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Confronting intense resource and environmental pressures, China initiated circular economy (CE) strategies and has implemented promoting local practice to approach the challenge. Cities are key policy executors in promoting CE policies. To evaluate a city's CE performance, most studies have adopted only indicators. However, the correlation between CE indicators and the internal socioeconomic metabolic system is unclear but important to understand the formation mechanism of CE performance. Therefore, this study aims to establish a correlation via ecological network analysis and provides an analytical framework to explore the mechanism behind CE performance. Taking 16 cities of Shandong Province as example, a city's ecological network model with 9 sectors was constructed to identify the key factors based on standardized material flow accounting. The results showed that a strong positive correlation presented between urban resource productivity and the economic development level. Recycling industry in the cities with higher recycling rate had a more prominent function in urban system because of their large volumes and the great effects on other sectors. CE performances were mainly affected by the key sectors including manufacturing, mining and internal environment (IE) that have large effects or specific ecological relationships with the recycling industry (RI) and IE. The sectors in mutualism or competition relationships with RI benefitted or inhibited city's CE performance, respectively. The sectors that presented a resource-exploitation relationship or control relationship with IE limited city's CE performance. Our research provides a method for analyzing a city's CE performance from the perspective of socioeconomic metabolism.
Han Gao; Xin Tian; Yan Zhang; Lei Shi; Feng Shi. Evaluating circular economy performance based on ecological network analysis: A framework and application at city level. Resources, Conservation and Recycling 2021, 168, 105257 .
AMA StyleHan Gao, Xin Tian, Yan Zhang, Lei Shi, Feng Shi. Evaluating circular economy performance based on ecological network analysis: A framework and application at city level. Resources, Conservation and Recycling. 2021; 168 ():105257.
Chicago/Turabian StyleHan Gao; Xin Tian; Yan Zhang; Lei Shi; Feng Shi. 2021. "Evaluating circular economy performance based on ecological network analysis: A framework and application at city level." Resources, Conservation and Recycling 168, no. : 105257.
Industry is the propeller for the establishment and development of modern society by creating more human-dominated material and energy flows to transform resources into products or provide services. With the expansion of scale and variety, the industrial system has also laid its many negative marks in the natural environment systems. Thus, we need to reshape traditional industrial systems into more green, low-carbon, and circular ones according to circular economy principles. This chapter covers the following three aspects: (1) the hierarchical and circular structure of industrial ecosystems; (2) circular transformation strategies and practices, including eco-design at the product level, cleaner production at the process level, eco-industrial parks at the park level, sustainable industrial transformation at the regional level; (3) policy instruments of extended producer’s responsibility.
Lei Shi. Industrial Circular Manufacturing. An Introduction to Circular Economy 2020, 77 -93.
AMA StyleLei Shi. Industrial Circular Manufacturing. An Introduction to Circular Economy. 2020; ():77-93.
Chicago/Turabian StyleLei Shi. 2020. "Industrial Circular Manufacturing." An Introduction to Circular Economy , no. : 77-93.
In this article, we introduce and analyze an emerging polycentric governance model for addressing wastewater challenges in textile industrial parks in China. Unlike the conventional two-tier model with government and polluters only, the emerging model emphasizes multi-actor participation and presents new possibilities in enhancing the cost-effectiveness and alleviating the compliance deficiency. We introduce the model through a case study of the Binhai textile industrial park. The features of the model include levering the subject of monitoring, allowing collaborative wastewater treatment, employing the administrative power of local governing bodies, and engaging multiple local actors. To explain its formation, we adopt event sequence analysis, and point out the important role of local government as a facilitator and a regulator in the externally generated collaborative governance. We identified its success factors with pattern matching based on polycentric governance theories. We find the involvement of varied actors in the decision-making process of internal wastewater emission standard could lead to applicable policy making with high acceptance, which contributes to the environmental performance. To initiate the transition towards the new model, three conditions are required, including policy support from the government, the establishment of monitoring systems, and capacity building for actors.
Wei Cong; Xiao Li; Yi Qian; Lei Shi. Polycentric approach of wastewater governance in textile industrial parks: Case study of local governance innovation in China. Journal of Environmental Management 2020, 280, 111730 .
AMA StyleWei Cong, Xiao Li, Yi Qian, Lei Shi. Polycentric approach of wastewater governance in textile industrial parks: Case study of local governance innovation in China. Journal of Environmental Management. 2020; 280 ():111730.
