Urban activities are an important driver of ecosystem services decline. Sustainable
urbanisation necessitates anticipating and mitigating these negative socio-ecological …

Abstract System dynamics (SD) is widely recognized as a tool for simulating spatial and
temporal dynamics in life cycle assessment (LCA) studies of the product system. However …

Low emission and green hydrogen as a carbon-free energy carrier has attracted worldwide
attention in decarbonizing the energy system and meeting the Paris agreement target of …

Climate change and biodiversity loss are two pressing global environmental challenges that
are tightly coupled to urban processes. Cities emit greenhouse gases through the …

Abstract Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment (LCSA) is a recognised methodology for
analyzing and communicating the sustainability of product systems. However, the …

This study conducts the first cradle-to-gate life cycle assessment (LCA) study on forestry
operations in Iran and provides comprehensive regionalized life cycle inventory (LCI) data …

Global demand for resources currently exceeds Earth's carrying capacity. Representing a
majority of global resource use, and associated environmental burdens, cities must address …

Engineered wood (EW) has the potential to reduce global carbon emissions from the
building sector by substituting carbon-intensive concrete and steel for carbon-sequestering …

Materials and energy consumed by urban systems are one of the main sources of
greenhouse gas emissions. Measuring these flows and their associated emissions is …

This article provides detailed inventory data of existing cropping systems and measures the
environmental burdens, economic performance, and eco-efficiency of rice production …