Built-up heights serve as a nexus in understanding the complex relationship between urban forms and socioeconomic activities. With the advent of remote sensing technology, built-up height mapping from satellite observations has become available over the past years. However, the absence of high-precision sample data poses a significant limitation to built-up height mapping at large (regional or global)

Melt ponds are a common phenomenon on the surface of Arctic sea ice during the summer, and their low albedo strongly influences the energy balance of the Arctic sea ice. Estimating Melt Pond Fraction (MPF) and Melt Pond Depth (MPD) using optical remote sensing is crucial for a better understanding of rapid climate change in the Arctic region. However, current retrieval algorithms for monitoring Arctic

Arctic permafrost soils contain a vast reservoir of soil organic carbon (SOC) vulnerable to increasing mobilization and decomposition from polar warming and permafrost thaw. How these SOC stocks are responding to global warming is uncertain, partly due to a lack of information on the distribution and status of SOC over vast Arctic landscapes. Soil moisture and organic matter vary substantially over

Freeports and their equivalents are designed to boost national economic prosperity, yet their associated sustainability concerns are often overlooked. Existing research on freeport performance is largely fragmented, with a predominant focus on economic metrics specific to individual cases. To address this research gap, this study introduces a novel methodology for holistically assessing freeport sustainability

This editorial explores the critical intersection of cleaner production and circular economy principles as vital strategies for promoting resource equity in the face of escalating environmental challenges. It emphasizes the necessity for a multifaceted approach to address the complexities of production and consumption that impact resource distribution and sustainability. The research articles highlight

Although individuals in various organizations are the agents of sustainability transitions, human experience remains an underdeveloped area in sustainability transition research. Building on interview data collected from public governance organizations, businesses, and their intermediaries, this qualitative study explores emotions experienced in the context of a European manufacturing industry undergoing

While the imperative for green manufacturing is widely acknowledged, there is ongoing global concern regarding manufacturers’ greenwashing practices. This situation presents a conundrum: how to mitigate greenwashing effectively, ensuring both optimal profits and increased product sustainability, while promoting social welfare. Our study investigates manufacturers’ greenwashing activities and evaluates

The existing oyster cold chain suffers from high energy consumption, numerous links, and low transparency. Few studies provide a comprehensive and integrated assessment of the energy consumption and carbon emissions of the oyster cold chain. Therefore, this paper designs and builds an oyster cold chain assessment system aimed at providing an energy-carbon, economic, and sustainability assessment framework

Substantial engagement in social and environmental responsibility, aimed at reducing greenwashing, is a key driver for corporations to strengthen their market power and achieve sustainable development. This study empirically tested the effect of greenwashing on corporate market power using a sample of A-share-listed companies in China's capital market from 2009 to 2021. The following results were obtained:

The aggravation of scrap tires in landfills has negative impacts on human life and the surrounding environment. Therefore, many studies have been conducted to recycle and reuse scrap tires in other areas. One such area is the asphalt pavement, where the crumb rubber (CR) from scrap tires are recycled for asphalt modification. This study focuses on improving the coating properties, and moisture resistance

The existing economic system is mainly founded on a linear approach to gaining capital, including mining natural resources, manufacturing, consumption, and disposal. Despite the increasing attention given to the Circular Economy (CE), currently, scholarly analysis is absent into the function of finance and the prospective utility of financial developments in expediting the adoption of CE principles

Nighttime light (NTL) remote sensing has become an important tool to study human activities and their impact on the environment. However, accurately and quantitatively measuring NTL has remained a challenge. In this study, we propose using radiant flux as a more precise measure of NTL energy intensity, which takes into account both radiance and image pixel area. To achieve this, we develop a conversion