Investigating the effects of food production on sustainable development: The case of the upper middle‐income countries

Abstract

Developing effective policy measures for sustainable development is possible by determining the health and environmental impact of durable goods production as well as non-durable goods production. The findings obtained from researching the effects of each sector where nondurable goods are produced on the environment and health can be evaluated in policy making processes. The food industry mainly

The role of affluence, urbanization, and human capital for sustainable forest management in China: Robust findings from a new method of Fourier cointegration

“…On the one hand, urbanization may increase deforestation, since it expands economic activities, meaning more production and consumption, and timber demand for construction and furniture (Nathaniel & Bekun, 2020;Yameogo, 2021) further investigated by using forest area data and confirmed by robust estimations. To this end, urbanization can be specifically considered in detail by future studies to reveal consistent results because it is considered as one of the important drivers of environmental degradation (Erdogan, 2021a;Erdogan, 2021b) on the other hand.…”

“…In line with this empirical finding, one of the probable reasons for the steadily expanding forested areas of China depicted in Figure 2 may be a consequence of a planned urbanization, however it needs to be further investigated by using forest area data and confirmed by robust estimations. To this end, urbanization can be specifically considered in detail by future studies to reveal consistent results because it is considered as one of the important drivers of environmental degradation (Erdogan, 2021a; Erdogan, 2021b) on the other hand.…”

Global food stability and its socio‐economic determinants towards sustainable development goal 2 (Zero Hunger)

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Developing a new water–energy–food‐greenhouse gases nexus tool for sustainable agricultural landscape management

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“…and watershed systems (Elsayed et al, 2018;Ravar et al, 2020;Sadeghi et al, 2020;Spiegelberg et al, 2017). Due to the limited access to sufficient water and energy resources, food security has become one of the most important constraints for sustainable development, especially in arid regions worldwide (Erdogan, 2022;Torabi Haghighi et al, 2020;Webersik & Wilson, 2009;Zoveda et al, 2014).…”