Chicago/Turabian StyleWei Cong; Xiao Li; Yi Qian; Lei Shi. 2020. "Polycentric approach of wastewater governance in textile industrial parks: Case study of local governance innovation in China." Journal of Environmental Management 280, no. : 111730.
China has achieved remarkable results in green transformation through the implementation of eco-industrial parks (EIPs). Why China chose EIPs as the main vehicle for green transformation? How did it do? Do the EIP interventions also contribute to the economic competitiveness? Most existing studies so far have revealed that EIPs can improve the environmental performance, however, few studies examined their impact on economic competitiveness. This paper intends to systematically analyze China’s EIP programs, and examine whether the EIP interventions have improved both their environmental and competitiveness performances as well as the correlation of these two dimensions, through empirical studies based on multiple data sources. The results largely verify the effects of both environmental and competitiveness improvements. Further correlation analysis based on a small sample, however, shows there exists a more complex relationship between competitiveness performance and environmental performance. The paper also identifies the key lessons learned in implementing China’s green transformation strategy through EIPs. The authors challenge the conventional wisdom that investing in green technologies and ensuring compliance with eco-industrial standards often leads to cost increases and loss of economic competitiveness for both individual firms and industrial zones as a whole. The findings strengthen the evidence base for Chinese policy-makers and the business case for entrepreneurs when considering green investments.
Douglas Zhihua Zeng; Lei Cheng; Lei Shi; Wilfried Luetkenhorst. China’s green transformation through eco-industrial parks. World Development 2020, 140, 105249 .
AMA StyleDouglas Zhihua Zeng, Lei Cheng, Lei Shi, Wilfried Luetkenhorst. China’s green transformation through eco-industrial parks. World Development. 2020; 140 ():105249.
Chicago/Turabian StyleDouglas Zhihua Zeng; Lei Cheng; Lei Shi; Wilfried Luetkenhorst. 2020. "China’s green transformation through eco-industrial parks." World Development 140, no. : 105249.
Despite restructuring in institutions related to environmental protection, the multi-sectorial decentralized water management system of China continued to be widely criticized. To identify the problems in China’s water management system and the direction of future reform, this article implemented social network analysis. From multiple perspectives (covering efficiency analysis, condensation analysis, and network centrality analysis), we quantitatively analyzed the structural change of the super-ministry reform of water environment management in China. We found that the 2018 super ministry reform of the system made the aggregation and central enhancement of China’s water management network, hence the power of water environmental management is more concentrated in the core department. However, the function overlap still exists after the reform. Some key issues of water resources management are absent from the responsibility of the core management department. Therefore, the cohesion and management effectiveness of the overall management network need to be further improved. Finally, we summarized several practical implications for future water management system reform, and the kernel is to achieve integrated management of water resource and water environment.
Lei Cheng; Lei Shi; Yuxi Xie; Weihua Zeng. Restructuring China’s Water Environment Management System: A Social Network Perspective. Sustainability 2020, 12, 8422 .
AMA StyleLei Cheng, Lei Shi, Yuxi Xie, Weihua Zeng. Restructuring China’s Water Environment Management System: A Social Network Perspective. Sustainability. 2020; 12 (20):8422.
Chicago/Turabian StyleLei Cheng; Lei Shi; Yuxi Xie; Weihua Zeng. 2020. "Restructuring China’s Water Environment Management System: A Social Network Perspective." Sustainability 12, no. 20: 8422.
Plastics are the paradigmatic material of the current era. Plastics’ trade articulates interest in trading partnerships and concerns about trade security. We focus on the International Plastic Resin Trade Network (IPRTN) and analyze its spatiotemporal evolution in 1988-2017 from global, regional, and national scales. As a profile of globalization, the network became increasingly interconnected under the combined effect of the involvement of more participating countries, the increase in the closeness of trade links, and the increase in trade volume, which grew by 0.4-fold, 7.7-fold, and 14.9-fold, respectively. Despite the growth, IPRTN maintained fairly stable topological characteristics including small-world property (average path length, 1.95±0.10; clustering coefficient, 0.63±0.06), high reciprocity (reciprocity value, 0.54±0.03), disassortative mixing (assortativity value, -0.46±0.23), and exponential degree distribution. Generally, the plastic resin trade was spatially heterogeneous with high intra-regional trade proportions (1988-1997, 78.4%; 1998-2007, 79.9%; 2008-2017, 75.1%), and Europe, Asia, and North America were the dominating regions. These facts brought IPRTN with a regionally dependent community structure. Five communities were finally formed: the Middle East-Africa community, the Eastern Europe community, the Western Europe community, the Americas community, and the East Asia-Southeast Asia-Oceania community. We found that the US-China plastic resin trade was mainly complementary. Thus, mutual tariffs in the US-China trade war, which covers plastic resins, will cause adverse effects and need to be resolved through active consultations. To ensure trade security, we remind countries with poor trade robustness to pay attention to changes in trade policies of these critical trade players and to enrich trade channels.
