Against the background of the ecological civilization system reform in the new era, the
appropriate allocation of water pollutant discharge permits is an important policy for …

The predictable water shortage crisis is intensifying due to frequent extreme weather caused
by climate change and human activities. Motivated by urgent practical needs of more …

Increasing amounts of wastewater are discharged to water bodies, with a risk of exceeding
their capacity to cope with such loads. Nutrient discharge forms two types of risk, ie …

Though the emission permit system is a pivotal policy in China's environmental
management, there's a lack of comprehensive assessments for air pollutant emission quota …

Groundwater is a strategic source of water supply, especially in arid and semi-arid coastal
regions. Growing demand, along with scarce water sources, may impose intense pressure …

The issue of ecosystem service (ES) decline due to the unfair consumption of natural capital
in urban agglomerations (UAs) has been neglected. This study analysed the spatio-temporal …

China has incorporated green technology innovation into its national development strategy
based on its national conditions and development needs. The emission permit system is a …

Water pollutant emission permits (WPEPs) allocation is a competing limited consumption
resource designed to address the issue of reconciling water pollution with economic …

The difficulty for developing regions to fulfil their industrial carbon emission control target
commitments is to take into account the socio-economic and environmental governance. It is …

Quantity-based and concentration-based limits are two common environmental permitting
approaches utilized by government worldwide in environmental management. While …