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Asia Pacific Academy of Science Pte. Ltd. (APACSCI) specializes in international journal publishing. APACSCI adopts the open access publishing model and provides an important communication bridge for academic groups whose interest fields include engineering, technology, medicine, computer, mathematics, agriculture and forestry, and environment.
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2024
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The exacerbation of climate change impacts within metropolitan areas is a well-documented phenomenon, often leading to severe consequences that pose significant risks to human populations. The impact of urban vegetation and planting design on these factors can be observed. However, it is worth mentioning that while there is an extensive body of literature on the consequences of climate change, there is a relatively small number of studies specifically focused on examining the role of vegetation as a mitigating factor in urban environments. This review paper aims to critically examine existing studies pertaining to the role of urban vegetation in mitigating the detrimental effects of the urban environment. The objective is to offer practical recommendations that can be implemented by city planners. By conducting a comprehensive examination of the literature available in Scopus, Web of Science, and Google Scholar, employing specific keywords pertaining to urban vegetation and climate change, we have identified five prominent concerns pertaining to the urban environment. These concerns encompass particulate matter, gaseous pollution, noise pollution, water runoff, and the urban heat island effect. The present analysis highlights that the impact of urban vegetation on the negative consequences of climate change cannot be unequivocally classified as either positive or negative. This is due to the fact that the influence of urban greenery is intricately connected to factors such as the arrangement, makeup, and dispersion of vegetation, as well as the specific management criteria employed. Hence, this research has the potential to enhance comprehension of the multifaceted nature of urban green spaces and establish a solid groundwork for subsequent investigations.
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With global economic transformation and environmental sustainability increasingly taking center stage, the role of the digital economy (DE) becomes particularly critical in corporate green technology innovation (GTI). Based on the data of Chinese A-share listed companies in Shanghai and Shenzhen from 2011 to 2020, this paper explores the interactive effects of DE and GTI and the mechanism role of data resources (DR) in them, as well as conducts in-depth analyses for different regional and city characteristics. The main findings are as follows: First, DE significantly promotes the process of GTI. Second, from the perspective of regional differences, the promotion effect of DE on green technology innovation is particularly prominent in the eastern and central regions. And analyzed from the city level, its positive effect is most significant in the second-tier cities but shows a negative effect in the fourth and fifth-tier cities. Further examined from the perspective of resource dependence, DE inhibits green technology innovation in resource-based cities while showing a significant facilitating effect in non-resource-based cities. Third, DE can further promote green technology innovation by enhancing firms’ DR. Fourth, the study reveals the threshold effect of DR in this relationship: when DR < 2.5649, DE presents an inhibitory effect on green technological innovation, while its promotional effect begins to appear when 2.5649 ≤ DR < 4.2767, and the promotional effect of DE on GTI becomes more obvious when DR ≥ 4.2767.
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Lenies Jesús Piña Retamoza
2021
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Green areas are the starting point of a city because they represent the greatest purification of any pollutants in the surrounding environment, which is caused by the discovery of different reasons for population growth, the lack of environmental programs, and human indifference to environmental problems. This affects the overall formation of man because he needs environmental balance, that is, human nature. Therefore, this behavior leads to the reduction and generation of environmental degradation. The main objective of this work is to develop an environmental strategy to improve the green area. Department C, “Terrace Community Council on 28 July”, is located in Tawaka City, Barinas City, Barinas State. The method used is quantitative, and the type of research is a feasible project with an on-site design. The tool used for data collection is the questionnaire to obtain the results. The study population was 192, and the sample was represented by 57 subjects. On the other hand, reliability was proved after the instrument tabulation, and the result was 0.92. In this sense, this conclusion is handled according to the objectives proposed in the study because the application of environmental technology helps to improve green space in the short term, as is the case with Tawaka urban development. If the green space is a space, it has been phased out because the residents of the department have not taken any strategy to maintain it, where they provide residents and tourists with the aesthetics of the area and the relaxing benefits provided by the green space.
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Uriel Flores, Belén Fernández, Dana Navarro
2021
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Temperature is one of the meteorological variables that can best represent the climate of urban areas. It shows obvious sensitivity to urban growth and expansion, resulting in the so-called urban heat island. “Urban climatology has made remarkable progress in dealing with problems in the process of urbanization” [1] . It serves elements such as learning contents and initiatives for environmental order or climate comfort suggestions. In recent years, the development trend of ecological cities has been greater, which aims to follow the ecological principle. As a new way of sustainable development, there is more vegetation to balance the heat regulation of the city. Using different statistical data from meteorological stations, data recorder button measurement data, and temperature and humidity sensor data with an environmental probe, a hot city comparison between the capital and adjacent rural and semi-rural areas is carried out. These data have produced the results of encouraging sustainable development initiatives. This has led to better population habitat conditions for the next generation over the years.
