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Research on Adaptive Reuse Strategy of Industrial Heritage Based on the Method of Social Network Land (IF 3.905) Pub Date : 2024-03-18 Jinghua Song, Junyang Chen, Xiu Yang, Yuyi Zhu
With the deceleration of urban expansion, the adaptive reuse of industrial heritage buildings has emerged as a novel area of research. In previous times, the majority of approaches to adapting industrial heritage buildings relied on experiential knowledge, which lacked the ability to objectively assess the relationship between spaces and engage in rational planning. However, the social network analysis
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How Do Ecological Restoration Projects Affect Trade-Offs and Synergies between Ecosystem Services? Land (IF 3.905) Pub Date : 2024-03-18 Yuhui Ji, Miaomiao Xie, Yunxuan Liu, Renfen Zhu, Zhuoyun Tang, Rongwei Hu
Scientific ecosystem management requires the clarification of the synergic and trade-off relationship between ecosystem services, particularly in the environmentally delicate Loess Plateau region. Previous studies have indirectly deduced that ecological restoration projects affect ESRs by analyzing their impacts on ecosystem services, but there is no direct evidence from the existing research to show
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Evaluation of Soil Hydraulic Properties in Northern and Central Tunisian Soils for Improvement of Hydrological Modelling Land (IF 3.905) Pub Date : 2024-03-18 Asma Hmaied, Pascal Podwojewski, Ines Gharnouki, Hanene Chaabane, Claude Hammecker
The hydrological cycle is strongly affected by climate changes causing extreme weather events with long drought periods and heavy rainfall events. To predict the hydrological functioning of Tunisian catchments, modelling is an essential tool to estimate the consequences on water resources and to test the sustainability of the different land uses. Soil physical properties describing water flow are essential
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Seminatural Grasslands: An Emblematic Challenge for Nature Conservation in Protected Areas Land (IF 3.905) Pub Date : 2024-03-18 Daniela Gigante, Simone Angelucci, Federica Bonini, Federico Caruso, Valter Di Cecco, Domizia Donnini, Luciano Morbidini, Mariano Pauselli, Bernardo Valenti, Andrea Tassi, Marco Vizzari, Luciano Di Martino
Seminatural grasslands are among the most threatened habitats in Europe and worldwide, mainly due to changes in/abandonment of their traditional extensive use by grazing animals. This study aimed to develop an innovative model that integrates plant biodiversity, animal husbandry, and geo-informatics to manage and preserve seminatural grasslands in protected areas. With this objective, an integrated
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Urbanization Effects in Estimating Surface Air Temperature Trends in the Contiguous United States Land (IF 3.905) Pub Date : 2024-03-18 Siqi Huang, Guoyu Ren, Panfeng Zhang
In the past century, local-scale warming caused by a strengthening urban heat island effect has brought inevitable systematic bias to observational data from surface weather stations located in or near urban areas. In this study, the land use situation around U.S. Climate Reference Network (USCRN) stations was used as a reference for rural station selection; stations with similar environmental conditions
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Analysis of Influencing Factors on Farmers’ Willingness to Pay for the Use of Residential Land Based on Supervised Machine Learning Algorithms Land (IF 3.905) Pub Date : 2024-03-18 Jiafang Jin, Xinyi Li, Guoxiu Liu, Xiaowen Dai, Ruiping Ran
Aimed at advancing the reform of the Paid Use of Residential Land, this study investigates the willingness to pay among farmers and its underlying factors. Based on a Logistic Regression analysis of a micro-survey of 450 pieces of data from the Sichuan Province in 2023, we evaluated the effects of three factors, namely individual, regional and cultural forces. Further, Random Forest analysis and SHAP
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Evaluation and Driving Forces of Ecosystem Service Change in Maqu Alpine Wetland: An Emergy Approach Land (IF 3.905) Pub Date : 2024-03-14 Ziyi Han, Ruifeng Zhao, Lihua Zhang, Xidong Chen, Jingfa Wang, Haitian Lu, Fushou Liu
Wetlands are among the most productive ecosystems on Earth, providing various key ecosystem services to humans and other organisms. However, an insufficient understanding of the economic value and importance of wetland resources has seriously weakened the ecosystem service value of wetlands. Thus, a more comprehensive understanding of wetland ecosystem services must be revealed in order to propose
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Spatial–Temporal Differentiation and Trend Prediction of Coupling Coordination Degree of Port Environmental Efficiency and Urban Economy: A Case Study of the Yangtze River Delta Land (IF 3.905) Pub Date : 2024-03-16 Min Wang, Yu Lan, Huayu Li, Xiaodong Jing, Sitong Lu, Kexin Deng
Green development is a primary path for ports and cities to achieve a low-carbon transition under the Sustainable Development Goals and a powerful driving force to elevate regional port–city relations to a high level of coordination. In this paper, twenty port cities in the Yangtze River Delta (YRD) were selected and port environmental efficiency (PEE) was calculated through the window SBM model, while
