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Transportation has become the world's second-largest energy-consuming sector, yet existing works mainly focus on the macro perspective and the causal relationships with social-economic-environment dimensions, leaving a significant knowledge gap at the household or individual level. Studying household-scale transport energy structure research is of great significance for exploring the driving mechanism of carbon emissions and promoting sustainable development. This study focuses on the region of the Tibetan Plateau of China. Field-based surveys and semi-structured interviews were conducted to investigate the transport energy consumption of rural households from the perspectives of sub-region (agricultural area, pastoral area, agropastoral area) and income (low-income, lower-middle-income, middle-income, upper-middle-income, and high-income). Based on the 498 samples, detailed energy consumption structures and environmental factors are presented. We hope that in the future, there will be more reports on household transport energy in different regions to provide a scientific basis for understanding and promoting household energy transition.
Hongqing Li; Ran Xing; Lu Jiang; Chunhua Li; Bing Xue. Transport energy consumption of rural households in the Tibetan Plateau of China. Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Energy 2021, 174, 137 -144.
AMA StyleHongqing Li, Ran Xing, Lu Jiang, Chunhua Li, Bing Xue. Transport energy consumption of rural households in the Tibetan Plateau of China. Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Energy. 2021; 174 (3):137-144.
Chicago/Turabian StyleHongqing Li; Ran Xing; Lu Jiang; Chunhua Li; Bing Xue. 2021. "Transport energy consumption of rural households in the Tibetan Plateau of China." Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Energy 174, no. 3: 137-144.
The current enthusiasm for circular economy (CE) offers a unique opportunity to advance the impact of research on sustainability transitions. Diverse interpretations of CE by scholars, however, produce partly opposing assessments of its potential benefits, which can hinder progress. Here, we synthesize policy-relevant lessons and research directions for a sustainable CE and identify three narratives – optimist, reformist and skeptical – that underpin the ambiguity in CE assessments. Based on 54 key CE scholars’ insights, we identify three research needs: the articulation and discussion of ontologically distinct CE narratives; bridging of technical, managerial, socio-economic, environmental and political CE perspectives; and critical assessment of opportunities and limits of CE science-policy interactions. Our findings offer practical guidance for scholars to engage reflexively with the rapid expansion of CE knowledge, identify and pursue high-impact research directions, and communicate more effectively with practitioners and policymakers.
Sina Leipold; Anna Petit-Boix; Anran Luo; Hanna Helander; Machteld Simoens; Weslynne Ashton; Callie Babbitt; Alba Bala; Catharina Bening; Morten Birkved; Fenna Blomsma; Casper Boks; Alessio Boldrin; Pauline Deutz; Teresa Domenech; Navarro Ferronato; Alejandro Gallego-Schmid; Damien Giurco; Kersty Hobson; Roope Husgafvel; Cynthia Isenhour; Mait Kriipsalu; Donato Masi; Joan Manuel F Mendoza; Leonidas Milios; Monia Niero; Deepak Pant; Keshav Parajuly; Stefan Pauliuk; Marina Pieroni; Jessika Richter; Michael Saidani; Marzena Smol; Laura Talens Peiró; Stijn Van Ewijk; Walter Vermeulen; Dominik Wiedenhofer; Bing Xue. Lessons, narratives and research directions for a sustainable circular economy. 2021, 1 .
AMA StyleSina Leipold, Anna Petit-Boix, Anran Luo, Hanna Helander, Machteld Simoens, Weslynne Ashton, Callie Babbitt, Alba Bala, Catharina Bening, Morten Birkved, Fenna Blomsma, Casper Boks, Alessio Boldrin, Pauline Deutz, Teresa Domenech, Navarro Ferronato, Alejandro Gallego-Schmid, Damien Giurco, Kersty Hobson, Roope Husgafvel, Cynthia Isenhour, Mait Kriipsalu, Donato Masi, Joan Manuel F Mendoza, Leonidas Milios, Monia Niero, Deepak Pant, Keshav Parajuly, Stefan Pauliuk, Marina Pieroni, Jessika Richter, Michael Saidani, Marzena Smol, Laura Talens Peiró, Stijn Van Ewijk, Walter Vermeulen, Dominik Wiedenhofer, Bing Xue. Lessons, narratives and research directions for a sustainable circular economy. . 2021; ():1.
Chicago/Turabian StyleSina Leipold; Anna Petit-Boix; Anran Luo; Hanna Helander; Machteld Simoens; Weslynne Ashton; Callie Babbitt; Alba Bala; Catharina Bening; Morten Birkved; Fenna Blomsma; Casper Boks; Alessio Boldrin; Pauline Deutz; Teresa Domenech; Navarro Ferronato; Alejandro Gallego-Schmid; Damien Giurco; Kersty Hobson; Roope Husgafvel; Cynthia Isenhour; Mait Kriipsalu; Donato Masi; Joan Manuel F Mendoza; Leonidas Milios; Monia Niero; Deepak Pant; Keshav Parajuly; Stefan Pauliuk; Marina Pieroni; Jessika Richter; Michael Saidani; Marzena Smol; Laura Talens Peiró; Stijn Van Ewijk; Walter Vermeulen; Dominik Wiedenhofer; Bing Xue. 2021. "Lessons, narratives and research directions for a sustainable circular economy." , no. : 1.
