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earth_science

2443 papers

📄 earth science

An Adaptive Delta Management Framework for Economic and Reliability Assessment of Rainwater Harvesting in Coastal Bangladesh

This study utilizes an Adaptive Delta Management framework and primary data from 1,040 households in coastal Bangladesh to demonstrate that while household-based rainwater harvesting systems are economically viable and generally reliable, achieving sustainable water security requires a holistic integration of economic feasibility, system reliability, and long-term adaptive capacity to address climate-induced challenges.

M. Rafiqul Islam, Md. Mizanur Rahman2026-08-31
📄 earth science

A dynamic Material Flow Analysis of furniture in the EU27 to support future circular strategies

This study presents a dynamic Material Flow Analysis of 19 furniture categories across the EU27 from 1995 to 2024, utilizing a robust data framework and Monte Carlo simulations to quantify stocks, flows, and waste management outcomes, revealing that wooden furniture dominates the 231 Mt stock while 60% of the 19.4 Mt annual waste is currently recycled.

Rebecca Belfiore, Rutger Hoekstra, Davide Tonini, Arnold Tukker2026-08-31
📄 earth science

Landslide susceptibility in the Western Ghats controlled by terrain and tourism driven urbanisation mapped with remote sensing and machine learning

This study combines remote sensing and machine learning to demonstrate that tourism-driven urbanization, alongside terrain characteristics, significantly increases landslide susceptibility in the Western Ghats, providing quantitative evidence to support regulatory actions against construction in high-hazard zones.

Vinay Kellengere Shankarnarayan2026-08-31
📄 earth science

Nutrient Runoff and Coastal Degradation: Global Insights and Implications for Indian Coastal Systems

This review synthesizes global evidence on nutrient-driven coastal degradation and assesses the specific challenges within India's monsoon-influenced systems, ultimately proposing a multi-scale management framework to address fragmented governance and strengthen coastal resilience through integrated, ecosystem-based strategies.

Asha Giriyan Hadkar, Vijai Dharmamony, Shijin Ameri, Ardra Emilia Jacob, Elroy Joe Pereira2026-08-31
📄 earth science

Soil-derived compound drought-hot events exert stronger constraints on global vegetation restoration than meteorological sources

This study reveals that soil-derived compound drought-hot events impose significantly greater and longer-lasting constraints on global vegetation restoration than meteorological sources, a disparity amplified by human activities and atmospheric dryness that necessitates a shift in ecological risk assessments beyond traditional meteorological metrics.

Peng Sun, Zice Ma, Chunchen Wang, Donghua Chen, Yifan Zou2026-08-31
📄 earth science

Flood Risk Perception of Households in Adama City of Ethiopia

This study demonstrates that in Adama City, Ethiopia, household flood risk perception is strongly predicted by specific behavioral indicators—particularly immediate evacuation intention, unplugging appliances, checking river levels, and home protection measures—which collectively form a highly accurate logistic regression model for identifying at-risk households and guiding targeted interventions.

Mengistu Mekonnen, Daniel Lirebo, Yared Girma2026-08-31
📄 earth science

Assessing agrarian moisture sensitivity in the Barind Tract through a principal component analysis-weighted geospatial framework

This study develops a data-driven, PCA-weighted geospatial framework to map agrarian moisture sensitivity in Bangladesh's Barind Tract, revealing that environmental stress follows continuous biophysical corridors rather than administrative boundaries, thereby advocating for integrated water infrastructure and demand management strategies tailored to these functional ecological zones.

Imtiaj Iqbal Mahfuj, Nawreen Ferdous Tamim, Md. Arifur Rahman Mulla, Hanan Ashrafi, Dulal Sarker, Sumita Roy2026-08-31
📄 earth science

Environmental Baseline of Polyaromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) Pollutants in Ibeju-Lekki Area of Lagos State, Nigeria

This study establishes a preoperational environmental baseline for Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) in the Ibeju-Lekki area of Lagos, Nigeria, revealing that while water contamination is low, soil samples near the newly commissioned Dangote Oil Refinery exhibit significant spatial variations and elevated pollution levels dominated by high molecular weight PAHs, likely stemming from anthropogenic combustion and petroleum activities.

Michael Olufemi Dosunmu, Gregory Olufemi Adewuyi2026-08-31
📄 earth science

Greenhouse Gas Accounting for Germany’s Building, Construction and Real Estate Sector: Linking Life-Cycle Modules and Annual Activities

This study presents a reproducible hybrid methodology to quantify Germany's 2022 building, construction, and real estate sector emissions, revealing that the sector accounted for 40.3% of the national total, with operational energy use driving 72.1% of emissions while manufacturing contributed 23.3% and end-of-life treatment offering potential recycling credits of approximately 3.2%.

Theresa Kaya, Rebekka Volk, Thomas Lützkendorf, Antonia Frank, Rafael Bischof, Frank Schultmann2026-08-31
📄 earth science

Climatic Suitability Shifts for Date Palm (Phoenix dactylifera L.) in Iran Over Four Past Decades (1980-2019)

This study utilizes MaxEnt modeling to reveal that over the past four decades (1980–2019), Iran's date palm climatic suitability has undergone a significant west-to-east redistribution driven primarily by rising annual temperatures, resulting in habitat polarization with expanding high-suitability areas in the southeast and contracting medium-suitability zones in the west.

Zahra Hosseini, Javad Bazrafshan, Arezoo Nazi Ghameshlou2026-08-31