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A Multi-Sectoral analysis of conflicts and priorities in the economic development and environmental protection of Quang Ninh marine, Vietnam 越南广宁海洋经济发展和环境保护中的冲突和优先事项的多部门分析

IF 5.6 Q1 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES

Environmental and Sustainability Indicators

Pub Date : 2026-02-01 Epub Date: 2026-01-05 DOI: 10.1016/j.indic.2026.101121

An Thinh Nguyen , Ngoc Trinh Phuong , Phuong Anh Tran , Duc Man Nguyen , Tuyen Tran Thi , Ngoc Anh Le , Thao Do Thi , Trang Le Huyen

This study investigates public perceptions in Quang Ninh, Vietnam to identify conflicts and establish development priorities for sustainable coastal management. This study designs a decision tree model to analyze intersectoral conflicts and their underlying causes by using descriptive statistics for ranking and the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) to determine priority levels. Results show that, at the local level, major conflicts occur between tourism and marine services versus coastal industrial parks, between aquaculture and exploitation versus marine environmental protection and biodiversity conservation, between industrial expansion and ecosystem preservation, particularly concerning marine biodiversity and environmental quality, and between maritime economic activities versus sustainable development goals. The findings emphasize the urgent need for integrated coastal zone management and coordinated policy responses. Key recommendations include strengthening intersectoral spatial planning, investing in waste management infrastructure in high-pressure areas such as Ha Long and Quang Yen, and promoting eco-tourism in Mong Cai and Hai Ha to foster sustainable economic growth. Encouraging environmentally friendly aquaculture and mangrove restoration in Dam Ha and Tien Yen is essential to enhance both ecological resilience and local livelihoods. Also, community engagement and capacity-building initiatives are very important to ensuring stakeholder participation and effective policy implementation. Aligning environmental protection with economic priorities will enable Quang Ninh to develop a sustainable marine economy, serving as a model for other coastal provinces in Vietnam and for developing countries seeking balanced growth between economic progress and environmental conservation.

本研究调查了越南广宁的公众看法，以确定冲突并建立可持续沿海管理的发展优先事项。本研究设计决策树模型，运用描述性统计进行排序，运用层次分析法（AHP）确定优先级，分析部门间冲突及其原因。结果表明，在地方层面，主要冲突发生在旅游和海洋服务业与沿海工业园区之间、水产养殖和开发与海洋环境保护和生物多样性保护之间、产业扩张与生态系统保护（特别是海洋生物多样性和环境质量）之间、海洋经济活动与可持续发展目标之间。研究结果强调，迫切需要对沿海地区进行综合管理和协调一致的政策反应。主要建议包括加强跨部门空间规划，在高压地区（如下龙和广严）投资废物管理基础设施，以及在孟Cai和haha推广生态旅游，以促进可持续的经济增长。在坝河和天严鼓励环境友好型水产养殖和红树林恢复，对于增强生态恢复力和当地生计至关重要。此外，社区参与和能力建设举措对于确保利益攸关方参与和有效执行政策非常重要。将环境保护与经济优先事项相结合，将使广宁省能够发展可持续的海洋经济，为越南其他沿海省份和寻求经济进步与环境保护之间平衡增长的发展中国家树立榜样。

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Understanding the drivers of water consumption patterns in Europe: A cross-sectional study of household water choices in Barcelona, Cyprus, and Ireland 了解欧洲水消费模式的驱动因素：巴塞罗那、塞浦路斯和爱尔兰家庭用水选择的横断面研究

IF 5.6 Q1 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES

Environmental and Sustainability Indicators

Pub Date : 2026-02-01 Epub Date: 2025-12-18 DOI: 10.1016/j.indic.2025.101099

Bozidarka Prole , Valerie McCarthy , Vasiliki G. Beretsou , Maria Karekla , Despo Fatta-Kassinos , Carolina Donat-Vargas , Miquel Vallbona-Vistós , Maria José Farré , Cristina M. Villanueva

