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Simulating urban encroachment upon Natura2000 sites using the MOLAND model : supporting appropriate assessment [PDF]

, 2009
The urban fabric of the Greater Dublin Area (GDA) has expanded rapidly over the past 20 years. This has lead to a decrease in environmental quality throughout the region and disturbance of protected areas.
Brennan, Michael, Shahumyan, Harutyun, Convery, Sheila   +2 more
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The role of economic clusters in improving urban planning support [PDF]

, 2010
Improving the mechanism of integrating economic and spatial developments is an important issue in urban policy analysis and design. As Economic Clusters (ECs) become an important organisation in contemporary urban development in both economic and spatial
Yang, Zhenshan, Urban Geography and Planning vanaf 2007, vanaf 2008 Urban Geography, Dep Sociale Geografie en Planologie   +2 more
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A Global Methane Observation System to Reduce Uncertainty for Anthropogenic and Natural Sources and Sinks for Detecting and Attributing Climate Feedbacks

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Conceptual illustration of a Global Ecosystem Methane Observing System (GEM‐OS) integrating satellites, aircraft, atmospheric networks, and ecosystem measurements to quantify methane emissions from anthropogenic and natural sources. The multi‐scale observing framework improves source attribution, reduces uncertainty in regional methane budgets, and ...
P. Ciais, S. Peng, J. Chang, F. Li, Q. Zhu, K. Yuan, G. Hugelius, H. Li, Y. Cai, F. Chevallier, K. Tibrewal, E. A. Kort, K. Arndt, J. Watts, B. Buma, N. Besic, P. I. Palmer, H. Cadillo‐Quiroz, E. Euskirchen, M. J. Gondwe, A. Hoyt, R. Jackson, S. Malone, D. Monteverde, S. Natali, M. Ramonet, C. Rey‐Sanchez, L. B. Sagang, E. A. G. Schuur, R. Vargas, R. Varner, Z. Zhang, B. Poulter   +32 more
wiley   +1 more source

Assessing Pedestrian Road Crossing Behavior and Risks Using Multicriteria Decision-Making Models: Implications for Sustainable and Resilient Cities

Complexity
Rapid urbanization, coupled with inadequate pedestrian infrastructure, has contributed to an increase in pedestrian fatalities within major Bangladeshi cities.
Md. Abdul Fattah, Md. Mahedi Hasan, Md. Mehedi Hasan, Tajkia Jahan Rakhi, Mahin Rahman, Fariha Mustafa, Syed Riad Morshed   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Urban planning policy must do more to integrate climate change adaptation and mitigation actions

, 2020
Well-designed urban planning policy can mitigate greenhouse gas emissions and adapt to anticipated climate change impacts. However, there has been limited analysis of the extent to which urban planning policy documents addresses climate change adaptation
A. Hurlimann, S. Moosavi, Geoffrey R. Browne   +2 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

The Urban Infrastructure of Care

, 2023
Problem, research strategy and findings Around the world, people’s life-sustaining capacities for caring for one another are overextended in unequal and unsustainable ways, with major implications for gender, racial, and health equity in cities. Here we
Reid, Azan, Azan Reid, Carl Baty, Tulloch, Andrea, Vedette Gavin, Houston-Read, Rebecca, Rebecca Houston-Read, Gavin, Vedette, Genty, Josée, Josée Genty, Mariana Arcaya, Andrew Binet, Dina Abreu, Andrea Tulloch, Arcaya, Mariana, Abreu, Dina, Binet, Andrew, Baty, Carl   +17 more
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China's Low‐Carbon Energy Transition Over the Past Two Decades: Experiences and Implications

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
China's low‐carbon energy transition features a brief decline and subsequent rebound in coal consumption, alongside the rapid expansion of renewable energy. This study develops a stage‐based analytical framework to explain this evolution from the perspectives of economic development, energy security, and environmental sustainability, revealing how ...
Yu Liu, Zhiyu Tian, Zhengxian Zhang, Xinbei Li   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Enhancing Detailed Planning from Functional Mix Perspective with Spatial Analysis and Multiscale Geographically Weighted Regression: A Case Study in Shanghai Central Region

Land
Detailed spatial planning serves as statutory guidance for regulating specific spatial functions, including public services, living conditions, and production spaces.
Liu Liu, Huang Huang, Jiali Yang
doaj   +1 more source

Codification a model of a creative urban area from the perspective of social capital, Case study: District 11 of Tehran [PDF]

تحقیقات کاربردی علوم جغرافیایی, 2023
The creative urban area must be able to support the economy of the urban area, intelligent transportation, management rehabilitation as well as improving environmental performance, and also it can be providing the grounds for the realization of social ...
Mohammad Doosthoseini, Vahid Bigdeli Rad, Maryam Moeinifar   +2 more
doaj  

Conformal Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces: A Cylindrical Geometry Perspective

Advanced Electronic Materials, EarlyView.
Cylindrical reconfigurable intelligent surfaces are explored for low‐complexity beam steering using one‐bit meta‐atoms. A multi‐level modeling approach, including optimization‐based synthesis, demonstrates that even minimal hardware can support directive scattering.
Filippo Pepe, Ivan Iudice, Giuseppe Castaldi, Marco Di Renzo, Vincenzo Galdi   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source