Yanan Ren; Guangxin Liu; Guangying Pu; Yimeng Chen; Wei-Qiang Chen; Lei Shi. Spatiotemporal evolution of the international plastic resin trade network. Journal of Cleaner Production 2020, 276, 124221 .
AMA StyleYanan Ren, Guangxin Liu, Guangying Pu, Yimeng Chen, Wei-Qiang Chen, Lei Shi. Spatiotemporal evolution of the international plastic resin trade network. Journal of Cleaner Production. 2020; 276 ():124221.
Chicago/Turabian StyleYanan Ren; Guangxin Liu; Guangying Pu; Yimeng Chen; Wei-Qiang Chen; Lei Shi. 2020. "Spatiotemporal evolution of the international plastic resin trade network." Journal of Cleaner Production 276, no. : 124221.
Smart urban metabolism is a hybrid approach—where technological, economic, environmental and social perspectives are simultaneously considered—to develop smart and sustainable cities. This characteristic makes smart urban metabolism a strategic tool for urban policymakers and managers, and planners. Nonetheless, little is known on about the indicators of smart urban metabolism. This study aims to shed light on what the specific indicators of smart urban metabolism are. The paper places international standards and indicators of urban systems under the microscope to determine their focus, and areas of action. The analysis exposes divergences in urban system evaluation approaches by international standardization organizations—particularly with a focus on whether they concentrate on urban smartness or urban metabolism. The results of the analysis demonstrate a challenge in integrating urban metabolism with urban smartness. In this sense, there is no international standard taken into consideration thus far. The study points out to a novel and invaluable approach to improve the understanding and awareness on internationally standardized urban indicators that characterize, and stimulate the knowledge on smart urban metabolism.
Gaspare D'Amico; Raffaella Taddeo; Lei Shi; Tan Yigitcanlar; Giuseppe Ioppolo. Ecological indicators of smart urban metabolism: A review of the literature on international standards. Ecological Indicators 2020, 118, 106808 .
AMA StyleGaspare D'Amico, Raffaella Taddeo, Lei Shi, Tan Yigitcanlar, Giuseppe Ioppolo. Ecological indicators of smart urban metabolism: A review of the literature on international standards. Ecological Indicators. 2020; 118 ():106808.
Chicago/Turabian StyleGaspare D'Amico; Raffaella Taddeo; Lei Shi; Tan Yigitcanlar; Giuseppe Ioppolo. 2020. "Ecological indicators of smart urban metabolism: A review of the literature on international standards." Ecological Indicators 118, no. : 106808.
China's 2050 high renewable energy penetration (HREP) scenario is a roadmap for deep decarbonization. This promising strategy, deploying wind and solar energy, will also reshape other infrastructure sectors. With decarbonization, not only can capital be diverted away from fossil fuel infrastructure toward green power generation, but considerable savings in future transport infrastructure sectors could be achieved because fossil fuels no longer need to be transported. Here, we conduct a material flow analysis with a focus on the central role of transportation to examine the interlinkages of coal and steel flows in China's infrastructure sectors between 1985, 2015, and 2050. We define the coal and steel nexus to be a system perspective that captures the interdependence and the critical linkages between these two resources. Our results show that the coal and steel nexus in China strengthened in the past three decades but could face transitional changes to 2050. The peak time of both coal and steel demand for China is expected to come before 2030. Consequentially, the volume of rail freight for the carriage of three main types of bulk cargo (coal, iron ores, and steel products) declines from ∼2,000 megatons (Mt) in 2015 to ∼700 Mt in 2050 under the HREP scenario with the two‐fold planned growth of railway infrastructure. However, investment in cleaner energy and steelmaking technologies will help China mainly rely on secondary steel resources to maintain domestic demand in 2050, further reducing the demand for coal and iron ores.
Qian Zhang; Christopher Kennedy; Tao Wang; Wendong Wei; Jiashuo Li; Lei Shi. Transforming the coal and steel nexus for China's eco‐civilization: Interplay between rail and energy infrastructure. Journal of Industrial Ecology 2020, 24, 1352 -1363.
