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IMPACT ASSESSMENT OF WATERSHED IN DESERT REGION [PDF]
The International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, 2012 Change detection from different temporal images usually based on reflectance on natural and human activity impact, using integrated GIS, Remote Sensing and image processing technologies enable impact assessment of watershed in desert region.
V. Madhava Rao +3 more
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Greater aridity increases the magnitude of urban nighttime vegetation-derived air cooling
Environmental Research Letters, 2021 High nighttime urban air temperatures increase health risks and economic vulnerability of people globally. While recent studies have highlighted nighttime heat mitigation effects of urban vegetation, the magnitude and variability of vegetation-derived ...
Peter C Ibsen +14 more
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Effect of Coastal Forest on Solitary Breaking Waves Force Absorption in Sloping Coasts [PDF]
علوم و مهندسی آبیاری, 2017 Every year, natural disasters and catastrophes such as hurricanes and tsunamis cause coasts destruction and bring irreparable damages to the life and properties of people.
Ali Motamedi Nezhad +2 more
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International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2023 Drylands, which account for 41% of Earth’s land surface and are home to more than two billion people, play an important role in the global carbon balance. This study analyzes the spatio-temporal patterns of vegetation carbon sinks and sources in the arid
Qifei Zhang +5 more
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Landslide susceptibility map using certainty factor for hazard mitigation in mountainous areas of Ujung-loe watershed in South Sulawesi [PDF]
Forest and Society, 2018 This study aims to build a landslide susceptibility map (LSM) by using certainty factor (CF) models for mitigation of landslide hazards and mitigation for people who live near to the forest.
Andang Suryana Soma, Tetsuya Kubota
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Frontiers in Climate, 2021 The majority of people in East Africa rely on the agro-pastoral system for their livelihood, which is highly vulnerable to droughts and flooding. Agro-pastoral droughts are endemic to the region and are considered the main natural hazard that contributes
Shahriar Pervez +7 more
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Understanding preferences for tree attributes: the relative effects of socio-economic and local environmental factors [PDF]
, 2014 Urban plant biodiversity is influenced by both the physical environment and attitudes and preferences of urban residents for specific plant types. Urban residents are assumed to be disconnected from their immediate environment, and cultural and societal ...
Avolio, ML +5 more
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Journal of Natural Resources and Environmental Management, 2022 West Kalimantan has great potential of forests and indigenous people. Therefore, it is crucial to study on forest management by indigenous people. The study is aimed at analyzing the forest management carried out by the Dayak Katab Kebahan community ...
Tien Aminatun +5 more
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Evaluation of Soil Moisture Retrieval from the ERS and Metop Scatterometers in the Lower Mekong Basin [PDF]
, 2013 The natural environment and livelihoods in the Lower Mekong Basin (LMB) are significantly affected by the annual hydrological cycle. Monitoring of soil moisture as a key variable in the hydrological cycle is of great interest in a number of Hydrological ...
Apel, Heiko +5 more
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Consumption of fruit and vegetables among elderly people: a cross sectional study from Iran [PDF]
Nutrition Journal, 2010 AbstractBackgroundThere is substantial evidence that low consumption of fruit and vegetables (FV) is a major risk factor for many chronic diseases. The aim of this study was to assess FV consumption and the variables that influence it among elderly individuals in Iran aged 60 and over.MethodsThis was a cross-sectional study to investigate FV intake by ...
Jazayery Abolghasem +5 more
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