Recent advances in urban green energy development towards carbon emissions neutrality

KS Woon, ZX Phuang, J Taler, PS Varbanov… - Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Climate change is a significant long-term threat faced by humanity today. The urban energy
transformation from a carbon-emissions-intensive environment to a carbon-emissions-free …

Carbon sinks in urban public green spaces under carbon neutrality: A bibliometric analysis and systematic literature review

D Zhao, J Cai, Y Xu, Y Liu, M Yao - Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 2023 - Elsevier
Urban green spaces play essential roles in regulating the global carbon cycle and reducing
carbon dioxide (CO 2) emissions. However, research on the carbon sequestration efficiency …

Designing energy cum carbon-efficient environmentally clean production system for achieving green economy in agriculture

SS Rathore, S Babu, K Shekhawat, R Singh… - Sustainable Energy …, 2022 - Elsevier
The conventional agricultural production systems are facing multiple challenges of yield
plateauing, low farm profitability, energy intensiveness, unemployment, and environmental …

Site Selection of Urban Parks Based on Fuzzy-Analytic Hierarchy Process (F-AHP): A Case Study of Nanjing, China

C Li, T Zhang, X Wang, Z Lian - International Journal of Environmental …, 2022 - mdpi.com
The scientific siting of urban parks is critical for sustainable urban environment development,
and this study aimed to identify suitable areas for future urban parks in Nanjing, China. This …

Carbon saving potential of urban parks due to heat mitigation in Yangtze River Economic Belt

M Chen, W Jia, C Du, M Shi, GM Henebry… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2023 - Elsevier
Urban parks are considered as an effective, sustainable, and affordable heat mitigation
strategy. At present, there is a lack of understanding of the carbon saving potential of urban …

Biochar as a soil amendment in the tree establishment phase: What are the consequences for tree physiology, soil quality and carbon sequestration?

EL Piccolo, M Becagli, G Lauria, V Cantini… - Science of The Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Trees play a pivotal role in the urban environment alleviating the negative impacts of
urbanization, and for this reason, local governments have promoted strongly tree planting …

[HTML][HTML] The contribution of urban green and blue spaces to the United Nation's sustainable development goals: an evidence gap map

C Tate, R Wang, S Akaraci, C Burns, L Garcia… - Cities, 2024 - Elsevier
Urban green and blue spaces (UGBS) have the potential to make a significant contribution
to the United Nation's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Research shows the need …

Nature-based solutions: Assessing the carbon sink potential and influencing factors of urban park plant communities in the temperate monsoon climate zone

D Zhao, J Cai, S Shen, Q Liu, Y Lan - Science of The Total Environment, 2024 - Elsevier
As nature-based solutions, urban park plant communities play a pivotal role in regulating
urban carbon cycles, alleviating global climate change, and fostering sustainable urban …

Estimation of the ecological carbon sink potential of using urban underground Space: A case study in Chengdu City, China

L Wei, D Guo, J Zha, N Bobylev, Z Chen… - … and Underground Space …, 2024 - Elsevier
Urban carbon sinks from plant photosynthesis in urban blue-green spaces (BGSs) effectively
sequester CO 2 and achieve carbon neutrality. Building urban facilities underground saves …

The impact of landscape spatial morphology on green carbon sink in the urban riverfront area

X Li, Y Jiang, Y Liu, Y Sun, C Li - Cities, 2024 - Elsevier
The interaction between water and green spaces holds significant importance as an urban
carbon sink, but there has been insufficient attention to how the specific morphology of …