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Impacts of Land Cover Change on the Near-Surface Temperature in the North China Plain

Advances in Meteorology, 2013
This study first tested and verified the ability of the Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) model to simulate the near-surface temperature in the North China Plain.
Ruijie Qu, Xiaolin Cui, Haiming Yan, Enjun Ma, Jinyan Zhan   +4 more
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Land Use Change in Indonesia [PDF]

With an estimated loss of up to 20 million ha of forest over the past decade, deforestation in Indonesia has come to the forefront of global environmental concerns. Indonesia is one of the most important areas of tropical forests worldwide.
Stefano Pagiola
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Ecosystems and human health: The local benefits of forest cover in Indonesia [PDF]

, 2019
This paper documents the effect of primary forest cover loss on increased incidence of malaria. The evidence is consistent with an ecological response. I show that land use change, anti-malarial programs or migration cannot explain the effect of primary ...
Garg, Teevrat
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Land Use/Land Cover Change Detection by Multi-Temporal Remote Sensing Imageries: Bangalore City India (1992-2012) [PDF]

, 2014
Land use and land cover (LULC) changes is a dynamic, widespread and accelerating process, mainly driven by natural phenomena and anthropogenic activities, which in turn drives changes that world impact natural ecosystem.
Basavaraj Paruti, ., Santhaveeranagoud, B.   +1 more
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MONITORING LAND COVER CHANGE INDICATIVE MAP OF SOCIAL FORESTRY AREA IN PULANG PISAU REGENCY

Jurnal Belantara
Pulang Pisau Regency faces significant pressure from human activities that threaten the sustainability of its forests. The phenomenon of deforestation and land conversion is important for understanding the dynamics of land cover change.
Ananda Putri, Shandy Marcoleos, Yogian Pratama, Meklie, Beni Iskandar   +4 more
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Sustainable land use for the 21st century [PDF]

, 2012
It is estimated that the human footprint has affected 83% of the global terrestrial land surface and has degraded about 60% of the ecosystems services in the past 50 years alone.
Galford, Gillian, Karsenty, Alain, Msangi, Siwa, Nkonya, Ephraim, Park, Soojin, Shah, Mahendra, Souza Jr, Carlos, Von Braun, Joachim   +7 more
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The role of tenure in the management of trees at the community level: theoretical and empirical analyses from Uganda and Malawi [PDF]

This paper examines the effects of tenure on tree management at a community level. First, several important conceptual issues arising from this particular meso-level focus are discussed.
Otsuka, Keijiro, Place, Frank
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The Impact of Settlement Design on Tropical Deforestation Rates and Resulting Land Cover Patterns [PDF]

Policymakers in the Brazilian Amazon face the challenge of meeting environmental and developmental goals as cities and towns within these tropical forests continue to face migration pressure.
Caviglia-Harris, Jill L., Harris, Daniel
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Linking Land‐Use/Cover Change With Landscape‐Based Drivers in Contrasting Agro‐Ecological Environments of the East African Rift System

Food and Energy Security
Understanding land‐use/cover (LUC) change in response to landscape‐based driving forces is essential for regular land‐use/cover monitoring, forecasting, and the formulation of sustainable resource management strategies.
Woubshet Negussie, Wei Wu, Yirsaw Eshetu, Temesgen Habtamu, Legesse Abiyot, Ketema Haile, Belew Bekele   +6 more
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LANDSAT image differencing as an automated land cover change detection technique [PDF]

Image differencing was investigated as a technique for use with LANDSAT digital data to delineate areas of land cover change in an urban environment. LANDSAT data collected in April 1973 and April 1975 for Austin, Texas, were geometrically corrected and ...
Mckinney, R. L., Stauffer, M. L.
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