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Study on influencing factors and mechanism of land subsidence in delta resource exploitation area of Shengli oilfield
To prevent or reduce the loss caused by land subsidence in delta region, the land subsidence of the Zhuangxi–Wuhaozhuang oil area in Shengli Oilfield...
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Exploitation or Investment of Africa’s Land Resources by the Chinese
The chapter seeks to discuss the thin line between the Africa–China relationship of exploitation or investment in African resources. The chapter...
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Experimental research on macroscopic and mesoscopic evolution mechanism of land subsidence induced by groundwater exploitation
Land subsidence induced by groundwater exploitation is a typically multi-scale and multi-field coupling process. The adjustment process and action...
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Plantations and Chartered Companies: Land for Exploitation or God’s Gift?
In the age of European colonialism, land was the central focus of imperial penetration. For colonizers, land and natural resources in the tropics...
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An estate at Zincirli? Land use and resource exploitation at the Middle Bronze Age monumental building Complex DD in Zincirli, Gaziantep Province of Turkey
Near Eastern monumental buildings once hosted institutions with a variety of economic and environmental footprints. In this article examining a...
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Sustainable exploitation of groundwater resources considering the effects of climate change and land use to provide adaptation solutions (case study of the Hashtgerd plain)
Population growth and increasing demand for water have posed a significant challenge to access to safe water resources. Climate change and land use...
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The Intermittent History of Exploitation of Terrestrial Biotic Resources on the Small Islands of the Western Mediterranean Basin
We provide a synthesis of the history and the extent of human impact on the terrestrial ecosystems of the small islands and islets of the western...
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Evaluating the Safety and Control Scheme of Coastal Railway Using Land Subsidence Coupling Model
Uneven settlement caused by excessive exploitation of groundwater will seriously affect the smooth operation of high-speed railways. This study takes...
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The mechanism of knowledge-based behavior of pastoralists for rangeland management: exploitation, restoration and conservation
Pastoralists have managed their lands for a thousand years, but they are ignored in the land management approaches. They have comprehensive...
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Examination of players’ strategies in determining the optimal groundwater exploitation by game theory
The growing water demand and decreasing groundwater recharge have made groundwater management one of the most severe challenges in most countries of...
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Adverse Childhood Experiences and Child Sexual Exploitation in Ghana
PurposeRoughly 40 million children experience adversities every year and this has potential to impact the wellbeing of children. Short and long-term...
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Analyzing the spatiotemporal carbon change mechanism: a land-based carbon flow network (CFN) for cities
High carbon emissions played a significant role in global climate change, which made cities with rapid urbanization responsible for local carbon...
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Spatial and structural characteristics of the ecological network of carbon metabolism of cultivated land based on land use and cover change: a case study of Nanchang, China
This paper explored the ecological network of CMCL (carbon metabolism of cultivated land) of Nanchang City from 2000 to 2020 to promote the...
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A comprehensive review on exploration and exploitation of offshore geothermal energy
World’s ocean has abundance of geothermal energy. Exploration and exploitation of the same is in nascent stage. Several exploration sensors like...
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Land use change in rapidly develo** economies—a case study on land use intensification and land fallowing in Kochi, Kerala, India
The land use/land cover change is a local driver of environmental change having cascading impacts and implications at the global level, and therefore...
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A Framework to Assess Possible Sources of Stakeholder Exploitation: A Develo** Country Case
Solving complex post-disaster reconstruction challenges requires the altruistic involvement of heterogeneous stakeholder groups. However, small, more...
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Analysis of urban carbon metabolism from the land use perspective: a case study of Nanchang, China
This study took Nanchang as a research object and established an urban carbon metabolism process model based on carbon flow and an urban carbon...
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Land cover, land use, climate change and food security
The article discusses the intricate relationships between land cover and land use change on the one hand and climate on the other. It explores the...
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Groundwater sustainability under land-use and land-cover changes
In recent decades, agricultural activities have increased water withdrawals from the Shazand plain in the Markazi Province (Iran). In this study, the...
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Beaver exploitation, 400,000 years ago, testifies to prey choice diversity of Middle Pleistocene hominins
Data regarding the subsistence base of early hominins are heavily biased in favor of the animal component of their diets, in particular the remains...
