First modern human settlement recorded in the Iberian hinterland occurred during Heinrich Stadial 2 within harsh environmental conditions. [PDF]
Sci Rep, 2021 As the south-westernmost region of Europe, the Iberian Peninsula stands as a key area for understanding the process of modern human dispersal into Eurasia.
Alcaraz-Castaño M +13 more
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GIS-Based Modeling of Human Settlement Suitability for the Belt and Road Regions. [PDF]
Int J Environ Res Public Health, 2022 (1) Background: Human settlements are a basic requirement for human survival and development. The natural suitability of human settlements directly affects human health and their quality of life and, to some extent, also dictates the size of the regional
Li W, Li P, Feng Z, Xiao C.
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Index system of rural human settlement in rural revitalization under the perspective of China. [PDF]
Sci Rep, 2022 Rural revitalization strategies are an important task in China. Currently, it is in the transition from poverty alleviation to rural revitalization. This paper proposes an evaluation index of rural revitalization and development potential based on a ...
Liu Q, Gong D, Gong Y.
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The study of early human settlement preference and settlement prediction in Xinjiang, China. [PDF]
Sci Rep, 2022 When studying the human settlement process, it is of great significance to understand the prehistoric environment, economy and society by exploring the human–land relationship and the evolution of civilization reflected by the settlement environment ...
Tan B +6 more
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Contrasting effects of human settlement on the interaction among sympatric apex carnivores. [PDF]
Proc Biol Sci, 2022 In the face of a growing human footprint, understanding interactions among threatened large carnivores is fundamental to effectively mitigating anthropogenic threats and managing species.
Penjor U +4 more
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Evaluation and analysis on suitability of human settlement environment in Qingdao. [PDF]
PLoS One, 2021 Human settlement environment is space places closely related to human production and life, and also surface spaces inseparable from human activities. As a coastal city in the east of China, Qingdao has a relatively high level of urbanization. However, it
Jiaxing Z, Lin L, Hang L, Dongmei P.
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Effect of Rural Human Settlement Environment around Nature Reserves on Farmers' Well-Being: A Field Survey Based on 1002 Farmer Households around Six Nature Reserves in China. [PDF]
Int J Environ Res Public Health, 2022 Numerous countries actively consider the human settlement environment and have implemented rural governance strategies to ameliorate the living conditions of rural dwellers. The construction of a rural human settlement environment is an important goal of
Zhang T, He D, Kuang T, Chen K.
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Human settlement of East Polynesia earlier, incremental, and coincident with prolonged South Pacific drought. [PDF]
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 2020 Significance We combine indicators from lake sediments with archaeological records that identify an earlier and incremental arrival of humans in East Polynesia than indicated by current models.
Sear DA +16 more
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Accuracy assessment of Global Human Settlement Layer (GHSL) built-up products over China. [PDF]
PLoS One, 2020 Building a density map over large areas could provide essential information of land development intensity and settlement condition. It is crucial for supporting studies and planning of human settlement environment. The Global Human Settlement Layer (GHSL)
Liu F +5 more
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SDGs-oriented evaluation of the sustainability of rural human settlement environment in Zhejiang, China. [PDF]
Heliyon, 2023 Lin S, Hou L.
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