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Geospatial for Good: Empowering Citizens for Sustainable Urban and Rural Futures

S. K. Malick, V. Chavan, V. Chavan, S. Ravan et al. • ISPRS Annals of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences (2025)

Geospatial technologies are rapidly emerging as pivotal tools for advancing sustainable urban and rural development through citizen empowerment in India and worldwide. This study systematically reviews peer-reviewed and grey literature to e...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.5194/isprs-annals-X-5-W2-2025-375-2025

IoT-enabled real-time outdoor monitoring of perovskite BIPV system under real climatic conditions

Shahzad Aman, Aimal Daud Khan, Fahad Sadaqat, Adnan Daud Khan et al. • Results in Engineering (2026)

This study presents a first-of-its-kind IoT-enabled outdoor investigation of perovskite Building-Integrated Photovoltaic (BIPV) subsystems under real environmental operating conditions at Peshawar, Pakistan. Two architecturally distinct per...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.rineng.2026.113915

Identify the causal pattern of sustainability principles Environment Based on Leed Regulations with Emphasis on Traditional Iranian Architecture (Case Study: Qom City)

Hassan Haji Amiri, Arash Seghfi Asl, Mehdi Ashjaie • تحقیقات کاربردی علوم جغرافیایی (2024)

The question of resource constraints is an issue for all industrialized, developed and developing countries. Therefore, saving on fossil energy consumption and sustainable development have become very important and common issues internation...

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Ways to benefit from the Environmental Design legacies of Jordan's heritage homes interior spaces

ahmed afifi, Ahmad obeidat, Raed Al- Shar'a • Journal of Architecture, Art & Humanistic Science (2023)

The geographical nature of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan is distinguished by its environmental diversity and its climatic conditions, in addition to the richness and diversity of cultural legacies that appear clearly in the spaces interio...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.21608/mjaf.2021.98366.2512

Framework for Enhancing Urban Living Through Sustainable Plant Selection in Residential Green Spaces

Udayasoorian Kaaviya Priya, Ramalingam Senthil • Urban Science (2024)

Residential greening is a critical strategy for mitigating the negative impacts of urbanization on the environment, biodiversity, and human well-being. Proper plant species selection is essential for the success of residential greening proj...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/urbansci8040235

Vulnerability assessment of urban remnant mountain ecosystems based on ecological sensitivity and ecosystem services

Qiuyu Luo, Yu Bao, Zhitai Wang, Xintong Chen et al. • Ecological Indicators (2023)

Urban remnant mountains (URMs) are precious natural green habitat patches that can provide a series of ecosystem services for multi-mountainous cities. The increase in ecological sensitivity and degradation of ecosystem services affected by...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2023.110314

Water conservation in arid and semi-arid basins exhibits a nonlinear effect on water quality improvement

Junde Ming, Rui Xia, Lina Li, Yao Wang et al. • Journal of Hydrology: Regional Studies (2026)

Study region: The Weihe River Basin (WRB), a typical arid and semi-arid basin in China. Study focus: Water conservation regulates hydrological processes and pollutant transport, yet the response mechanisms of water quality to water conserva...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrh.2026.104111

Variation in leaf economics spectrum between plant functional types and the coordination with vein density in a subtropical urban forest of Eastern China

Longfei Li, Zhuxuan Tan, Liuting Li, Hui Fan et al. • Annals of Forest Science (2025)

Abstract Key message Evergreen and deciduous species in a subtropical urban forest of Eastern China exhibit pronounced differences in leaf traits, with evergreens species showing lower photosynthetic rate on a leaf mass basis and leaf nutri...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s13595-025-01312-8

Digital Twin-based Framework for Heat Stress Calculation

I. Cárdenas-León, R. Morales-Ortega, M. Koeva, F. Atún et al. • ISPRS Annals of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences (2024)

According to the KNMI Klimaatsignaal’21, the average surface temperature in The Netherlands has increased by 2.3°C between 1901 and 2020. Moreover, The Netherlands is also experiencing more frequent and intense heatwaves. Urban de...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.5194/isprs-annals-X-4-2024-67-2024

Measurement the Mentality of Residents of the New Districts and Planned in Relation with the Guality of Life Components (Case Study: Jahed neighborhood of Mashhad)

Fatemeh Mohamad Niaye Qaraee, Marzieh Teimouri, MohamadAli Khanizadeh • جغرافیا و توسعه (2017)