Urbanization can lead to changes in urban morphology that alter the urban thermal environment and energy demand. Improving urban ventilation can alleviate the urban heat island effect and reduce urban energy demand. We categorized the ventilation conditions of 31 major cities in China into four levels based on the frontal area index and presented the natural ventilation effects for cities in five different climate zones. We found that the land surface temperature varies between 0.029 and 5.357 °C in areas under the same climate background. Improving ventilation can directly or indirectly contribute to reductions in urban energy consumption. The energy demand in well-ventilated areas can be reduced by up to 6.704%. The largest reduction in urban energy demand was achieved by improving ventilation within the temperate continental climate zone.
Jun Yang; Yichen Wang; Bing Xue; Yunfei Li; Xiangming Xiaog; Jianhong (Cecilia) Xia; Baojie He. Contribution of urban ventilation to the thermal environment and urban energy demand: Different climate background perspectives. Science of The Total Environment 2021, 795, 148791 .
AMA StyleJun Yang, Yichen Wang, Bing Xue, Yunfei Li, Xiangming Xiaog, Jianhong (Cecilia) Xia, Baojie He. Contribution of urban ventilation to the thermal environment and urban energy demand: Different climate background perspectives. Science of The Total Environment. 2021; 795 ():148791.
Chicago/Turabian StyleJun Yang; Yichen Wang; Bing Xue; Yunfei Li; Xiangming Xiaog; Jianhong (Cecilia) Xia; Baojie He. 2021. "Contribution of urban ventilation to the thermal environment and urban energy demand: Different climate background perspectives." Science of The Total Environment 795, no. : 148791.
Automobile traffic has shifted the use of bicycles in many developed regions to being mainly for sport, recreation and commuting. Due to the desire to mitigate the impacts of climate change and alleviate traffic jams, bicycle sharing is booming in China. Governmental public bicycles and dockless bicycles are the main types of bicycle sharing in China, each with different types of management and pricing. Field research has found that many bicycle sharing networks are idle and wasteful, and thus we investigated which type is more popular and suitable for Chinese cities. This research comparatively analyzes the application of governmental public bicycles and dockless bicycles, mainly focusing on the cycling destination, cycling frequency, and cycling factors, taking Linfen City as an example. The results show that: (1) The purpose is different between governmental public bicycles and dockless bicycles. On the one hand, the aim of riding a governmental public bicycle to work represents the largest proportion at about 29%, mainly because of the fixed route of travel, and the fact that the fixed placement of governmental public bicycles makes them more available compared to the random arbitrariness of dockless bicycles. On the other hand, the aim of riding a dockless bicycle for entertainment accounts for the largest proportion, at about 34%, mainly due to the ease of borrowing and returning a bike, and mobile payment. (2) In terms of frequency, the public’s choice of riding a dockless bicycle or a governmental public bicycle has no essential difference, given that there are only two options for citizens in Linfen. (3) The response to the two kinds of bicycle sharing is different; the governmental public bicycle has the advantage of lower cost, but the dockless bicycle has more advantages in the procedure of borrowing and returning the bicycle.
Xiaojia Guo; Chengpeng Lu; Dongqi Sun; Yexin Gao; Bing Xue. Comparison of Usage and Influencing Factors between Governmental Public Bicycles and Dockless Bicycles in Linfen City, China. Sustainability 2021, 13, 6890 .
AMA StyleXiaojia Guo, Chengpeng Lu, Dongqi Sun, Yexin Gao, Bing Xue. Comparison of Usage and Influencing Factors between Governmental Public Bicycles and Dockless Bicycles in Linfen City, China. Sustainability. 2021; 13 (12):6890.
Chicago/Turabian StyleXiaojia Guo; Chengpeng Lu; Dongqi Sun; Yexin Gao; Bing Xue. 2021. "Comparison of Usage and Influencing Factors between Governmental Public Bicycles and Dockless Bicycles in Linfen City, China." Sustainability 13, no. 12: 6890.
Water shortage has become one of the most serious challenges faced by humans. Thus, improving water use behaviors and saving water are critical. In this paper, based on the extended Value-Belief-Norm (VBN) theory, we used the structural equation model and the survey data of 558 households in the Loess Hilly Region to analyze the key factors affecting water saving behaviors of farmers. The domestic water consumption of farmers in Loess Hilly Region is mainly for diet and personal hygiene. The water-saving behaviors of farmers are significantly affected by their willingness, knowledge and age. Personal habits, policy incentives, egocentric values and biospheric values indirectly affect the willingness to save water by acting on personal water-saving norms. Gender and annual household income also have a significant impact on water-saving willingness of farmers. The estimation results of multi-group structural equation model and full-sample structural equation model are generally consistent, and there are significant differences in the influence of gender and water source adjustment variables on water-saving behaviors among different hypothetical paths. Among them, female, cellar water and well water groups have the greater impact on water-saving behaviors. These results provide references for policy makers to formulate effective rural water-saving strategies. Policymakers should strengthen the propagandize of water-saving knowledge and skills, popularize knowledge about water resources and ecological environment changes, encourage farmers to develop good water use habits, and actively promote the subsidy system for water-saving appliances. Then they should establish a supervision and management mechanism of water resources to stimulate farmers to save water, which realize the sustainable use of local water resources.
Huizhen Su; Xueyan Zhao; Weijun Wang; Lu Jiang; Bing Xue. What factors affect the water saving behaviors of farmers in the Loess Hilly Region of China? Journal of Environmental Management 2021, 292, 112683 .