AMA StyleQian Zhang, Christopher Kennedy, Tao Wang, Wendong Wei, Jiashuo Li, Lei Shi. Transforming the coal and steel nexus for China's eco‐civilization: Interplay between rail and energy infrastructure. Journal of Industrial Ecology. 2020; 24 (6):1352-1363.
Chicago/Turabian StyleQian Zhang; Christopher Kennedy; Tao Wang; Wendong Wei; Jiashuo Li; Lei Shi. 2020. "Transforming the coal and steel nexus for China's eco‐civilization: Interplay between rail and energy infrastructure." Journal of Industrial Ecology 24, no. 6: 1352-1363.
Research Question: Open innovation and the open business model exaggerate complexity (a transaction cost) in addition to the realization of emergence and its lock-in. Within a short period, Alibaba has become one of the global top e-commerce companies with several open innovation business models. Our research question was: “How could Alibaba become a global top e-commerce company in China in such a short time?” Research Method: We chose a deep interview method, participatory observation, and meta-analysis to answer this research question. Research Result: Alibaba has applied global, creative e-commerce business models through open innovation in a short time. In addition, it has overcome complexity—i.e., the cost of open innovation and the force that breaks down a company—through an open innovation-friendly culture. This is a “Jack-Ma style consumer confidence and new Guanxi culture”, a new and strong Chinese corporate culture. Alibaba has also undergone the expansion of its open business model feedback loop platform. This study investigated the expanded open business model feedback loop platform, the continuously strengthened open-innovation-friendly culture, and complexity, with the latter being the cost of open innovation, which was controlled by an open-innovation-friendly culture and open business model feedback loop.
JinHyo Joseph Yun; Xiaofei Zhao; KyungBae Park; Lei Shi. Sustainability Condition of Open Innovation: Dynamic Growth of Alibaba from SME to Large Enterprise. Sustainability 2020, 12, 4379 .
AMA StyleJinHyo Joseph Yun, Xiaofei Zhao, KyungBae Park, Lei Shi. Sustainability Condition of Open Innovation: Dynamic Growth of Alibaba from SME to Large Enterprise. Sustainability. 2020; 12 (11):4379.
Chicago/Turabian StyleJinHyo Joseph Yun; Xiaofei Zhao; KyungBae Park; Lei Shi. 2020. "Sustainability Condition of Open Innovation: Dynamic Growth of Alibaba from SME to Large Enterprise." Sustainability 12, no. 11: 4379.
Petroleum refining is a technology complex, energy- and CO2 emission-intensive industrial process, which is affected by the type and property of the crude oil. China has been the exploitation of crude oil to paraffinic most. This paper targets to quantify and evaluate the material or energy metabolism and environment loads of paraffin-based petroleum at refining process unit-level through the established petroleum flow and energy flow on the CO2 emissions accounting framework, and explores energy conservation and CO2 emission reduction pathways and policy implications, using a typical paraffin-based petroleum refining enterprise in China as a case. The results indicated that the crude oil from the inputs were fractionated in the atmospheric and vacuum distillation (AVD) unit, and its energy consumption and CO2 emissions accounted for 14.38% and 13.2% of the total energy consumption and CO2 emissions in the case study, respectively. With the transformation of petroleum refinery plant structure, fluid catalytic cracking (FCC), ketone benzol dewaxing (KBD), and delayed coking units dominated more energy consumption and CO2 emissions. FCC unit was both the largest energy consumer and supplier, flue gas waste heat recovery efficiency of which was an important factor affecting energy conservation and CO2 emission reduction for FCC unit and even enterprise. KBD unit records the largest energy and CO2 emission intensities, which are 67.95 kgce/t product and 256.82 kgCO2e/t product respectively, due to the high wax content of paraffin-based crude oil and the coal-dominated power generation structure. Based on these research findings, three mitigation policy recommendations were proposed, including the improvement of energy efficiency, optimization of energy consumption structure and product output structure. Carbon capture and storage can reduce CO2 emission by about a third in the concentrated units of primary energy consumption (i.e. AVD, FCC, and DC). The results of this paper are key components of the life cycle assessment of the CO2 emissions of petroleum fuels produced by domestic paraffin-based crude oil.
Feng-Rui Jia; Wan-Ting Jing; Guang-Xin Liu; Qiang Yue; He-Ming Wang; Lei Shi. Paraffin-based crude oil refining process unit-level energy consumption and CO2 emissions in China. Journal of Cleaner Production 2020, 255, 120347 .
