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
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ABSTRACT Increasing electricity demand from data centres, industrial applications, electric vehicles and domestic heating is creating pressure to develop electricity systems in many parts of the world, but especially in Western countries. In response to challenges such as grid congestion, interconnection queues and climate‐related hazards, network ...
Jussi Valta +3 more
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Characterization and intervention impacts on litter across public land types in Northern Idaho. [PDF]
Engels M, Panta M.
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Constructing Policy (In)coherence in Germany's Energy Transition and Impacts on (In)equality
ABSTRACT Policy coherence is widely regarded as essential for achieving sustainable development, climate targets, and reducing inequality, as reflected in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Recent scholarship has moved beyond technocratic approaches, drawing on comparative politics, particularly the “3 I's” of ideas, interests, and ...
Alexia Faus Onbargi, Ines Dombrowsky
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Habitat-Specific Spatiotemporal Patterns of Red Imported Fire Ants in Guangzhou: A Core City of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. [PDF]
Chen M +5 more
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Orchestration of Climate Action in Municipalities: A Collective Capacity Approach
ABSTRACT Municipalities are increasingly positioned as key actors in enabling local climate action, yet their ability to mobilise societal actors remains insufficiently understood. This study examines how municipal officials in six Finnish municipalities from different local contexts understand and operationalise collective capacity for climate action,
Maija Faehnle +2 more
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Measurement of urban vitality and the influence mechanism of the built environment on it based on multi-source data: A case study of Yantai City. [PDF]
Zhang Y +8 more
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A Novel Multilevel Conceptual Framework for Flood Risk Governance
ABSTRACT Globally, flood risk is increasing as climate change progresses. Contemporary flood risk management practice often utilises hydrodynamic modelling (for hazard risk assessments), social vulnerability assessments, and risk communications in silo, which fragments evidence‐based decision‐making for effective flood risk management. We hence develop
Aiperi Stambekova, Avidesh Seenath
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The influence of city size versus urban form on land surface temperature variation and the surface urban heat island effect: A cross-city analysis of German cities. [PDF]
Doyle R +3 more
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