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Ecology
Johannes Langemeyer, Cristina Madrid-Lopez, Angelica Mendoza Beltran, Gara Villalba Mendez
Summary: This essay discusses the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on urban food security and urban agriculture, as well as the blind spots in urban planning, and proposes the importance of stronger and joint consideration of urban risks, vulnerabilities, urban metabolism, and ecosystem services in land-use decision-making.
LANDSCAPE AND URBAN PLANNING
(2021)
Review
Food Science & Technology
Qiumeng Zhong, Lan Wang, Shenghui Cui
Summary: The increase of urbanization is impacting the urban food system (UFS) in terms of production, processing, and consumption. Global research interest in UFS has significantly increased, focusing on areas such as food security, food consumption, and food waste. Future attention should be given to food sustainability and resilience, food innovation, and comparative studies between cities.
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Environmental Sciences
Angelica Mendoza Beltran, Kelzy Jepsen, Marti Rufi-Salis, Sergi Ventura, Cristina Madrid Lopez, Gara Villalba
Summary: This study uses geographically explicit datasets to investigate the factors influencing nitrous oxide emissions and their spatial distribution in peri-urban agriculture. The results show that crop-specific emission factors provide a more accurate estimate of emissions compared to the commonly used Tier 1 IPCC factors. The study also assesses the impact of soil types on emissions and discusses the implications of the findings for mitigation, sustainability, and circularity studies.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2022)
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Geography, Physical
T. T. Vu, N. V. A. Vu, H. P. Phung, L. D. Nguyen
Summary: This study aims to develop an applicable methodology for producing a functional land-use map using free and open-source data. The three-stage framework was implemented, yielding a good overall accuracy of 78.70%. The mismatch between data-driven approach and human knowledge was identified, suggesting improvement through ontology-based fusion with OSM data.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF DIGITAL EARTH
(2021)
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Environmental Sciences
Zhen Zhang, Jiquan Zhang, Yichen Zhang, Yanan Chen, Jiahao Yan
Summary: This paper constructs an assessment model of urban flood resilience from four aspects: infrastructure, environment, society, and economy. It quantifies infrastructure and environmental vulnerability based on GIS and uses TOPSIS to quantify social and economic recoverability. Finally, the flood resilience of Changchun City was evaluated based on clustering of infrastructure and environmental vulnerability and social and economic recoverability. The proposed framework can provide experience for regional flood mitigation and improving flood resilience by modifying the indicator system according to different regions.
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Agronomy
Ilnas Sahabiev, Elena Smirnova, Kamil Giniyatullin
Summary: Machine learning methods combined with remote sensing data can accurately predict spatial changes in soil agrochemical properties, particularly in the prediction of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium.
Article
Agronomy
Leticia Bernabe Santos, Leonardo Mendes Bastos, Mailson Freire de Oliveira, Pedro Luiz Martins Soares, Ignacio Antonio Ciampitti, Rouverson Pereira da Silva
Summary: This study aimed to detect nematode damage in soybean fields using multispectral reflectance sensors and machine learning. By analyzing the relationship between spectral bands and vegetation indices with plant conditions, the best model was selected and key spectral input variables were determined. The results showed the potential of combining remote sensing data and machine learning to distinguish symptomatic and asymptomatic soybean plants.
Review
Environmental Sciences
Zhenfeng Shao, Tao Cheng, Huyan Fu, Deren Li, Xiao Huang
Summary: This paper compares current extraction methods for impervious surface mapping and summarizes their strengths and limitations. The challenges in estimating impervious surfaces from high spatial resolution remote sensing imagery are discussed, including the selection of spatial resolution, spectral band, and extraction method. The uncertainties caused by clouds and snow, shadows, and vegetation occlusion are also analyzed. Automated sample labeling and remote sensing domain knowledge are the main directions in impervious surface extraction using deep learning methods. The use of continuous time series of high-resolution imagery and multi-source satellite imagery for dynamic monitoring of impervious surfaces should also be emphasized.
Article
Agronomy
Mohammad Rokhafrouz, Hooman Latifi, Ali A. Abkar, Tomasz Wojciechowski, Miroslaw Czechlowski, Ali Sadeghi Naieni, Yasser Maghsoudi, Gniewko Niedbala
Summary: Enhancing digital and precision agriculture is crucial in overcoming economic and environmental challenges in 21st century agriculture. This study compared management zones for variable rate application of mineral nitrogen in wheat production, using different remote sensing-based models. The results showed that incorporating agronomy and climate information improved the delineation of management zones.
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Environmental Sciences
Mark Angelo Purio, Tetsunobu Yoshitake, Mengu Cho
Summary: Changes in urban environments are driven by urbanization and population growth, necessitating universal access to green and public spaces. This study utilizes satellite and meteorological data to assess intra-urban heat islands in Manila City, conducting temperature measurements, land use indicator analysis, spatial analysis, heat island mapping, and proposing intervention suggestions.