AMA StyleHuizhen Su, Xueyan Zhao, Weijun Wang, Lu Jiang, Bing Xue. What factors affect the water saving behaviors of farmers in the Loess Hilly Region of China? Journal of Environmental Management. 2021; 292 ():112683.
Chicago/Turabian StyleHuizhen Su; Xueyan Zhao; Weijun Wang; Lu Jiang; Bing Xue. 2021. "What factors affect the water saving behaviors of farmers in the Loess Hilly Region of China?" Journal of Environmental Management 292, no. : 112683.
Major public health emergencies would have a negative influence on the psychology of the public, and an effective psychological intervention can help them to relieve some emotions, such as tension and panic. However, differences in individual environments affect people’s psychological intervention demands and intervention mode choices. Therefore, it is of great theoretical and practical value to analyze and identify the key factors affecting these demands and choices. Based on a nationwide sample of 24,188 respondents from the “Internet Survey of Residents’ Behavioral Changes and Psychological Conditions during the Epidemic”, the different characteristics of public psychological intervention demands and choices under different factors are explored in this paper. The results demonstrate that: (1) the psychological status of Chinese people was relatively stable during the epidemic period, and there were 1016 respondents who had subjective demands for a psychological intervention, (2) age, gender, occupation type, residence, family size, risk perception, psychological status, education level, and fixed expenditure all significantly affect public psychological intervention demands, and (3) risk perception, psychological status, age, gender, and family size will impact the choice of psychological intervention methods. The above results can provide a decision-making basis for the construction of a psychological intervention system in psychological crisis management during the post-epidemic prevention and control period, as well as reference and suggestions for handling psychological stress of similar sudden crisis events in the future.
Fang Su; Bingjie Fan; Nini Song; Xue Dong; Yanxia Wang; Jingzhong Li; Bing Xue; Xianrong Qiao. Survey on Public Psychological Intervention Demand and Influence Factors Analysis. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2021, 18, 4808 .
AMA StyleFang Su, Bingjie Fan, Nini Song, Xue Dong, Yanxia Wang, Jingzhong Li, Bing Xue, Xianrong Qiao. Survey on Public Psychological Intervention Demand and Influence Factors Analysis. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2021; 18 (9):4808.
Chicago/Turabian StyleFang Su; Bingjie Fan; Nini Song; Xue Dong; Yanxia Wang; Jingzhong Li; Bing Xue; Xianrong Qiao. 2021. "Survey on Public Psychological Intervention Demand and Influence Factors Analysis." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 9: 4808.
Harmonious and stable family relations are undoubtedly an important component of victory in terms of epidemic prevention. Take the COVID-2019 (2019 new crown pneumonia epidemic) as the major public events background; 24,188 national samples were obtained based on a network survey. We selected gender, education level, occupation type, family scale, neighborhood relationship and psychological state as independent variables, and adopted multiple logistic models to assess the impact of major public events on family relationships and the characteristics of humanistic–regional attributes. The findings are as follows: (1) During the epidemic period, major public health emergencies effectively promoted the national residents’ family relationships. (2) The family relationships of national residents presented a high level in central China and a low level in the border areas of China, which is consistent with the spread of COVID-2019 in January and February. (3) Family relationship level averages between 2.201~2.507 among different groups when divided by occupation, age and education. The family relationship has improved, but the change is not drastic and the gap between various groups is not significant, so there is essentially no difference. (4) The impact of major public health emergencies on all families is nearly sudden and instant, so that family relationship changes are often also abrupt. (5) Educational level, family size and gender have a positive effect on the change in family relations, but this effect is weakened as family education level increases; while the anxiety of the interviewees and the neighborhood had a negative effect on the change in family relationship, this indicates that the better the neighborhood relations are, the more harmonious a family relationship is. The above research can provide an important scientific support and decision-making basis for the government to carry out community prevention work, respond to major public health emergencies and construct a family support social policy system in the future.
Xiaojia Guo; Jingzhong Li; Yexin Gao; Fang Su; Bing Xue. Influence of Major Public Health Emergencies on Family Relationship and Humanistic Geographical Characteristics of China. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2021, 18, 3879 .
AMA StyleXiaojia Guo, Jingzhong Li, Yexin Gao, Fang Su, Bing Xue. Influence of Major Public Health Emergencies on Family Relationship and Humanistic Geographical Characteristics of China. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2021; 18 (8):3879.
Chicago/Turabian StyleXiaojia Guo; Jingzhong Li; Yexin Gao; Fang Su; Bing Xue. 2021. "Influence of Major Public Health Emergencies on Family Relationship and Humanistic Geographical Characteristics of China." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 8: 3879.
Circular economy is a critical approach to realize the coordinated development of society, economy, and ecological environment. Given the fact that urban is a complex system in which human beings integrate material, energy, information, and natural environment and interact and influence each other, reviewing the urban circular economy research and development could benefit for having a better and comprehensive understanding on urban complexity. Mainly based on the Chinese literature studies from 1999 to 2020, this study aims to present an in-depth analysis of the research themes, policy systems, and index system of Chinaʼs urban-scale circular economy, discuss the changes and evolution trends of themes, levels, and perspectives in time series, sort out the policy systems at both the national and local levels, and analyze the design principles and application fields of indicators. Finally, we propose that future development of an urban circular economy should be built based on modern techniques, technologies, and models. The construction of development mechanism on the circular economy should be framed as “government-led, market-driven, legal norms, policy support, technological support, and public participation” and inject concepts such as “Internet +,” “sharing economy,” “Internet of Things,” and “artificial intelligence.”
