The rapid global increase in Special Economic Zones (SEZs) raises concerns regarding potential impacts on the environment, especially water use intensity, an increased risk of natural disasters, and elevated greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. However, studies examining these are limited. Therefore, aim this paper is to examine influence SEZ development factors flooding, scarcity, GHG emissions usi...

Understanding how climate change will affect agro-ecosystems and the ecosystem services they provide is a significant global challenge. Investigating this topic requires holistic approach that can capture complexity of assess impacts on physical, biological, socio-economic aspects system. The Drivers-Pressures-State-Impact-Response (DPSIR) framework problem structuring method commonly used in e...

The new European Water Framework Directive (WFD) aims at improving water quality using an integrated approach to implement necessary societal and technical measures. Successful implementation of the WFD requires appropriate mathematical models and other tools to manage different phases of the planning procedure and to support decision making in various steps of the implementation process. Desig...