scholarly journals PAISAGENS AMEAÇADAS DA RESTINGA DA LAGOA DOS PATOS (RS): ECOLOGIA DA PAISAGEM COMO CONTRIBUIÇÃO PARA O ZONEAMENTO ECOLÓGICO ECONÔMICO DO LITORAL MÉDIO / THREATENED LANDSCAPES OF THE RESTINGA DA LAGOA DOS PATOS (RS): LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY AS CONTRIBUTION TO THE ECONOMIC ECOLOGICAL ZONING OF THE MIDDLE COAST

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 269
Author(s):  
Rafael Martins Pinheiro ◽  
Marcelo Dutra Da Silva
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Landscape Ecology ◽  
Environmental Protection ◽  
Agricultural Expansion ◽  
Natural Areas ◽  
Major Threat ◽  
Territorial Planning ◽  
The Matrix ◽  
The Creation

A Restinga da Lagoa dos Patos (RLP) compreende São José do Norte, Tavares, Mostardas e Palmares do Sul. O objetivo deste trabalho foi reconhecer as paisagens ameaçadas com base nas formas de uso e ocupação do espaço. Foi utilizado um mapa base de classes de paisagem que correspondem ao uso e ocupação do solo e os descritores métricos foram aplicados aos níveis de classe e da paisagem. As classes antrópicas ocupam mais de dois terços da área total da restinga (68, 6%). A classe antrópico rural é a matriz da paisagem. São José do Norte está mais susceptível aos impactos ocasionados pelas atividades associadas ao setor do petróleo e gás natural. Tavares, com a presença do Parque Nacional da Lagoa do Peixe (PNLP) possui a maior integridade das áreas naturais. Embora Mostardas abrigue parte do PNLP muitos de seus remanescentes naturais podem ser perdidos devido à expansão do cultivo de soja e da silvicultura. Em Palmares do Sul a expansão dos cultivos de arroz e de soja configuram a principal ameaça. O crescimento econômico sem planejamento territorial é uma ameaça à conservação. Portanto, o zoneamento ecológico econômico costeiro e a criação de unidades de conservação são necessárias ao desenvolvimento sustentável.ABSTRACT The Restinga da Lagoa dos Patos (RLP) includes São José do Norte, Tavares, Mostardas and Palmares do Sul municipalities. The goal of this study was the recognition of the threatened landscapes of the RLP, based on type of use and occupation of space. A base map of landscape’s classes was used. The classes correspond to the use and occupation of land. Metrical descriptors were applied to the levels class and landscape. Anthropogenic classes occupy more than two-thirds of the total area of RLP (68.6%). The rural anthropic class is the matrix of the landscape. São José do Norte is more susceptible to the impacts caused by activities from the oil use and gas sector. Tavares, due to the presence of the Parque Nacional da Lagoa do Peixe (PNLP), is the municipality with greater integrity of natural areas. Although Mostardas shelters a part of the PNLP many of its natural remnants may be lost due to agricultural expansion from soybean farming and silviculture. In Palmares do Sul the expansion of rice and soybean plantations figures the major threat. Economic growth without territorial planning threats conservation. Thus, economic ecological zoning and the creation of further environmental protection areas are important actions for sustainable development.Keywords: Restinga da Lagoa dos Patos; landscape ecology; metrics.

SIGNIFICANCE OF ECOSYSTEM FUNCTIONS OF SPECIAL GREENING TERRITORIES

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
N.N. Krupina ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Environmental Protection ◽  
Ecosystem Approach ◽  
Ecosystem Functions ◽  
Situational Analysis ◽  
Ecological Situation ◽  
Barrier Potential ◽  
Industrial Cities ◽  
The Matrix ◽  
Industrial Zones

Based on the analysis of the tense ecological situation in the industrial zones of industrial cities, the role and place of special landscaping areas in the implementation of national projects is substantiated. From the perspective of the ecosystem approach, a set of requirements and a list of priority optimization decisions regarding the planning organization of environmental protection landscaping are proposed. The matrix of situational analysis of the state and the composition of indicators for assessing the barrier potential of a territory with a special land use regime are presented.

scholarly journals What is beyond the edges? Gated communities and their role in China’s desire for harmonious cities

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Badiaa Hamama ◽  
Jian Liu
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Real Estate ◽  
Urban Form ◽  
Gated Communities ◽  
Urban Fabric ◽  
Chinese Cities ◽  
The Matrix ◽  
Process Of Urbanization ◽  
New Urbanization

Abstract During the rapid process of urbanization in post-reform China, cities assumed the role of a catalyst for economic growth and quantitative construction. In this context, territorially bounded and well delimited urban cells, globally known as ‘gated communities’, xiaoqu, continued to define the very essence of Chinese cities becoming the most attractive urban form for city planners, real estate developers, and citizens alike. Considering the guidelines in China’s National New Urbanization Plan (2014–2020), focusing on the promotion of humanistic and harmonious cities, in addition to the directive of 2016 by China’s Central Urban Work Conference to open up the gates and ban the construction of new enclosed residential compounds, this paper raises the following questions: As the matrix of the Chinese urban fabric, what would be the role of the gated communities in China’s desire for a human-qualitative urbanism? And How to rethink the gated communities to meet the new urban challenges? Seeking alternative perspectives, this paper looks at the gated communities beyond the apparent limits they seem to represent, considering them not simply as the ‘cancer’ of Chinese cities, rather the container of the primary ingredients to reshape the urban fabric dominated by the gate.

