scholarly journals Assessment of benthic environmental disturbance in the Ba Lai estuary using the nematode biomass spectra

2021 ◽  
Vol 19 (3) ◽  
pp. 569-575
Author(s):  
Nguyen Thi My Yen ◽  
Tran Thanh Thai ◽  
Ngo Xuan Quang ◽  
Pham Ngoc Hoai
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Quality ◽  
Sedimentary Environment ◽  
Functional Characteristic ◽  
Environmental Disturbance ◽  
Environmental Quality Assessment ◽  
Dam Impact ◽  
Nematode Abundance ◽  
Number Of Individuals ◽  
Biomass Spectra

The researchs on the biomass spectra - a functional characteristic of biotic communities is still limited. In this study, the nematode biomass spectra in the bottom of Ba Lai estuary was investigated at six subtidal stations from the sea toward the upstream. The result showed that nematode biomass spectra ranged between -8 and 1 being significantly different between stations, and the lowest biomass of those spectras was in station BL4 (< 2 µg) which is upwardly closed to the Ba Lai dam. BL4 was also characterized by the lowest nematode abundance in the studied area. In addition, station BL3 downwardly closed to the dam exhibited low number of individuals. The heterogeneity in the nematode biomass spectra of BL3 and BL4 might due to the disturbance in the sedimentary environment of Ba Lai estuary related to the dam impact. This research again supports the important role of biomass spectra as bioindicator tool for biomonitoring and environmental quality assessment. Therefore, applying nematode biomass spectra is recommended for environmental assessment due to their advantages such as timesaving, not taxonomical expertise-requirement.

scholarly journals Technowomen: Women’s Autonomy and Its Impact on Environmental Quality

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 1611
Author(s):  
Saima Mujeed ◽  
Shuangyan Li ◽  
Musarrat Jabeen ◽  
Abdelmohsen A. Nassani ◽  
Sameh E. Askar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Energy Consumption ◽  
Environmental Quality ◽  
Ghg Emissions ◽  
Renewable Energy Consumption ◽  
Women’S Autonomy ◽  
Women's Autonomy ◽  
Role Of Women

The role of women in economic development and the global environment is vital for progressing them towards the United Nations sustainable development goal (SDG-5) that emphasized the need to empower women in every walk of life. The study examines women’s autonomy in the sustainable development agenda under China’s open innovation system from 1975 to 2019. The study employed an autoregressive distributed lag (ARDL) model, vector autoregressive (VAR) Granger causality, and innovation accounting matrix to estimate parameters. The existing data are summarized and collated in the context of China to explain as a correlational study. The results show that women’s autonomy moderated with technology spills over to decrease greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and substantiate the hump-shaped relationship between them. The increased spending on research and development (R&D) activities, patent publications, and renewable energy consumption empowers women to be equipped with the latest sustainable technologies to improve environmental quality. The pollution haven hypothesis verifies a given country, where trade liberalization policies tend to increase polluting industries to set up their plants that engaged in dirty production that exacerbate GHG emissions. The causality estimates confirmed that technological innovations and renewable energy consumption leads to women’s autonomy. In contrast, females’ share in the labor force participation rate leads to an increase in renewable energy consumption. Thus, it is evident that there is a positive role of women in the country’s sustainable development.

scholarly journals Automatic environmental quality assessment for mixed-land zones using lidar and intelligent techniques

2011 ◽  
Vol 38 (6) ◽  
pp. 6805-6813 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jorge Garcia-Gutierrez ◽  
Luis Gonçalves-Seco ◽  
Jose C. Riquelme-Santos
Keyword(s):  
Quality Assessment ◽  
Environmental Quality ◽  
Environmental Quality Assessment

scholarly journals PERAN RUANG TERBUKA HIJAU DALAM PERENCANAAN KOTA SEBAGAI POTENSI PEMBENTUK SMART CITY

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hanny Maria Caesarina ◽  
Nahdi Saubari
Keyword(s):  
Urban Planning ◽  
Environmental Quality ◽  
Smart City ◽  
Green Space ◽  
Field Survey ◽  
Supporting Element ◽  
Internet Network

Ruang terbuka hijau telah dikenal memiliki peranan yang penting dalam meningkatkan kualitas lingkungan perkotaan. Ruang terbuka hijau dalam perencanaan kota kerap dianggap sebagai elemen pendukung terwujudnya smart city. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menemukan seberapa jauh peran ruang terbuka hijau lewat penyediaan wifi corner dalam perencanaan kota menuju konsep smart city. Metode yang digunakan adalah deskriptif kualitatif berdasarkan observasi, survey lapangan dan serangkaian wawancara. Studi kasus yang diambil dalam penelitian ini adalah dua kota di Kalimantan Selatan, yaitu Banjarmasin dan Banjarbaru yang telah memiliki konsep smart city. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa ruang terbuka hijau dalam perencanaan kota memiliki potensi yang kuat sebagai elemen pembentuk smart city. Apabila ruang terbuka hijau suatu kota telah direncanakan dengan baik dari berbagai segi fasilitas dan terkoneksi dengan jaringan internet yang berkualitas, maka dengan sendirinya konsep smart city akan lebih mudah dicapai. Kata kunci: perencanaan kota, ruang terbuka hijau, smart city, wifi corner. Green space has an important role in enhancing environmental quality of a city. Green space often considered as a supporting element for the concept of smart city. This research intended to acknowledge the role of green space through the installation of wifi corner in urban planning towards smart city. The methods that has been used was descriptive qualitative through observation, field survey and interviews. The case study in this research were Banjarmasin and Banjarbaru which already has the smart city concepts. The result shows that green space in urban planning is a potential element towards smart city. A well good planned green space with all the facilities that connected to a good internet network in a city might help forming the concept of smart city. Keywords: green space, smart city, urban planning, wifi corner.

scholarly journals Papel de los comités de participación ciudadana en la gestión del gobierno municipal: Caso Municipio de Monterrey

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (7) ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Guillén ◽  
K. Sáenz ◽  
J.F. López
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Key Words ◽  
Environmental Quality ◽  
Practical Case ◽  
Toma De Decisiones

Key words: Administration, democracy, municipality government, participating civic committeesAbstract. The fundamental basics of participating civic committees with regards to the governmental decision making at the municipality levels are described. An example and a practical case resulting from research on participation of these committees for the Monterrey municipality are provided. The role of these civic participating committees in good democratic functioning and correct achievement of the aims of the governmental plans for the enhancement and improvement of the sociopolitical, economical and environmental quality ofcitizen’s life are discussed.Palabras claves: Administración, comités de participación ciudadana, democracia, gobierno municipalResumen. Se describen las bases fundamentales de la participación de los comités ciudadanas en la toma de decisiones gubernamentales a nivel de los gobiernos municipales. Se presenta un caso y un ejemplo práctico, como resultado de una investigación de la participación de estos comités para el municipio de Monterrey. Se discuta el papel de la participación de estos comités ciudadanos para la buena marcha democrática y el logro correcto de los objetivos de los planes gubernamentales para mantener y elevar la calidadsociopolítica, económica y ambiental de la vida de los ciudadanos.

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