Bottled water consumption has sharply increased worldwide. However, systematic international knowledge about different water consumption habits and underlying factors is limited. We describe drinking water habits and tap water perception in Barcelona (Spain), various cities in Cyprus and Ireland and evaluate the association with socio-demographics and lifestyle markers to identify key determinants of water consumption choice. A cross-sectional study (N = 1944) was conducted in 2023–2024 to ascertain data on socio-demographics, lifestyle markers, type of water consumed (tap, bottled, filtered, other), and tap water perception in a representative sample. We used multivariate logistic regression to estimate the association between the type of water consumed at home adjusting for socio-demographics, lifestyle markers, and tap water perception. Median age of participants ranged from 38/39 (Cyprus/Ireland) to 45 years (Barcelona), with 50–53 % women. Bottled water was consumed to drink at home (and outside home) among 56 % participants (80 %) in Barcelona, 41 % (85 %) in Cyprus and 35 % (66 %) in Ireland. The most frequent water to cook was unfiltered tap water in Barcelona (57 %) and Ireland (50 %), and filtered tap water in Cyprus (43 %). Tap water perception differed between study areas, with Cyprus showing the worst perception in most of the dimensions. Drinking water consumed at home was consistently associated with tap water perception in all study areas. Age, education, ethnicity, or household size were associated in some instances, with no consistent pattern across countries. Water consumption habits are influenced by a complex interplay of subjective factors and context-specific factors that should be considered in future actions to effectively influence consumer's behavior given the environmental costs of bottled water use.

瓶装水的消费量在世界范围内急剧增加。然而，关于不同的用水习惯及其潜在因素的系统的国际知识是有限的。我们描述了巴塞罗那（西班牙）、塞浦路斯和爱尔兰各城市的饮用水习惯和自来水感知，并评估了与社会人口统计学和生活方式标记的关联，以确定水消费选择的关键决定因素。在2023-2024年进行了一项横断面研究（N = 1944），以确定代表性样本中的社会人口统计学数据，生活方式标记，消耗的水类型（自来水，瓶装水，过滤水，其他）和自来水感知。我们使用多元逻辑回归来估计家庭用水类型与社会人口统计学、生活方式标记和自来水感知之间的关联。参与者的中位年龄范围从38/39岁（塞浦路斯/爱尔兰）到45岁（巴塞罗那），其中50 - 53%为女性。在巴塞罗那，56%的参与者（80%）、41%的参与者（85%）和35%的参与者（66%）在家（和在家外）饮用瓶装水。最常用于烹饪的水是巴塞罗那（57%）和爱尔兰（50%）的未经过滤的自来水，以及塞浦路斯（43%）的过滤自来水。不同的研究区域对自来水的感觉不同，塞浦路斯在大多数方面的感觉都最差。在所有研究区域，在家饮用的饮用水始终与自来水的感知有关。在某些情况下，年龄、教育程度、种族或家庭规模与此相关，但在各国之间没有一致的模式。水的消费习惯受到主观因素和具体环境因素的复杂相互作用的影响，考虑到使用瓶装水的环境成本，未来采取行动有效影响消费者行为时应考虑到这些因素。

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Remediation performance of land leveling projects on cultivated land fragmentation under micro-topographic differences 微地形差异下平整工程对耕地破碎化的修复效果