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Cesar Fortunato Martínez Vitor
2021
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The purpose of the study is to determine the impact of urban indicators on the sustainable development of the Atoll metropolis in the Junín region, Peru, including the impact of its specific urban composition and territorial allocation, natural resource management, social cohesion, and economic development on urban sustainable development. Three methods were used: the first was the evolution map indicator and census information system the second was the method record of testing the integrated urban indicator system of urban planning from 1961 to 2011, and the third was the method of estimating the sustainable development level of the territory, according to the 2008 biography prepared by the Inter American Institute of Agricultural Cooperation. The following results were achieved: The bulk density of 115.87 inhab/ha in 1961 decreased steadily in 2011, reaching 93.67 inhab/ha. The comparative urban planning from 1961 to 2011 decreased from 14 indicators obtained to only one indicator applicable. It was noted that 13 indicators were not applicable due to method defects, and monitoring was not allowed due to a lack of reliability. Finally, the biography showed the trend toward urban stability. The results show that the urban indicators are practical, which shows the degree of impact on the current and predictable situation of urban human settlements. Although this situation has achieved vegetation growth in an inert and spontaneous way, it has led to an improvement in sustainability in the medium term.
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Yingying Wang, Yucun Wang
2021
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In recent years, eco city construction has become rampant at home and abroad. Some ecological technologies that are committed to reducing energy use are also improving, but the consumption behavior that drives the extensive use of energy is ignored. This paper studies the consumption problems in urban development, summarizes the four development paths of “time balance”, “channel optimization”, “resource sharing” and “streamlining consumption” combined with the concept of “smart consumption”, and further discusses the introduction strategy of the concept of “smart consumption” in the construction of ecological cities.
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Tian Chen, Tianyu Zang
2021
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According to the requirements of China’s new urbanization development strategy, this paper puts forward the important role of urban design in urban development and construction. This paper discusses the disputes on the evaluation standards of urban design, summarizes the typical modes of urban design in the field of local practice and exploration, expounds the problems and countermeasures in the legal environment and market environment of urban design, and finally puts forward the main research contents and technical system of ecological urban design, and points out that ecological urban design will become the direction of sustainable development of cities in the future.
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G. Maldonado-Bernabé, A. Chacalo-Hilu, I. Nava-Bolaños, RM Meza-Paredes, AY Zaragoza-Hernández
2021
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Urban green spaces play a crucial role in urban sustainability because they provide a variety of environmental and social benefits, which is why every city claiming to be modern, safe, inclusive, and sustainable must ensure that its residents have access to and use these spaces. Mexico City has been upgraded to a city in transition to sustainable development, which is why it has launched various plans and actions focusing on environmental protection. Therefore, the main purpose of this study is to compare the AVU area of the two urban centers of the city from 1990 to 2015 using the census of the Geographic Information System (GIS) and the National Institute of Statistics and Geography. Information is used to understand the social situation of each mayor’s office during the study period. The results show that although the social gap has narrowed in this period, there are great differences in area and quality between the two cities.
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Carlos Albeiro Pacheco Bustos, Edgar Humberto Sánchez Cotte, Carolina Páez
2021
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Background : The resulting large amount of construction and demolition waste (CDW) has become a global problem. To this end, Colombia’s legislation seeks to guide its proper management and promote its transformation and reuse. Methodology : Based on the analysis of the national and local legislation of CDW management frontier cities in Colombia, this study puts forward an alternative to the formulation of a comprehensive management plan. Based on this analysis, the conditions and characteristics of medium-sized cities such as Barranquilla are studied and analyzed in order to provide a comprehensive alternative for the management and treatment of this kind of waste. Result : The prevention, storage, collection, transportation, use, and final disposal aspects that should be considered in the CDW integrated management plan most suitable for Barranquilla City are determined. According to these special characteristics and conditions, a scheme of treatment plants is proposed. Conclusion: In view of the rapid development of Barranquilla in recent years, Barranquilla needs to quickly adjust its CDW management mode. The city recognizes that the separation of source and use is at the core of the model needed to achieve sustainable management processes. In addition, the shortcomings of the current management system are found, and combined with the application of the linear economic model, a management model based on the principle of circular economy is proposed.
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José Zamorano Wisnes
2021
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This paper aims to study behavior in the urban environment. In the city, because any intervention will have a global impact on it, it reflects the rights of the city, such as the right of citizens to participate in determining their future, in order to achieve a fairer order of things. On the other hand, the issue of incorporating the concept of sustainable development into our law is being studied, which means promoting action in the urban environment, focusing on the restoration, regeneration, and reform of existing cities rather than the construction of new cities. In this regard, mainstreaming sustainable development means a Copernican transformation of land policy, which is no longer a resource but the first natural resource as always. As mentioned earlier, actions in the urban environment include restoration and renewal. Therefore, the focus of the work is to study the so-called actions in the urban environment. Through these actions, we can innovate urban planning and occupy free or public spaces to improve accessibility. House, wait. There is little originality in the legal system, while the provisions on the participation and implementation of actions strongly review the compensation system of urban legislation and finally study urban recovery operations and relocation and return operations.
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Prof. Ali Jahani
Research Center of Environment and Sustainable Development, Iran
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