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Spatio-Temporal Dynamics of Carbon Emissions and Their Influencing Factors at the County Scale: A Case Study of Zhejiang Province, China Land (IF 3.905) Pub Date : 2024-03-17 Xuanli Wang, Huifang Yu, Yiqun Wu, Congyue Zhou, Yonghua Li, Xingyu Lai, Jiahao He
Significant carbon emissions, a key contributor to global climate warming, pose risks to ecosystems and human living conditions. It is crucial to monitor the spatial and temporal patterns of carbon emissions at the county level to reach the goals of carbon peak and neutrality. This study examines carbon emissions and economic and social problems data from 89 counties in Zhejiang Province. It employs
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Comparative Effects of Wild Boar (Sus scrofa) Rooting on the Chemical Properties of Soils in Natural and Post-Fire Environments of the Edough Forest Massif (Northeastern Algeria) Land (IF 3.905) Pub Date : 2024-03-17 Kamelia Hesni Benotmane, Mehdi Boukheroufa, Rym Sakraoui, Feriel Sakraoui, Csaba Centeri, Ádám Fehér, Krisztián Katona
Wild boars use a wide range of habitats. Their invasive nature is gaining attention due to the complexity of its impact. The goal of this research is to analyze the impact of the wild boar on the chemical properties of soils in a natural and a post-fire forest in the Edough Forest Massif in Algeria. This study compares the impact of wild boar rooting on soil parameters to determine the functional role
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Spatiotemporal Evolution and Mechanisms of Habitat Quality in Nature Reserve Land: A Case Study of 18 Nature Reserves in Hubei Province Land (IF 3.905) Pub Date : 2024-03-13 Ying Lin, Xian Zhang, He Zhu, Runtian Li
The contribution of biodiversity to the global economy, human survival, and welfare has been significantly increasing. However, nature reserves have long been subject to a sequence of ecological environmental issues caused by human activities. Therefore, quantitatively assessing the spatiotemporal evolution characteristics of habitat quality due to land use changes and exploring the mechanisms of potential
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Visual Perception Optimization of Residential Landscape Spaces in Cold Regions Using Virtual Reality and Machine Learning Land (IF 3.905) Pub Date : 2024-03-14 Xueshun Li, Kuntong Huang, Ruinan Zhang, Yang Chen, Yu Dong
The visual perception of landscape spaces between residences in cold regions is important for public health. To compensate for the existing research ignoring the cold snow season’s influence, this study selected two types of outdoor landscape space environments in non-snow and snow seasons as research objects. An eye tracker combined with a semantic differential (SD) questionnaire was used to verify
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Understanding the Spatial Distribution of Ecotourism in Indonesia and Its Relevance to the Protected Landscape Land (IF 3.905) Pub Date : 2024-03-15 Saraswati Sisriany, Katsunori Furuya
Ecotourism, a dynamic force in global tourism, holds promise for conserving the environment while ensuring benefits for local economies. In this study, we developed an ecotourism distribution map of Indonesia. We utilized location-based social networks (LSBNs) data derived from Google Maps API to map 172 ecotourism sites in Indonesia. Furthermore, we investigated the distribution patterns of ecotourism
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Inclusion of Nature-Based Solution in the Evaluation of Slope Stability in Large Areas Land (IF 3.905) Pub Date : 2024-03-15 Lukáš Zedek, Jan Šembera, Jan Kurka
In areas affected by mining, which are undergoing reclamation, their geotechnical characteristics need to be monitored and the level of landslide risk should be assessed. This risk should preferably be reduced by nature-based solutions. This paper presents a KurZeS slope stability assessment technique based on areal data. This method is suitable for large areas. In addition, a procedure is presented
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Dynamics of Peatland Fires in South Sumatra in 2019: Role of Groundwater Levels Land (IF 3.905) Pub Date : 2024-03-16 Muhammad Irfan, Erry Koriyanti, Khairul Saleh, Hadi, Sri Safrina, Awaludin, Albertus Sulaiman, Hamdi Akhsan, Suhadi, Rujito Agus Suwignyo, Eunho Choi, Iskhaq Iskandar
During the dry season, extensive peatland fires in South Sumatra and another peatland in Indonesia result in environmental damage and pose health risks to humans. The Indonesian Government has implemented several measures to prevent the recurrence of these fires. One such measure involves the establishment of observation stations to monitor hydrometeorological parameters in different peatlands across
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Bridging Geospatial and Semantic Worlds: Enhancing Analysis of Place-Based Concepts in GIS Land (IF 3.905) Pub Date : 2024-03-16 Omid Reza Abbasi, Ali Asghar Alesheikh, Aynaz Lotfata, Chiara Garau