IF 5.6 Q1 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES

Environmental and Sustainability Indicators

Pub Date : 2026-02-01 Epub Date: 2025-12-13 DOI: 10.1016/j.indic.2025.101089

Siying Zhang , Chaoxian Yang , Yong Liu , Rongrong Chen , Pengfei Gao

China's expansive mountainous and hilly regions, shaped by varied topography, have led to widespread fragmentation of cultivated land, posing challenges to mechanized and large-scale agriculture. Land Leveling Projects (LLPs) have been widely adopted to address this issue. However, their effectiveness, particularly across different micro-topographical conditions, has not been systematically evaluated. This study examines the performance of LLPs in reducing Cultivated Land Fragmentation (CLF) using 16 land consolidation projects in the mountainous and hilly areas of Chongqing as case studies. This study constructs a tripartite analytical framework of “geomorphological type - project intensity - remediation performance”. Taking typical mountainous and hilly areas of Chongqing as a case study, it selects 16 implemented LLPs under different micro-geomorphological conditions as samples to comprehensively investigate the performance of LLPs in remediating CLF. The results showed that: (1) Various types of LLPs, including Strip Field Remediation Projects (SFRP), Terrace Remediation Projects (TRP), Slope-to-Terrace Projects (STP), Slope-to-Slow Projects (SSP), Field Merging Projects (FMP), and Mesa Reconstruction Projects (MRP), can all reduce CLF to some degree. (2) Micro-topographical conditions significantly influence LLPs performance. The Gentle Hilly and Flat Dam Area (GHFDA) showed the highest remediation effectiveness, followed by the Low Hill Area (LHA), Hilly and Wide Valley Area (HWVA), and Middle-Low Hillside Area (MLHA). (3) Complex terrain increases the degree of land fragmentation and the investment required for LLPs, without corresponding improvements in remediation outcomes. (4) Given limited financial resources, priority should be given to areas with high remediation potential and adaptability, such as GHFDA and LHA. These regions are more suitable for reducing fragmentation and promoting large-scale cultivation. In contrast, large-scale LLPs are less appropriate for MLHA; instead, efforts should focus on improving field access, irrigation systems, and basic infrastructure to enhance production and living conditions. This study provides a foundation for evaluating the performance of LLPs and supports more targeted, effective land management strategies in complex terrains.

中国广阔的山地和丘陵地区，地形多变，导致耕地普遍破碎化，给机械化和规模化农业带来挑战。土地平整计划已被广泛采用，以解决这个问题。然而，它们的有效性，特别是在不同的微地形条件下，还没有得到系统的评估。本文以重庆市16个山地丘陵区土地整理项目为研究对象，探讨了土地整理项目在减少耕地细碎化中的作用。本研究构建了“地貌类型-工程强度-修复效果”的三方分析框架。以重庆典型山地丘陵区为例，选取16个不同微地貌条件下实施的llp作为样本，全面考察llp修复CLF的效果。结果表明：(1)带状田修复项目（SFRP）、阶地修复项目（TRP）、坡地改造项目（STP）、坡地改造项目（SSP）、田合并项目（FMP）和台地改造项目（MRP）等不同类型的llp都能在一定程度上降低CLF。(2)微地形条件显著影响llp性能。缓坡平坦坝区（GHFDA）的修复效果最好，其次是低丘陵区（LHA）、丘陵宽谷区（HWVA）和中低丘陵区（MLHA）。(3)复杂地形增加了土地破碎化程度和llp所需的投资，但对修复效果没有相应的改善。(4)在财力有限的情况下，应优先选择具有较高修复潜力和适应性的区域，如GHFDA和LHA。这些地区更适合减少破碎化，促进大规模种植。相比之下，大型llp不太适合MLHA；相反，努力应集中在改善田间通道、灌溉系统和基本基础设施，以改善生产和生活条件。该研究为评估llp的性能提供了基础，并支持在复杂地形中更有针对性、更有效的土地管理策略。

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Relationship between GDP, FDI, renewable energy, trade openness, innovation, and CO2 in Slovakia: New insights from ARDL methodology 斯洛伐克国内生产总值、外国直接投资、可再生能源、贸易开放、创新和二氧化碳的关系：来自ARDL方法的新见解

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Environmental and Sustainability Indicators

