Jiaoping Yang

Dec 6, 2024 | mdpi.com | Junjie Liu |Xiaomeng Liu |Jiaoping Yang

1. IntroductionAccording to predictions of the United Nations, by 2025, 68% of the world’s population will reside in urban areas. The rapid pace of urbanization places immense pressure on urban infrastructure and services, including traffic congestion, energy shortages, housing deficits, aging infrastructure, inadequate healthcare, education challenges, and other issues [].

Aug 24, 2024 | mdpi.com | Yu An Zhang |Xiaomeng Liu |Jiaoping Yang

1. IntroductionAir pollution, water pollution and other environmental issues have emerged as a result of rapid industrial growth. Consequently, global attention has shifted to sustainable development.