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Sponge roads: the permeable asphalt pavement structures based on rainfall characteristics in central plains urban agglomeration of China

Water Science and Technology, 2019
Abstract Permeable asphalt pavement should be selected according to the rainfall characteristics of the project site, so as to improve the permeable performance and ensure the bearing capacity of the pavement structure. Therefore, taking a city in the central plains urban agglomeration of China as an example, the characteristics of the ...
Xiaodong, Guo, Jiupeng, Zhang, Bochao, Zhou, Wolong, Liu, Jianzhong, Pei, Yongsheng, Guan   +5 more
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Unlocking Financial Inclusion: The Dynamics of Bank Account Ownership in Urban Slums

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Financial inclusion is a key driver of sustainable development, contributing to poverty reduction (SDG 1), gender equality (SDG 5), and reduced inequalities (SDG 10). Despite extensive financial‐inclusion policies in India, residents of urban slums remain largely excluded from formal banking systems.
Davide Moro, Sivia Trentin, Lucia Dalla Pellegrina, Paolo Landoni   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

How AI and Digital Technologies Can Enhance Sustainable Livestock Manure Management: An Overview From Treatment to Distribution

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Sustainable livestock manure management sits at the nexus of climate, nutrient circularity and water quality. This review explores how artificial intelligence (AI) and digital platforms are used across four management stages, that is, treatment, storage, valorisation and distribution, and figures out where integration fails to deliver ...
Zhan Shi, Feihong Liang, Francesco Marinello, Andrea Pezzuolo   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Analysis of Influencing Factors of Water and Land Resources Utilization in Urban Agglomeration in the Middle Reaches of the Yellow River Based on LMDI Model

Shuitu Baochi Xuebao
[Objective] Water and land resources are important factors of production for urban development. It is of great significance to explore the key factors in the utilization of water and soil resources in urban agglomerations in the middle reaches of the ...
LU Shibao, WANG Shaohua, PEI Liang, DENG Weisheng, TANG Honglei   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Localising the Sustainable Development Goals. A Place‐Based Analysis of Sustainable Development in Rural and Urban Areas

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT There are increasing calls for a place‐based approach towards the Sustainable Development Goals that show their territorial diversity at subnational level. Based on 33 indicators, covering 13 SDGs and aggregated in three sub‐indexes (economy, social and environment), this paper develops a Sustainable Development Index for Rural and Urban Areas
Lucas Olmedo, Paul Holloway, John Barimo, Mary O'Shaughnessy   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Achieving Carbon Neutrality Through Green Supply Chain Management, Eco‐Innovation, and Green Energy: The Moderating Effect of Green Finance

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The pursuit of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 7, 9, 12, and 13, centered on affordable clean energy, industrial innovation, responsible production, and climate action, has gained momentum across Latin American economies. However, the region continues to face the dual challenge of achieving economic growth while mitigating rising carbon ...
Agyemang Kwasi Sampene, Sami Ullah, Ugur Korkut Pata   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Characteristics and driving forces of spatiotemporal use change in urban agglomerations from the perspective of functional zoning - Taking the Central Plains urban agglomeration as an example

Abstract Functional zoning is an effective method to disclose the spatial diversity of land and a prerequisite for the optimization of national land space. We explore the spatial and temporal characteristics of land use in the Central Plains urban agglomeration from 1990-2020，and the GWLR model was used to investigate the key driving elements ...
Hua Wang, Xiaoyan Zhu, Jiqiang Niu, Xiaoyun Zheng, Lina Wang   +4 more
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Practical Methodology for Developing Visions for Carbon‐Neutral Cities and Communities

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Cities and communities play important roles in sustainable development and climate change mitigation. This study presents a novel framework for developing carbon‐neutral visions for cities and communities. We established five “principles,” investigated options encompassing four parameters (management, goal setting, actions, and quantification),
Kei Gomi, Makoto Ooba, Shogo Nakamura, Kohei Sakai, Satoshi Nagatomi   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

High‐Speed Rail and Spatial Equity: Unpacking the Sustainability Paradox of Land Use and Fiscal Pressure in County‐Level Cities

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Infrastructure‐led development in rapidly urbanizing economies often generates accessibility gains that fail to translate into balanced urban outcomes, particularly when local fiscal institutions redirect those gains toward revenue‐generating land uses. Filling this gap, especially in fiscally constrained county‐level cities where land finance
Ming Xie, Xiaoxiao Liao, Zhenlin Xie
wiley   +1 more source

Modeling regional innovation in Egyptian governorates: Regional knowledge production function approach

Regional Science Policy &Practice, EarlyView., 2021
Abstract Knowledge and innovation have become a significant source of modern regional development. The paper aims to study the spatial association of innovation and model innovation, besides critiquing regional innovation policy, using the regional knowledge production function approach.
Mohamed Abouelhassan Ali
wiley   +1 more source