Pub Date : 2026-02-01 Epub Date: 2025-12-22 DOI: 10.1016/j.indic.2025.101102

Thi Lan Anh Nguyen , Huong Giang Luong , Vu Ngoc Xuan

This paper examines the dynamic and long-term relationships between real gross domestic product (GDP), foreign direct investment (FDI), renewable energy consumption (RE), trade openness (TO), innovation (INN), and carbon dioxide emissions (CO₂) in Slovakia. Using the Autoregressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) bounds testing approach to cointegration and error correction modelling, we explore whether clean energy and innovation can decouple growth from emissions in a small open European economy integrated into global value chains. Annual data are modelled with careful attention to lag selection, structural breaks, persistence, and endogeneity. We complement baseline ARDL with robustness checks (dynamic ARDL simulations, FMOLS/DOLS, and Toda–Yamamoto causality). The results template indicates: (i) a cointegrating relationship among the variables; (ii) in the long run, RE and INN are associated with lower CO₂ intensity, while TO and FDI exert mixed effects depending on composition and technological spillovers; and (iii) short-run dynamics are dominated by adjustment toward equilibrium with moderate speed of correction. We discuss the policy implications for Slovakia's green transition in light of its EU climate targets.

本文研究了斯洛伐克实际国内生产总值（GDP）、外国直接投资（FDI）、可再生能源消费（RE）、贸易开放（TO）、创新（INN）和二氧化碳排放（CO2）之间的动态和长期关系。利用协整和误差修正模型的自回归分布滞后（ARDL）边界检验方法，我们探讨了清洁能源和创新是否可以将融入全球价值链的小型开放欧洲经济体的增长与排放脱钩。对年度数据进行建模时要注意滞后选择、结构断裂、持续性和内生性。我们用鲁棒性检查（动态ARDL模拟、FMOLS/DOLS和Toda-Yamamoto因果关系）来补充基线ARDL。结果模板表明：(1)各变量之间存在协整关系；(2)从长期来看，可再生能源和新兴产业与较低的二氧化碳强度相关，而外商直接投资和外商直接投资的影响则因其构成和技术溢出而不同；(3)短期动态以中等修正速度的均衡调整为主。我们根据欧盟气候目标讨论斯洛伐克绿色转型的政策影响。

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Assessing technical efficiency and production risk under eco-friendly practices: Evidence from Aman rice farming in Bangladesh 评估生态友好实践下的技术效率和生产风险：来自孟加拉国阿曼水稻种植的证据

IF 5.6 Q1 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES

Environmental and Sustainability Indicators

Pub Date : 2026-02-01 Epub Date: 2026-01-10 DOI: 10.1016/j.indic.2026.101127

Subrata Koiry , Anjon Sarkar Shuvo , Md. Shah Alamgir , Swarup Barua

Sustainable rice production is crucial for ensuring food security in Bangladesh, because traditional practices damage biodiversity, and result in yield variability and economic loss. This paper examines how eco-friendly farming practices affects technical efficiency and production risk in Aman rice production. The analysis concentrates on four eco-friendly practices used in the study area, which are crop diversification, organic farming, straw returning and land resting. Technical efficiency represents how much rice farmers are close to maximum optimal output, and production risk implies the variability in rice output due to uncertain climatic and agro-ecological conditions. Primary data were collected through face-to-face interviews from 534 Aman rice farmers of Moulvibazar district. The stochastic frontier analysis (SFA) was used to evaluate the technical efficiency and production risk in rice production. The findings show that the mean technical efficiency of Aman rice production was 77 %. Land, labor, and fertilizer significantly increased rice output. Organic farming enhanced inefficiency but reduced risk, whereas diversification stabilized output and increased efficiency. Straw returning also enhanced efficiency, but it had no significant impact on risk. Conversely, land resting had no effect on efficiency, although it positively affected production risk. Eco-friendly farming practices can make rice production sustainable, but their effect on efficiency and risk differs by practice. Future research could investigate the nexus between multiple eco-friendly practices, efficiency and risk. Therefore, policies in the form of subsidies, credit facilities, and advisory services must be tailored to support eco-friendly practices in such a way that it balances efficiency gain and risk reduction.