People’s actions and behaviours contribute to the diversity and personality of a space, transforming it into a vibrant and thriving living environment. The main goal of this research is to present a GIS-based framework for assessing places. The framework is constructed based on the idea of conceptual spaces, integrating spatial and semantic concepts inside a geometric structure. The explanation of
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Synthesizing Recent Trends in Interventions and Key Ecosystem Services in Indonesian Peatland Land (IF 3.905) Pub Date : 2024-03-11 Hyun-Ah Choi, Cholho Song, Chul-Hee Lim, Woo-Kyun Lee, Hyunyoung Yang, Raehyun Kim
This study conducted a systematic literature review focusing on peatlands studies in Southeast Asia, specifically in Jambi, South Sumatra, and the Riau province of Indonesia, covering the period from 2001 to 2023. To ensure the quality and rigor of the analyzed articles, a critical process and systematic review were employed. Journal articles were extracted using reputable resources, including Google
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The Government–Farmer Cooperation Mechanism and Its Implementation Path to Realize the Goals of Optimizing Grain Planting Structure Land (IF 3.905) Pub Date : 2024-03-12 Gaofeng Ren, Xiao Cui
In order to alleviate the grain supply–demand structural contradictions and ensure the realization of grain planting structure optimization goals, it is necessary to clarify the interactive relationship between multiple entities, establish a cooperation mechanism, and explore its implementation paths. To this end, a differential game model is built to compare and analyze the optimal strategies, optimal
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Assessment of Coastal Cultural Ecosystem Services and Well-Being for Integrating Stakeholder Values into Coastal Planning Land (IF 3.905) Pub Date : 2024-03-13 Kristina Veidemane, Agnese Reke, Anda Ruskule, Ivo Vinogradovs
Coastal areas provide ecosystem services (ES), including a wide range of cultural ecosystem services (CES). This study aims to operationalize the ES approach for integrated assessment and mapping of coastal CES through the case of the eastern Baltic Sea coast in Latvia. It explores an interdisciplinary approach to enhance coastal planning, leveraging the strengths of plural disciplines to ensure a
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Agricultural Yield Responses to Climate Variabilities in West Africa: A Food Supply and Demand Analysis Land (IF 3.905) Pub Date : 2024-03-14 Martin Schultze, Stephen Kankam, Safiétou Sanfo, Christine Fürst
Agricultural productivity is expected to decrease under changing climate conditions that correspond to the stability of West African food systems. Although numerous studies have evaluated impacts of climate variability on crop yields, many uncertainties are still associated with climate extremes as well as the rapid population growth and corresponding dietary lifestyle. Here, we present a food supply
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Sample Size Optimization for Digital Soil Mapping: An Empirical Example Land (IF 3.905) Pub Date : 2024-03-14 Daniel D. Saurette, Richard J. Heck, Adam W. Gillespie, Aaron A. Berg, Asim Biswas
In the evolving field of digital soil mapping (DSM), the determination of sample size remains a pivotal challenge, particularly for large-scale regional projects. We introduced the Jensen-Shannon Divergence (DJS), a novel tool recently applied to DSM, to determine optimal sample sizes for a 2790 km2 area in Ontario, Canada. Utilizing 1791 observations, we generated maps for cation exchange capacity
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Spatial and Temporal Changes in Soil Freeze-Thaw State and Freezing Depth of Northeast China and Their Driving Factors Land (IF 3.905) Pub Date : 2024-03-14 Jiangtao Yu, Hangnan Yu, Lan Li, Weihong Zhu
It is necessary to further investigate the spatial considerations, temporal characteristics, and drivers of change affecting the beginning and end of soil freezing and thawing, including the maximum depth of the seasonal freezing (MDSF) and the active layer thickness (ALT) in Northeast China. Hourly soil temperature, among other data, from 1983–2022 were investigated, showing a delay of about 6 days
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Spatiotemporal Differentiation and Its Attribution of the Ecosystem Service Trade-Off/Synergy in the Yellow River Basin Land (IF 3.905) Pub Date : 2024-03-14 Huiying Sun, Zhenhua Di, Piling Sun, Xueyan Wang, Zhenwei Liu, Wenjuan Zhang
Clarifying the spatio-temporal patterns of ecosystem services trade-off/synergy relationships (ESTSs) and their attribution in the Yellow River Basin is crucial to constructing ecological civilization in China. This study first analyzed the spatio-temporal change of ecosystem services (ESs) including the water yield, soil conservation, carbon sequestration, and habitat quality in the Yellow River Basin
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Book Review: Ajai; Rimjhim, B. Desertification and Land Degradation: Concept to Combating; Routledge: Abingdon, UK, 2022; ISBN: 978-0-8153-6172-5 Land (IF 3.905) Pub Date : 2024-03-08 Pandi Zdruli
Desertification and land degradation (DLD) are some of the most silent, consistent, and dangerous threats to mankind [...]
