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Environmental Statecraft, Fragmented Authoritarianism, and Technocratic Governance: The Structure and Agency of China's Local Environmental Politics

Environmental Policy and Governance, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Local environmental politics in China is often said to be dominated by state‐controlled modes of multi‐level governance. However, top‐down governance is embedded within and transformed by local politics, adding complexity to governance practices and environmental outcomes.
Minsi Liu, Kevin Lo
wiley   +1 more source

Stormwater runoff calculator for evaluation of low impact development practices at ground-mounted solar photovoltaic farms

Discover Water
Estimating runoff at ground-mounted solar photovoltaic (PV) installations is challenging because of the disconnected nature of impervious solar panels and the pervious ground surface underneath and between panel rows.
Jake Galzki, David Mulla
doaj   +1 more source

Development and challenges of urban hydrology in a changing environment:II: Urban stormwater modeling and management

Shui kexue jinzhan, 2014
Cities are suffering from extremely heavy rain and urban waterlogging disaster in recent years,due to the change in the natural hydrologic processes impacted by global climate change and rapid urbanization.
SONG Xiaomeng, ZHANG Jianyun, WANG Guoqing, HE Ruimin, WANG Xiaojun   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Wet season nitrogen export from a residential stormwater pond.

PLoS ONE, 2020
Stormwater runoff is recognized as a cause of water quality degradation because it may carry nitrogen (N) and other pollutants to aquatic ecosystems. Stormwater ponds are a stormwater control measure often used to manage stormwater runoff by holding a ...
Jariani Jani, Mary G Lusk, Yun-Ya Yang, Gurpal S Toor   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Fragmentation Across Scales, Geography, and Climate Challenges in European Urban Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation Research: A Bibliometric and Systematic Review

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT European urban climate change research lacks integration across scales, geography, and climate challenges, despite Europe's coordinated policy frameworks. Through a hybrid bibliometric and systematic review of 1528 studies (2010–2025) using Cortext Manager and PRISMA 2020 guidelines, this study maps the conceptual patterns, knowledge gaps, and
Isabela Pichardo‐Velázquez, Richard Dean Morales, Antonino Marvuglia   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Generic Approach to Creating a National Soil Security Strategy

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Soil is a living and non‐renewable resource that underpins our very existence. It produces our food, filters our water, stores vast amounts of carbon, cycles essential nutrients, and sustains the rich tapestry of biodiversity on which our planet depends.
Alex McBratney, Pasquale Borrelli, Sandra J. Evangelista, Julia Feeth, Damien Field, Nicolas Francos, Irene Heuser, Anilkumar Hunakunti, Daniel Irving, Thilini Jayasekara, Bruce Lascelles, Fatima Maria de Souza Moreira, Budiman Minasny, Cristine L. S. Morgan, Wartini Ng, Julio C. Pachón Maldonado, Mercedes Román Dobarco, Amin Sharififar, Quentin Styc, Mara Thiene, David Watt, Jae E. Yang   +21 more
wiley   +1 more source

Tracking Post‐Consumer Packaging Plastics With Global Positioning Systems: Pilot Study in Malaysia

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Landfilling and the mismanagement of packaging plastic waste pose significant challenges in developing countries, especially in Southeast Asia. There is an empirical gap in plastic waste management data, which is largely handled by informal players despite established municipal solid waste collection systems.
Shafeeq Ahmed Syed Ali, I. M. S. K. Ilankoon, Ammar Ehsan Bin Omar, Lian Zhang, Jully Tan   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Phytoremediation of nutrient polluted stormwater runoff: water hyacinth as a model plant [PDF]

, 2009
Phytoremediation of nutriënt polluted stormwater runoff using water hyacinth as a model plant was explored in greenhouse and field studies in south-eastern Virginia ...
Fox, L.J.
core  

Lowcountry Stormwater Partners Stormwater Outreach Strategic Plan: 2024-2028

, 2023
The Lowcountry Stormwater Partners consortium’s (LSP) purpose is to coordinate and implement a regional, watershedscale education strategy. This strategy is focused on preventing stormwater pollution through education and community involvement.
Clemson University. Cooperative Extension Service, Lowcountry Stormwater Partners   +1 more
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Assessment of Metal Contamination and Human Health Risk in the Buffalo River Estuary, Eastern Cape, South Africa

Environmental Toxicology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Metal contamination in estuarine environments poses environmental and public health concerns, particularly where surface waters support domestic and subsistence uses. This study assessed the seasonal distribution, controlling mechanisms, and non‐carcinogenic health risks of selected metals (Mg, Al, Ba, Fe, Mn, and Zn) in the Buffalo River ...
Motebang D. V. Nakin, Tolulope Elizabeth Aniyikaiye, Akinola Ikudayisi   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source