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Scale-Dependent Effects of Urban Canopy Cover, Canopy Volume, and Impervious Surfaces on Near-Surface Air Temperature in a Mid-Sized City

Cities are significantly warmer than their surrounding rural environments. Known as the ‘urban heat island effect’, it can affect the health of urban residents and lead to increased energy use, public health impacts, and damage to ...
Vivek Shandas, Polyakov, Anne Y., Carson Ralls, Anne Y. Polyakov, Shandas, Vivek, Ralls, Carson   +5 more
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Feature selection for urban impervious surfaces estimation using optical and SAR images

, 2015
© 2015 IEEE. Urban impervious surfaces, such as transport related land (e.g., roads, streets, and parking lots) and building roof tops (commercial, residential, and industrial areas), have been widely recognized as important indicator for urban ...
Hui Lin, Zhang, Hongsheng, Hongsheng Zhang, Lin, Hui   +3 more
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Non‐native parrot species expand the trait space of avian communities by filling empty niches in urban areas

Ibis, Volume 168, Issue 3, Page 1055-1070, July 2026.
Non‐native species are one of the greatest threats to biodiversity worldwide due to their direct and indirect effects on native communities. There are two opposing hypotheses to explain how non‐native species successfully establish outside their native range.
Fabio Marcolin, Riccardo Alba, Stefano Mammola, Giacomo Assandri, Luca Ilahiane, Diego Rubolini, Luís Reino, Dan Chamberlain   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Urban greenspace and dementia: Measures, mechanisms, and methodological guidance

Alzheimer's &Dementia, Volume 22, Issue 6, June 2026.
Abstract Urban greenspace has been associated with improved cognition and reduced Alzheimer's disease (AD) and AD‐related dementias (ADRD) risk, but findings remain mixed, study quality varies, and evidence is largely cross‐sectional. To advance the field, we offer guidance to select and apply greenspace exposure measures in AD/ADRD research.
Ingrid Jarvis, Lilah Besser, Jessica Finlay, Perry Hystad, Kevin J. Lane, Ruth F. Hunter, Peter James, Marcia Pescador Jiménez, Mark Nieuwenhuijsen, Matilda van den Bosch, David Van Riper, Jinkook Lee, Dany Doiron, Jeffrey Brook, Sara D. Adar, Michael Brauer   +15 more
wiley   +1 more source

Impact of Urban Environmental Indices on Surface Temperature in Dhaka: A Policy‐Oriented Perspective

Climate Resilience and Sustainability, Volume 5, Issue 1, June 2026.
ABSTRACT Dhaka's rapid urban expansion has intensified surface heating and degraded environmental quality. This study analyzes environmental indices from 2015 to 2025, revealing a strong positive relationship between built‐up growth and land surface temperature, and negative associations with vegetation and water presence.
Milon Bokshi, Md. Jakir Hossain, Md. Munir Mahmud   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Modelling urban run-off : a quasilinear approach

, 1978
The non-linear behaviour of catchments, as ascertained by various investigators, is discussed. Blackbox analysis with Laguerre functions shows non-linear behaviour for a small urban catchment area.
Zondervan, J.G.
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Exploring Uncharted Waters: The Role of Artificial Aquatic Ecosystems in Freshwater Science

Ecology and Evolution, Volume 16, Issue 6, June 2026.
The world's farms and cities house an abundance of human‐made waters, including farm dams, stormwater ponds, constructed wetlands, and ditches: known collectively as “artificial aquatic ecosystems.” In this viewpoint we challenge the entrenched idea that human‐made waters have limited ecological value, discuss the disconnect between the functioning of ...
Jackie Webb, Ellen Moon, Julie C. Fahy, Shashini Fernando, Martino E. Malerba, Laura Naslund, Mike Peacock, Naomi S. Wells, Benjamin J. Woolcock, Alexander J. Reisinger   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Optimization of Impervious Surface Space Layout for Prevention of Urban Rainstorm Waterlogging: A Case Study of Guangzhou, China

, 2019
With the rapid expansion of impervious surfaces, urban waterlogging has become a typical “urban disease” in China, seriously hindering the sustainable development of cities.
Huafei Yu, Yaolong Zhao, Yingchun Fu
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Species Distribution Models and Abundance Estimates Enhance Breeding Bird Atlas Data

Ecology and Evolution, Volume 16, Issue 6, June 2026.
Our primary goal was to leverage the large amount of systematic and volunteer‐based data produced by the Minnesota Breeding Bird Atlas to develop species distribution models and population estimates for as many breeding bird species as possible. We utilized three complementary techniques to develop species distribution models and maps for 136 breeding ...
Nicholas G. Walton, Edmund J. Zlonis, Péter Sólymos, Alexis R. Grinde, Gerald J. Niemi   +4 more
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An optimization model for the impervious surface spatial layout considering differences in hydrological unit conditions for urban waterlogging prevention in urban renewal

Ecological Indicators
The expansion of impervious surfaces during urbanization, as well as the irrationality of their spatial layout, is one of the main causes of urban waterlogging.
Juchao Zhao, Entong Ke, Bin Wang, Yaolong Zhao   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source