Paying attention only to the growth of cities and to avoid developing developmental approaches toward cities has led to the emergence of macrocosmic phenomena, which has a direct impact on the quality of life in cities. A remarkable point i...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.22111/gdij.2017.3467

Research on Parameter Influence of Offshore Wind Turbines Based on Measured Data Analysis

Renfei Kuang, Jinhai Zhao, Tuo Zhang, Chengyang Li • Journal of Marine Science and Engineering (2025)

Offshore wind turbines are prone to structural damage over time due to environmental factors, which increases operational costs and the risk of accidents. Early detection of structural damage through monitoring systems can help reduce maint...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/jmse13040629

The identification and customization of IUCN and CIFOR criteria and indicators for the sustainable management of national parks

Sareh Hosseini, Jafar Oladi, Hamid Amirnejad • تحقیقات جنگل و صنوبر ایران (2015)

Criteria and indicators for national park assessment are tools for supervising the stability of national parks, which yet should be include high environmental, economic and social standards. The purpose of this study is to identify and cust...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.22092/ijfpr.2015.106594

Future Protein Supply and Demand: Strategies and Factors Influencing a Sustainable Equilibrium

Maeve Henchion, Maria Hayes, Anne Maria Mullen, Mark Fenelon et al. • Foods (2017)

A growing global population, combined with factors such as changing socio-demographics, will place increased pressure on the world’s resources to provide not only more but also different types of food. Increased demand for animal-based prot...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/foods6070053

Techno-economic feasibility analyses of grid- connected solar photovoltaic power plants for small scale industries of Punjab, Pakistan

Monib Ahmad, Abraiz Khattak, Abdul Kashif Janjua, Ahmad Aziz Alahmadi et al. • Frontiers in Energy Research (2022)

The globally soaring energy prices and electricity shortfall are major hurdles in the economic development of Pakistan. To cope with periodic power outages, small and medium enterprise (SME) business owners have to fall back on alternate po...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fenrg.2022.1028310

Selective green removal of arsenic from wet-process phosphoric acid using marine-derived Neptune ball Fibres

Mohammed Ragab, Ahmed Galal, Randa R. Elmorsi, Wael Abdelwahab et al. • Scientific Reports (2026)

Abstract Phosphoric acid is the second most widely produced mineral acid worldwide and is predominantly manufactured via the wet process. However, wet-process phosphoric acid (WPPA) contains significant levels of dissolved and suspended imp...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1038/s41598-026-71634-8

Impacts of Sugarcane Vinasses on the Structure and Composition of Bacterial Communities in Brazilian Tropical Oxisols

Paulo Roger Lopes Alves, German Andres Estrada-Bonilla, Antonio Marcos Miranda Silva, Thiago Gumiere et al. • Soil Systems (2025)

This study explored how different sugarcane vinasses influence the structure and composition of soil bacterial communities in two tropical Oxisols with contrasting textures. In a controlled microcosm experiment with sugarcane seedlings, two...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/soilsystems9030102

A Novel Peptide Antibiotic Produced by Streptomyces roseoflavus Strain INA-Ac-5812 With Directed Activity Against Gram-Positive Bacteria

Alexey S. Vasilchenko, William T. Julian, Olda A. Lapchinskaya, Genrikh S. Katrukha et al. • Frontiers in Microbiology (2020)

In this work, we report the isolation and detailed functional characterization for the new non-ribosomally synthesized antibiotic 5812-A/C, which was derived from metabolites of Streptomyces roseoflavus INA-Ac-5812. According to its chemica...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2020.556063

Preliminary screening of biostimulative effects of Göemar BM-86 on eggplant cultivars grown under field conditions in Poland

Alicja Pohl, Aneta Grabowska, Andrzej Kalisz, Agnieszka Sękara • Acta Agrobotanica (2018)

Seaweed extracts are widely used in agriculture as ecological focus substances applied to improve crop growth and quality. One of the primary benefits they bring is increased effectiveness of fruit setting as well as improved stress toleran...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.5586/aa.1752

Berlin Pankow: a 15-min city for everyone? A case study combining accessibility, traffic noise, air pollution, and socio-structural data

Jan-Peter Glock, Julia Gerlach • European Transport Research Review (2023)

Abstract Cars are dominating urban traffic in cities around the world, even though daily trips in many cities are often realized with active modes of transportation or public transport. Urban transport planning processes need to adapt to th...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s12544-023-00577-2