Mapping the “Supply–Demand–Flow” of Ecosystem Services for Ecosystem Management in China
Advanced Science, EarlyView.This study develops a “supply–demand–flow” framework clarifies how ecosystem services move between regions by distinguishing potential and actual supply and demand. Using integrated biophysical–socioeconomic modeling, nine services in China were mapped.
Yikun Zhang +3 more
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Resilience Concept in Indonesian Small Town Development and Planning: a Case of Lasem, Central Java
E3S Web of Conferences, 2018 Rapid urbanization in developing countries has brought some unprecedented consequences in economic, social, and most notably environmental aspects. Many cities have to be dealing with the challenges of vulnerability as the risk of disasters increases. In
Setyono Jawoto Sih +3 more
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Transformation towards sustainable green infrastructure systems in Egyptian villages (a case study of Fayoum villages) [PDF]
JES: Journal of Engineering SciencesThe importance of the rural community is shaped in Egypt, where more than 57.8% of the population lives. The Egyptian village is the smallest urban environmental unit that has social, cultural and political characteristics different from the city and has
Esraa Ezzeldien +3 more
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Extra Climate Benefits From Afforestation Due to Reduced Forest Fragmentation in China
Advanced Science, EarlyView.Afforestation in China reduced forest fragmentation in 2015, transforming 51.8 M ha of edge forests into interior forests. This enhanced carbon sequestration (1.4±0.2 Pg CO2e, a cooling biogeochemical effect), while reduced albedo (−0.9 Pg CO2e, a warming biophysical effect) partially offset the gain, yielding a net extra climate benefit of ...
Nan Meng +19 more
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Community Readiness for Smart Cities in Egypt: New Cites as a Case Study جاهزية المجتمع لتطبيق المدن الذكية في مصر: دراسة حالة المدن الجديدة [PDF]
Journal of Urban ResearchThe global trend toward implementing smart cities as a strategy for urban innovation has gained significant momentum in recent years, with countries worldwide, including Egypt, actively embracing this approach.
Samah A. Salem +2 more
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Measuring Nutrition Security Using the Consumer Food Data System Datasets
Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Nutrition security is an emerging concept lacking a consensus definition, conceptualization, or standardized measure. This perspectives manuscript synthesizes findings from two previously published analyses to assess the feasibility of using available measures of key dimensions of nutrition security from two Consumer Food Data System (CFDS ...
Vibha Bhargava +2 more
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Combining deep learning and crowd-sourcing images to predict housing quality in rural China
Scientific Reports, 2022 Housing quality is essential to human well-being, security and health. Monitoring the housing quality is crucial for unveiling the socioeconomic development status and providing political proposals.
Weipan Xu +6 more
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Intellectual Framework for Transforming Conventional Industrial Zones into Eco- Industrial Parks
Journal of Urban Research, 2021 Industrial practice is vital to achieving economic growth and prosperity in both developed and developing countries - of which Egypt is one. However, it harms the environment by high rates of consumption, depletion of natural resources and disposal of ...
Omar Khaled , Mohie Edeen Shalaby
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Agribusiness, EarlyView.Abstract This study explores the rent price ratio in agricultural land markets, crucial for evaluating market efficiency, policy needs, and farmer decision‐making. Traditionally, the analyses faced challenges due to the absence of concurrent sale and rent data for the same land, potentially leading to biased results.
Marius Michels +4 more
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