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Reduction of Fine Dust and Alleviation of Heat Island Effect: An Analysis of Cold Air Flow in Pohang City, South Korea Land (IF 3.905) Pub Date : 2024-03-08 Woonkun Jung, Gunwoo Kim
The urban heat island (UHI) effect poses a significant challenge for cities like Pohang, South Korea, which suffer from environmental pollution. Integrating a ventilation corridor into city planning can mitigate this issue. Despite wind’s potential as a resource for urban areas, its role remains under-studied in urban planning and design. To address this gap, this study analyzes the wind environment
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Mateo Tepe or Devils Tower: Native and Tourist Differences in Geosite Interpretations Land (IF 3.905) Pub Date : 2024-03-12 Richard Stoffle, Kathleen Van Vlack, Heather H. Lim, Alannah Bell
Devils Tower is located in Wyoming, USA. It is composed of volcanic elements from the Tertiary Period of geologic time. Geologists are interested in this geosite because it is a unique, upstanding, steep-sided, high-relief exhumed Tertiary-age volcanic plug. As a Native American cultural geosite, however, it is often called Mateo Tepe, and it is a sacred place to over 20 Native American tribes. It
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Research on the Vitality of Public Spaces in Tourist Villages through Social Network Analysis: A Case Study of Mochou Village in Hubei, China Land (IF 3.905) Pub Date : 2024-03-12 Jinghua Song, Yuyi Zhu, Xiangzhai Chu, Xiu Yang
The construction of tourist villages is an important implementation path for promoting the new urbanization strategy in China. The optimization of their spatial pattern and functional adjustment is a key way to achieve high-quality urban development. The purpose of this study is to determine the influencing factors of public space vitality in tourist villages from the perspective of human behavior
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Identifying the Climatic and Anthropogenic Impact on Vegetation Surrounding the Natural Springs of the Arava Valley Using Remote Sensing Methods Land (IF 3.905) Pub Date : 2024-03-12 Ariel Mordechai Meroz, Avshalom Babad, Noam Levin
Natural springs, recognized as biodiversity hotspots and keystone ecosystems, exert positive ecological influences beyond their immediate extent, particularly in dryland environments. The water feeding these springs, largely governed by natural climatic conditions, is susceptible to anthropogenic impacts. The objective of this study was to determine the factors that cause fluctuations in water availability
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Measuring the Convergence and Divergence in Urban Street Perception among Residents and Tourists through Deep Learning: A Case Study of Macau Land (IF 3.905) Pub Date : 2024-03-08 Jiacheng Shi, Yu Yan, Mingxuan Li, Long Zhou
In today’s context of flourishing tourism, the development of urban tourism leads to a continuous influx of population. Existing empirical evidence highlights the interaction between tourists’ and residents’ perception of urban spaces and the local society and living spaces. This study, focusing on Macau, utilizes the region’s streetscape images to construct a deep learning-based model for quantifying
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Comparative Study of Cultural Landscape Perception in Historic Districts from the Perspectives of Tourists and Residents Land (IF 3.905) Pub Date : 2024-03-09 Siyu Jiang, Jiang Liu
From a human-centric perspective, improving the spatial quality of historical districts is a key focus in achieving their refined governance. Based on a public survey performed in Zhangzhou Ancient City, we explored the differences in the perception of cultural landscape genes (CLGs) between residents and tourists with different individual characteristics, utilizing non-parametric tests and box-plot