可持续的水稻生产对于确保孟加拉国的粮食安全至关重要，因为传统做法破坏生物多样性，并导致产量变化和经济损失。本文考察了生态友好型耕作方式如何影响阿曼水稻生产的技术效率和生产风险。分析集中在研究区域采用的四种环保做法，即作物多样化、有机农业、秸秆还田和土地休息。技术效率代表水稻种植者离最优产量有多近，而生产风险意味着由于不确定的气候和农业生态条件导致的水稻产量的变化。通过对Moulvibazar地区534名阿曼稻农的面对面访谈收集了主要数据。采用随机前沿分析（SFA）对水稻生产中的技术效率和生产风险进行了评价。结果表明，阿曼水稻生产的平均技术效率为77%。土地、劳动力和肥料显著提高了水稻产量。有机农业提高了低效率，但降低了风险，而多样化稳定了产量，提高了效率。秸秆还田提高了效率，但对风险影响不显著。相反，土地闲置对效率没有影响，尽管它对生产风险有积极影响。生态友好型耕作方法可以使水稻生产具有可持续性，但其对效率和风险的影响因实践而异。未来的研究可以调查多种环保实践、效率和风险之间的关系。因此，必须调整补贴、信贷便利和咨询服务等形式的政策，以支持环保实践，从而在提高效率和降低风险之间取得平衡。

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Asset-based millets production interventions for livelihood improvement in semi-arid Telangana: A multidimensional livelihood capital approach 以资产为基础的小米生产干预措施改善半干旱的特伦甘纳邦的生计：多维生计资本方法

IF 5.6 Q1 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES

Environmental and Sustainability Indicators

Pub Date : 2026-02-01 Epub Date: 2025-12-12 DOI: 10.1016/j.indic.2025.101088

Rajendra R. Chapke, D. Balakrishna, Tara Satyavathi C, Peddiveeti Laxmiprasanna

Millets offer a climate-resilient and nutrition-rich alternative for enhancing rural livelihoods, yet their potential remains underutilized in semi-arid India. This study addresses the lack of empirical evidence on how millet-based interventions impact household livelihoods when aligned with farmers’ existing asset-based farming practices. The study was conducted in the Sangareddy district of Telangana under the ICAR-Farmer First Programme. It applied a capital-based framework to assess changes across five types of livelihood capitals that were natural, social, physical, financial, and human. A sample of 100 millet-farming households was selected through a stratified random sampling method. The data were collected before and after interventions using semi-structured tools and analysed using an entropy-weighted livelihood index, paired t-tests, and Structural Equation Modeling (SEM). The overall livelihood index increased significantly from 1.80 to 3.97. Social and natural capitals recorded the highest gains, driven by improved extension access, crop diversification, and millet enterprise development. The SEM revealed that social and financial capital had the strongest influence on livelihood enhancement. Improved millet practices, including high-yielding varieties, intercropping, mechanization, and value addition, contributed to higher income, resilience, and well-being. The study concludes that combining appropriate technologies with asset-based interventions can effectively improve the livelihoods of dryland farmers. Participatory technology design, capital-based extension strategies, gender-responsive value chains, and composite livelihood monitoring tools require attention while formulating the policy framework. This study provides strong empirical evidence that millet-based interventions, aligned with the existing livelihood capitals of farmers, can serve as a powerful strategy for achieving sustainable, equitable, and resilient rural development in the semi-arid regions.

小米为改善农村生计提供了一种具有气候适应性和营养丰富的选择，但在半干旱的印度，小米的潜力仍未得到充分利用。本研究解决了缺乏经验证据的问题，即当与农民现有的基于资产的农业实践相结合时，基于小米的干预措施如何影响家庭生计。这项研究是根据icar农民优先计划在特伦甘纳邦的Sangareddy地区进行的。它采用了一个以资本为基础的框架来评估五种生计资本的变化，即自然、社会、物质、金融和人力资本。采用分层随机抽样的方法，选取100户农户进行调查。使用半结构化工具收集干预前后的数据，并使用熵加权生计指数、配对t检验和结构方程模型（SEM）进行分析。整体民生指数从1.80大幅上升至3.97。在推广渠道改善、作物多样化和小米企业发展的推动下，社会和自然资本的收益最高。SEM显示，社会和金融资本对生计改善的影响最大。改进谷子种植方法，包括高产品种、间作、机械化和增值，有助于提高收入、抵御能力和福祉。该研究的结论是，将适当的技术与基于资产的干预措施相结合，可以有效地改善旱地农民的生计。在制定政策框架时，需要注意参与式技术设计、以资本为基础的推广战略、促进性别平等的价值链和综合生计监测工具。本研究提供了强有力的经验证据，表明基于小米的干预措施与农民现有的生计资本相一致，可以作为在半干旱地区实现可持续、公平和有弹性的农村发展的有力战略。

