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Landscape ecological risks assessment of the China-Vietnam border area: the perspective of production-living-ecological spaces
The China-Vietnam border plays a crucial role as a vital ecological barrier in China, and along with the development of the border, the pattern of...
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Ungrazed seminatural habitats around farms benefit bird conservation without enhancing foodborne pathogen risks
ContextConservation in working landscapes is critical for halting biodiversity declines and ensuring farming system sustainability. However, concerns...
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Impacts of urban-rural integration on landscape patterns and their implications for landscape sustainability: The case of Changsha, China
ContextLandscape patterns result from complex social-ecological interactions, such as urban-rural integration which is especially notable in China....
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Mental restoration, preference and safety of waterscapes: the effects of viewing distance, type and movement of water
Waterscapes are a valuable resource for aesthetic appreciation and human health, the majority of previous literature, however, generally explored...
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A Road Safety Evaluation Framework Using Roadway Influencing Parameters at Urban Road Sections
This study presents a road safety assessment method using key roadway-influencing parameters at urban road sections. The broad objective of this...
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Influence of wind-blown sand content on the mechanical quality state of ballast bed in sandy railways
During the operation of sandy railways, the challenge posed by wind-blown sand is a persistent issue. An in-depth study on the influence of...
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The Geoheritage of Madeira: Implications for Natural Heritage and Geotourism
The island of Madeira forms part of the Madeira Archipelago, an Autonomous Region of Portugal, in the NE Atlantic Ocean. The Madeira Archipelago was...
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Integration of bio-inspired limb-like structure dam** into motor suspension of high-speed trains to enhance bogie hunting stability
Hunting stability is an important performance criterion in railway vehicles. This study proposes an incorporation of a bio-inspired limb-like...
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Integrating ecosystem services, stakeholders’ perspective, and land-use scenarios to safeguard sustainability of the Mulberry-Dyke and Fish-Pond System
ContextOptimizing landscape patterns by considering ecosystem services and human well-being is crucial for landscape sustainability research. Such...
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The Database of the Ornamental Stones of Piemonte (NW Italy) Hosted on a WebGIS Service
In Piemonte (north-western Italy), an intense extraction activity of ornamental stones widely used for historical buildings, developed throughout...
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Application of Low-Cost IoT Sensors for Smart Public Transportation
Smart public transportation is one of the main components of a smart city. The current work develops a low-cost Internet of Things (IoT) solution to...
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Who drops off web-based travel surveys? Investigating the impact of respondents drop** out of travel diaries during online travel surveys
Household travel surveys collect core datasets for modelling passenger travel demand. However, the decline in survey completion rate has become a...
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Faecal Sludge Treatment: Unveiling the Potential of the plant Panicum maximum
This study evaluated the effectiveness of three plant species ( Panicum maximum, Echinochloa pyramidalis, and Typha domingensis) , in enhancing the...
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Landscape metric sensitivity to grain size in rural Japan
In this study, we investigated the sensitivity of landscape metrics to varying grain sizes in a rural, forested landscape in Japan, contributing to a...
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Accessibility improvement and interregional trade flows
Accessibility improvement has been regarded as one of the main regional policy goals in the recent decades. As a result, many countries has...
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An Analysis of Mode Choice Decisions for Long-Distance Recreational Travel in India
Analysis of long-distance travel behaviour is important for the planning and operation of inter-state, inter-city, and urban–rural transportation...
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Evaluating a public–private data-sharing platform for improving flood insurance availability and affordability in Canada
Data is an important resource for public and private sector agencies who manage flood risk. Insurance companies use various types of data to assess,...
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Bhojunda Stromatolite Park (Rajasthan, NW India): a Window to Early Life and a Cry for Geoconservation
In India, Rajasthan, the northwestern part of India, possesses geological diversity comparable to its cultural richness. This paper focuses on...
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Speeding up estimation of spatially varying coefficients models
Spatially varying coefficient models, such as GWR (Brunsdon et al. in Geogr Anal 28:281–298, 1996 and McMillen in J Urban Econ 40:100–124, 1996),...