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Identifying the Optimal Area Threshold of Mapping Units for Cultural Ecosystem Services in a River Basin Land (IF 3.905) Pub Date : 2024-03-08 Ye Li, Junda Huang, Yuncai Wang
Mapping cultural ecosystem services (CES) in river basins is crucial for spatially identifying areas that merit conservation due to their significant CES contributions. However, precise quantification of the appropriate area of mapping units, which is the basis for CES assessment, is rare in existing studies. In this study, the optimal area threshold of mapping units (OATMU) identification, consisting
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The Impact of Territorial Spatial Transformation on Carbon Storage: A Case Study of Suqian, East China Land (IF 3.905) Pub Date : 2024-03-08 Wenting Huang, Long Guo, Ting Zhang, Ting Chen, Longqian Chen, Long Li, Xundi Zhang
The carbon storage of terrestrial ecosystems plays a crucial role in mitigating climate change, and the transformation of territorial space has a significant impact on the carbon cycle of a country’s terrestrial ecosystems. Therefore, evaluating the impact of space transformation on carbon storage is essential for enhancing regional carbon storage potential and reducing carbon emissions. We use the
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Towards a Multi-Scale Effect of Land Mixed Use on Resident Population—A Novel Explanatory Framework of Interactive Spatial Factors Land (IF 3.905) Pub Date : 2024-03-05 Liu Liu, Huang Huang, Jiaxin Qi
Starting from Jane Jacobs’ critiques and largely promoted and emphasized by New Urbanism, land mixed use (LMU) has become prevalent worldwide. It is believed to be an efficient approach to shaping a higher level of vitality in the economy, equality in society, and quality in the environment. To reveal the differences of this effect at distinct spatial scales, this study selected the two most related
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Agricultural Land Market in Ukraine: Challenges of Trade Liberalization and Future Land Policy Reforms Land (IF 3.905) Pub Date : 2024-03-06 Shamil Ibatullin, Yosyp Dorosh, Oksana Sakal, Vitaliy Krupin, Roman Kharytonenko, Maria Bratinova
After over 20 years of a strict moratorium on the turnover of agricultural land in Ukraine, an official market for this type of land has recently been established. The purpose of this study was to examine the functioning of the fundamental elements of this market from the moment of its introduction on 1 July 2021 until today, as well as to understand the possible directions for its further development
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An Investigation of the Perception of Neoclassical, Eclectic, Modernist, and Postmodern Architecture within Different Urban Landscapes: Athens vs. Paris Land (IF 3.905) Pub Date : 2024-03-07 Amaury Chesné, Romanos Ioannidis
The public perception of buildings belonging to different architectural movements is a largely unexplored area from a quantitative scientific perspective. However, a better scientific understanding of perceptions of architectural movements is important for the formation of improved planning and design policies. In this work, we carry out an initial exploration of the public preferences of the architectural
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Feature Papers in Landscape Ecology: An Editorial Overview Land (IF 3.905) Pub Date : 2024-03-07 Diane Pearson, Javier Martínez-López, Alejandro J. Rescia, Robert Baldwin, Guillermo J. Martínez Pastur
Landscapes can be seen as important socio-ecological systems [...]