Fang Su; Jiangbo Chang; Xi Li; Dan Zhou; Bing Xue. Urban Circular Economy in China: A Review Based on Chinese Literature Studies. Complexity 2021, 2021, 1 -10.
AMA StyleFang Su, Jiangbo Chang, Xi Li, Dan Zhou, Bing Xue. Urban Circular Economy in China: A Review Based on Chinese Literature Studies. Complexity. 2021; 2021 ():1-10.
Chicago/Turabian StyleFang Su; Jiangbo Chang; Xi Li; Dan Zhou; Bing Xue. 2021. "Urban Circular Economy in China: A Review Based on Chinese Literature Studies." Complexity 2021, no. : 1-10.
The potential of the Polar Silk Road (PSR) to accelerate the shipping trade is gaining importance because sea ice is currently melting in the Arctic region. Economic growth generates negative environmental and social impacts (TBL aspects); however, only a few studies have discussed the opportunities and threats in balancing TBL aspects. To fill this knowledge gap, this study addresses the opportunities and threats presented by the PSR. Nevertheless, information on the PSR is spread across diverse databases and is incomplete. This study utilizes a data-driven approach to handle these diverse databases and incomplete information and thereby to provide visual two- and three-dimensional impact analyses of opportunities and threats. This study contributes to the literature by (1) bridging TBL aspects of the PSR, (2) using a proposed hybrid method to address the aspect-balancing problem, and (3) providing insights on the opportunities and threats of the PSR. The results reveal negative effects of the PSR in terms of the balance between the economic and environmental aspects and that between the economic and social aspects. This study confirms that the scale and speed of development of the PSR pose a challenge to the environmental and social standards upheld by the surrounding countries and regions. Russia and the United Kingdom are ranked first and second in upholding these standards, while Germany, the Republic of Korea, the Netherlands and Norway strive to achieve a balance between the economic, social and environmental aspects.
Kuo-Jui Wu; Ming-Lang Tseng; Mohd Helmi Ali; Bing Xue; Anthony S.F. Chiu; Minoru Fujii; Ming Xu; Shulin Lan; Maomao Ren; Yan Bin. Opportunity or threat in balancing social, economic and environmental impacts: The appearance of the Polar Silk Road. Environmental Impact Assessment Review 2021, 88, 106570 .
AMA StyleKuo-Jui Wu, Ming-Lang Tseng, Mohd Helmi Ali, Bing Xue, Anthony S.F. Chiu, Minoru Fujii, Ming Xu, Shulin Lan, Maomao Ren, Yan Bin. Opportunity or threat in balancing social, economic and environmental impacts: The appearance of the Polar Silk Road. Environmental Impact Assessment Review. 2021; 88 ():106570.
Chicago/Turabian StyleKuo-Jui Wu; Ming-Lang Tseng; Mohd Helmi Ali; Bing Xue; Anthony S.F. Chiu; Minoru Fujii; Ming Xu; Shulin Lan; Maomao Ren; Yan Bin. 2021. "Opportunity or threat in balancing social, economic and environmental impacts: The appearance of the Polar Silk Road." Environmental Impact Assessment Review 88, no. : 106570.
Based on the panel data of eleven provinces and cities in the Yangtze River Economic Belt of China from 2008 to 2018, both the optimization index of the industrial structure and environmental performance indexes are calculated. Then, the impact of industrial structure optimization on the improvement of ecological environmental performance was investigated by applying the static panel model and threshold model. The results show that the optimization of the industrial structure of the Yangtze River Economic Belt has a significant role in promoting the improvement of environmental performance in general. Still, the rationalization of the industrial structure has a single threshold effect. The upgrading of regional industrial structure in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River and the rationalization of regional industrial structure in the Yangtze River's upper reaches are more conducive to improving ecological environment performance. Therefore, in the transformation and upgrading of the industrial structure of the Yangtze River Economic Belt, the downstream region should strengthen scientific and technological innovation, strive to break through the core and critical technologies, and mainly build clean and efficient green service industries.
Bing Zhou; Fei Zhou; Dan Zhou; Jingxin Qiao; Bing Xue. Improvement of environmental performance and optimization of industrial structure of the Yangtze River economic belt in China: going forward together or restraining each other? Journal of Chinese Governance 2021, 6, 435 -455.
AMA StyleBing Zhou, Fei Zhou, Dan Zhou, Jingxin Qiao, Bing Xue. Improvement of environmental performance and optimization of industrial structure of the Yangtze River economic belt in China: going forward together or restraining each other? Journal of Chinese Governance. 2021; 6 (3):435-455.
Chicago/Turabian StyleBing Zhou; Fei Zhou; Dan Zhou; Jingxin Qiao; Bing Xue. 2021. "Improvement of environmental performance and optimization of industrial structure of the Yangtze River economic belt in China: going forward together or restraining each other?" Journal of Chinese Governance 6, no. 3: 435-455.