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Identifying key parameters to design sustainable projects in the field of aeronautics, in France 在法国航空领域确定设计可持续项目的关键参数

IF 5.6 Q1 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES

Environmental and Sustainability Indicators

Pub Date : 2026-02-01 Epub Date: 2025-12-20 DOI: 10.1016/j.indic.2025.101097

Alexis Lalevée , Anne-Laure Capomaccio , Claudine Gillot

Due to social, environmental and technical evolutions, we need to change the way we design and manage systems. Traditional project management practices must evolve to incorporate new sustainability objectives. The aeronautics sector is highly strategic and accounts for 7 % of France's greenhouse gas emissions. It is beginning to attract the attention of researchers and manufacturers, with life cycle inventory development being a key topic. However, the literature on the parameters for successfully managing sustainability-oriented design projects in this field is lacking. The proposed paper aims to identify these key parameters. The research methodology involves analysing literature to compare the specificities and characteristics of the management of traditional design projects with those of sustainability-oriented design projects. The intersection of these two domains highlights a list of key parameters. Finally, these parameters are presented to practitioners through semi-structured interviews. These tests demonstrate practitioners' interest in these parameters and the need to position each project according to them.

由于社会、环境和技术的发展，我们需要改变设计和管理系统的方式。传统的项目管理实践必须发展，以纳入新的可持续性目标。航空航天业具有高度的战略意义，占法国温室气体排放量的7%。生命周期库存开发已开始引起研究人员和生产厂家的重视。然而，关于在这一领域成功管理以可持续为导向的设计项目的参数的文献是缺乏的。本文旨在确定这些关键参数。研究方法包括分析文献，比较传统设计项目与可持续发展设计项目管理的特殊性和特点。这两个域的交集突出显示了一系列关键参数。最后，通过半结构化访谈将这些参数呈现给从业者。这些测试显示了从业者对这些参数的兴趣，以及根据这些参数定位每个项目的需要。

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Coastal sustainability responsibility model: A PLS-SEM analysis of knowledge, attitudes, decision-making, and behavior in Indonesian coastal communities 沿海可持续发展责任模型：印尼沿海社区的知识、态度、决策和行为的PLS-SEM分析

IF 5.6 Q1 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES

Environmental and Sustainability Indicators

Pub Date : 2026-02-01 Epub Date: 2025-12-09 DOI: 10.1016/j.indic.2025.101083

Saparuddin , Hadi Suwono , Sitoresmi Prabaningtyas

Coastal environmental sustainability is largely shaped by the responsibility of local communities in preserving coastal ecosystems. However, limited empirical research has examined the psychosocial mechanisms that underpin this responsibility. This study aims to examine the psychosocial factors influencing coastal sustainability responsibility, including knowledge, attitudes, decision-making, and behavior. A cross-sectional survey design was employed, using Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) with data from 450 coastal community respondents in Bulukumba Regency, Indonesia. Data were collected through online questionnaires and analyzed to assess both direct and mediating effects among variables. The findings indicate that decision-making (β = 0.464; p < 0.001) and behavior (β = 0.455; p < 0.001) significantly shape sustainability responsibility, whereas knowledge does not directly predict behavior (β = 0.003; p = 0.882). Attitudes strongly influence decision-making (β = 0.608; p < 0.001) but show no direct effect on responsibility (β = 0.012; p = 0.716), highlighting the pivotal role of psychological mediation in shaping responsibility. Mediation analysis further confirmed the indirect influence of knowledge on responsibility through attitudes, decision-making, and behavior, with significant path coefficients (β = 0.21; p < 0.001). These results underscore the importance of strengthening decision-making skills and pro-environmental behaviors in coastal education and policy interventions. The novelty of this study lies in positioning responsibility as the primary outcome within the conceptual Coastal Sustainability Responsibility (CSR) model, offering both theoretical and practical contributions to the coastal sustainability literature.

