Horizon scan of the belt and road initiative

AC Hughes, AM Lechner, A Chitov, A Horstmann… - Trends in Ecology & …, 2020‏ - cell.com
The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) represents the largest infrastructure and development
project in human history, and presents risks and opportunities for ecosystems, economies …

Ten years of China's Belt and Road Initiative: A bibliometric review

S Khanal, H Zhang - Journal of Chinese Political Science, 2024‏ - Springer
Abstract The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is poised to profoundly reshape the regional
geographical landscape. While existing communication studies on BRI have focused on the …

Railway and road infrastructure in the Belt and Road Initiative countries: Estimating the impact of transport infrastructure on economic growth

C Wang, MK Lim, X Zhang, L Zhao, PTW Lee - … Research Part A: Policy and …, 2020‏ - Elsevier
Abstract China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is one of the most ambitious infrastructure
investment efforts in history, representing great potential for stimulating regional economic …

[PDF][PDF] Decision-making options for managing risk

M New, D Reckien, D Viner, C Adler… - … of Working Group II …, 2022‏ - research.utwente.nl
Addressing the impacts and risks associated with observed and projected climate change
(Chapter 16) is fundamentally and intricately tied to the decision-making options available to …

Fish and macroinvertebrate assemblages reveal extensive degradation of the world's rivers

MJ Feio, RM Hughes, SRQ Serra… - Global Change …, 2023‏ - Wiley Online Library
Rivers suffer from multiple stressors acting simultaneously on their biota, but the
consequences are poorly quantified at the global scale. We evaluated the biological …

Environmental governance of China's belt and road initiative

J Coenen, S Bager, P Meyfroidt… - Environmental Policy …, 2021‏ - Wiley Online Library
Abstract China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), launched in 2013, is rapidly subsuming much
of China's political and economic involvement abroad. As a far‐reaching infrastructure …

[HTML][HTML] The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI): What will it look like in the future?

V Schulhof, D Van Vuuren, J Kirchherr - Technological Forecasting and …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Abstract China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), labelled as the world's largest infrastructure
program, has so far directed investments mainly to energy and transportation networks in …

Infrastructure Development's role in environmental degradation in sub-Saharan Africa: Impacts and transmission channels

A Awad, RS Mallek, I Ozturk, YA Abdalla - Journal of cleaner production, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Abstract Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) has recently experienced an increase in infrastructure
endowments. Meanwhile, Africa's ecological reserves have rapidly been degrading. This …

Ecological restoration in mining areas in the context of the Belt and Road initiative: Capability and challenges

Z Chen, Y Yang, L Zhou, H Hou, Y Zhang… - Environmental Impact …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Ecological risks associated with mineral resource extraction are of particular concern in the
Belt and Road regions, yet ecological restoration has received little attention. This paper …

Progress towards sustainable development goals in the belt and road initiative countries

K Fang, A Xu, S Wang, X Jia, Z Liao, RR Tan… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Studies have shown that monitoring the progress towards Sustainable Development Goals
(SDGs) provides a basis for evaluation of efforts in sustainable development and formulation …