Climate crisis and recent developments in bio-based restoration of ecosystems

Hrvoje Mikulčić; Xuebin Wang; Neven Duić; Raf Dewil

doi:10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.117417

Climate crisis and recent developments in bio-based restoration of ecosystems

J Environ Manage. 2023 Apr 15:332:117417. doi: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.117417. Epub 2023 Feb 3.

Authors

Hrvoje Mikulčić¹, Xuebin Wang², Neven Duić³, Raf Dewil⁴

Affiliations

¹ MOE Key Laboratory of Thermo-Fluid Science and Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710049, China; University of Zagreb, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture, Ivana Lučića 5, 10000, Zagreb, Croatia. Electronic address: hrvoje.mikulcic@fsb.hr.
² MOE Key Laboratory of Thermo-Fluid Science and Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710049, China. Electronic address: wxb005@mail.xjtu.edu.cn.
³ University of Zagreb, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture, Ivana Lučića 5, 10000, Zagreb, Croatia. Electronic address: neven.duic@fsb.hr.
⁴ KU Leuven, Department of Chemical Engineering, Process and Environmental Technology Lab, Jan De Nayerlaan 5, 2860, Sint-Katelijne-Waver, Belgium; University of Oxford, Department of Engineering Science, Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3PJ, United Kingdom. Electronic address: raf.dewil@kuleuven.be.

PMID: 36739775
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.117417

Abstract

Over the years, due to the climate crisis, sustainable economic growth and biodiversity protection have been increasingly promoted. Scientists, researchers, and experts in the field of sustainable development highlighted that bio-based restoration of ecosystems and responsible management of existing resources are needed to meet the needs of future generations. This paper discusses some of the latest developments in three main areas of sustainability, i.e., energy, water and environment, that emerged from the "16th Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems Conference - SDEWES 2021". The purpose of this introduction article is to briefly review the articles included in this Virtual Special Issue. As such, it acts as an editorial paper for the virtual special issue of the Journal of Environmental Management, dedicated to the SDEWES 2021 conference.

Keywords: Energy systems; Environmental management and assessment; Water and wastewater treatment.

MeSH terms

Climate
Conservation of Natural Resources*
Ecosystem*
Sustainable Development
Water

Substances

Water