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Potentials for Optimizing Roadside Greenery to Improve the Quality of Life in Cities Land (IF 3.905) Pub Date : 2024-03-07 Pia Wackler, Sonja Bauer
Trees and plants at the roadside or on median strips are called roadside greenery. These are not only beautiful in our environment but are also an important component of the biological system of a city. In addition, roadside greenery provides a variety of design, structural, traffic and ecological functions. These include shading and aesthetics, but also the sense of security and as a measure against
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Analysis of the Evolution of the Policy of Linking the Increase and Decrease in Urban and Rural Construction Land in China Based on the Content Analysis Method Land (IF 3.905) Pub Date : 2024-03-05 Weilai Ding, Jiao Rao, Hongbo Zhu
The policy of linking the increase and decrease in urban and rural construction land is a land policy that gradually forms and develops to solve the contradiction between “food and construction” under the background of urbanization in China. It is of great significance to the sustainable development of China’s social economy. In order to grasp the evolution of the policy of linking the increase and
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Effects of Revetments on Nitrification and Denitrification Potentials in the Urban River–Riparian Interface Land (IF 3.905) Pub Date : 2024-03-06 Zihao Man, Changkun Xie, Yifeng Qin, Shengquan Che
River–riparian interfaces (RRIs) are not only an important type of urban land but also a key area for mitigating and controlling urban river nitrogen pollution. However, the material and energy exchange dynamics in the natural interaction between rivers and RRIs undergo changes due to the introduction of recently constructed revetments, affecting the nitrogen cycling of the RRI, and the impact of revetments
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The Oasisization Process Promotes the Transformation of Soil Organic Carbon into Soil Inorganic Carbon Land (IF 3.905) Pub Date : 2024-03-06 Junhu Tang, Lu Gong, Xinyu Ma, Haiqiang Zhu, Zhaolong Ding, Yan Luo, Han Zhang
The dynamic fluctuations in the soil organic carbon (SOC) stock, a fundamental part of the terrestrial ecosystem’s carbon stock, are critical to preserving the global carbon balance. Oases in arid areas serve as critical interfaces between oasis ecosystems and deserts, with land use changes within these oases being key factors affecting soil organic carbon turnover. However, the response of the soil
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Restoring Soil Fertility, Productivity and Biodiversity through Participatory Agroforestry: Evidence from Madhupur Sal Forest, Bangladesh Land (IF 3.905) Pub Date : 2024-03-04 Kazi Kamrul Islam, Md. Saifullah, M. Golam Mahboob, Kazi Noor-E-Alam Jewel, S. M. Kamran Ashraf, Kimihiko Hyakumura
Species diversity and soil quality are deteriorating due to continuous disturbances in ecosystems caused by human interference. However, agroforestry is considered a good approach to minimizing environmental problems. Therefore, the objective of this study was to determine the impacts of participatory agroforestry on restoring soil fertility, farm productivity and biodiversity in the degraded Madhupur
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Unveiling the Past: Deep-Learning-Based Estimation of Historical Peatland Distribution Land (IF 3.905) Pub Date : 2024-03-04 Sungeun Cha, Junghee Lee, Eunho Choi, Joongbin Lim
Acknowledging the critical role of accurate peatland distribution estimation, this paper underscores the significance of understanding and mapping these ecosystems for effective environmental management. Highlighting the importance of precision in estimating peatland distribution, the research aims to contribute valuable insights into ecological monitoring and conservation efforts. Prior studies lack
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Urban Complexity and the Dynamic Evolution of Urban Land Functions in Yiwu City: A Micro-Analysis with Multi-Source Big Data Land (IF 3.905) Pub Date : 2024-03-01 Liangliang Zhou, Yishao Shi, Mengqiu Xie
The diversification of business forms leads to functional and spatial complexity in cities. The efficient determination of the complexity of an urban system is the basis for the scientific monitoring of the multi-functional aggregation within cities. Previous studies on the urban spatial structure were limited by the difficulty of collecting micro-data and the high time cost, and they focused on the
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Transformation of Abandoned Railways into Tourist Itineraries/Routes: Model of Revitalization of Marginal Rural Areas Land (IF 3.905) Pub Date : 2024-03-02 Dušan Ristić, Danijela Vukoičić, Marko Ivanović, Milena Nikolić, Nikola Milentijević, Ljiljana Mihajlović, Dragan Petrović
Railways that were once utilized by conventional speed trains but now lay technologically outdated and neglected are scarcely in use today, with many lying abandoned. These rail networks sprawl across vast areas, posing a substantial impediment to sustainable land use and management. Our research advocates for the adoption of tourist itinerary/route as a viable model for the transformation of abandoned
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Modeling Landscape Influence on Stream Baseflows for Watershed Conservation Land (IF 3.905) Pub Date : 2024-03-03 Timothy O. Randhir, Kimberly B. Klosterman
