Asymmetric impacts of renewable energy on human development: Exploring the role of carbon emissions, economic growth, and urbanization in European Union …

N Karimi Alavijeh, MT Ahmadi Shadmehri… - Journal of the …, 2024 - Springer
Human development is one of the critical and standard criteria in evaluating countries'
development levels. Although the impact of renewable energy consumption on the human …

[HTML][HTML] “It is unbearable to breathe here”: air quality, open incineration, and misinformation in Blantyre, Malawi

E Tilley, H Chilunga, J Kwangulero… - Frontiers in Public …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Blantyre, Malawi's Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital (QECH), or Queen's, as it's known
locally, is the country's largest public hospital. However, Queen's is not served by regular …

Exploring the relationship between land use change patterns and variation in environmental factors within urban agglomeration

R Xiao, H Yin, R Liu, Z Zhang, S Chinzorig… - Sustainable Cities and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 11 aims to promote a more livable urban
environment for humanity. However, the rapid global urbanization process has exerted …

Reconfigurable intelligent surface-assisted free-space optical communication system under the influence of signal blockage for smart-city applications

RP Naik, P Krishnan, GDG Simha - Applied optics, 2022 - opg.optica.org
Atmospheric turbulence and pointing errors represent substantial hurdles to free-space
optical communications (FSOs), impeding their practical design. The reconfigurable …

[HTML][HTML] Daily Spatial Distribution of Apparent Temperature Comfort Zone in China Based on Heat Index

Z Wang, A Zhang, M Liu - Remote Sensing, 2022 - mdpi.com
Apparent temperature (AT) is used to evaluate human comfort and is of great importance for
studies on the effects of environmental factors on human health. This study used the daytime …

Challenges in continuous air quality improvement: An insight from the contribution of the recent clean air actions in China

L Han, W Zhou, W Li, Y Qian - Urban Climate, 2022 - Elsevier
China's air quality has improved but great challenges of continuous improvement remain.
The current understanding on the anthropogenic activities and climate dynamics on air …

Multi-level CEP rules automatic extraction approach for air quality detection and energy conservation decision based on AI technologies

Y Liu, W Yu, X Zhai, B Zhang, KD McDonald-Maier… - Applied Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
Energy conservation is a fundamental requirement in achieving sustainable development,
enhancing environmental protection and improving economic and social wellbeing by …

[HTML][HTML] Breathing in danger: Understanding the multifaceted impact of air pollution on health impacts

F Chen, W Zhang, MFB Mfarrej, MH Saleem… - Ecotoxicology and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Air pollution, a pervasive environmental threat that spans urban and rural landscapes alike,
poses significant risks to human health, exacerbating respiratory conditions, triggering …

Smart City Digital Twin Framework for Real-Time Multi-Data Integration and Wide Public Distribution

L Adreani, P Bellini, M Fanfani, P Nesi… - IEEE Access, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Digital Twins are becoming fundamental tools to monitor the status of entities, predict their
future evolution and simulate alternative scenarios to understand the impact of possible …

[HTML][HTML] Spatiotemporal linkages between administrative division adjustment and urban form: Political drivers of the urban polycentric structure

Y Chen, L Wang, P Yu, N Nie, X Yang, Y Chen - Land, 2023 - mdpi.com
As a crucial government strategy for spatial management and resource allocation,
administrative division adjustment (ADA) provides interesting insights in the investigation of …