沿海环境的可持续性很大程度上取决于当地社区在保护沿海生态系统方面的责任。然而，有限的实证研究已经检查了支持这一责任的社会心理机制。本研究旨在探讨影响沿海可持续发展责任的心理社会因素，包括知识、态度、决策和行为。采用横断面调查设计，使用结构方程模型（SEM）对印度尼西亚Bulukumba Regency 450个沿海社区受访者的数据进行调查。通过在线问卷收集数据并进行分析，以评估变量之间的直接和中介效应。研究结果表明，决策（β = 0.464; p < 0.001）和行为（β = 0.455; p < 0.001）显著塑造了可持续发展责任，而知识并不能直接预测行为（β = 0.003; p = 0.882）。态度强烈影响决策（β = 0.608; p < 0.001），但对责任没有直接影响（β = 0.012; p = 0.716），突出了心理中介在塑造责任中的关键作用。中介分析进一步证实了知识通过态度、决策和行为对责任的间接影响，路径系数显著（β = 0.21; p < 0.001）。这些结果强调了在沿海教育和政策干预中加强决策技能和亲环境行为的重要性。本研究的新颖之处在于将责任定位为沿海可持续性责任（CSR）概念模型中的主要结果，为沿海可持续性文献提供了理论和实践贡献。

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Environmental innovation adoption: The role of environmental policy, agricultural education and advisory services 采用环境创新：环境政策、农业教育和咨询服务的作用

IF 5.6 Q1 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES

Environmental and Sustainability Indicators

Pub Date : 2026-02-01 Epub Date: 2025-11-29 DOI: 10.1016/j.indic.2025.101064

Ernest Christlieb Amrago , Jason Loughrey , Geraldine Ryan , Frank Crowley , Justin Doran

Environmental sustainability is a policy priority in Irish agriculture, with farmers adopting various innovations to mitigate agriculture's negative environmental impact. Understanding the factors that drive environmental innovation adoption across farm systems is critical for system-specific policy design. However, research examining these factors across Ireland's diverse livestock systems remains limited, particularly for cattle and sheep farms, whilst the application of panel data analysis across these farm systems is underexplored. Using innovation system theory, this paper investigates how environmental policy mechanisms (nitrate derogation and the agri-environment scheme), agricultural education, and advisory services influence environmental innovation adoption across Ireland's three major livestock systems: cattle, sheep, and dairy. The paper examines specific innovations including spring slurry application, liming and reseeding of farmlands, protected urea fertiliser use, and low-emission slurry spreading (LESS) technology. The analysis employs a seven-year panel dataset (2017–2023) from the Teagasc National Farm Survey (NFS). Random effects probit models reveal that agricultural education had a significant positive effect on the adoption of most innovations across all farm systems throughout the study period. However, policy mechanisms (particularly the agri-environment scheme) and advisory services have limited influence on innovation adoption across systems. The dairy-specific derogation policy had a significant positive effect on liming and low-emission slurry spreading (LESS) technology adoption. These findings highlight the importance of investing in agricultural education to improve farmer innovation uptake and point towards targeted policies such as the nitrate derogation as an effective policy mechanism for innovation adoption.