Instream flows are vital to the ecology of riverine and riparian systems. The influence of watershed characteristics on these systems is helpful in developing landscape policies to maintain these flows. Watershed characteristics like precipitation, forest cover, impervious cover, soil drainage, and slope affect baseflows. Spatial analysis using GIS and nonlinear regression analysis is used to analyze
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Mediterranean Wildfires’ Effect on Soil Quality and Properties: A Case from Northern Euboea, Greece Land (IF 3.905) Pub Date : 2024-03-03 Ifigeneia Megremi, Eleni Stathopoulou, Efstathios Vorris, Marios Kostakis, Sotirios Karavoltsos, Nikolaos Thomaidis, Charalampos Vasilatos
Physical and chemical soil properties are affected by wildfires. Post-wildfire runoff may contain nutrient loads and particulate matter that negatively impact soil, surface water, and groundwater. According to data from the Copernicus Emergency Management Service, devastating wildfires on Northern Euboea Island, Greece, in August 2021 destroyed more than 50,910 ha. Coniferous and broad-leaved forests
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Exploring the Coordinated Development of Smart-City Clusters in China: A Case Study of Jiangsu Province Land (IF 3.905) Pub Date : 2024-02-29 Guoqing Shi, Bing Liang, Taotao Ye, Kexin Zhou, Zhonggen Sun
As urbanization has accelerated, China has started to build smart cities, which have formed smart-city clusters. It is critical to coordinate development within smart-city clusters to enhance the efficiency of city-cluster construction. From the perspective of demographic economics, this study innovatively constructed an evaluation system for the coordinated development of smart-city clusters and utilized
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Impacts of Climate Change and Human Activity on Lakes around the Depression of Great Lakes in Mongolia Land (IF 3.905) Pub Date : 2024-02-29 Song Yang, Hongfei Zhou, Yan Liu, Batsuren Dorjsuren, Otgonbayar Demberel, Dashlkham Batmunkh
The western region of Mongolia is characterized by an arid climate and a fragile ecological environment. It is a sensitive zone in response to global climate change and one of the major sources of dust globally. This region is home to numerous lakes, and their dynamic changes not only reflect global climate variations but also have implications for the global ecological environment quality. In this
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Urban Transformation after a Scandal: Preserving Social Values in Late Medieval Dubrovnik Land (IF 3.905) Pub Date : 2024-03-02 Ana Plosnić Škarić, Ana Marinković
This research reveals the original medieval forms of the Convent of Poor Clares while contextualising the spatial interventions after the scandalous year 1433 that led to the urban transformation of the broader neighbourhood. The research methodology addressed historical visual sources analysed in the context of the information provided by archival documents, starting with the Ordo from 1433 and including
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Research on the Quadrilateral Evolutionary Game of Governance for Small Property Rights Housing on Rural Land in China Land (IF 3.905) Pub Date : 2024-03-02 Xinpei Qiao, Hyukku Lee, Qi Shen, Yuchao Li
As China’s urbanization process continues to accelerate and the price of traditional commercial property continues to rise, a number of small property rights houses without construction permits and approvals have appeared on rural land. Although small property rights housing does not have the validity of property rights or the legal attributes of ordinary commercial housing, and the Chinese government
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Evaluating Machine Learning-Based Approaches in Land Subsidence Susceptibility Mapping Land (IF 3.905) Pub Date : 2024-03-02 Elham Hosseinzadeh, Sara Anamaghi, Massoud Behboudian, Zahra Kalantari
Land subsidence (LS) due to natural and human-driven forces (e.g., earthquakes and overexploitation of groundwater) has detrimental and irreversible impacts on the environmental, economic, and social aspects of human life. Thus, LS hazard mapping, monitoring, and prediction are important for scientists and decision-makers. This study evaluated the performance of seven machine learning approaches (MLAs)
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Counteract Soil Consumption through Ecosystem Services and Landscape Restoration for an Efficient Urban Regeneration Land (IF 3.905) Pub Date : 2024-03-02 Celestina Fazia, Kh Md Nahiduzzaman, Baqer Al-Ramadan, Adel Aldosary, Francesca Moraci
Soil consumption, marked by the expansion of artificial land cover for residential, productive, and infrastructural purposes, is a concerning trend in Italy, as revealed by the Copernicus land monitoring program. The issue is exacerbated by agricultural intensification and urbanization, particularly affecting regions like Lombardia and Piemonte. However, Sicilia, Abruzzo, and Lazio experience notable
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Assessment of Soil Quality of Smallholder Agroecosystems in the Semiarid Region of Northeastern Brazil Land (IF 3.905) Pub Date : 2024-02-29 Rodrigo Santana Macedo, Renato Pereira Lima, Kalline de Almeida Alves Carneiro, Letícia Moro, Daiana Caroline Refati, Milton Cesar Costa Campos, Raphael Moreira Beirigo, Gislayne Kayne Gomes da Cruz, Antonio Augusto Pereira de Sousa, José Félix de Brito Neto, Josivânia Araújo Duarte, Deibson Teixeira da Costa
