In order to reduce our environmental impact, methods for environmental assessment of
human activities are urgently needed. In particular in the case of assessment of land …

This review summarizes how the carbon cycle occurs and how to reduce CO2 emissions in
highly efficient carbon utilization from the most abundant carbon source, coal. Nowadays …

So far, organizations had no authoritative guidance on circular economy (CE) principles,
strategies, implementation, and monitoring. Consequentially, the British Standards Institution …

In this paper we compare 10 established frameworks for analyzing social-ecological
systems. We limited ourselves to frameworks that were explicitly designed to be used by a …

It is widely acknowledged that China's economic miracle has been achieved at the expense
of its natural capital and environment. In order to deal with this problem, the circular …

This article reviews, categorizes, and evaluates the objectives, means, and results of the
application of material flow analysis (MFA) in waste management. It identifies those areas …

The essence of sustainable development (SD) is to deliver social and economic
development without compromising environmental quality. Material Flow Analysis or …

Material efficiency (ME) strategies are pursued by governments and companies to reduce
environmental emissions, improve supply chain resilience, and enhance cost …

Urban metabolism studies have been established for only a few cities worldwide, and
difficulties obtaining adequate statistical data are universal. Constraints and peculiarities call …

The idea of this editorial research article is to start making sense out of the seemingly
limitless debate on the environmental dimension of sustainable development. We have …