High-rise buildings exert a significant influence on natural and human components of the
urban geographic space as the protrusion and titanic existences along urban skylines. In the …

Characterizing urban expansion patterns is of great significance to planning and decision-
making for urban agglomeration development. This study examined the urban expansion in …

Understanding the trends in land use and land cover (LULC) is crucial for modeling
streamflow and sediment yield, particularly in hydrological basins. This study examined the …

Ports are an important type of land use in coastal cities, and the development of ports has a
significant influence on the spatial pattern of land use in port cities. However, the research …

Coastal zones are valuable environments for humankind and have been used for urban
settlements, recreation, harbours, mining and the gathering of natural resources. However …

The negative impacts resulting from urban sprawl are recognized as serious issues entailing
environmental problems. Urban developments are moving towards a more compact form to …

In this study, past and current land-use and land-cover (LULC) change trajectories between
1947 and 2018 were analysed in terms of sustainability using a unique set of nine detailed …

Coastal zones have experienced rapid urban growth over the last 50 years and this is
expected to continue. The most important reasons for rapid land-use changes are related to …

Green vegetation plays a vital role in urban ecosystem services. Rapid urbanization often
tends to induce urban vegetation cover fragmentation (UVCF) in cities and suburbs …

Ponta Negra beach is one of the main tourist destinations in the state of Rio Grande do
Norte (Brazil), which is used by many tourists. This study aimed to perform a temporal …