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Water resource is a crucial factor in social and economic development and ecological protection in arid and semi-arid areas. The unbridled development and use of water resources in the lower reaches of the Tarim River over the last 50 years have led to a serious ecological degradation: (1) groundwater level drop. (2) water quality deterioration. (3) land desertification and frequent natural disasters...
Coal, petroleum and natural gas are the three main sources of fossil energy. This paper classified fossil energy sources as eco-assets. Using ecological economics, it was calculated that the cumulative emergy wastage of fossil energy sources in China from 1953 to 2006 was 7.08 times 1025sej. This paper considered agricultural residue to be a substitute for fossil energy sources. The results showed...
The aim of this paper is to discuss the importance of data mining in sustaining development in GCC countries. As a new technique, data mining enhances the potential of knowledge discovery for improving environmental management and facilitating socio-economic transformation. Knowledge creation and information dissemination have become necessary for human endeavors. In the Arab world, the digital divide...
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