Article de Haocheng Yang (MS EnvIM 2023-24) Introduction Over the past 50 years, China has been through a remarkable economic expansion along with population growth from 0.6 billion to 1.4 billion. Such a dramatic increase has brought tremendous pressure on agriculture and food supply. As Lester Brown pointed out, China has to feed over 20% of the world population with less than 10% of the world’s farmland, and thus has
Article de Eva Tavares (MS EnvIM 2023-24) Introduction Imagine embarking on a train journey travelling through scenic landscapes only to face unexpected stops or delays due to weather disruptions. As climate change intensify, no sector is spared. Over the past few decades, transport infrastructures around the world have faced unprecedented challenges. Every journey, once predictable, now is exposed to extreme weather events that create vulnerabilities in rail networks. Extreme weather
Article de Maya MIKAIEL (MS EnvIM 2023) Introduction Amongst the literature, the term “luxury” is employed to describe the “top category of prestigious brands'' (Achabou, 2013). Opposed to non-luxury goods, the goods falling in the luxury category are synonymous with “superior quality, uniqueness and going beyond need; it is uncompromisingly extravagant in terms of effort and material and often exhibits craftsmanship and expertise” (Athwal, 2019). Upscale products are also naturally
