[HTML][HTML] Selection of passive energy consumption optimisation strategies for buildings

A Balali, A Yunusa-Kaltungo - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2025 - Elsevier
Passive energy consumption optimisation strategies are apt solutions to tackle the negative
impacts of buildings on people and environment. However, the existence of numerous …

Quantitative evaluation of drought risk related to vegetation productivity in China

W Ge, X Li, M Xie, B Yu, J Jiao, J Han, F Wang - Journal of Hydrology, 2023 - Elsevier
Quantitative assessment of vegetation drought risk is crucial for addressing drought
problems and vegetation management under global warming. In this study, we employed a …

[HTML][HTML] Rebound of surface and terrestrial water resources in Mongolian plateau following sustained depletion

Z Gao, Y Zhou, Y Cui, J Dong, X Wang, G Zhao… - Ecological …, 2023 - Elsevier
Water resources have always played an important role in ensuring industrial and agricultural
production, as well as maintaining ecosystem security in the Mongolian Plateau (MP), a …

Exacerbating water shortage induced by continuous expansion of surface artificial water bodies in the Yellow River Basin

B Liu, Y Zhou, Y Cui, J Dong, X Wang, Q Zhang… - Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Aggravated water shortage limits high-quality and sustainable development in the Yellow
River Basin (YRB), an important strategic region with a dense population in China. Surface …

Evapotranspiration increase is more sensitive to vegetation greening than to vegetation type conversion in arid and semi-arid regions of China

Y Zhu, Z Zheng, G Zhao, J Zhu, B Zhao, Y Sun… - Global and Planetary …, 2025 - Elsevier
Evapotranspiration (ET) is a crucial component of both the water cycle and energy balance,
with vegetation being a key factor influencing ET. Vegetation impacts ET primarily through …

[HTML][HTML] Drought risk assessment on arid region under different socioeconomic scenarios: A case of Loess Plateau, China

J Guo, D Xiao, X Sun, F Guo, S Xue, L Fan - Ecological Indicators, 2024 - Elsevier
Quantitative understanding of drought risks on arid region is vital in drought risk mitigation
and ecological restoration. However, no study has been conducted on the drought risk …

Lithology‐mediated soil erodibility characteristics after vegetation restoration in the karst region of Southwest China

P Liang, X Wang, Q Xu, J Zhang, R Fang… - Land Degradation & …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Ecological restoration projects have significantly increased global vegetation cover and
reduced soil erosion. However, it is very challenging to clarify the complex soil erosion …

Locating hydrologically unsustainable areas for supporting ecological restoration in China's drylands

F Fu, S Wang, X Wu, F Wei, P Chen… - Earth's Future, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
China has undertaken extensive ecological restoration (ER) projects since the late 1970s in
drylands, dominating the greening of drylands. The greening, especially ER‐induced, can …

Freshwater Aquaculture Mapping in “Home of Chinese Crawfish” by Using a Hierarchical Classification Framework and Sentinel-1/2 Data

C Wang, G Wang, G Zhang, Y Cui, X Zhang, Y He… - Remote Sensing, 2024 - mdpi.com
The escalating evolution of aquaculture has wielded a profound and far-reaching impact on
regional sustainable development, ecological equilibrium, and food security. Currently, most …

The Divergent Changes in Surface Water Area after the South-to-North Water Diversion Project in China

T Guo, R Li, Z Xiao, P Cai, J Guo, H Fu, X Zhang… - Remote Sensing, 2024 - mdpi.com
Water scarcity is a significant challenge in China, and the South-to-North Water Diversion
Project (SNWDP) aims to address the water deficit in the northern region. This study …