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Driving Forces
This chapter explores the various driving forces that explain the human impact on the environment during the AnthropoceneAnthropocene. These are...
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Dryland Dynamics and Driving Forces
Drylands are the largest biomes on Earth, yet also one of the most vulnerable to climate change and human activities. Dryland ecosystems in the world...
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Detection of Multi-dimensional Driving Forces of Public Environmental Concern in China: Based on Spatial Heterogeneity Perspectives
Public environmental concern (PEC) is an important bottom-up force in building an environmentally sustainable society. Guided by attitude theory,...
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Spatio-temporal Evolution Characteristics and Driving Forces of Winter Urban Heat Island: A Case Study of Rapid Urbanization Area of Fuzhou City, China
Under the influence of anthropogenic and climate change, the problems caused by urban heat island (UHI) has become increasingly prominent. In order...
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Decoupled driving forces of variabilities of transpiration in Chinese subtropical vegetation based on remote sensing data
Transpiration (Tc) is a critical component of the global water cycle. Soil moisture (SM) and vapor pressure deficit (VPD) are key regulators of Tc,...
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Driving forces behind the spatiotemporal heterogeneity of land-use and land-cover change: A case study of the Weihe River Basin, China
The impact of socioeconomic development on land-use and land-cover change (LUCC) in river basins varies spatially and temporally. Exploring the...
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Comparing the driving mechanisms of different types of urban construction land expansion: A case study of the Bei**g-Tian**-Hebei region
Different types of urban construction land are different in terms of driving factors for their expansion. Most existing studies on driving forces for...
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Spatial scaling effects of gully erosion in response to driving factors in southern China
Gully erosion, an integrated result of various social and environmental factors, is a severe problem for sustainable development and ecology security...
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Central Asian geo-relation networks: Evolution and driving forces
Due to the unique geographical location and historical background of Central Asia, the region’s geo-relation networks are complex and changeable. A...
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Dynamic Development Characteristics and Driving Factors of High Quality Development Level in China’s Five Major Urban Agglomerations
High-quality development is the primary task of comprehensively building a socialist, modern country, as well as the primary task of building urban...
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Spatiotemporal characteristics and driving mechanisms of land use/land cover (LULC) changes in the **ghe River Basin, China
Understanding the trajectories and driving mechanisms behind land use/land cover (LULC) changes is essential for effective watershed planning and...
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Landscape ecological risk assessment and its driving factors in the Weihe River basin, China
Weihe River basin is of great significance to analyze the changes of land use pattern and landscape ecological risk and to improve the ecological...
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Regional ecosystem services relationships and their potential driving factors in the Yellow River Basin, China
The Yellow River Basin (YRB) occupies an important position in China’s socioeconomic development and ecological conservation efforts. Understanding...
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Evaluation and Driving Force Analysis of Cultivated Land Quality in Black Soil Region of Northeast China
Cultivated land is an important natural resource to ensure food, ecological and economic security. The cultivated land quality evaluation (CQE) is...
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Spatio-temporal pattern and driving forces of urbanization in China’s border areas
Border area is not only an important gateway for inland opening-up, but also an important part of completing the building of a moderately prosperous...
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Runoff change in the Yellow River Basin of China from 1960 to 2020 and its driving factors
Analysing runoff changes and how these are affected by climate change and human activities is deemed crucial to elucidate the ecological and...
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Evolution characteristics and driving factors of rural regional functions in the farming-pastoral ecotone of northern China
Rural decline is a global issue accompanied by the regional imbalanced development and dysfunction in rural areas. Coordinated interaction among...
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Spatial pattern evolution and driving factors of urban green technology innovation in China
This study uses green patent data from 264 cities in China between 2006 and 2020 to examine the evolution of spatial patterns in urban green...
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The driving effect of informal economies on urbanization in China
This paper examines the rise of informal economies in China, a hidden driving force overlooked in studies on China’s urbanization. Estimating the...
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Regulation factors driving vegetation changes in China during the past 20 years
Vegetation change is of significant concern because it plays a crucial role in the global carbon cycle and climate. Many studies have examined recent...