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Strengthening urban resilience in China through underground infrastructures management: Addressing global climate challenges with technological solutions

open access: yesDeep Underground Science and Engineering, EarlyView.
This paper explores how climate‐resilient technologies, such as smart grids, digital twins, and self‐healing materials, can enhance urban resilience. It highlights the urgent need for proactive planning, public‐private collaboration, and data‐driven innovation to future‐proof underground infrastructure amid accelerating climate and urban pressures ...
Kai Chen Goh   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

The ecology of coastal reclamation in Hong Kong

open access: yes, 2012
published_or_final_version ; Zoology ; Master ; Master of ...
openaire   +2 more sources

Environmental Policy Without Implementation? A Review of Factors Contributing to Implementation Gaps in Low‐ and Middle‐Income Countries

open access: yesEnvironmental Policy and Governance, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The sound formation of robust environmental policies is increasingly important for low‐ and middle‐income countries (LMICs) to achieve their national objectives and international commitments. However, policy implementation can be complex, and environmental policies may not be prioritised given other critical socio‐economic development issues ...
Rebecca K. M. Clube, Julia Tomei
wiley   +1 more source

ANALISIS YURIDIS MENGENAI KEBIJAKAN REKLAMASI CENTER POINT OF INDONESIA (CPI) DI WILAYAH PESISIR KOTA MAKASSAR [PDF]

open access: yes
This study examines juridical related to the Center Point Of Indonesia (CPI) reclamation policy implemented in the coastal area of Makassar City. The research method used in this study is the normative juridical method.
Hasir, Muh Firmansyah
core  

Siting nuclear power plants in California: the near-term alternatives [PDF]

open access: yes, 1973
There are many issues presently being debated concerning the generation and utilization of electric power in California. Some are peculiar to a specific area, such as the level of air quality and how it is influenced by fossil-fuel power plants.
Goldsmith, Martin
core  

Towards a biodiversity offsetting approach for coastal land reclamation: Coastal management implications

open access: yesBiological Conservation, 2017
Abstract Reclamation of coastal wetlands has a major impact on biodiversity globally. However, important questions remain regarding biodiversity offsets to such anthropogenic modifications. Generally, while formal and accurate quantifications of the residual impacts from development and the gain from offsets are essential, they are usually designated
Yu, Shuling   +8 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Licensed Commoning and the Authoritarian Commons: Governing Participation in China's Community Gardens

open access: yesEnvironmental Policy and Governance, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT China's environmental governance transition combines intensified vertical accountability and performance‐based management with expanding calls for public participation. However, despite growing demand for civic engagement, there remains limited understanding of how participatory environmental initiatives are structured and governed in practice.
Linjun Xie, Mengqi Shao, Gaohan Deng
wiley   +1 more source

Pickering Brook Salt Marsh Restoration - Phase II [PDF]

open access: yes, 2005
In the early 1900’s, the majority of coastal salt marshes in New England were ditched as part of an aggressive mosquito control program. In an attempt to eradicate mosquito-breeding habitat, open water areas were drained by a series of ditches excavated ...
Reilly, Patti
core   +1 more source

Appraising Policies Through Social Multi‐Criteria Evaluation: Lessons From a Systematic Review of Applications

open access: yesEuropean Policy Analysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In response to renewed interest in analytical tools that address complex policy problems and move beyond linear‐rational approaches in policy appraisal, Social Multi‐Criteria Evaluation (SMCE) integrates participatory approaches with multi‐criteria analysis (MCA), thereby incorporating specialised knowledge and diverse social values and ...
Egle Basyte Ferrari
wiley   +1 more source

THE CONCEPTUAL MODEL OF NATIONAL RESILIENCE ASSESSMENT DUE TO THE IMPACT OF COASTAL RECLAMATION WITH SYSTEM DYNAMIC METHODS

open access: yesRussian Journal of Agricultural and Socio-Economic Sciences, 2021
In the context of regional development, coastal reclamation is expected to increase the overall carrying capacity and environmental carrying capacity of the area. However, along the way, the reclamation project did not always succeed as expected. Several
Yustiana D.   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

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