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Using Landsat satellite data for assessing the land use and land cover change in Kashmir valley
Land use and land cover (LULC) change has been one of the most immense and perceptible transformations of the earth’s surface. Evaluating LULC change...
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Implications of urban expansion on land use and land cover: towards sustainable development of Mega Manila, Philippines
Planning of land use and infrastructure in advance for a population that is projected to grow rapidly is highly important for its sustainable...
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Land-use and land-cover dynamics and their drivers in the central highlands of Ethiopia with special reference to the Lake Wanchi watershed
Land-use and land-cover (LULC) changes have been recognized universally as fundamental constituents of global biodiversity and ecosystem services...
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Relationship Among Fractional Vegetation Cover, Land Use and Urban Heat Island Using Landsat 8 in Taipei, Taiwan
Urban area becomes higher than surrounding areas in temperature due to the increasingly more man-made items in the city, which ultimately leads to...
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Socioecological and Dietary Change from 2001 to 2015 in Rural West Java, Indonesia
We assessed changes in the sociodemographic structure, land use, diet, and nutritional status of the population of a rural village in West Java,...
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Optical remotely sensed data for map** variations in cashew plantation distribution and associated land uses in Ogbomoso, Nigeria Southwest
The study examined spatial variation in the extent of land used for cashew plantation cultivation and associated land uses as notable agroecosystem...
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Impact of Landuse and Landcover Changes on Population Dynamics in Flood-prone Majuli Island, Assam, India
This study focuses on the rapidly changing landscape of Majuli island, the world’s largest inhabited riverine island, constantly reshaped by the...
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Prediction of future situation of land use/cover change and modeling sensitivity to pollution in Edku Lake, Egypt based on geospatial analyses
Assessing land use/cover (LULC) change in coastal lakes is an essential process for sustainable development. Edku Lake is one of the most important...
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Change and Persistence in an Olive Landscape of Sicily. Geospatial Insights Into Biocultural Heritage
Intercrop** landscapes characterised by the presence of certain plant features are usually considered traditional landscapes, important for their...
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Managing public urban lands for sustainable urban development in Bujumbura, Burundi: The role of land administration system
Public Urban Lands (PULs) are among the pieces of land that will contribute to achieving sustainable urban development. There is a need to have an...
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Analyzing Population and Land Use Change Selected Case Studies of Indian Metropolitan Cities
This multidisciplinary book discusses and scientifically analyzes issues related to population, land use/cover (LULC) and environmental...
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Changing land use/land cover patterns and growing human population in Wular catchment of Kashmir Valley, India
The profound increase in human activities and the degrading scenario in fragile ecosystems of the western Himalayas like that of Wular Lake have...
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Sustainable use of Savanna Vegetation in West Africa in the Context of Climate and Land use Change
West African savannas undergo severe changes due to climate change and land use pressure, resulting in degradation and biodiversity loss. These...
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Land-System Changes and Migration Amidst the Opium Poppy Collapse in the Southern Highlands of Oaxaca, Mexico (2016-2020)
For decades, Mexico has been one of the major illegal opium poppy cultivation countries in the world. In 2017-2018 the price of the opium gum dropped...
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Monitoring land use changes and its future prospects using cellular automata simulation and artificial neural network for Ahmedabad city, India
The urban sprawl is one of the potential threat for sustainable development. The present study has been carried out on Ahmedabad Municipal...
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Long-Term Conflict and Environmental Change
The Karabakh conflict reignited in the winter of 2020 and a new peace accord transferred several key regions from Armenian to Azeri control. At least...
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Assessment of Development Plans for Small Urban Areas of Bangladesh: Remote Sensing and GIS-based Approach
Assessment of development plans particularly in terms of land use and land cover can strategically support conventional land use planning practices....
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Land Use and Land Cover in Irrigated Drylands: a Long-Term Analysis of Changes in the Mendoza and Tunuyán River Basins, Argentina (1986–2018)
Processes of agricultural expansion and retreat have provoked an emerging global debate and driven more focused research, due to its...
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Simulation of land use dynamics and impact on land surface temperature using satellite data
Increasing of global average surface temperature naturally leading to major problems as global warming, which has typically attracted the interest of...
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Territorial dynamics of spatial growth in Kathmandu Valley, Nepal: understanding geographical notion of urban sustainability
Urbanization is a continuous socio-spatial process which generates territorial dynamics. The rate, pace and magnitude of urbanization differs from...
