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Influence of waste polyethylene/WCO composite on physical and chemical properties of asphalt
The use of waste polyethylene (WPE) in modified asphalt is frequently employed to reduce environmental pollution and improve asphalt properties....
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Building composite indicators for the territorial quality of life assessment in European regions: combining data reduction and alternative weighting techniques
Development of composite indicators is a challenging task given that sustainability indices are strongly dependent on how the sub-indicators are...
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Environmental impacts of mycelium-based bio-composite construction materials
In recent years, the applications of mycelium-based bio-composites (MBCs) have grown considerably in light of their alignment with the movement...
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A novel life cycle assessment and life cycle costing framework for carbon fibre-reinforced composite materials in the aviation industry
PurposeCarbon fibre-reinforced composite materials offer superior mechanical properties and lower weight than conventional metal products. However,...
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Detoxification of Real Pulp and Paper Industry Wastewater via Sunlight-Assisted Dual Technology Employing Waste Driven Composite: A Parametric Optimization and Statistical Analysis
Using industrial waste-driven Fe-TiO 2 composite, this study focuses on the removal of color remaining in secondary treated effluent from the pulp and...
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Techno-economic and environmental sustainability analysis of filament-winding versus pultrusion based glass-fiber composite technologies
In the era of sustainable development, glass-fiber reinforced polymer (GFRP) composites have made their way into modern engineering, construction,...
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Application of Fuzzy Composite Programming in a Questionnaire as a Methodological Test to Study the Effect of Reservoir Management on Social Interests—A Survey Based on Two Case Studies in Southern Germany
To understand the concerns, approvals and disapprovals of expert opinions about managerial issues from around reservoirs this study uses the approach...
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Quality of Living Space Among Rural Households in North-Eastern Region of India
Availability of various household amenities and assets reflects a household’s quality of life. Nowadays, the household possessions are the sign of...
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Environmental energy security in the MENA region – an aggregated composite index
Energy security is a multi-dimensional concept that is gaining a growing interest worldwide for studying the sustainability of a given energy sector....
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Green development evaluation of China’s Yangtze River Economic Belt based on hierarchical clustering and composite ecosystem index system
Green development evaluation is an important way for understanding the development status of a region. This study focuses on the green development...
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The United Nations SDG13 and the EU27 countries performance: A comparative analysis
This paper evaluates the performance of the European Union 27 (EU-27), its supranational regions, and Member States (MSs) in relation to the Climate...
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Social Inequity and Health: From the Environment to the Access to Healthcare in Composite Indicators, the Portuguese Case
The relationship between social inequity and health and healthcare is a priority and recurrent issue in health policy. It has been aggravated by the...
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Clouds and Image Compositing
The purpose of this chapter is to provide necessary context and demonstrate different approaches for image composite generation when using data...
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Environmental impacts of wooden, plastic, and wood-polymer composite pallet: a life cycle assessment approach
PurposeWaste recycling is one of the essential tools for the European Union’s transition towards a circular economy. One of the possibilities for...
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A link criticality approach for pedestrian network design to promote walking
Measures of walkability generally do not provide a detailed quantitative assessment of pedestrian infrastructure development prioritization. In this...
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Prenatal exposure to ambient air pollution is associated with neurodevelopmental outcomes at 2 years of age
BackgroundHigher prenatal ambient air pollution exposure has been associated with impaired neurodevelopment in preschoolers and school-aged children....
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New insight into examining the role of financial development in economic growth effect on a composite environmental quality index
The inclusion of an index, which can be the representative of environmental quality from different aspects, seems to be of paramount significance....
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Measurement and identification of relative poverty level of pastoral areas: an analysis based on spatial layout
Pastoral areas are the key difficulty in China’s pursuit of common prosperity and a key region for China to build the northern ecological safety...
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Effect of nitrogen retention composite additives Ca(H2PO4)2 and MgSO4 on the degradation of lignocellulose, compost maturation, and fungal communities in compost
This study investigated the effects of the nitrogen retention composite additives Ca(H 2 PO 4 ) 2 and MgSO 4 on lignocellulose degradation, maturation, and...
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Exploration of Nature-based Solutions for Management of Perennial Urban Flood and Erosion: A Case Study of Bulbula, Kano, Nigeria
Nigeria and several develo** nations have been faced with myriads of natural hazards such as floods amongst others which are attributable to both...