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Work–Residence Mismatch Drives Air Pollution Disparities Across Urban–Rural China

Earth's Future, Volume 14, Issue 5, May 2026.
Abstract Across the globe, spatial mismatches between work and residence reshape human mobility and influence regional air quality, yet their effects across urban–rural systems remain poorly quantified. China's ongoing urbanization and rural revitalization underscore the urgent need to understand these dynamics. Here, using multi‐source geospatial data,
Xin Chen, Le Yu, Yaoyao Li, Xiaoling Zhang, Tao Liu, Zhenrong Du, Jing Wei, Yuan Qi, Ke Rong, Chuanglin Fang, Jianguo Liu   +10 more
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Mining threats in high‐level biodiversity conservation policies

Conservation Biology, Volume 38, Issue 4, August 2024.
Abstract Amid a global infrastructure boom, there is increasing recognition of the ecological impacts of the extraction and consumption of construction minerals, mainly processed as concrete, including significant and expanding threats to global biodiversity.
Aurora Torres, Sophus O. S. E. zu Ermgassen, Laetitia M. Navarro, Francisco Ferri‐Yanez, Fernanda Z. Teixeira, Constanze Wittkopp, Isabel M. D. Rosa, Jianguo Liu   +7 more
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Complex Impacts of Wars on Global Sustainable Development in a Metacoupled World [PDF]

, 2023
Wars and armed conflicts have had profound impacts on local and global sustainable development in an interconnected world. However, evidence on the impacts of wars is fragmented and little attention has been paid to the impacts on the 17 UN’s Sustainable
Xu, Zhenci, Liu, Jianguo, Cui, Yuanzheng, Jiang, Qutu   +3 more
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A Consumption‐Based Integrated Framework for Subnational Absolute Environmental Sustainability Management

Earth's Future, Volume 12, Issue 3, March 2024.
Abstract As human consumption expands, four environmental footprints (EFs) exceed the planetary boundaries (PBs) at the global scale. Managing absolute environmental sustainability (AES) based on PBs and EFs at the subnational level is crucial for policy insights. However, a consumption‐based AES management framework still needs to be developed.
Fanxin Meng, Danqi Liao, Dongfang Wang, Gengyuan Liu, Sai Liang, Silvio Cristiano, Xiaowen Li, Zhifeng Yang   +7 more
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Reducing sand mining's growing toll on marine biodiversity [PDF]

Global demand for marine sand is on the rise, expanding dredging impacts on biodiversity and often encroaching on marine protected areas. Systems approaches like the metacoupling framework help uncover overlooked impacts and balance resource ...
Torres, Aurora, Liu, Jianguo, Velpen, Arnaud Vander, Vander Velpen, Arnaud, Jouffray, Jean-Baptiste, Van Lancker, Vera, Jouffray, Jean-Baptiste,   +6 more
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Socio-hydrology pathway of grain virtual water flow in China

Agricultural Water Management
As the world's largest grain producer, China's activities in virtual water trade for grain are particularly noteworthy. The imbalance of grain production and consumption among regions poses challenges to agricultural development and the sustainable use ...
Yali Yin, Jiajun Tong, Jiali Gu, Shikun Sun, Jingxin Sun, Jinfeng Zhao, Yihe Tang, Pute Wu, Yubao Wang, Zhaodan Wu   +9 more
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Building sustainable and resilient agri-food systems under multiple shocks

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems
Shocks, such as disease outbreaks, extreme weather events, cyberattacks, financial crises, and wars, are occurring with greater frequency. When these shocks occur simultaneously and/or in sequence, referred to here as multiple shocks, they can generate ...
Jianguo Liu, Julie A. Winkler, R. Brent Ross, Andrés Viña, Kenneth A. Frank, Megan Konar, Chyi-lyi Liang, Maria I. Marshall, Sue Nichols, Jennifer Meta Robinson, Lav R. Varshney, Lav R. Varshney, Judith M. Whipple, Felicia Wu, Felicia Wu, Bryan Beverly, Darlene Knipe, Richard Knipe, John Kraus, Sai Naik, Colin Ripmaster   +20 more
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Food Trade System Under Crises in a Metacoupled World [PDF]

Thesis (Ph.D.)--Michigan State University. Fisheries and Wildlife - Doctor of Philosophy, 2025In an increasingly interconnected world, food trade systems are increasingly exposed to overlapping crises\u2014including pandemics, geopolitical conflicts, and
Jia, Nan
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Advancing food system sustainability: multi-systems integration and emerging knowledge gaps

Cogent Food & Agriculture
Compound climate- and non-climate-related events exert tremendous pressure on food systems, yet the complex environmental-human-societal mechanisms remain unclear.
Hubert Hirwa, Léonidas Hashakimana, Jules Ngango, Fabien Muhirwa, Claudien Habimana Simbi, Giulio Castelli, Alphonse Kayiranga, Sylvestre Habimana, Martin Vincent Nsanzumukiza, Gang Chen   +9 more
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UNVEILING SPATIAL DYNAMICS, DRIVERS, AND COMPLEMENTARITIES OF METACOUPLED MANGROVE HUMAN-NATURAL SYSTEMS [PDF]

Thesis (Ph.D.)--Michigan State University. Fisheries and Wildlife - Doctor of Philosophy, 2024The mangrove socio-ecological system is invaluable and has provided multiple ecosystem services to human beings, such as livelihood support, wildlife ...
Gong, Mimi
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