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Spatiotemporal patterns of human and wild boar conflicts in rural China and its implications for social-ecological systems coevolution
In the context of social and economic transformation in rural China, ecosystem disservices have emerged frequently. This study reveals the...
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Do aeolian deposits and sand encroachment intensity shape patterns of vegetation diversity and plant functional traits in desert pavements?
The effects of sand encroachment on composition, diversity, and functional patterns of vegetation in drylands are rarely studied, and yet addressing...
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Distribution patterns of fire regime in the Pendjari Biosphere Reserve, West Africa
Pendjari Biosphere Reserve (PBR), a primary component of the W-Arly-Pendjari transboundary biosphere reserve, represents the largest intact wild...
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Rapid Urbanization Induced Extensive Forest Loss to Urban Land in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, China
China has experienced rapid urbanizations with dramatic land cover changes since 1978. Forest loss is one of land cover changes, and it induces...
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Application of Artificial Neural Network in Master Planning—A Case of Simulating the Land Use and Land Cover Changes in Bhopal
An urban ecosystem is intricate, and several factors collaborate to produce what we see as a city. While the dynamics of urban areas are functioning...
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Metropolitan Architecture and Sustainable Habitats in the Indo-Pacific Region to Reinforce the Megacity System Through Urban–Rural Patterns
The Indo-Pacific region needs a comprehensive view of the risks of widening existing inequalities or creating new ones due to the Green and Digital...
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Spatial expansion effects on urban ecosystem services supply-demand mismatching in Guanzhong Plain Urban Agglomeration of China
Global urbanization has led to drastic land use change, interfering the ecosystem services (ES) supply-demand balance, in turn threatening the...
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Growth and Decline of the City
American cities were founded in different phases, reflected in layout and function. A rough distinction can be made between the cities located on the...
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Regional Development
This chapter focusses on regional aspects. These, in turn, are derived from the previous explanations. The authors start with a focus on the Ruhr...
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The World’s Mountains in the Anthropocene
This review summarizes current understanding of drivers for change and of the impact of accelerating global changes on mountains, encompassing...
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Polish Cities: The Search for Development Concepts
Polish cities have undergone numerous and significant changes in the past 30 years. They were primarily linked to the new political and...
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Ethiopian Church Forests as Monitoring Towers in Reconstructing Climate Change and Its Impacts and to Make Evidence-Based Climate-Smart Restoration Efforts
Climate change has become one of the biggest threats to nature and society, due to extreme weather events including floods, droughts, and increased...
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Conceptual Background: The City-Region and Its Economic and Institutional Integration
This chapter aims to lay a theoretical foundation and build analytical perspectives on city-regionalism by reviewing extant literature on (1)...
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Contesting the Memorialscape of Sarajevo
This paper examines the interpretation of the concept of memorialscapes in Sarajevo. Its aim is to explore the urban rehabilitation of a post-war...
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Spatial analysis and extent of soil erosion risk using the RUSLE approach in the Swat River Basin, Eastern Hindukush
Soil erosion is a severe issue posing a number of adverse effects on the environment. It is a prominent hazard damaging the fertile agricultural...
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Land Use/Land Cover Changes in Coastal Districts of Karnataka
Coastal environment has an instrumental bearing over the economy of the nation. By virtue of its diverse and precious resources productive habitats,...
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Spatio-temporal Changes in Water Conservation Ecosystem Service During 1990–2019 in the Tumen River Basin, Northeast China
The water conservation (WC) function of ecosystems is related to regional ecological security and the sustainable development of water resources, and...
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Seed rain and soil seed bank compensatory roles on Nassella tenuis (Phil.) Barkworth seedling recruitment in ungrazed and grazed sites
In semi-arid lands, vegetation is distributed in shrub patches immersed in a less vegetated interpatch matrix. Grazing affects perennial grass seed...
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Empirical Background: Policies, Practices and Evolutions to City-Regional Integration in China
This chapter aims to identify challenges that impede the development of city-regions in China for the purpose of discerning issues to be investigated...
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Introduction: Background and Research Significance
In the latter half of the twentieth century, the shift of production mode from Fordism.