution terrain nexus simulation; 4) Highlighting the existing limitations and challenges. This review provides a better understanding of the air pollution terrain nexus. It can contribute to mitigating the air pollution problems.
Xue-Chao Wang; Jiří Jaromír Klemeš; Xiaobin Dong; Weiguo Fan; Zihan Xu; Yutao Wang; Petar Sabev Varbanov. Air pollution terrain nexus: A review considering energy generation and consumption. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 2019, 105, 71 -85.
AMA StyleXue-Chao Wang, Jiří Jaromír Klemeš, Xiaobin Dong, Weiguo Fan, Zihan Xu, Yutao Wang, Petar Sabev Varbanov. Air pollution terrain nexus: A review considering energy generation and consumption. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. 2019; 105 ():71-85.
Chicago/Turabian StyleXue-Chao Wang; Jiří Jaromír Klemeš; Xiaobin Dong; Weiguo Fan; Zihan Xu; Yutao Wang; Petar Sabev Varbanov. 2019. "Air pollution terrain nexus: A review considering energy generation and consumption." Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 105, no. : 71-85.
Express delivery plays a vital role in modern economy, but also brings great concern on post-consumer packaging waste. This study is therefore designed to characterize the material flows and environmental implications of post-consumer packaging waste from express delivery in China. While express delivery packaging uses mainly recycled materials, post-consumer packaging wastes are only partially recycled in China. In addition, plastic packaging materials are mainly produced from recycled agricultural films and contain chemical residues from pesticide applications which may have significant health impacts on employees and consumers in the express delivery industry. Policy suggestions are provided for government, express delivery service providers, and consumers to mitigate environmental impacts of post-consumer packaging waste from China’s booming express delivery industry.
Huabo Duan; Guanghan Song; Shen Qu; Xiaobin Dong; Ming Xu. Post-consumer packaging waste from express delivery in China. Resources, Conservation and Recycling 2019, 144, 137 -143.
AMA StyleHuabo Duan, Guanghan Song, Shen Qu, Xiaobin Dong, Ming Xu. Post-consumer packaging waste from express delivery in China. Resources, Conservation and Recycling. 2019; 144 ():137-143.
Chicago/Turabian StyleHuabo Duan; Guanghan Song; Shen Qu; Xiaobin Dong; Ming Xu. 2019. "Post-consumer packaging waste from express delivery in China." Resources, Conservation and Recycling 144, no. : 137-143.
Land use change affects ecosystem services by changing the structure and function of ecosystems. Carbon flows throughout natural and socioeconomic systems can effectively reveal this process. The Manas River Basin has experienced rapid oasis expansion for decades, and land use change in the basin is very typical. Oasis expansion has caused a large amount of cropland to invade natural vegetation, thus affecting ecosystem services. This study used a biomass-based ecosystem service estimation model to assess changes in ecosystem services in the Manas River Basin. The carbon flow model was constructed using energy systems language, and the future development of ecosystem services was simulated based on different land use scenarios. The results show the following: (1) From 1980 to 2015, the river basin provisioning service was continuously optimized, while the regulating, supporting and cultural services were reduced. (2) If the expansion of cropland continues, then carbon will be transferred from the natural ecosystem to the cropland. Regulation, support and cultural services in the basin continue to decrease. Due to the shortage of water resources in the basin, the growth of provisioning services is limited. (3) If the project of returning cropland to grassland is implemented, then the carbon in the natural ecosystem will gradually recover. The regulating, supporting and cultural services of the river basin are rising, but provisioning services are gradually decreasing. In general, the model based on energy systems language can reflect the ecological process within the system and effectively reveal the carbon flow process between ecosystems. The use of carbon to quantify ecosystem services can harmonize dimensions, facilitate comparisons, and mitigate errors in outcomes due to different evaluation criteria or subjective factors. Therefore, this study combines energy systems language with carbon flow, which helps to more rationally explore the impact of land use change on ecosystem services, thereby providing valuable information for river basin management.
Zihan Xu; Weiguo Fan; Hejie Wei; Peng Zhang; Jiahui Ren; Zhicheng Gao; Sergio Ulgiati; Weidong Kong; Xiaobin Dong. Evaluation and simulation of the impact of land use change on ecosystem services based on a carbon flow model: A case study of the Manas River Basin of Xinjiang, China. Science of The Total Environment 2018, 652, 117 -133.
AMA StyleZihan Xu, Weiguo Fan, Hejie Wei, Peng Zhang, Jiahui Ren, Zhicheng Gao, Sergio Ulgiati, Weidong Kong, Xiaobin Dong. Evaluation and simulation of the impact of land use change on ecosystem services based on a carbon flow model: A case study of the Manas River Basin of Xinjiang, China. Science of The Total Environment. 2018; 652 ():117-133.
Chicago/Turabian StyleZihan Xu; Weiguo Fan; Hejie Wei; Peng Zhang; Jiahui Ren; Zhicheng Gao; Sergio Ulgiati; Weidong Kong; Xiaobin Dong. 2018. "Evaluation and simulation of the impact of land use change on ecosystem services based on a carbon flow model: A case study of the Manas River Basin of Xinjiang, China." Science of The Total Environment 652, no. : 117-133.
Hejie Wei; Zihan Xu; Huiming Liu; Jiahui Ren; Weiguo Fan; Nachuan Lu; Xiaobin Dong. Evaluation on dynamic change and interrelations of ecosystem services in a typical mountain-oasis-desert region. Ecological Indicators 2018, 93, 917 -929.
