Frontiers in Sustainable Development

Abstract.With the rapid iteration of the new energy vehicle industry, the performance evaluation of electric vehicles has become the core basis for the iteration of vehicle enterprises, the improvement of industry standards and the decision-making of users' purchase of vehicles. The current evaluation system mostly adopts fixed weight and single standard working condition, which is difficult to adapt to the actual scenes such as congestion, high-speed, ramp and low temperature. There are problems such as single dimension, fixed weight, insufficient accuracy and "excellent laboratory and deviation from … Read more →

Abstract.China's auto industry is moving from scale expansion to value escalation, and high-end has become the key for local brands to break through the stock competition. However, as a complex subjective user perception, the high-end sense has long lacked measurable and reproducible industry evaluation standards, and car companies are generally facing cognitive difficulties. This paper takes the high-end sense of passenger car brand as the research object, and focuses on cars SUV, MPV, The five major market segments of off-road vehicles and sports cars put forward a three-tier, nine dimensional … Read more →

Abstract.Based on the "dual carbon" strategic goals and the era background of developing new quality productivity, this article focuses on the important proposition that "new quality productivity itself is green productivity", and explores the internal impact mechanism of new quality productivity on the low-carbon economic development of cities at the prefecture level. Sort out the direct impact of new quality productivity on urban low-carbon economy, and analyze the indirect transmission mechanism from three paths: industrial structure upgrading, green technology innovation, and resource utilization … Read more →

Abstract.Traditional land consolidation has long relied on "engineering thinking,"with terrain remodeling, rigid revetment, and monoculture vegetation restoration as primary measures. Although these approaches yield rapid results, they often disrupt ecological processes, leading to ecosystem degradation or secondary artificialization. Rewilding, as an emerging paradigm of ecological restoration, emphasizes reducing human intervention, restoring natural processes, and reintroducing keystone species, offering a transformative pathway for land consolidation to shift from "artificial restoration" to … Read more →

Abstract.The unbalanced urban-rural development remains a key bottleneck restricting China’s realization of common prosperity, while the vigorous development of the digital economy provides new momentum for reshaping urban-rural relations. Based on panel data covering 30 provincial-level administrative regions in China from 2012 to 2025, this paper constructs a digital economy development index and a comprehensive index of urban-rural integrated development. Adopting the two-way fixed effects model, mediating effect model and Spatial Durbin Model, it systematically investigates the direct impact, … Read more →

Abstract.To reveal the spatial heterogeneity and vertical distribution characteristics of nitrogen forms in the sediments of Qilu Lake, overlying water and surface sediment samples were collected from 15 sampling sites in June 2023, and sediment core samples were additionally collected from seven representative sites. The occurrence characteristics, release contributions, and interrelationships of various nitrogen fractions in overlying water, surface sediments, and sediment cores were systematically analyzed. The results showed that inorganic nitrogen dominated the nitrogen pool in the overlying water … Read more →

Abstract.Carbon Capture, Utilisation and Storage (CCUS) are technical routes for carbon neutrality. The five sections of the technical system in the "China Carbon Capture Utilization and Storage Technology Development Roadmap" for 2025 have been extended to include carbon capture, transport, use, storage and combined optimisation. Clusterisation and multi-technology integration have become the main directions for large-scale application. The following are the representative forms of multi-technology coupling discussed in this paper: integrated capture-conversion, cross-industry material and energy … Read more →

Abstract.With the deepening reform of the national skilled talent assessment system, the certification for floral designers has shifted from a professional qualification to a vocational skill level accreditation, creating new career development opportunities for students in agricultural disciplines such as horticulture and landscape architecture. However, students currently face significant challenges in pursuing this certification, including a disconnect between training programs and industry needs, fragmented curricula, rigid accreditation mechanisms, and poor policy alignment. Using the … Read more →

Abstract.Drawing on resilience theory, this study develops an evaluation framework for assessing the development level of digital rural areas and applies it to 90 counties (districts and county-level cities) in Zhejiang Province. Using statistical data from 2022, the entropy weight method and a comprehensive evaluation approach are employed to measure county-level digital rural resilience. The results reveal significant regional disparities in digital rural resilience across Zhejiang Province. High-resilience areas are primarily concentrated in the economically developed northeastern region, whereas … Read more →

Abstract.The footwear industry has become increasingly diverse, fast-fashion-oriented, and dependent on omnichannel distribution, but its environmental impact remains significant because of non-degradable materials and fast product turnover. Allbirds was founded to tackle sustainability issues in the footwear industry through renewable materials and a carbon-neutral business vision. This paper analyses Allbirds through the business model canvas, the VRIN framework, and a simple financial comparison. The analysis shows that Allbirds created value through sustainable branding, eco-friendly materials, and … Read more →