In the context of rapid socioeconomic development, population mobility has become an increasingly prominent phenomenon and is profoundly influencing urban development. Therefore, when proposing strategies to rejuvenate Northeast China and promoting sustainable development in the region, it is important to explore long-term population trends and to formulate development strategies and policies accordingly. Using remote-sensing nighttime light data obtained by DMSP/OLS during 1992–2012 and NPP-VIIRS during 2012–2018 in combination with population statistics for China's three northeastern provinces, this study estimated the population of 36 prefecture-level cities and quantitatively studied population loss trends. The results showed that: (1) the three northeastern provinces have great population mobility, presenting a multi-center “T”-shaped spatial pattern with provincial capitals being the main center and population gradually decreasing toward peripheral areas, with Liaoning > Heilongjiang > Jilin in terms of overall population; (2) from 1992 to 1996, the population of the three northeastern provinces showed a positive linear growth trend, with the population increasing by 5.64 × 104 people and an average population growth rate of 2.29% over the four-year period; from 1996 to 2006, population growth slowed, with an increase of only 2.08 × 104 people over 10 years, and the average growth rate dropped to 0.18%; in 2006–2011, population growth showed a negative trend, with a population loss of 0.98 × 104 people and a decline rate of 0.31%; beginning in 2012, population loss was very serious, presenting a sharp linear decline, and by 2018, the population loss was as high as 4.46 × 106 people. Our findings indicate that population loss will result in a series of negative effects in the region, not only affecting the population growth structure but also changing the regional population structure, and inconveniencing government management and planning.
Haolin You; Jun Yang; Bing Xue; Xiangming Xiao; Jianhong Xia; Cui Jin; Xueming Li. Spatial evolution of population change in Northeast China during 1992–2018. Science of The Total Environment 2021, 776, 146023 .
AMA StyleHaolin You, Jun Yang, Bing Xue, Xiangming Xiao, Jianhong Xia, Cui Jin, Xueming Li. Spatial evolution of population change in Northeast China during 1992–2018. Science of The Total Environment. 2021; 776 ():146023.
Chicago/Turabian StyleHaolin You; Jun Yang; Bing Xue; Xiangming Xiao; Jianhong Xia; Cui Jin; Xueming Li. 2021. "Spatial evolution of population change in Northeast China during 1992–2018." Science of The Total Environment 776, no. : 146023.
In this article, we review the main impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the global energy sector and evaluate the implications of related policy responses on prospects for a transition to a climate-friendly energy system. In doing so, we differentiate between different types of countries and different dimensions of energy supply. Firstly, we assess the impacts on leaders and laggards in the transformation of the power sector, in terms of renewable power deployment and the phase-out of coal-fired power generation. Secondly, we consider impacts of the crisis on major exporters of oil and gas resources, focusing on a selection of G20 countries. We find that the impact of the COVID-19 crisis and related policy responses vary across different types of countries but also within large countries, such as the US and China. We conclude that the COVID-19 crisis deepens the gulf between leaders and laggards of the global energy transition and will exacerbate existing imbalances in an uneven energy transition landscape. This threatens the achievement of international climate targets and points to the need for concerted international action aimed at the phase-out of fossil energy resources.
Rainer Quitzow; German Bersalli; Laima Eicke; Joschka Jahn; Johan Lilliestam; Flavio Lira; Adela Marian; Diana Süsser; Sapan Thapar; Silvia Weko; Stephen Williams; Bing Xue. The COVID-19 crisis deepens the gulf between leaders and laggards in the global energy transition. Energy Research & Social Science 2021, 74, 101981 .
AMA StyleRainer Quitzow, German Bersalli, Laima Eicke, Joschka Jahn, Johan Lilliestam, Flavio Lira, Adela Marian, Diana Süsser, Sapan Thapar, Silvia Weko, Stephen Williams, Bing Xue. The COVID-19 crisis deepens the gulf between leaders and laggards in the global energy transition. Energy Research & Social Science. 2021; 74 ():101981.
Chicago/Turabian StyleRainer Quitzow; German Bersalli; Laima Eicke; Joschka Jahn; Johan Lilliestam; Flavio Lira; Adela Marian; Diana Süsser; Sapan Thapar; Silvia Weko; Stephen Williams; Bing Xue. 2021. "The COVID-19 crisis deepens the gulf between leaders and laggards in the global energy transition." Energy Research & Social Science 74, no. : 101981.
Energy consumption in the household sector has become an important issue in China's energy consumption and an important unit of China's clean energy transformation. Currently, the potential air pollution, carbon emissions and health risks caused by energy consumption in many areas cannot be ignored, and refined and regionalized index-based research data necessary to support decision making are lacking. Based on household-level survey data collected from Qinghai Province, China, we estimated greenhouse gas (GHG) and air pollutant emissions from spatial perspectives, including household energy consumption in pastoral, agropastoral, and agricultural zones. The findings suggest that the total annual GHG and pollutant emissions per capita in the area was 2296.32 kg per year. The highest amount of pollutants was emitted from the pastoral zones, followed by the agropastoral and agricultural zones. CO2 is the primary GHG emitted by household energy consumption. Dung burning was the cause of the high PM2.5 emissions in the pastoral areas, while the use of coal was the primary cause of GHG and pollutant emissions in the agropastoral and agricultural zones. These findings highlight the need to integrate household energy policies with rural development to enable a complete transition towards cleaner fuels.