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Engineering, Environmental
Muhammad Nasar Ahmad, Zhenfeng Shao, Rana Waqar Aslam, Israr Ahmad, Ming Liao, Xianyi Li, Yang Song
Summary: This study is based on two devastating earthquakes that occurred in Azad Kashmir and Muzaffarabad in 2005 and 2019. By identifying susceptible zones, creating landslide inventory maps, and using the Analytical Hierarchy Process model, the study provides information on landslide susceptibility and helps in future infrastructure planning and ecological protection.
STOCHASTIC ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND RISK ASSESSMENT
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Yanhao Zhang, Guicai Ning, Shihan Chen, Yuanjian Yang
Summary: The rapid urban sprawl has significantly impacted the observational environment around meteorological stations by increasing built-up areas and anthropogenic heat flux. There is a positive correlation between the proportion of built-up areas and AHF, with suburban and rural stations experiencing greater increases in AHF than urban stations. Relocating meteorological stations can effectively improve the observational environment and reduce the urban heat island effect on meteorological observations.
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Environmental Sciences
Heather North, Alexander Amies, John Dymond, Stella Belliss, David Pairman, John Drewry, Jan Schindler, James Shepherd
Summary: This study introduces an automated mapping method using time-series satellite imagery to map bare ground extent in hill-country forestry and winter forage grazing land in New Zealand, providing national maps and statistics for 2018 and assessing accuracy.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2022)
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Environmental Sciences
Lael E. Walsh, Bethan R. Mead, Charlotte A. Hardman, Daniel Evans, Lingxuan Liu, Natalia Falagan, Sofia Kourmpetli, Jess Davies
Summary: With the growth of urban areas and land-use constraints, there is increasing interest in utilizing urban spaces for food production. This study provides a national-scale analysis of the horticultural production potential of urban green spaces in Great Britain. The findings highlight the importance of national policies to support urban agriculture and the potential of using urban green spaces for food production to enhance the resilience of the national-scale food system.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LETTERS
(2022)
Article
Environmental Studies
Nesru H. Koroso
Summary: Ethiopia's urban land lease policy aims to facilitate the transfer of land for various purposes. However, there is little knowledge about its effectiveness in promoting sustainable urban land use. This paper examines the effects of the lease policies on urban land use efficiency through remote sensing data and analysis of satellite imagery. The study findings reveal low urban land use efficiency, indicating the ineffectiveness of existing land institutions.
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Energy & Fuels
Mithun Saha, Matthew J. Eckelman
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Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Seyedeh Neda Mehdizadeh, Cigdem Eskicioglu, Abbas S. Milani, Mithun Saha
BIOCHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
(2012)
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Agricultural Engineering
Mithun Saha, Cigdem Eskicioglu, Juan Marin
BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY
(2011)
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Environmental Sciences
Mithun Saha, Matthew J. Eckelman
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Materials Science, Paper & Wood
Rob Stephenson, Talat Mahmood, Allan Elliot, Brian O'Connor, Cigdem Eskicioglu, Mithun Saha, Bob Ericksen
J-FOR-JOURNAL OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY FOR FOREST PRODUCTS AND PROCESSES
(2012)
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Ecology
Xuezheng Zong, Xiaorui Tian, Xianli Wang
Summary: Climate change has caused longer fire seasons and more intense wildfires worldwide, leading to significant economic and environmental impacts. A study conducted in Southwest China evaluated the effectiveness of different fuel treatment designs in mitigating wildfire risk under varying fire severity conditions. The results showed that fuel treatments were effective in reducing risk under low and normal fire severity scenarios, but their effectiveness was limited under high fire severity conditions.
LANDSCAPE AND URBAN PLANNING
(2024)
Article
Ecology
Jian Peng, Xiaoyu Wang, Huining Zheng, Zihan Xu
Summary: This study developed an index system to evaluate the trade-off between grain production service and water purification service in the Dongting Lake Basin. The results showed that converting cropland with high nitrogen output into forest land can minimize this trade-off.
LANDSCAPE AND URBAN PLANNING
(2024)
Article
Ecology
Francois Chiron, Romain Lorrilliere, Carmen Bessa-Gomes, Piotr Tryjanowski, Joan Casanelles-Abella, Lauri Laanisto, Ana Leal, Anskje Van Mensel, Marco Moretti, Babette Muyshondt, Ulo Niinemets, Marta Alos Orti, Pedro Pinho, Roeland Samson, Nicolas Deguines
Summary: In cities, green areas play a crucial role in biodiversity conservation, and the heterogeneity of land cover is an important factor. The relationship between area and heterogeneity affects the richness of bird species in urban green areas, with urban avoider species benefiting from large and heterogeneous patches.
LANDSCAPE AND URBAN PLANNING
(2024)
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Ecology
Aleksandra Lis, Karolina Zalewska, Pawel Iwankowski, Katarzyna Betkier, Paulina Bilska, Viktoriia Dudar, Aleksandra L. Lagiewka
Summary: Appleton's prospect-refuge theory suggests that the presence of dense vegetation, topography, and people in a park can influence the safety and privacy felt by visitors in different ways. This study aimed to understand the relationship between observation point height, vegetation location, presence of other people, and perceived privacy and safety. The results showed that flat or lower ground without the presence of others was considered the safest, while landscapes higher up with dense vegetation and no other people were rated highest in terms of privacy. The findings have practical implications in terms of providing privacy without compromising safety.