AMA StyleFeng-Rui Jia, Wan-Ting Jing, Guang-Xin Liu, Qiang Yue, He-Ming Wang, Lei Shi. Paraffin-based crude oil refining process unit-level energy consumption and CO2 emissions in China. Journal of Cleaner Production. 2020; 255 ():120347.
Chicago/Turabian StyleFeng-Rui Jia; Wan-Ting Jing; Guang-Xin Liu; Qiang Yue; He-Ming Wang; Lei Shi. 2020. "Paraffin-based crude oil refining process unit-level energy consumption and CO2 emissions in China." Journal of Cleaner Production 255, no. : 120347.
China used to receive more than 50% of the global post-consumer plastics export, the largest share of which was PET bottles. However, China recently banned the import of foreign wastes including waste plastics. The original intention of this ban was to protect China’s ecosystem quality and human health, while its environmental implications have yet to be examined. This study analyzes the life-cycle environmental impacts of this ban on post-consumer PET under a number of post-ban scenarios. Our analysis shows that the ban may substantially exacerbate environmental impacts both in China and globally, if China, in the absence of imported recyclates, increases its virgin PET fiber production using carbon-intensive coal as the feedstock. Recycling waste PET bottles within the countries that generate them to replace China’s virgin PET fiber production, however, is shown to significantly reduce life-cycle environmental impacts both in China and globally. Our study highlights the potential unintended environmental consequences of the ban and the need to consider marginal technologies and their consequences in policy decisions. Our results call for cost-effective recycling infrastructure among the waste-producing countries and the mechanism to coordinate plastics recycling on a global scale.
Yanan Ren; Lei Shi; André Bardow; Roland Geyer; Sangwon Suh. Life-cycle environmental implications of China’s ban on post-consumer plastics import. Resources, Conservation and Recycling 2020, 156, 104699 .
AMA StyleYanan Ren, Lei Shi, André Bardow, Roland Geyer, Sangwon Suh. Life-cycle environmental implications of China’s ban on post-consumer plastics import. Resources, Conservation and Recycling. 2020; 156 ():104699.
Chicago/Turabian StyleYanan Ren; Lei Shi; André Bardow; Roland Geyer; Sangwon Suh. 2020. "Life-cycle environmental implications of China’s ban on post-consumer plastics import." Resources, Conservation and Recycling 156, no. : 104699.
The Clean Air Action implemented in China between 2013 and 2017 strengthened air pollution regulation to an unprecedented level, advancing the country's war against pollution. Although its effect on air quality improvement has been witnessed and evaluated, its influence on employment, which determines the overall desirability and efficiency of the policy, has remained unaddressed with reliable empirical evidence. We provide causal estimates of the aggregate effect of the Clean Air Action, one of the largest and most recent environmental programs in China, on labor demand. Utilizing the cross-city variations in regulatory stringency measured by the air quality targets, we adopt the difference-in-differences propensity score matching method to estimate the effect. We find that during the program's first two years, the Clean Air Action did not bring significant negative impacts on economy-wide employment or labor demand in the primary, secondary, and tertiary sectors. It also did not reduce employment in the more disaggregated sectors of mining, manufacturing, and utilities supply. These findings are robust across different econometric specifications. To explain our results, we examine the output effect and the substitution effect, and find that on the aggregate levels, the Action did not cause significant changes in the inputs of labor and capital as well as the elasticity of substitution but led to a significant drop in the total output. Possible explanations for these findings are discussed. Our study empirically reveals that the short-term negative impacts on the macro economy from the latest air pollution regulation in China are characterized by output reduction rather than employment shocks. It also potentially contributes to the timely evaluation of the causal effects of environmental policies in China and provides evidence-based suggestions for the adjustment of the ongoing regulation to achieve higher social welfare.
Xiao Li; Yutao Wang; Hongchun Zhou; Lei Shi. Has China's war on pollution reduced employment? Quasi-experimental evidence from the Clean Air Action. Journal of Environmental Management 2020, 260, 109851 .
AMA StyleXiao Li, Yutao Wang, Hongchun Zhou, Lei Shi. Has China's war on pollution reduced employment? Quasi-experimental evidence from the Clean Air Action. Journal of Environmental Management. 2020; 260 ():109851.
Chicago/Turabian StyleXiao Li; Yutao Wang; Hongchun Zhou; Lei Shi. 2020. "Has China's war on pollution reduced employment? Quasi-experimental evidence from the Clean Air Action." Journal of Environmental Management 260, no. : 109851.
