Urban air pollution exposure: an assessment exploiting world settlement footprint and land use data

Gilardi, Lorenza; Metz-Marconcini, Annekatrin; Marconcini, Mattia; Erbertseder, Thilo

doi:10.1117/12.2600414

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“…Urban agglomerations constitute the areas with the highest exposure to air pollution, threatening not only the environment, but also human health [14]. This pollution is due to intense industrial activity that affects the plant biodiversity of forests [15], and one of the identified solutions is the optimal determination of the distribution of residential and industrial areas [16].…”

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Ecosystem Degradation in Romania: Exploring the Core Drivers

Ciucu-Durnoi,

Delcea

2024

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The concept of sustainable development appeared as a response to the attempt to improve the quality of human life, simultaneously with the preservation of the environment. For this reason, two of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals are dedicated to life below water (SDG14) and on land (SDG15). In the course of this research, comprehensive information on the extent of degradation in Romania’s primary ecosystems was furnished, along with an exploration of the key factors precipitating this phenomenon. This investigation delves into the perspectives of 42 counties, scrutinizing the level of degradation in forest ecosystems, grasslands, lakes and rivers. The analysis commences with a presentation of descriptive statistics pertaining to each scrutinized system, followed by an elucidation of the primary causes contributing to its degradation. Subsequently, a cluster analysis is conducted on the counties of the country. One of these causes is the presence of intense industrial activity in certain areas, so it is even more important to accelerate the transition to a green economy in order to help the environment regenerate.

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confidence: 99%