AMA StyleHejie Wei, Zihan Xu, Huiming Liu, Jiahui Ren, Weiguo Fan, Nachuan Lu, Xiaobin Dong. Evaluation on dynamic change and interrelations of ecosystem services in a typical mountain-oasis-desert region. Ecological Indicators. 2018; 93 ():917-929.
Chicago/Turabian StyleHejie Wei; Zihan Xu; Huiming Liu; Jiahui Ren; Weiguo Fan; Nachuan Lu; Xiaobin Dong. 2018. "Evaluation on dynamic change and interrelations of ecosystem services in a typical mountain-oasis-desert region." Ecological Indicators 93, no. : 917-929.
Studying the characteristics, trends, and evolution of carbon emissions in agricultural related sectors is of great significance for rational formulation of carbon emission reduction policies. However, as an important carbon emission reduction policy, carbon tax has been controversial over whether or not it should be levied on China. Based on this consideration, this paper takes China’s agricultural related sectors as an example and analyzes the degree of carbon tax on macro-environment, macroeconomy, and agricultural sectors during the period 2020–2050 by constructing a 3EAD-CGE (economy-energy-environmental-agricultural-dynamics Computable General Equilibrium) model. The results show that: (1) carbon tax has a time effect, specifically, the short-term effect is better than the long-term. (2) If the incremental rate of carbon tax is carried out alone, it will exert a great influence on the macroeconomy as well as on most of the agricultural related sectors. (3) If a carbon tax is introduced at the same time as indirect taxes are cut (proportionally), the policy will exert a negative impact on agriculture-related sectors that are subsidized. However, the policy will have a positive impact on those nonsubsidized sectors. Finally, based on the results, we put forward some suggestions that are more suitable for the introduction of a carbon tax in China’s agricultural-related sectors.
Weiguo Fan; Zhicheng Gao; Nan Chen; Hejie Wei; Zihan Xu; Nachuan Lu; Xuechao Wang; Peng Zhang; Jiahui Ren; Sergio Ulgiati; Xiaobin Dong. It is Worth Pondering Whether a Carbon Tax is Suitable for China’s Agricultural-Related Sectors. Energies 2018, 11, 2296 .
AMA StyleWeiguo Fan, Zhicheng Gao, Nan Chen, Hejie Wei, Zihan Xu, Nachuan Lu, Xuechao Wang, Peng Zhang, Jiahui Ren, Sergio Ulgiati, Xiaobin Dong. It is Worth Pondering Whether a Carbon Tax is Suitable for China’s Agricultural-Related Sectors. Energies. 2018; 11 (9):2296.
Chicago/Turabian StyleWeiguo Fan; Zhicheng Gao; Nan Chen; Hejie Wei; Zihan Xu; Nachuan Lu; Xuechao Wang; Peng Zhang; Jiahui Ren; Sergio Ulgiati; Xiaobin Dong. 2018. "It is Worth Pondering Whether a Carbon Tax is Suitable for China’s Agricultural-Related Sectors." Energies 11, no. 9: 2296.
Develop circular agriculture is an effective way to reduce pollution and achieve sustainable agricultural development. At present, both the government and scholars have stressed employing agricultural wastes at multiple levels and extending the industrial chain as much as possible. However, whether the abovementioned strategy is environmentally friendly is worth consideration. To address this issue, by using the evaluation method of Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and taking the circular agriculture industry company of Xingyuan, Fuqing, Fujian as an example, this paper analyzes different circular agriculture models and explores the environmental loads and environmental benefits of each sub-industrial chain from the environmental and economic-environmental viewpoints. The results show that, from the LCA perspective, a longer industrial chain of circular agriculture is not better and at different evaluation angles, different optimal combinations of the industrial chain models of circular agriculture can achieve the minimum environmental load or the highest environmental benefit. This study will be useful for newly built enterprises or sector-integrated park to design new recycling networks from the life cycle and economic-environmental impact perspectives.
Weiguo Fan; Xiaobin Dong; Hejie Wei; Boqi Weng; Long Liang; Zihan Xu; Xue-Chao Wang; Feilong Wu; Zhongdian Chen; Yan Jin; Changqing Song. Is it true that the longer the extended industrial chain, the better the circular agriculture? A case study of circular agriculture industry company in Fuqing, Fujian. Journal of Cleaner Production 2018, 189, 718 -728.
AMA StyleWeiguo Fan, Xiaobin Dong, Hejie Wei, Boqi Weng, Long Liang, Zihan Xu, Xue-Chao Wang, Feilong Wu, Zhongdian Chen, Yan Jin, Changqing Song. Is it true that the longer the extended industrial chain, the better the circular agriculture? A case study of circular agriculture industry company in Fuqing, Fujian. Journal of Cleaner Production. 2018; 189 ():718-728.
Chicago/Turabian StyleWeiguo Fan; Xiaobin Dong; Hejie Wei; Boqi Weng; Long Liang; Zihan Xu; Xue-Chao Wang; Feilong Wu; Zhongdian Chen; Yan Jin; Changqing Song. 2018. "Is it true that the longer the extended industrial chain, the better the circular agriculture? A case study of circular agriculture industry company in Fuqing, Fujian." Journal of Cleaner Production 189, no. : 718-728.