LANDSCAPE AND URBAN PLANNING
(2024)
Article
Ecology
Jianting Zhao, Guibo Sun, Chris Webster
Summary: This study developed a geospatial database to document the locations and urban environments of pandemic-induced street experiments on a global scale, and conducted quantitative analysis based on spatial and temporal visualizations. The study aims to enhance comparability of built environment indicators between cities and provide a robust foundation for future research on tactical urbanism.
LANDSCAPE AND URBAN PLANNING
(2024)
Article
Ecology
Huaqing Wang, Louis G. Tassinary
Summary: This study investigated the influence of urban greenspace spatial morphology on non-communicable diseases and found that neighborhoods with more connected, aggregated, coherent, and complex-shaped greenspace had a lower prevalence of these diseases. Such associations were mediated by air pollution and physical inactivity. The results suggest that the spatial morphology of designed urban greenspace plays a significant role in neighborhood health.
LANDSCAPE AND URBAN PLANNING
(2024)
Article
Ecology
Chiwei Xiao, Yi Wang, Mingyan Yan, Jeffrey Chiwuikem Chiaka
Summary: Regional integration initiatives, such as cross-border transportation corridors, have significant impacts on land use changes and landscape patterns. This study examines the China-Laos Railway as a case study to evaluate the extent and significance of these impacts. Using land-use data and geospatial analysis, the study quantifies and compares the effects of the railway on land use changes within a buffer zone along the corridor.
LANDSCAPE AND URBAN PLANNING
(2024)
Review
Ecology
Astrid Zabel, Mara-Magdalena Hausler
Summary: Developing a green infrastructure is an important environmental policy goal in many countries around the world. Different countries have different requirements on the spatial allocation of conservation sites for green infrastructure. Price-type and procedural instruments are commonly used, but the utilization of incentive mechanisms that internalize the benefit of clustering is relatively low. There is a need for more studies on incentive mechanisms and green infrastructure policies in the global South.
LANDSCAPE AND URBAN PLANNING
(2024)
Article
Ecology
Timothy Fraser, Olivia Feeley, Andres Ridge, Ava Cervini, Vincent Rago, Kelly Gilmore, Gianna Worthington, Ilana Berliavsky
Summary: This study examines the inequality of social infrastructure in Boston, finding significant racial and income disparities in access. These disparities have implications for the health and resilience of neighborhoods.
LANDSCAPE AND URBAN PLANNING
(2024)
Article
Ecology
Yutian Lu, Running Chen, Bin Chen, Jiayu Wu
Summary: The inequitable distribution of urban green spaces has become a significant concern, with variations found between cities in different development stages, and socioeconomic factors playing a crucial role in the spatial equity of urban green spaces.
LANDSCAPE AND URBAN PLANNING
(2024)
Article
Ecology
Di Chen, Jie Yin, Chia-Pin Yu, Shengjing Sun, Charlotte Gabel, John D. Spengler
Summary: Observational and experimental studies have shown that exposure to greenness is beneficial for long-term health and well-being. However, more evidence is needed regarding the short-term health impacts of nearby nature in urban areas. This study used immersive virtual reality technology to investigate how transitions between built and natural environments affect urban residents. Results showed that transitioning from built to natural environments led to reductions in negative mood and transient anxiety, while transitions from natural to built environments had the opposite effect. Additionally, participants showed more emotional responses to nature through physiological measures. The study also highlighted the influence of contextual factors, such as physical health conditions, stress levels, experience with nature, and growth environments, on stress recovery. Overall, this study provides empirical evidence supporting the promotion of nearby nature in urban built environments.
LANDSCAPE AND URBAN PLANNING
(2024)
Article
Ecology
Daniele Codato, Francesca Peroni, Massimo De Marchi
Summary: This study examines climate justice in the Ecuadorian Amazon Region (EAR), highlighting the multiple injustices caused by oil extraction activities. Using spatial analysis, the study shows that the EAR has been a major producer of oil since 1972, leading to environmental impacts such as oil spills and pollution. The results emphasize the need to include these territories in climate justice discussions and promote the rights to a non-toxic environment.
LANDSCAPE AND URBAN PLANNING
(2024)
Article
Ecology
Jingli Yan, Wendy Y. Chen, Zixiao Zhang, Wenxing Zhao, Min Liu, Shan Yin
Summary: Vegetation barriers are an effective strategy in urban planning to mitigate traffic-induced air pollution and reduce exposure. This study uses field measurements and numerical modeling to show that constructing vegetation barriers with short bushes can effectively reduce PM2.5 pollution in open-road environments, while higher coverage of tall bushes may worsen the pollution.
LANDSCAPE AND URBAN PLANNING
(2024)