Lu Jiang; Ran Xing; Xingpeng Chen; Bing Xue. A survey-based investigation of greenhouse gas and pollutant emissions from household energy consumption in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau of China. Energy and Buildings 2021, 235, 110753 .
AMA StyleLu Jiang, Ran Xing, Xingpeng Chen, Bing Xue. A survey-based investigation of greenhouse gas and pollutant emissions from household energy consumption in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau of China. Energy and Buildings. 2021; 235 ():110753.
Chicago/Turabian StyleLu Jiang; Ran Xing; Xingpeng Chen; Bing Xue. 2021. "A survey-based investigation of greenhouse gas and pollutant emissions from household energy consumption in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau of China." Energy and Buildings 235, no. : 110753.
Waste is increasingly used as a renewable resource. Industrial symbiosis is an innovative concept for more efficient use of waste streams within industrial complexes, with the aim of reducing the overall environmental impact of the complex. Industrial symbiosis plays a more important role in promoting green economic growth and building low-carbon cities. Based on the ecological theoretical framework, combined with Waste Flow Analysis (WFA), the material flow analysis (MFA) and production matrix methods were used as the core to construct the Industrial Symbiosis System Waste Flow Metabolism Analysis (ISSWFMA) model. In addition, taking the “Jinchang Model” as an example, a typical case selected by the National Development and Reform Commission of China’s regional circular economy development model, we conducted a refined quantitative study on the flow and metabolism of waste flow in the regional industrial symbiosis system at the City-Region level using the circulation degree index. The following conclusions were obtained from the study: The ISSWFMA model can better describe the flow and metabolism of waste streams in the industrial symbiosis system at the City-Region Level and can provide data and methods for storage management. As the internal industrial chain and the correlation between various departments continuously improved, the Circulation Index (CI) of solid waste, wastewater, and exhaust gas in the industrial symbiosis system of Jinchang City showed an overall increasing trend, the degree of recycling was continuously increasing, the industrial symbiosis ability was continuously enhanced, and the system structure was more complete. At the same time, based on the analysis of different wastes, the industrial symbiosis is developed at different stages; based on the analysis of solid wastes, the industrial symbiosis ability of Jinchang’s Industrial Symbiosis System has strengthened and accelerated the fastest from 2005 to 2010; based on the analysis of wastewater, the industrial symbiosis ability of the system strengthened slowly during the whole study period; and based on the analysis of exhaust gas, the industrial symbiosis ability of the system continued to strengthen rapidly during the whole study period. Finally, on the basis of further discussion on the selection of waste recycling paths, we proposed to give full play to the role of market mechanisms, and to build recycling areas and ecological areas by strengthening industrial symbiosis and its derived urban symbiosis to achieve the goals of natural resource conservation, ecological environment protection, and harmonious coexistence between human and nature.
Chengpeng Lu; Xiaoli Pan; Xingpeng Chen; Jinhuang Mao; Jiaxing Pang; Bing Xue. Modeling of Waste Flow in Industrial Symbiosis System at City-Region Level: A Case Study of Jinchang, China. Sustainability 2021, 13, 466 .
AMA StyleChengpeng Lu, Xiaoli Pan, Xingpeng Chen, Jinhuang Mao, Jiaxing Pang, Bing Xue. Modeling of Waste Flow in Industrial Symbiosis System at City-Region Level: A Case Study of Jinchang, China. Sustainability. 2021; 13 (2):466.
Chicago/Turabian StyleChengpeng Lu; Xiaoli Pan; Xingpeng Chen; Jinhuang Mao; Jiaxing Pang; Bing Xue. 2021. "Modeling of Waste Flow in Industrial Symbiosis System at City-Region Level: A Case Study of Jinchang, China." Sustainability 13, no. 2: 466.
Environmental protection is an essential issue for sustainable development, and its execution power mainly comes from individual environmental protection behavior. This study investigates the resident environmental protection behaviors and influencing factors in the ecologically fragile areas of western China based on a total of 1062 households by adopting the participatory assessment method. Then, this study used the structural equation model to empirically analyze the impact of social capital, environmental risk perception, and environmental awareness on residents’ environmental protection behavior. The results showed that environmental awareness is the basis for practicing environmental protection behavior, consistent with the existing research; social capital has a significant impact on residents’ environmental protection behavior, with an impact coefficient of 0.347. Hence, environmental risk perception has an indirect influence on environmental protection behavior through environmental awareness. Besides, compared with urban residents, rural residents’ environmental awareness and social capital have a stronger role in environmental protection behavior. The study clarified the influence path of residents’ environmental protection behavior, thus effectively providing a decision-making basis for the government to guide residents in the environmental governance system.
Fang Su; Nini Song; Haiyang Shang; Jing Wang; Bing Xue. Effects of social capital, risk perception and awareness on environmental protection behavior. Ecosystem Health and Sustainability 2021, 7, 1 .
AMA StyleFang Su, Nini Song, Haiyang Shang, Jing Wang, Bing Xue. Effects of social capital, risk perception and awareness on environmental protection behavior. Ecosystem Health and Sustainability. 2021; 7 (1):1.
Chicago/Turabian StyleFang Su; Nini Song; Haiyang Shang; Jing Wang; Bing Xue. 2021. "Effects of social capital, risk perception and awareness on environmental protection behavior." Ecosystem Health and Sustainability 7, no. 1: 1.