Oil security has long been a political focus for the world major economies. However, existing literature on oil security assessment often omitted the network structure of the global oil trade, its dynamics, and individual countries’ role in this complex network. In this paper, a hybrid assessment framework integrating complex network indicators of global oil trade with traditional indicators was established to assess oil security on both global and national levels from 1965 to 2016. We found the global oil trade has shown a pattern of diversified import sources and enhanced regional cooperation and there is a substantial decline in oil import dependence on the Middle East. The structure and features of global oil trade network imply both a small-world phenomenon and scale-free network characteristics. The value of the global oil security index has improved steadily, while most oil-importing countries show either an upward or relatively stable trend of oil security. Network structure factors such as average degree, edges, and transitivity on the global level, and degree and betweenness centrality on the national level deserve more attention. Our results from a complex network analysis perspective provide an improved understanding of oil trade and security as a whole in a globalizing era.
Litao Liu; Zhi Cao; Xiaojie Liu; Lei Shi; Shengkui Cheng; Gang Liu. Oil security revisited: An assessment based on complex network analysis. Energy 2019, 194, 116793 .
AMA StyleLitao Liu, Zhi Cao, Xiaojie Liu, Lei Shi, Shengkui Cheng, Gang Liu. Oil security revisited: An assessment based on complex network analysis. Energy. 2019; 194 ():116793.
Chicago/Turabian StyleLitao Liu; Zhi Cao; Xiaojie Liu; Lei Shi; Shengkui Cheng; Gang Liu. 2019. "Oil security revisited: An assessment based on complex network analysis." Energy 194, no. : 116793.
Based on the general framework of substance flow analysis, this paper quantifies the social economic metabolism of indium in China. The results show that in recent years, the output of indium primary products in China accounts for more than 50% of the worldwide production, but the domestic consumption is less than 20%. For the lack of key technologies for processing into indium tin oxide (ITO), more than 98% of the high quality ITO targets depend on imports. As the indium industry has been affected by policy, great changes have occurred in China's indium import/export trade, which has mainly focused on a few countries. There is a significant excess in indium primary products, which are mainly absorbed by national purchasing and the Pan Asian Nonferrous Metals Exchange. In the short-term this protects the development of China's primary indium industry, but in the long-term the development of indium still needs to rely on downstream industries. The quantitative analysis of indium flow can provide a quantitative scientific basis for adjusting the indium industrial structure, improving the indium industrial policy and realizing the sustainable development of the indium industry.
Shaohua Lin; Jiansu Mao; Weiqiang Chen; Lei Shi. Indium in mainland China: Insights into use, trade, and efficiency from the substance flow analysis. Resources, Conservation and Recycling 2019, 149, 312 -321.
AMA StyleShaohua Lin, Jiansu Mao, Weiqiang Chen, Lei Shi. Indium in mainland China: Insights into use, trade, and efficiency from the substance flow analysis. Resources, Conservation and Recycling. 2019; 149 ():312-321.
Chicago/Turabian StyleShaohua Lin; Jiansu Mao; Weiqiang Chen; Lei Shi. 2019. "Indium in mainland China: Insights into use, trade, and efficiency from the substance flow analysis." Resources, Conservation and Recycling 149, no. : 312-321.
Cleaner production is a key concept of industrial sustainable development as well as a research hotspot. We investigated spatial heterogeneity and temporal evolution of cleaner production, and visualized the international collaboration network. As dataset we used all published research related to industry in Journal of Cleaner Production (JCLP) during years 2002-2017. By adopting statistical counting and calculation, we discovered that the spatial heterogeneity summarized from literature was in accordance with the product space of developed, developing and less-developed countries. In less-developed countries, cleaner production was gradually emerging, especially in specialized industries. We used bibliometric tools to show the temporal evolution of cleaner production in P.R.China and US. Though researchers from these two countries focused on different aspects at early stages, in later works, the diffusion of research concern had emerged. US took the leading role in the collaboration network based on co-author relationship, while P.R.China has become a strong force in recent years. This study could help researchers grasp the research direction of cleaner production and find the research gap in this field. We could hardly find African countries in this network, which indicates that enhancement of collaboration is needed. We suggest researchers turn to untapped industries and regions to promote cleaner production. The cooperative relationship should be strengthened to convey advanced experience in cleaner production. It can promote the worldwide implementation of cleaner production and contribute to achieving sustainability.
Wei Cong; Lei Shi. Heterogeneity of industrial development and evolution of cleaner production: Bibliometric analysis based on JCLP. Journal of Cleaner Production 2018, 212, 822 -836.