The assessment of soil quality is crucial for the sustainable development of agriculture in semiarid regions. Due to their sensitivity to management practices, soil chemical and physical quality indicators are used for investigating soil quality. This study aimed to assess the soil quality of smallholder agroecosystems from the Brazilian semiarid region. Soil physical and chemical attributes were screened
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Effects of Water-Level Fluctuation on Soil Aggregates and Aggregate-Associated Organic Carbon in the Water-Level Fluctuation Zone of the Three Gorges Reservoir, China Land (IF 3.905) Pub Date : 2024-03-01 Xizao Sun, Shiwei Liu, Hanya Tang, Feng Zhang, Luyao Jia, Cheng Li, Lei Ma, Jinlian Liu, Ke Jiang, Zhi Ding, Pujia Yu
Water-level fluctuation (WLF) can destroy soil aggregates and induce soil organic carbon (SOC) loss, potentially triggering impacts on the concentration of atmospheric carbon dioxide. However, responses of soil aggregate content and aggregate-associated organic carbon to WLF have not been well studied, especially in the water-level fluctuation zone (WLFZ) of the Three Gorges Reservoir (TGR). Therefore
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Exploring the Land Cover Material Interaction of Urban Open Space on the Thermal Comfort of Crowds in High-Temperature Environments and Retrofit Strategies: Two Case Studies in the Nanjing Xinjiekou District Land (IF 3.905) Pub Date : 2024-03-01 Ying Tan, Chen Li, Haiyi Feng, Junyan Yang
The increased frequency of extreme hot weather events in recent years poses a significant threat to the lives and health of urban residents. Consequently, the thermal comfort of urban open areas has garnered growing attention. The ground material in these urban open areas directly impacts the thermal environment, which significantly influences the comfort of crowds. This study aimed to assess the effect
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In Situ Conservation of Dry Meadows Land (IF 3.905) Pub Date : 2024-03-01 Jože Bavcon, Katja Malovrh, Maja Tomšič, Blanka Ravnjak
Grassland ecosystems are increasingly vulnerable as they are threatened by both intensive agriculture and abandonment of land use, which leads to overgrowth with scrub vegetation and forest. Given that meadows are habitat types of very high biodiversity, their loss significantly reduces local biodiversity. That is why the University Botanic Gardens Ljubljana has been renting a 2 ha dry meadow at the
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Field-Scale Winter Wheat Growth Prediction Applying Machine Learning Methods with Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Imagery and Soil Properties Land (IF 3.905) Pub Date : 2024-02-27 Lwandile Nduku, Cilence Munghemezulu, Zinhle Mashaba-Munghemezulu, Wonga Masiza, Phathutshedzo Eugene Ratshiedana, Ahmed Mukalazi Kalumba, Johannes George Chirima
Monitoring crop growth conditions during the growing season provides information on available soil nutrients and crop health status, which are important for agricultural management practices. Crop growth frequently varies due to site-specific climate and farm management practices. These variations might arise from sub-field-scale heterogeneities in soil composition, moisture levels, sunlight, and diseases
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Measurement of Agricultural Eco-Efficiency and Analysis of Its Influencing Factors: Insights from 44 Agricultural Counties in Liaoning Province Land (IF 3.905) Pub Date : 2024-02-28 Zhengyu Zhang, Gui Jin
Agricultural eco-efficiency (AEE) considers economic and environmental benefits and is a key indicator of green agricultural development. To achieve the multiple goals of improving agricultural production efficiency, reducing agricultural environmental damage, and reducing the input of agricultural resources, this study enriches the case study of agricultural production performance evaluation at the
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Soil Substrate Characteristics for Planting Hole Greening Technology for High, Steep, Rocky Slope Vegetation in Semi-Arid Areas Land (IF 3.905) Pub Date : 2024-02-26 Xiaodong Chen, Tongqian Zhao, Xiaojun Nie, Xiaoming Guo, Pengbo Li
Soil substrate plays a central role in the vegetation restoration of high and steep slopes, especially in semi-arid regions. This study aims to develop an optimal soil substrate that can provide a favorable environment for the vegetation growth of the high and steep rocky slopes in semi-arid areas. Within the framework of planting hole greening technology, we developed a synthetic substrate comprising
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The Potential Health Benefits of Urban Tree Planting Suggested through Immersive Environments Land (IF 3.905) Pub Date : 2024-02-26 Christopher Hassall, Michael Nisbet, Evan Norcliffe, He Wang
Disruptive change in urban landscapes, such as large-scale tree planting, is complicated by the different priorities of the wide range of urban stakeholders. Here, we demonstrate an approach to the planning of urban green spaces using virtual reality simulations. We evaluate the health benefits (restorative benefits) and safety concerns of participants using virtual reconstructions of 10 urban parks