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Impact of urban expansion on ecosystem services in different urban agglomerations in China
Urban expansion has greatly impacted ecosystem services (ESs), with each stage of urbanization having a specific role in altering them. Exploring how...
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Urban Nature Indexes tool offers comprehensive and flexible approach to monitoring urban ecological performance
We present the Urban Nature Indexes (UNI), a comprehensive tool that measures urban ecological performance under one standard framework linked to...
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Research on urban three-dimensional greening design from the perspective of climate change—a case study of Beilin District, **’an, Shaanxi Province, China
Climate change is an important issue for cities today and in the future. At present, China has a large population and complex climate conditions, and...
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Research progress on ecology and sustainable development of Guilin Lijiang River Basin, China, based on bibliometric analysis
Guilin is a typical representative of karst landform in South China. Because of its unique geographical landform and hydrological environment,...
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Integration of urban science and urban climate adaptation research: opportunities to advance climate action
There is a growing recognition that responding to climate change necessitates urban adaptation. We sketch a transdisciplinary research effort,...
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Urban trees’ potential for regulatory services in the urban environment: an exploration of carbon sequestration
Urbanisation has emerged as a formidable challenge for urban policymakers, reaching unparalleled heights and unsettling the ecological equilibrium of...
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Spatial heterogeneity of first flowering date in Bei**g’s main urban area and its response to urban thermal environment
Phenology — the rhythm of periodic plant life cycle events — was significantly shaped by urban climate, with flowering as one most sensitive...
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Deep learning in water protection of resources, environment, and ecology: achievement and challenges
The breathtaking economic development put a heavy toll on ecology, especially on water pollution. Efficient water resource management has a long-term...
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Comprehensive evaluation and obstacle factors of coordinated development of regional water–ecology–energy–food nexus
Water, ecology, energy and food are indispensable resources for human survival and social progress, as well as the core of the regional sustainable...
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Soil microbial ecology through the lens of metatranscriptomics
Metatranscriptomics uncovers the dynamic expression of functional genes in soil environments, providing insights into the intricate metabolic...
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Urban socio-ecosystem renewal: an ecosystem services assessment approach
Using a novel approach based on the urban ecosystem services approach, this research explores the relation between socio-economic, architectonic and...
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Understanding rural–urban transitions in the Global South through peri-urban turbulence
Much previous research has problematized the use of a binary urban–rural distinction to describe human settlement patterns in and around cities....
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Urban expansion patterns and their driving forces analysis: a comparison between Chengdu-Chongqing and Middle Reaches of Yangtze River urban agglomerations
Urban agglomerations have emerged as the primary drivers of high-quality economic growth in China. While recent studies have examined the urban...
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Spatial-temporal pattern and urban-rural gradient of comprehensive ecological security in urban agglomeration in South China from 2000 to 2020
The ecological security (ES) of urban agglomeration and surrounding environmental system is related to the sustainable development of cities, which...
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Study on the Spatial and Temporal Changes of Urban Development and Greenness in Shaoxing Urban Area in Recent 30 Years
The urbanization process has a great influence on the land cover types and the greenness of cities. Based on the data of Landsat images and land...
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Investigation of land use changes using the landscape ecology approach in Maragheh City, Iran
Urban development is an ongoing economic and social phenomenon that significantly impacts ecological systems. This study aims to investigate the land...
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Comprehensive evaluation of urban waterlogging prevention resilience based on the fuzzy VIKOR method: a case study of the Bei**g-Tian**-Hebei urban agglomeration
The Bei**g-Tian**-Hebei urban agglomeration was used to construct a comprehensive evaluation index system for urban waterlogging prevention and...
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Bees in the city: Findings from a sco** review and recommendations for urban planning
Over the last decades, bee biodiversity has dropped sharply due to land use change, including urbanization. To contrast this, recent research has...
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Digitalization and urban resilience: how does the allocation of digital factors affect urban resilience under energy constraints in China?
China is in the stage of rapid development of new urbanization, cities are more vulnerable when facing various risks, and the construction of urban...
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Dynamic evaluation and prediction of the ecological environment quality of the urban agglomeration on the northern slope of Tianshan Mountains
In order to timely determine the dynamic changes of the ecological environment quality and future development laws of the urban agglomeration on the...