AMA StyleWei Cong, Lei Shi. Heterogeneity of industrial development and evolution of cleaner production: Bibliometric analysis based on JCLP. Journal of Cleaner Production. 2018; 212 ():822-836.
Chicago/Turabian StyleWei Cong; Lei Shi. 2018. "Heterogeneity of industrial development and evolution of cleaner production: Bibliometric analysis based on JCLP." Journal of Cleaner Production 212, no. : 822-836.
The aim of this work was to investigate the environmental performance of different tobacco stalk methods using Life Cycle Assessment (LCA). Three scenarios were established: biodegradable plant nursery tray (PNT) making, open burning, and indoor incineration. The results showed that 3380, 1590, 1320 kg CO2-eq, 25.7, 1.97,1.99 kg SO2-eq are generated for global warming and acidification in biodegradable PNT making, open burning, and indoor incineration scenarios respectively. The overall environmental impact for biodegradable PNT making is higher than that of open burning, and indoor incineration. The dominant factors contributing to environmental impact in biodegradable PNT making include electricity consumption, solid waste landfill etc. Through technical optimization, the environmental impact of biodegradable PNT making could be reduced greatly. Biodegradable PNT making with tobacco stalk, which follows the cyclic economy principles of maximum material utilization and waste minimization, provides an alternative for agricultural residue utilization.
Zuodong Qin; Mingxing Sun; Xiaofang Luo; Hongrui Zhang; Jiyong Xie; Haifeng Chen; Lirong Yang; Lei Shi. Life-cycle assessment of tobacco stalk utilization. Bioresource Technology 2018, 265, 119 -127.
AMA StyleZuodong Qin, Mingxing Sun, Xiaofang Luo, Hongrui Zhang, Jiyong Xie, Haifeng Chen, Lirong Yang, Lei Shi. Life-cycle assessment of tobacco stalk utilization. Bioresource Technology. 2018; 265 ():119-127.
Chicago/Turabian StyleZuodong Qin; Mingxing Sun; Xiaofang Luo; Hongrui Zhang; Jiyong Xie; Haifeng Chen; Lirong Yang; Lei Shi. 2018. "Life-cycle assessment of tobacco stalk utilization." Bioresource Technology 265, no. : 119-127.
Large amount of energy is consumed to meet user satisfaction in public buildings, which causes carbon emission and results in environmental problem. A direct method to reduce this carbon emission is restricting opening area in public buildings. However, restricting opening area causes occupant satisfaction reduction. Trade-off carbon emission and occupant satisfaction needs to be concerned in building operation strategy design. In this paper, we developed a new integrated modelling method to trade-off between the carbon emission and occupant satisfaction of restriction strategies. We designed a case study in the sixth teaching building (STB) in Tsinghua University. Survey and field investigation were conducted to obtain data and build model. Integrated model result showed that satisfaction increases with the increase of carbon emission, while there exists cluster division and marginal diminishing patterns. By analyzing the performance of strategies with different calculation methods, we found that most optimal strategies open section B and C in STB. Meanwhile, when occupant number is 1,000, 2000 and 4,000, corresponding average satisfaction is 71.4%, 58.8% and 40.4%. It indicates that optimal operation strategy performance changes with the increase of occupant number, but the fluctuation is relatively mild. This integrated model has prospect in guiding energy conservation operation strategy design. It also supports real time monitoring and has potential in interactive platform application.
Yimeng Chen; Haotian Liu; Lei Shi. Operation strategy of public building: Implications from trade-off between carbon emission and occupant satisfaction. Journal of Cleaner Production 2018, 205, 629 -644.
AMA StyleYimeng Chen, Haotian Liu, Lei Shi. Operation strategy of public building: Implications from trade-off between carbon emission and occupant satisfaction. Journal of Cleaner Production. 2018; 205 ():629-644.
Chicago/Turabian StyleYimeng Chen; Haotian Liu; Lei Shi. 2018. "Operation strategy of public building: Implications from trade-off between carbon emission and occupant satisfaction." Journal of Cleaner Production 205, no. : 629-644.