High-resolution digital elevation models (DEMs) and its derivatives (e.g., curvature, slope, aspect) offer a great possibility of representing the details of Earth’s surface in three-dimensional space. Previous research investigations concerning geomorphological variables and region-level features alone cannot precisely characterize the main structure of landforms. However, these geomorphological variables are not sufficient to represent a complex landform object’s whole structure from a high-resolution DEM. Moreover, the amount of the DEM dataset is limited, including the landform object. Considering the challenges above, this paper reports an integrated model called the bag of geomorphological words (BoGW), enabling automatic landform recognition via integrating point and linear geomorphological variables, region-based features (e.g., shape, texture), and high-level landform descriptions. First, BoGW semantically characterizes the composition of geomorphological variables and meaningful parcels of each type of landform. Based on a landform’s semantics, the proposed method then integrates geomorphological variables and region-level features (e.g., shape, texture) to create the feature vector for the landform. Finally, BoGW classifies a region derived from high-resolution DEM into a predefined type of landform by the feature vector. The experimental results on crater and cirque detection indicated that the proposed BoGW could support landform object recognition from high-resolution DEMs.
Xiran Zhou; Xiao Xie; Yong Xue; Bing Xue; Kai Qin; Weijiang Dai. Bag of Geomorphological Words: A Framework for Integrating Terrain Features and Semantics to Support Landform Object Recognition from High-Resolution Digital Elevation Models. ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information 2020, 9, 620 .
AMA StyleXiran Zhou, Xiao Xie, Yong Xue, Bing Xue, Kai Qin, Weijiang Dai. Bag of Geomorphological Words: A Framework for Integrating Terrain Features and Semantics to Support Landform Object Recognition from High-Resolution Digital Elevation Models. ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information. 2020; 9 (11):620.
Chicago/Turabian StyleXiran Zhou; Xiao Xie; Yong Xue; Bing Xue; Kai Qin; Weijiang Dai. 2020. "Bag of Geomorphological Words: A Framework for Integrating Terrain Features and Semantics to Support Landform Object Recognition from High-Resolution Digital Elevation Models." ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information 9, no. 11: 620.
Sustainable crop production is a significant challenge in China. To achieve this goal, it is necessary to evaluate environmental impacts related to the sustainable development of crop production by integrating scientific and practical indicators. Therefore, this study employed emergy and index decomposition analysis approaches to assess the environmental impacts of non-point source pollution and the overall performance of crop production in China’s 31 provinces. First, the emergy flow of emission impacts and two new indicators, the emergy sustainability index and the emergy-based pollutant-producing coefficient, were proposed to comprehensively measure crop production performance from 2012 to 2015. The results demonstrated that the environmental impacts of non-point source pollution (EIN) were predominantly attributed to total nitrogen and phosphorus contents and mulching film residuals, which substantially increased the total emergy used and reduced the sustainability of crop production in each province. The ratio of EIN plus purchased resources (F) to total emergy used (U) were consistently greater than 80% in all 31 provinces, while the ratio of local resources including the emergy of local renewable (R) and non-renewable resources (N) to the total emergy was relatively small, accounting for less than 20% in all provinces. Then, a logarithmic mean Divisia index decomposition method was applied to identify the key driving forces influencing the evolution of EIN. The decomposition analysis indicated that the economy factor had a major promoting effect on EIN growth in all provinces except Beijing and Shanghai. Intensity and technology factors had a limiting effect on EIN growth. These findings provide valuable insights for developing appropriate crop production policies that consider local conditions.
Zuoxi Liu; Shanshan Wang; Bing Xue; Rundong Li; Yong Geng; Tianhua Yang; Yanlong Li; Huijuan Dong; Zhihong Luo; Weikun Tao; Jiaming Gu; Yongyang Wang. Emergy-based indicators of the environmental impacts and driving forces of non-point source pollution from crop production in China. Ecological Indicators 2020, 121, 107023 .
AMA StyleZuoxi Liu, Shanshan Wang, Bing Xue, Rundong Li, Yong Geng, Tianhua Yang, Yanlong Li, Huijuan Dong, Zhihong Luo, Weikun Tao, Jiaming Gu, Yongyang Wang. Emergy-based indicators of the environmental impacts and driving forces of non-point source pollution from crop production in China. Ecological Indicators. 2020; 121 ():107023.
Chicago/Turabian StyleZuoxi Liu; Shanshan Wang; Bing Xue; Rundong Li; Yong Geng; Tianhua Yang; Yanlong Li; Huijuan Dong; Zhihong Luo; Weikun Tao; Jiaming Gu; Yongyang Wang. 2020. "Emergy-based indicators of the environmental impacts and driving forces of non-point source pollution from crop production in China." Ecological Indicators 121, no. : 107023.