环境可持续性是爱尔兰农业的政策重点，农民采用各种创新来减轻农业对环境的负面影响。了解推动整个农场系统采用环境创新的因素对于系统特定政策设计至关重要。然而，在爱尔兰不同的牲畜系统中检查这些因素的研究仍然有限，特别是对于牛和羊农场，而在这些农场系统中应用面板数据分析的研究还没有得到充分的探索。利用创新系统理论，本文研究了环境政策机制（硝酸盐减损和农业环境计划）、农业教育和咨询服务如何影响爱尔兰三大牲畜系统（牛、羊和乳制品）的环境创新采用。本文考察了具体的创新，包括春季泥浆应用、农田石灰化和补种、保护尿素肥料的使用和低排放泥浆扩散（LESS）技术。该分析采用了Teagasc国家农场调查（NFS）的7年面板数据集（2017-2023）。随机效应概率模型显示，在整个研究期间，农业教育对所有农业系统中大多数创新的采用具有显著的积极影响。然而，政策机制（特别是农业环境计划）和咨询服务对跨系统采用创新的影响有限。特定乳制品的减量政策对石灰化和低排放浆液扩散（LESS）技术的采用有显著的积极影响。这些发现强调了投资农业教育以提高农民创新吸收的重要性，并指出有针对性的政策，如硝酸盐减损，是采用创新的有效政策机制。

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Evaluation and optimization of urban ecological resilience in rapidly urbanizing areas of China: A case study of Taiyuan metropolitan area 中国快速城市化地区城市生态弹性评价与优化——以太原都市圈为例

IF 5.6 Q1 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES

Environmental and Sustainability Indicators

Pub Date : 2026-02-01 Epub Date: 2025-12-07 DOI: 10.1016/j.indic.2025.101077

Ruidong Zhao , Wenjiong Guo , Xiaoli Jiang

Urban agglomerations and metropolitan areas are pivotal to China's rapid urbanization. In this context, conducting the evaluation of metropolitan ecosystem resilience is essential for ensuring the ecological security of these regions. Grounded in evolutionary resilience concepts, this study develops a framework for assessing urban ecological landscape resilience, which across three dimensions: defense, adaptability, and recovery, and was selected the Taiyuan metropolitan area as a case study. The findings indicate that from 2000 to 2022, the urban ecological resilience (UER) of the Taiyuan metropolitan area declined by 21.7 %. Specifically, ecological defense and adaptability demonstrated a downward trend, while ecological recovery exhibited a slight increase. The urban ecological resilience presents a distribution pattern of increasing circles from the center to the periphery, but there are islands or strip high resilience areas within urban areas, and improving their connectivity in the future will help enhance ecological resilience. Moreover, from 2000 to 2022, the low-low clusters of ecological resilience in the Taiyuan metropolitan area were predominantly located in the urban center, whereas high-high clusters expanded into the eastern and western mountainous regions. The study applied the Ordered Weighted Averaging method to construct scenario-based optimization maps by integrating ecological elements and functions. Three distinct scenarios were developed: “unsustainable-oriented”, “status-oriented”, and “sustainable-oriented” by assigning varying weights to defense and adaptability indicators. These scenario-based maps offer valuable decision-making support for planning and designing strategies to enhance ecological resilience in the Taiyuan metropolitan area.

城市群和都市圈是中国快速城市化的关键。在此背景下，开展城市生态系统恢复力评价对保障城市生态安全至关重要。基于进化弹性概念，构建了城市生态景观弹性评估框架，并以太原市大都市区为例，从防御、适应性和恢复三个维度对城市生态景观弹性进行了评估。结果表明：2000 - 2022年，太原都市圈城市生态恢复力下降21.7%；其中，生态防御和适应性呈下降趋势，生态恢复略有增加。城市生态弹性呈现由中心向外围增加的圆圈分布格局，但城市内部存在岛屿或条状高弹性区域，未来改善其连通性有助于增强生态弹性。2000 - 2022年，太原都市圈生态弹性低-低集群主要分布在城市中心，而高-高集群则向东部和西部山区扩展。本研究采用有序加权平均法，对生态要素和生态功能进行整合，构建基于场景的优化图。通过赋予防御和适应性指标不同的权重，提出了三种不同的情景：“不可持续导向”、“状态导向”和“可持续导向”。这些基于场景的地图为增强太原都市圈生态弹性的规划和设计策略提供了有价值的决策支持。

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