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Environmental Zoning in a Context of Strong Pressure from Productivist Agriculture in Brazil’s Northeast: The Case of the Ipojuca River, Pernambuco, Brazil

open access: yesLand, 2022
The purpose of this work was the conceptual elaboration of a proposed zoning based on the concepts of recovery, rehabilitation, and restoration, for the Ipojuca watershed, located in the state of Pernambuco, in the north-eastern region of Brazil. It also
Anderson Gomes Oliveira   +2 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Environmental Zoning: Some methodological implications [PDF]

open access: yes, 1991
The purpose of this article is to discuss some methodological problems of environmental zoning. The principle of environmental zoning will be elaborated. In addition an overview is given of a number of approaches that have been followed in practice to arrive at an integral judgement.
Ike, Paul, Voogd, Henk
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Integrated eco-economic zoning and carbon neutrality zoning into the PLUS model to simulate land use change in the Guangdong–Hong Kong–Macao Greater Bay Area [PDF]

open access: yesPeerJ
Numerous studies have simulated land use dynamics in megacity regions for sustainable development and urban planning. However, many existing studies apply uniform transition rules across entire regions, ignoring the spatial heterogeneity among subregions.
Mingsong Zhan   +4 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Comprehensive Ecological Functional Zoning: A Data-Driven Approach for Sustainable Land Use and Environmental Management—A Case Study in Shenzhen, China

open access: yesLand
A comprehensive approach to ecological functional zoning in the Shenzhen region of China is presented in this study. Through the integration of advanced geospatial analysis tools, multiple data sources, and sophisticated statistical techniques, different
Yu Li   +5 more
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Environmental Zoning of the Camaquã State Park – Brazil

open access: yesAnuário do Instituto de Geociências
Brazil is one of the most megadiverse countries in the world and protected areas are the key to preserving environmental systems that remain from historical threats, such as urbanization, mining, planting of exotic species, and the expansion of agricultural activities like farming and livestock.
Ândrea Lenise De Oliveira Lopes   +2 more
openaire   +4 more sources

Land use changes in Zhangjiakou from 2005 to 2025 and the importance of ecosystem services [PDF]

open access: yesPeerJ, 2021
Changes in local land use affect regional ecological services, development planning, and optimal use of space. We analyzed the effects of changes in land use from 2000 to 2025 on the spatial distribution of ecosystem services using CLUS-S modeling to ...
Kaipeng Xu   +4 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Effectiveness of protection areas in safeguarding biodiversity and ecosystem services in Tibet Autonomous Region

open access: yesScientific Reports, 2022
The Tibet Autonomous Region of China constitutes a unique and fragile ecosystem that is increasingly influenced by development and global climate change. To protect biodiversity and ecosystem services in Tibet, the Chinese government established a system
Kaipeng Xu   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Water erosion in the middle reaches of the Brahmaputra in Tibet: Characteristics and driving factors in the recent 30 years

open access: yesGlobal Ecology and Conservation, 2020
The fragile ecological environment is one of the core reasons for the sustainable development of society in the Brahmaputra River of Tibet. Ecological restoration is one of the main means for human beings to effectively curb ecological degradation.
Rongfeng Ge   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Planejamento ambiental de ecossistemas lacustres litorâneos em áreas protegidas: o caso da Área de Proteção Ambiental do Lagamar, litoral norte fluminense, Brasil

open access: yesConfins, 2021
Coastal lake ecosystems are important environmental, social, and economic value environments, but volatile and sensitive to human activities. In Brazil, these environments are governed by a broad and complex legal framework that, although it exists, does
Luana Aparecida Castro Firmino   +1 more
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Edaphoclimatic Zoning: Methodology and Application to Apple Cultivation in a Brazilian Watershed

open access: yesRevista Brasileira de Cartografia, 2020
The planning of land use and occupation is essential when it comes to seeking the best results in view of socioeconomic and environmental sustainability.
Geise Macedo dos Santos   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

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