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Research on Spatial–Temporal Characteristics and Driving Factors of Urban Development Intensity for Pearl River Delta Region Based on Geodetector

Land, 2023
The Pearl River Delta (PRD) is one of the most dynamic economic regions in the Asia-Pacific region. At present, it still faces many problems, such as the over-exploitation of urban land and unbalanced development.
Hanguang Yu, Dongya Liu, Chunxiao Zhang, Le Yu, Ben Yang, Shijiao Qiao, Xiaoli Wang   +6 more
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Landscape Ecological Risk and Drivers of Land-Use Transition under the Perspective of Differences in Topographic Gradient

Land
Human activities have caused different degrees of land-use change on different topographic gradients, with impacts on the landscape and ecosystem. Effectively preventing and addressing ecological risk (ER) and achieving harmonious coexistence between ...
Xuebin Zhang, Jiale Yu, Haoyuan Feng, Litang Yao, Xuehong Li, Hucheng Du, Yanni Liu   +6 more
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Spatiotemporal coupling coordination between ecological environmental quality and urbanization level and influencing factors of eco-environment: a case study of Jiangsu, China

Frontiers in Environmental Science
The rapid acceleration of urbanization, coupled with intensified human activities, has exacerbated the tension between human development and the ecological environment.
Qingqu Luo, Yuwei Guan, Xiangqi Lei
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Monitoring Vegetation Change and Its Potential Drivers in Inner Mongolia from 2000 to 2019

Remote Sensing, 2021
Inner Mongolia in China is a typically arid and semi-arid region with vegetation prominently affected by global warming and human activities. Therefore, investigating the past and future vegetation change and its impact mechanism is important for ...
Yao Kang, Enliang Guo, Yongfang Wang, Yulong Bao, Yuhai Bao, Naren Mandula   +5 more
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Spatial and Temporal Variations in Soil Organic Matter and Their Influencing Factors in the Songnen and Sanjiang Plains of China (1984–2021)

Land
Soil organic matter (SOM) is essential for assessing land quality and enhancing soil fertility. Understanding SOM spatial and temporal changes is crucial for sustainable soil management.
Hongju Zhao, Chong Luo, Depiao Kong, Yunfei Yu, Deqiang Zang, Fang Wang   +5 more
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The Key Factors Driving the Development of New Towns by Mother Cities and Regions: Evidence from China

ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information, 2021
As an important carrier of expanded urban spatial growth, new towns have been a “policy tool” for spatial production in the new era and have received long-term and constant attention from circles such as geography, planning, and economics.
Sidong Zhao, Congguo Zhang, Junheng Qi
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Spatial Differentiation and Influencing Factors of Tertiary Industry in the Pearl River Delta Urban Agglomeration

Land
The tertiary industry has become the main driving force for China’s economic development, and the adjustment and optimization of its structure are important prerequisites for achieving high-quality economic development.
Xiaodie Yuan, Baoyu Chen, Xiong He, Guojun Zhang, Chunshan Zhou   +4 more
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Analyzing Spatio-Temporal Characteristics of Cultivated Land Fragmentation and Their Influencing Factors in a Rapidly Developing Region: A Case Study in Guangdong Province, China

Land, 2022
Cultivated land fragmentation (CLF) is a key obstacle to agricultural development and has a strong relationship with regional food security and global sustainable development.
Dongjie Wang, Hao Yang, Yueming Hu, A-Xing Zhu, Xiaoyun Mao   +4 more
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Spatial Patterns, Driving Forces, and Potential Grain Losses of Non‐Grain Production of Farmland in Central Yunnan Urban Agglomeration, China

Land Degradation &Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The expansion of farmland non‐grain production (NGP) poses a potential threat to food security and agricultural land protection, particularly in mountainous urban agglomerations. However, the utilization patterns, driving mechanisms, and associated production‐loss effects of farmland NGP in this specific regional context remain insufficiently ...
Xiaoliang Ma, Chun Li, Shanshan Chen, Yiting Wang, Zhiqiang Lin, Liding Chen   +5 more
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Altitudinal Gradient and Influencing Factors of Carbon Storage in the Gonghe Basin of the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau

ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information
Investigating the spatial distribution and dynamics of terrestrial carbon storage is vital for climate change mitigation. However, horizontal spatial analyses often overlook heterogeneity in complex terrains.
Ailing Sun, Xingsheng Xia, Yanqin Wang, Haifeng Zhang, Xuechang Zheng   +4 more
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