ABSTRACT This study assesses and compares the eco‐efficiency of six olive production systems in the Alentejo region, southern Portugal, employing a life cycle costing (LCC) approach directly integrated with a prior life cycle assessment (LCA). Although LCC has been increasingly applied to Mediterranean olive‐growing, empirical research in Portugal ...
Rachel Hermeto de Pádua Souza +3 more
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Long-Term Trends and Ecological Risks of Heavy Metal Accumulation in Cultivated Land of Songnen Plain, China. [PDF]
Liu Z, Li J, Chen Y, Zhang F, Feng W.
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ABSTRACT The wine industry is increasingly adopting circular economy (CE) strategies to reduce resource intensity, valorise residues and create economic opportunities. Yet, the social dimension of sustainability remains largely overlooked, limiting the understanding of CE's full impact.
Giulia Gulino +2 more
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Impact of agricultural land use rights transfer on carbon emission intensity of cultivated land--Empirical evidence based on panel data of 30 provinces in China. [PDF]
Chen Y, Zhang H.
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ABSTRACT Rice production sustains food security and rural livelihoods across many low‐income countries but remains highly vulnerable to climate‐related hazards, including floods, droughts, salinity intrusion and heat stress, which reduce yields and threaten the long‐term sustainability of rice production.
Apurbo Sarkar +4 more
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DDAM-Net: A Difference-Directed Multi-Scale Attention Mechanism Network for Cultivated Land Change Detection. [PDF]
Feng J, Yu H, Lu X, Lv X, Zhou J.
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ABSTRACT This study examines how water sourcing and management can be embedded within urban farming business models to enhance environmental sustainability, climate resilience, and economic viability. It introduces the water‐enabled resource architecture (WERA) framework, which conceptualizes water as a strategic design variable capable of reshaping ...
Nicolò Gianmauro Totaro +4 more
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Fanya Juu terraces improve soil properties of cultivated land in erosion-prone semi-arid area of Ethiopia. [PDF]
Dangiso Y, Wolka K.
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Circular Transformation in the Silk Sector: A Fuzzy Delphi–DEMATEL Analysis of Critical Factors
ABSTRACT The circular transformation in the silk industry is crucial for enhancing resource efficiency and minimizing waste. Despite growing interest in circularity within the textile sector, the silk industry remains underexplored. This study addresses this gap by systematically assessing the barriers and enablers influencing circular economy adoption
Rabia Hassan +3 more
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Assessing the impact of farmers' willingness to pay on different cultivated land attribute levels in China: an empirical analysis using the choice experiment method. [PDF]
Li H, Xu M, Chang WY, Feng L.
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