This study conducts a comprehensive literature review of articles on the triple bottom line (TBL) published from January 1997 to September 2018 to provide significant insights and support to guide further discussion. There were three booms in TBL publications, occurring in 2003, 2011, and 2015, and many articles attempt to address the issue of sustainability by employing the TBL. This literature analysis includes 720, 132, and 58 articles from the Web of Science (WOS), Inspec, and Scopus databases, respectively, and reveals the gaps in existing research. To discover the barriers and points of overlap, these articles are categorized into six aspects of the TBL: economic, environmental, social, operations, technology, and engineering. Examining the top 3 journals in terms of published articles on each aspect reveals the research trends and gaps. The findings provide solid evidence confirming the argument that the TBL as currently defined is insufficient to cover the entire concept of sustainability. The social and engineering aspects still require more discussion to support the linkage of the TBL and to reinforce its theoretical basis. Additionally, to discover the gaps in the data sources, theories applied, methods adopted, and types of contributions, this article summarizes 82 highly cited articles covering each aspect. This article offers theoretical insights by identifying the top contributing countries, institutions, authors, keyword networks, and authorship networks to encourage scholars to push the current discussion further forward, and it provides practical insights to bridge the gap between theory and practice for enhancing the efficiency and effectiveness of improvements.
Ming-Lang Tseng; Chia-Hao Chang; Chun-Wei Remen Lin; Kuo-Jui Wu; Qing Chen; Li Xia; Bing Xue. Future trends and guidance for the triple bottom line and sustainability: a data driven bibliometric analysis. Environmental Science and Pollution Research 2020, 27, 33543 -33567.
AMA StyleMing-Lang Tseng, Chia-Hao Chang, Chun-Wei Remen Lin, Kuo-Jui Wu, Qing Chen, Li Xia, Bing Xue. Future trends and guidance for the triple bottom line and sustainability: a data driven bibliometric analysis. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 2020; 27 (27):33543-33567.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMing-Lang Tseng; Chia-Hao Chang; Chun-Wei Remen Lin; Kuo-Jui Wu; Qing Chen; Li Xia; Bing Xue. 2020. "Future trends and guidance for the triple bottom line and sustainability: a data driven bibliometric analysis." Environmental Science and Pollution Research 27, no. 27: 33543-33567.
Food waste has become an issue of great public concern because of its environmental impacts and strategic significance of food security worldwide. In the context of ecological civilization construction and circular economy development in China food waste recycling faces critical theoretical and practice obstacles in reality. As China's urban population grows and the restaurant industry expands, the food waste generated by restaurants increases. Therefore restaurant owners’ attitude and behavior towards food waste recycling plays a pivotal role. As a stakeholder, the awareness of restaurant owners affects their attitudes and behavior towards the environment. In this paper, 1,050 restaurant owners from six cities of Gansu province in northwestern China were surveyed to study their awareness of food waste recycling. Using the awareness assessment model, the awareness level of 1,050 restaurant owners were calculated. The results show that 37.33% of respondents has a high awareness and 62.67% of them has a low awareness of food waste recycling. This indicates that the restaurant owners have a low level of overall awareness. Logistic regression model was used to examine factors that affect the awareness level of restaurant owners. Compared with the male restaurant owner, the female one has a lower awareness. The younger restaurant owner has a higher awareness than the older one. In addition, factors, including the educational level of restaurant owner, restaurant scale, amount of daily restaurant food waste, the way of food waste treatment, and the macroeconomic development of city where restaurants located, have positive effects on the awareness.
Lixia Lang; Yueju Wang; Xingpeng Chen; Zilong Zhang; Na Yang; Bing Xue; Wenyan Han. Awareness of food waste recycling in restaurants: evidence from China. Resources, Conservation and Recycling 2020, 161, 104949 .
AMA StyleLixia Lang, Yueju Wang, Xingpeng Chen, Zilong Zhang, Na Yang, Bing Xue, Wenyan Han. Awareness of food waste recycling in restaurants: evidence from China. Resources, Conservation and Recycling. 2020; 161 ():104949.
Chicago/Turabian StyleLixia Lang; Yueju Wang; Xingpeng Chen; Zilong Zhang; Na Yang; Bing Xue; Wenyan Han. 2020. "Awareness of food waste recycling in restaurants: evidence from China." Resources, Conservation and Recycling 161, no. : 104949.
China's economy has been transitioning from labor-driven and capital-driven at a stage of rapid growth to innovation-driven at a stage of high-quality development. In this paper, government's “technological innovation preference” (TIP) is introduced into the traditional neoclassical economic growth model which is Ramsey-Cass-Koopmans (RCK), as a factor affecting the utility of endogenous growth model with capital accumulation and technological innovation. Assumed that the government fiscal revenue is used for public and research spending, through which we can examine its impact on high-quality economic growth and transmission mechanism, as well as how TIP influences on the economy. Results indicate that the tax rates and the growth rates would be raised, while the proportion of public spending would fall if TIP enhanced by the government. Furthermore, though steady-state output level may be lower in short term, however, it may also achieve high-quality growth in long run.
Bing Zhou; Xiaoyan Zeng; Lu Jiang; Bing Xue. High-quality Economic Growth under the Influence of Technological Innovation Preference in China: A Numerical Simulation from the Government Financial Perspective. Structural Change and Economic Dynamics 2020, 54, 163 -172.
AMA StyleBing Zhou, Xiaoyan Zeng, Lu Jiang, Bing Xue. High-quality Economic Growth under the Influence of Technological Innovation Preference in China: A Numerical Simulation from the Government Financial Perspective. Structural Change and Economic Dynamics. 2020; 54 ():163-172.
Chicago/Turabian StyleBing Zhou; Xiaoyan Zeng; Lu Jiang; Bing Xue. 2020. "High-quality Economic Growth under the Influence of Technological Innovation Preference in China: A Numerical Simulation from the Government Financial Perspective." Structural Change and Economic Dynamics 54, no. : 163-172.