scholarly journals Critical Zone services as environmental assessment criteria in intensively managed landscapes

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (6) ◽  
pp. 617-632 ◽  
Author(s):  
Meredith Richardson ◽  
Praveen Kumar
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Assessment ◽  
Critical Zone ◽  
Assessment Criteria ◽  
Intensively Managed ◽  
Managed Landscapes

Critical transition in critical zone of intensively managed landscapes

Anthropocene ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 22 ◽  
pp. 10-19 ◽  
Author(s):  
Praveen Kumar ◽  
Phong V.V. Le ◽  
A.N. Thanos Papanicolaou ◽  
Bruce L. Rhoads ◽  
Alison M. Anders ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Critical Zone ◽  
Critical Transition ◽  
Intensively Managed ◽  
Managed Landscapes

The C-biogeochemistry of a Midwestern USA agricultural impoundment in context: Lake Decatur in the intensively managed landscape critical zone observatory

2018 ◽  
Vol 138 (2) ◽  
pp. 171-195 ◽  
Author(s):  
Neal E. Blair ◽  
Elana L. Leithold ◽  
A. N. Thanos Papanicolaou ◽  
Christopher G. Wilson ◽  
Laura Keefer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Critical Zone ◽  
Midwestern Usa ◽  
Critical Zone Observatory ◽  
Intensively Managed

scholarly journals Energy Audit of Agricultural Enterprises: New Approaches and Assessment Criteria (Following the Russian-Finnish Project Interim Outcomes)

2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 4-8
Author(s):  
H. Soininen ◽  
T. Ranta-Korhonen ◽  
E. V. Timofeev ◽  
A. V. Erk
Keyword(s):  
Energy Efficiency ◽  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Environmental Assessment ◽  
Assessment Criteria ◽  
Leningrad Region ◽  
Energy Audit ◽  
Agricultural Enterprises ◽  
New Approaches ◽  
Energy Auditing ◽  
Energy Audits

Currently implemented project “Russian-Finnish Bioeconomy Competence Сentre – BioCom” within South-East Finland – Russia Cross-Border Cooperation Programme 2014-2020 aims to integrate the BioEconomy principles and approaches into the agricultural sector of the neighbouring border areas of Russia and Finland. The energy efficiency of farming and sustainable use of energy resources is one of the fundamentals of the bio-economy concept. The energy audit is the first step in identifying opportunities to reduce the energy inputs on the farms.(Research purpose) To discover the new approaches to the energy auditing of agricultural enterprises and new assessment indicators following the project experience.(Materials and methods) Four farms were selected for the energy inspection – two farms located in the Leningrad Region, Russia, and two farms located in the South Savo Region, Finland. In Russia the standard energy auditing, measurement, and calculation procedure was applied. The systems of electrical power supply, heat supply, water supply, sewage, and building envelopes on the farms were examined and estimated.(Results and discussion) Following the outcomes of the energy audits in the project framework and the previous relevant experience, the basic energy-saving and efficiency improvement measures were established. Three new approaches to the energy auditing of agricultural enterprises were suggested – energy and environmental assessment of applied technologies and equipment; consideration of the application of renewable energy-generating sources; consideration of the conversion of vehicles to biogas.(Conclusions) The study outcomes proved the energy audits to play an important role in improving the energy efficiency of agricultural production provided they are mandatory, take into account the energy environmental assessment criteria, consider the application of renewable energy-generating sources and the conversion of vehicles to biogas.

Intensively Managed Landscapes

SciVee ◽  
2009 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Intensively Managed ◽  
Managed Landscapes

A local smart city approach in the context of smart environment and urban resilience

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mücella Ateş ◽  
Deniz Erinsel Önder
Keyword(s):  
Built Environment ◽  
Environmental Assessment ◽  
Smart City ◽  
Smart Cities ◽  
Field Studies ◽  
Assessment Criteria ◽  
Urban Resilience ◽  
Ahp Method ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Climate Resilience

