1371 papers
This study analyzes 30 years of precipitation data in Papua, Indonesia, revealing a significant decadal weakening of monsoon dominance and a growing hydro-climatic asymmetry between coastal and highland regions that is highly sensitive to ENSO-driven seasonal shifts.
Using experimental mesocosms to simulate west Tennessee floodplain wetlands, this study demonstrates that while all vegetation types and flood histories achieved high five-day nutrient retention, emergent vegetation significantly enhanced short-term nitrate removal compared to tree plantings or unvegetated conditions, suggesting vegetation type is a critical factor for optimizing water quality in short-duration flood events.
This review synthesizes evidence demonstrating that the Air Pollution Tolerance Index (APTI) serves as a scientifically grounded, cost-effective integrative tool for selecting plant species that simultaneously enhance forest restoration, carbon sequestration, and biodiversity conservation in pollution-affected regions.
This study validates an integrated TOE-TBL structural equation model using survey data from Enugu State, Nigeria, demonstrating that technology, organizational, and environmental factors significantly drive the adoption of engineered wood products, which in turn substantially enhances environmental, economic, and social sustainability outcomes in the Nigerian construction industry.
This case study demonstrates that implementing Nature-based solutions, including specialized air filters and improved ventilation in a gear manufacturing unit in India, successfully reduced hazardous CO levels by 90% and PM2.5 by 42%, though further measures are needed to bring particulate matter within healthy limits.
This study utilizes a machine learning-based MaxEnt model with high-resolution climate data and multiple future scenarios to project that while over half of India is currently climatically suitable for dengue transmission, future risk will likely involve a northward spatial redistribution rather than uniform expansion, highlighting that climatic suitability alone does not fully predict disease burden.
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.
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.
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.
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.