To address the increasingly grim water environmental crisis and achieve the sustainable development goal in 2030, a fresh water Meta-cycle model and corresponding indicators are proposed to optimize the water resources utilization within a local industrial area. The out-of-date single-track and linear water utilization mode is improved in the Meta-cycle model in which it possesses the characteristics of closed-loop, multiple order and high efficiency. The efficient and ecological utilization, conservation, regeneration as well as recycling of water resources are highly emphasized in the model. The water Meta-cycle model comprises 5 levels: the natural metabolic level (Level 0), the ecological treatment level (Level 1), the wastewater treatment in industrial park level (Level 2), the wastewater pretreatment within enterprise level (Level 3), and the production related water within enterprise level (Level 4). Based on this conceptual model, a series of indicators is presented in the paper, including recycling rate and recycle time, water source diversity index, greenhouse gas (GHG) emission, direct water footprint of the model and adaptive evaluation of water treatment. A case of a typical pulp and papermaking enterprise is used to illustrate the proposed model. The results demonstrate the key role of ecological regeneration cycle. It is expected that the Meta-cycle model will be an effective mode for the safe and sustainable management of regional water resources.
Lei Ma; Zhuo Chen; Chunhua Xu; Fengmin Li; Haibo Jin; Lei Shi; Hong-Ying Hu. Water Meta-cycle model and indicators for industrial processes- the pulp & paper case in China. Resources, Conservation and Recycling 2018, 139, 228 -236.
AMA StyleLei Ma, Zhuo Chen, Chunhua Xu, Fengmin Li, Haibo Jin, Lei Shi, Hong-Ying Hu. Water Meta-cycle model and indicators for industrial processes- the pulp & paper case in China. Resources, Conservation and Recycling. 2018; 139 ():228-236.
Chicago/Turabian StyleLei Ma; Zhuo Chen; Chunhua Xu; Fengmin Li; Haibo Jin; Lei Shi; Hong-Ying Hu. 2018. "Water Meta-cycle model and indicators for industrial processes- the pulp & paper case in China." Resources, Conservation and Recycling 139, no. : 228-236.
We provide the first causal estimates of the aggregate effect of the Clean Air Action, one of the largest and latest environmental programs in China, on the growth of its manufacturing. Taking the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region and its three sub-regions, which are undergoing the most stringent pollution regulation, as the treated units, we find that during the first two years of the Clean Air Action, it significantly reduced the regional manufacturing output by 6.7%. The losses add up to 408.7 billion yuan (2013 price level), equal to 6.5% of its annual GDP in 2013. It slowed down the growth of manufacturing in the two sub-regions, Hebei and Tianjin, by 9.6% and 5.9%, respectively. We find no evidence that the Clean Air Action has caused significant reduction of manufacturing output in Beijing. The heterogeneous treatment effects can be explained by the difference in industrial structure among Beijing, Tianjin, and Hebei.
Xiao Li; Yuanbo Qiao; Lei Shi. Has China's war on pollution slowed the growth of its manufacturing and by how much? Evidence from the Clean Air Action. China Economic Review 2018, 53, 271 -289.
AMA StyleXiao Li, Yuanbo Qiao, Lei Shi. Has China's war on pollution slowed the growth of its manufacturing and by how much? Evidence from the Clean Air Action. China Economic Review. 2018; 53 ():271-289.
Chicago/Turabian StyleXiao Li; Yuanbo Qiao; Lei Shi. 2018. "Has China's war on pollution slowed the growth of its manufacturing and by how much? Evidence from the Clean Air Action." China Economic Review 53, no. : 271-289.
This paper is a case study of FORGE, the first UK-China cross border accelerator program, conducted in the context of TusPark Newcastle, an overseas innovation center by TUS Holdings in the United Kingdom. It engages with current research that examines the role of trust, particularly in the area of cross-border trade. We suggest that this is especially pertinent for early stage technology companies, since in many cases, their products, business models and even founder reputations, are more unformed. We also look at the topic of cross-border incubation, particularly with China as the target market, and provide new insights for understanding the channels and barriers for international commercialization in China for early stage tech startups. Finally, we provide some suggestions for policy-makers on both sides to better coordinate efforts to increase innovation relationships like FORGE.
Yunming Shao; Lei Shi. Cross-Border Open Innovation of Early Stage Tech Incubation: A Case Study of FORGE, the First UK-China Accelerator Program. Journal of Open Innovation: Technology, Market, and Complexity 2018, 4, 37 .
AMA StyleYunming Shao, Lei Shi. Cross-Border Open Innovation of Early Stage Tech Incubation: A Case Study of FORGE, the First UK-China Accelerator Program. Journal of Open Innovation: Technology, Market, and Complexity. 2018; 4 (3):37.
Chicago/Turabian StyleYunming Shao; Lei Shi. 2018. "Cross-Border Open Innovation of Early Stage Tech Incubation: A Case Study of FORGE, the First UK-China Accelerator Program." Journal of Open Innovation: Technology, Market, and Complexity 4, no. 3: 37.