Purpose Although smart city studies have increased recently, smart city discussions are made based on general concepts not specific to the region. The region-specific local smart city strategy in the built environment is key to climate resilience in the built environment in the face of natural disasters. The purpose of this paper is to focus on the smart environment, which expresses the spatial dimension of smart cities. This research defines a region-specific smart city model and revealing the role of this model in the resilience against disasters of the built environment. Design/methodology/approach The analytical hierarchy process (AHP) method was conducted in four steps. In Step 1, the authors suggested new smart environmental assessment criteria with climatic and geographical data within the scope of the collective mind of the region. In Step 2, they determined the expert group to evaluate within the scope of the AHP method and then compared the significance levels of the current and suggested smart environmental assessment criteria by the AHP method. Findings From the results, it turned out that smart urbanization processes, which are trying to relate to local characteristics, are of great importance in terms of ensuring urban resilience. The results also highlight that the existing smart environmental assessment criteria in the literature are insufficient to ensure the climatic resilience of the built environment in the face of natural disasters. Research limitations/implications The study is in an intermediary section, which has a gap in the literature due to its subject. Although it has focused on an acute problem and a current research problem, the lack of literature on the field has been a limitation. Determining the cities where the field studies would be conducted has been a major limitation. For an objective hypothesis test within the scope of the AHP method, the sample group should consist of experts working in smart city projects in cities that are in the top 3 in five different smart city rankings, where field studies are conducted. Within this limited cluster, creating a large sample group was an important limitation. Originality/value This research looks into the existing gaps of the relation between climate resilience of the built environment and the local smart city approach. This examination will foster a holistic approach in the practice of sustainable smart city in the built environment, thus reinforcing urban resilience and climate studies in the context of smart cities.

scholarly journals The Intensively Managed Landscape Critical Zone Observatory: A Scientific Testbed for Understanding Critical Zone Processes in Agroecosystems

2018 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 180088 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher G. Wilson ◽  
Benjamin Abban ◽  
Laura L. Keefer ◽  
Kenneth Wacha ◽  
Dimitrios Dermisis ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Critical Zone ◽  
Critical Zone Observatory ◽  
Intensively Managed

scholarly journals Impacts of Landscape Evolution on Heterotrophic Carbon Loss in Intensively Managed Landscapes

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qina Yan ◽  
Praveen Kumar
Keyword(s):  
Soil Erosion ◽  
Spatial Variability ◽  
Net Primary Productivity ◽  
Agricultural Field ◽  
Carbon Loss ◽  
Mechanical Mixing ◽  
Microbial Decomposition ◽  
Soil Transport ◽  
Intensively Managed ◽  
Managed Landscapes

Soil respiration that releases CO2 into the atmosphere roughly balances the net primary productivity and varies widely in space and time. However, predicting its spatial variability, particularly in intensively managed landscapes, is challenging due to a lack of understanding of the roles of soil organic carbon (SOC) redistribution resulting from accelerated soil erosion. Here we simulate the heterotrophic carbon loss (HCL)—defined as microbial decomposition of SOC—with soil transport, SOC surface redistribution, and biogeochemical transformation in an agricultural field. The results show that accelerated soil erosion extends the spatial variation of the HCL, and the mechanical-mixing due to tillage further accentuates the contrast. The peak values of HCL occur in areas where soil transport rates are relatively small. Moreover, HCL has a strong correlation with the SOC redistribution rate rather than the soil transport rate. This work characterizes the roles of soil and SOC transport in restructuring the spatial variability of HCL at high spatio-temporal resolution.

scholarly journals CRITICAL ZONE STRUCTURE IN THE GLACIATED INTERIOR LOWLANDS, USA: A CONCEPTUAL MODEL FROM THE INTENSIVELY MANAGED LANDSCAPE CRITICAL ZONE OBSERVATORY

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alison Anders ◽  
◽  
E. Arthur Bettis ◽  
Dave A. Grimley ◽  
Andrew J. Stumpf ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Conceptual Model ◽  
Critical Zone ◽  
Zone Structure ◽  
Critical Zone Observatory ◽  
Intensively Managed

Environmental assessment criteria of the Arctic area affected by the technological influence, taking into account the features of the regional background

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aleksey V. Edelev ◽  
◽  
Natalya V. Yurkevich ◽  
Olga P. Saeva ◽  
Nikolay V. Yurkevich ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Bottom Sediments ◽  
Environmental Assessment ◽  
Anthropogenic Impact ◽  
Assessment Criteria ◽  
The Arctic ◽  
Regional Background ◽  
Arctic Area ◽  
Hydrocarbon Field ◽  
Water Bottom

A study of the environment (water, bottom sediments, soils) in the Arctic territory, previously subjected to anthropogenic impact. Exploration was carried out at the hydrocarbon field, then the wells were liquidated, but the area was not reclaimed. In this study, based on data obtained as a result of expeditionary work, a comparison is made with normative and background contents.

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