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A comparison of presettlement and modern forest composition along an elevation gradient in central New Hampshire [PDF]
, 2011 Tree species composition is influenced not only by edaphic and climatic factors but also by natural and human-caused disturbances. To understand interactions among these influences, we compared forest species composition data from the time of European ...
Cogbill, Charles V. +3 more
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The Fermi Paradox and the Aurora Effect: Exo-civilization Settlement, Expansion and Steady States [PDF]
2019AJ....158..117C, 2019 We model the settlement of the galaxy by space-faring civilizations in order to address issues related to the Fermi Paradox. We explore the problem in a way that avoids assumptions about the intent and motivation of any exo-civilization seeking to settle other planetary systems.
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Remote Sensing, 2018 In the last few decades the magnitude and impacts of planetary urban transformations have become increasingly evident to scientists and policymakers. The ability to understand these processes remained limited in terms of territorial scope and comparative
M. Melchiorri +5 more
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Human Settlement Management Training: an Approach to Course Design [PDF]
, 1982 Over the past decade, different United Nations authorties, above all, UNESCO, have expended considerable effort on the organization of training programs for human settlement managers.
d'Ayala, Pierre Giovanni, Wynn, Martin G
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HSC-GPT: A Large Language Model for Human Settlements Construction [PDF]
arXiv, 2023 The field of human settlement construction encompasses a range of spatial designs and management tasks, including urban planning and landscape architecture design. These tasks involve a plethora of instructions and descriptions presented in natural language, which are essential for understanding design requirements and producing effective design ...
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The Effects of Inequality, Density, and Heterogeneous Residential Preferences on Urban Displacement and Metropolitan Structure: An Agent-Based Model [PDF]
Urban Science, 2 (3), 76, 2018, 2017 Urban displacement - when a household is forced to relocate due to conditions affecting its home or surroundings - often results from rising housing costs, particularly in wealthy, prosperous cities. However, its dynamics are complex and often difficult to understand.
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The agglomeration and dispersion dichotomy of human settlements on Earth [PDF]
arXiv, 2020 Human settlements on Earth are scattered in a multitude of shapes, sizes and spatial arrangements. These patterns are often not random but a result of complex geographical, cultural, economic and historical processes that have profound human and ecological impacts. However, little is known about the global distribution of these patterns and the spatial
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Study on the Sustainable Development of Human Settlement Space Environment in Traditional Villages
Sustainability, 2019 The sustainability of the human settlement space environment is an eternal subject of human exploration. There hides the idea of human settlement space in an externally displayed material environment.
Hai-fan Wang, S. Chiou
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Baseline study for SWM in Mardan, Pakistan [PDF]
, 2012 Disposal of Municipal Solid Waste is ignored in the study area as it’s been ignored throughout the country whereas MSW management has the largest budget among the corresponding departments but it always lack skilled staff.
Government of Pakistan +2 more
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International Journal of Digital Earth, 2018 The presence of green spaces within city centres has been recognized as a valuable component of the city landscape. Vegetation provides a variety of benefits including energy saving, improved air quality, reduced noise pollution, decreased ambient ...
C. Corbane +9 more
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