Minimizing environmental impacts of solar farms: a review of current science on landscape hydrology and guidance on stormwater management
As solar energy becomes an increasingly cheap source of renewable energy, major utility-
scale ground solar panel installations, often called 'solar farms', are rapidly growing. With …
scale ground solar panel installations, often called 'solar farms', are rapidly growing. With …
Characterizing and predicting carbon emissions from an emerging land use perspective: A comprehensive review
Global warming has heightened the focus on carbon emissions. The IPCC 2023 Special
Report: Climate Change and Land highlights the emerging field of land use-based carbon …
Report: Climate Change and Land highlights the emerging field of land use-based carbon …
Agrivoltaics analysis in a techno-economic framework: Understanding why agrivoltaics on rice will always be profitable
Agrivoltaics (AV) promises sustainable food and energy production from shared lands. While
various literature studies AVs for leafy crops, there are limited equivalent works on AVs with …
various literature studies AVs for leafy crops, there are limited equivalent works on AVs with …
Metrics for a nature-positive world: A multiscale approach for absolute environmental sustainability assessment
Absolute environmental sustainability (AES) metrics include nature's carrying capacity as a
reference to provide insight into the extent to which human activities exceed ecosystem …
reference to provide insight into the extent to which human activities exceed ecosystem …
Evolution of the precipitation–stream runoff relationship in different precipitation scenarios in the Yellow River Basin
M Xie, Z Ren, Z Li, X Zhang, X Ma, P Li, Z Shen - Urban Climate, 2023 - Elsevier
Environmental change can lead to differences in the magnitude of change for the
precipitation and stream runoff, which in turn affects the precipitation–stream runoff …
precipitation and stream runoff, which in turn affects the precipitation–stream runoff …
Techno-ecological synergies of hydropower plants: Insights from GHG mitigation
X Liu, X Zheng, L Wu, S Deng, H Pan, J Zou… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Hydropower is a source of climate-friendly energy; however, its ecological impacts have
been criticized. Few studies have considered the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions …
been criticized. Few studies have considered the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions …
Multi-objective optimization of food-energy-water nexus via crops land allocation
Bioenergy, specifically produced from crop residue is land and water extensive and should
not interfere with food nutrition, water supply, and land use changes. We propose a novel …
not interfere with food nutrition, water supply, and land use changes. We propose a novel …
Designing synergies between hybrid renewable energy systems and ecosystems developed by different afforestation approaches
In this study, we explore the possibility of techno-ecological synergy (TES) based
sustainable design of hybrid renewable energy systems (HRES) and their surrounding …
sustainable design of hybrid renewable energy systems (HRES) and their surrounding …
[HTML][HTML] Water Ecological Security Pattern Based on Hydrological Regulation Service: A Case Study of the Upper Hanjiang River
X Ma, J Li, Y Yu, X Xu - Sustainability, 2024 - mdpi.com
Water ecological problems involve flood, drought, water pollution, destruction of water
habitat and the tense relationship between humans and water. Water ecological problems …
habitat and the tense relationship between humans and water. Water ecological problems …
Maintaining the productivity of co-culture systems in the face of environmental change
Co-culture systems can address food security issues by sustainably intensifying production
of crops and animal protein without requiring additional land area. We show how a graph …
of crops and animal protein without requiring additional land area. We show how a graph …