scholarly journals Municipal Urban Waste Management—Challenges for Polish Cities in an Era of Circular Resource Management

Resources ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (6) ◽  
pp. 55
Author(s):  
Agata Mesjasz-Lech
Keyword(s):  
Resource Management ◽  
Waste Management ◽  
Environmental Protection ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Municipal Waste ◽  
City Management ◽  
Environmental Orientation ◽  
Material Cycles ◽  
The Creation ◽  
Urban Waste Management

Municipal authorities increasingly view environmental protection as one of the goals of city management. The pro-environmental orientation of cities can, therefore, foster the creation of new management methods and instruments and promote reorganization of determining material flows in a municipal system. Activities of this kind should result not only in the reduction of generated waste but also in the creation of closed material cycles. Considering the tasks of Polish local governments, municipalities should pay the most attention to municipal waste. Accordingly, the goal of this study was to identify the problem of mixed municipal waste in cities and assess the influence of investments into fixed assets for environmental protection in the scope of waste management on the quantity of mixed municipal waste in cities. This article also identifies activities for circular resource management that need to be realized by Polish municipalities. The analysis was performed using the panel model, dynamic indexes, and critical analysis of city documents. The conducted research revealed positive trends in cities with respect to the amount of waste collected non-selectively that is conducive to circular resource management. The fact that municipal waste quantity is on the increase should encourage urban authorities to promote pro-environmental waste management behaviors among city dwellers.

The role of digital economy in China's sustainable development in a post-pandemic environment

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Malin Song ◽  
Chenbin Zheng ◽  
Jiangquan Wang
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Supply Chain ◽  
Social Development ◽  
Environmental Protection ◽  
Digital Economy ◽  
Series Data ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Relationship

PurposeThe COVID-19 pandemic is still raging, which calls for an exploration of how to prevent and control pandemics to promote sustainable development. The purpose of this paper is to examine the role of the digital economy in sustainable development, the relationship between the two, the impacts of the outbreak on economic and social development, and changes in China's digital economy.Design/methodology/approachThe study used the time-series data from 2002 to 2019 and an unconstrained VAR model to examine the relationship between the digital economy and sustainable development before the pandemic.FindingsChina's digital economy has promoted the country's sustainable economic and social development; it has advanced rapid economic growth, improved people's living standards, increased efficient utilization of resources, and strengthened environmental protection.Research limitations/implicationsAmid the pandemic, China's digital economy developed effectively; it showed strong resilience because of its unique advantages. The digital economy in China has helped the country to control the pandemic in a short period, reduced the risk of supply chain disruption, promoted China's economic growth, and ensured the orderly operation of society. Therefore, countries worldwide are encouraged to prioritize their digital economies.Originality/valueCompared with the extant literature, this study explores the sustainable supply chain in a broader sense in the context of a pandemic, and how the supply chain is influenced by the digital economy. It not only includes the stability, resilience, and viability of the supply chain in economic development but also involves aspects of people's life, resource utilization, and environmental protection.

scholarly journals Determining relationship between economic growth and environmental protection

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 38-48 ◽  
Author(s):  
Svetlana Ignjatijević ◽  
Anđelka Aničić ◽  
Jelena Vapa-Tankosić ◽  
Jelena Belokapić-Čavkunović
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Environmental Protection

Impacts on Energy and Environmental Efficiency by Media Report – Modifies Undesirable Dynamic DEA

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ying Li ◽  
Tai-Yu Lin ◽  
Yung-ho Chiu ◽  
Huaming Chen ◽  
Hongyi Cen
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Air Quality ◽  
Environmental Pollution ◽  
Environmental Protection ◽  
News Media ◽  
Media Coverage ◽  
Quality Index ◽  
Environmental Efficiency ◽  
Air Quality Index ◽  
Media Reports

Abstract Background: Rapid economic growth in China has resulted in a commensurate increase in energy consumption, which in turn has caused an increase in environmental pollution problems. Past research has mainly focused on energy and environmental efficiency analyses with little consideration of the influence of media influence on environmental protection. Further, most studies have used static models and have ignored the dynamic changes over time. Methods : To go some way to filling this research gap, this study developed a modified undesirable Dynamic DEA model that included air quality index (AQI) and CO2 indicators to explore the relationship between energy, the environment and media efficiency in 31 Chinese cities from 2013 to 2016. Results: It was found that: 1. Chongqing, Guangzhou, Nanjing and Shanghai had efficiencies of 1, but Lanzhou, Shijiazhuang, Taiyuan, Xining and Yinchuan needed significant improvements; 2. while Chongqing, Guangzhou, Kunming, Nanning and Shanghai had relatively high media efficiency, the other cities had low efficiency and required improvements; 3. the CO 2 emissions efficiency in most cities was better than the air quality index efficiency; and 4. media reports in most cities were found to have a more positive impact on CO 2 emissions efficiency than AQI efficiency. Conclusions: As environmental awareness enhances the health of civilians and promotes economic growth, the news media needs to promote environmental protection, and should increase its environmental pollution coverage. The quality of media reports on environmental pollution and especially on air pollution need to be improved. Therefore, environmental pollution and awareness media coverage needs to be increased.

Economic Growth and Environmental Protection

2013 ◽  
pp. 127-143
Author(s):  
Nik Brandal ◽  
Øivind Bratberg ◽  
Dag Einar Thorsen
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Environmental Protection
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