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Land cover, land use changes and air pollution in Asia: a synthesis [PDF]

open access: yesEnvironmental Research Letters, 2017
A better understanding of land cover/land use changes (LCLUC) and their interactions with the atmospheric environment is essential for the sustainable management of natural resources, environmental protection, air quality, agricultural planning and food ...
Krishna Vadrevu   +2 more
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CHANGE DETECTION IN LAND USE AND LAND COVER OF DISTRICT CHARSADDA PAKISTAN ALONG RIVER KABUL (2010 FLOOD): TAKING ADVANTAGE OF GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM AND REMOTE SENSING [PDF]

open access: yesGeological Behavior, 2021
This study aims to quantify land use and land cover changes before and after the 2010 flood in district Charsadda, Pakistan. Advanced geographic information systems (GIS) and remote sensing techniques (RST) evaluate land use and land cover changes.
Misbah Fida   +4 more
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Are we losing water storage capacity mostly due to climate change – Analysis of the landscape hydric potential in selected catchments in East-Central Europe

open access: yesEcological Indicators, 2023
Are we losing water mostly due to climate change? This study delves into that question. The main innovation of this research lies in developing a methodology that forecasts future shifts in water resources through the use of nondimensional indicators ...
Jakub Wojkowski   +6 more
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Changes in Land Use and Land Cover of Düzce Province (1990-2018)

open access: yesCoğrafya Dergisi, 2021
In the present study, the land use and land cover (LU/LC) of Düzce province, belonging to the years 1990, 2000, and 2018, were examined in the Western Section of the Black Sea Region. According to the data that we have used from the CORINE database, 7 LU/
Ahmet Emrah Siyavuş
doaj   +1 more source

Assessment of land use land cover dynamics and its contributing factors in Adama district, central Ethiopia

open access: yesEQA, 2023
Land use land cover change has resulted negative consequences for the quality of environment and life of rural livelihoods in Ethiopia in general and the study area in particular. The aim of this study was to investigate the spatial and temporal Land Use/
Mamush Masha   +2 more
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A Study of Diffusion Equation-Based Land-Use/Land-Cover Change Simulation

open access: yesISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information, 2021
Simulating and predicting the development and changes in urban land change can provide valuable references for the sustainable development of cities. However, the change process of urban land-use/land-cover is a complex process involving multiple factors
Min Jin   +3 more
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Spatial Variation of Surface Energy Fluxes Due to Land Use Changes across China

open access: yesEnergies, 2014
We estimate the heat flux changes caused by the projected land transformation over the next 40 years across China to improve the understanding of the impacts of land dynamics on regional climate. We use the Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) model to
Enjun Ma   +3 more
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Simulating the Response of the Surface Urban Heat Environment to Land Use and Land Cover Changes: A Case Study of Wuhan, China

open access: yesRemote Sensing, 2021
With the rapid process of urbanization, the urban heat island (UHI), the phenomenon where urban regions become hotter than their surroundings, is increasingly aggravated. The UHI is affected by multiple factors overall.
Meiling Gao   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

IMPACTS OF LAND USE/COVER DYNAMICS ON PASTORALISM IN MELELA, MVOMERO DISTRICT, TANZANIA

open access: yesAfrican Journal on Land Policy and Geospatial Sciences, 2023
Background Studies which have been conducted so far have focused on the processes of land use/cover changes in different areas at regional and global scale.
Proches Hieronimo Msigula
doaj   +1 more source

The Use of Geographic Databases for Analyzing Changes in Land Cover—A Case Study of the Region of Warmia and Mazury in Poland

open access: yesISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information, 2020
This article analyzes the applicability of spatial data for evaluating and monitoring changes in land use and their impact on the local landscape. The Coordination of Information on the Environment (CORINE) Land Cover database was used to develop a ...
Iwona Cieślak   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

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