Urban areas are hot spots that drive environmental change at multiple scales. Material
demands of production and human consumption alter land use and cover, biodiversity, and …

Contemporary urbanization differs from historical patterns of urban growth in terms of scale,
rate, location, form, and function. This review discusses the characteristics of contemporary …

Land use/cover change (LUCC) is the result of interaction between human activities and
biophysical processes. Extensive researches have been done on LUCC in urban China, but …

Exploring land use structure and dynamics is critical for urban planning and management.
This study attempts to understand the Wuhan development mode since the beginning of the …

Pandemia e agronegócio: doenças infecciosas, capitalismo e ciência, de Rob Wallace,
defende que os novos vírus que há alguns anos amedrontam o planeta com epidemias e …

作为景观格局分析的重要手段, 景观格局指数的提出与发展极大地推动了景观生态学的发展,
但是由于众多景观格局指数在指示生态学过程方面的不足, 近年来景观格局分析已经走入困境 …

The first collection to explore infectious disease, agriculture, economics, and the nature of
science together Thanks to breakthroughs in production and food science, agribusiness has …

Currently, urban air pollution becoming the major issue of urban physical environment in
high density urban area. Many wind-calm zones or vortex zones can be formed where air …

Humans benefit from multiple ecosystem services of wetlands, but massive wetland loss has
occurred worldwide due to rapid urbanization. To assess the problem, it is necessary to …

Landsat occupies a unique position in the constellation of civilian earth observation
satellites, with a long and rich scientific and applications heritage. With nearly 40years of …