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Urbanization Sans Development? [PDF]
From a theoretical standpoint, the question has to be asked whether or not the census should retain its present definition of urban areas. There is a need for a more meaningful integration of the structural, institutional and demographic criteria, if the
Flieger, Wilhelm, Gultiano, Socorro A.
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近25 a 银川市城市化进程中热力景观格局演变分析 [PDF]
, 2016 ： Based on the Landsat images and statistical data，in this paper the urbanization process and thermal landscape dynamics of Yinchuan City were analyzed． The objectives of this study were as follows: ① To analyze the spatial and dynamic characteristics of
吕荣芳, 张建明, 王浩, 王鹏龙
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Transforming Accra towards a Sustainable Future: Comprehensive Land Use Planning and the Greater Accra Urban Simulation System (GAUSS) [PDF]
, 2011 The urbanization of Sub-Saharan Africa is occurring more rapidly than in any other region in the world, at a historically unprecedented absolute rate of increase, within an institutional framework desperately lacking in resources.
Frazier, Tyler J.
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Urbanization without growth : a not-so-uncommon phenomenon [PDF]
To find out why African countries'experience with urbanization and sustained growth appeared to differ from that of other countries, the authors investigated the determinants of urbanization across countries over 40 years.
Fay, Marianne, Opal, Charlotte
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IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote SensingWith the continuous development of remote sensing sensors and image processing technology, methods typified by deep learning are leading remote sensing change detection (RSCD) toward an increasingly refined direction.
Simin Lin +6 more
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Floristic response to urbanization: Filtering of the bioregional flora in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA [PDF]
, 2017 PREMISE OF THE STUDY: Globally, urban plant populations are becoming increasingly important, as these plants play a vital role in ameliorating effects of ecosystem disturbance and climate change.
Aronson, Myla F.J. +2 more
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World Urbanization Prospects [PDF]
This paper proposes to critically examine the United Nations projections on urbanisation. Both the estimates of current trends based on national data and the method of projection are evaluated.
Philippe Bocquier
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Modeling urbanization patterns with generative adversarial networks
, 2018 In this study we propose a new method to simulate hyper-realistic urban patterns using Generative Adversarial Networks trained with a global urban land-use inventory.
Albert, Adrian +3 more
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Biological Reviews, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The ecology of forests, their losses, and terrestrial wood decomposition dynamics have been intensively studied and reviewed. In the aquatic realm, reviews have concentrated on large wood (LW) in rivers and the transition from freshwater to marine environments in the Pacific Northwest of North America. However, a comprehensive global synthesis
Jon Dickson +9 more
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The spread of non‐native species
Biological Reviews, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The global redistribution of species through human agency is one of the defining ecological signatures of the Anthropocene, with biological invasions reshaping biodiversity patterns, ecosystem processes and services, and species interactions globally.
Phillip J. Haubrock +16 more
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