11 Result(s)
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Connecting public health with urban planning: allocating walkable cooling shelters considering older people
Morbidity and mortality due to severe heat stress are particularly problematic for older people, which emphasizes the need to consider socio-demographic factors in distributing cooling resources. However, ther...
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LiDAR-derived three-dimensional ecological connectivity map** for urban bird species
Although many studies have considered urban structure when investigating urban ecological networks, few have considered the three-dimensional (3D) structure of buildings as well as urban green spaces. Airborne...
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Open AccessSpecial issue: Urban green infrastructure and the ecological functions
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Open AccessThe effects of tree characteristics on rainfall interception in urban areas
Trees in urban areas have significant effects on the urban ecosystem. They can be used to improve the water cycle in urban areas by increasing evaporation and reducing runoff through rainfall interception. Str...
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Open AccessEstimating the heights and diameters at breast height of trees in an urban park and along a street using mobile LiDAR
Because trees can positively influence local environments in urban ecosystems, it is important to measure their morphological characteristics, such as height and diameter at breast height (DBH). However, measu...
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The Role of Green Roofs on Microclimate Mitigation Effect to Local Climates in Summer
Although there is a large body of previous studies on the cooling effect of green roofs on urban heat islands (UHIs), more empirical studies with an experimental setting measuring the role of green roof on mit...
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Open AccessAssessment of the vulnerability of industrial parks to flood in South Korea
Since recently, the potential of torrential downpour is increased and the flood damage shows increasing trend, in this study, the method to assess the flood vulnerability was established for the industrial par...
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Open AccessFinding key vulnerable areas by a climate change vulnerability assessment
Extreme climate events such as typhoons, heat waves, and floods have increased in frequency with climate change. Many municipalities within the Republic of Korea (ROK) have experienced damage from these events...
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Effects of land-use-change scenarios on terrestrial carbon stocks in South Korea
The amount of carbon stored in soil and vegetation varies according to land use. Land-use changes (LUCs) affect those carbon stocks. Changes in carbon stocks also affect greenhouse gas emissions. Predicting LU...
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Analysis of deforestation patterns in the Baekdudaegan preservation area using land cover classification and change detection techniques; the feasibility of restoration
The Baekdudaegan Mountain Range is a backbone of the Korean Peninsula which has special spiritual and sentimental significance for Koreans and significant ecological value to diverse organisms. Despite the imp...
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A framework for environmental management planning — A landscape-ecological approach
Framework, concepts, and methods of Environmental Management Planning (EMP) are discussed. A landscape-ecological approach was taken to integrate the environmental indices. EMP focuses on regional factors- nat...
