The role of Internet-of-Things (IoT) in precision agriculture and smart greenhouses has been
reinforced by recent R&D projects, growing commercialization of IoT infrastructure, and …

The debate on the role of urban agriculture in the sustainable city discourse remains
unresolved in the conventional literature. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to review …

Rapid urbanisation has not only affected the division of urban administrative regions and
economic development but also caused changes in land use patterns and urban-rural …

This paper attempts to analyze the variations in technical efficiency of the individual farmers
of distinct (small, medium and large) size of land holdings and different types (family and …

This themed issue on Land Use Sustainability in China builds on the papers presented at an
internaitonal conference (Pre-International Geographical Union 2016 Conference) on “Land …

China is experiencing a huge change in its social, economic and ecological development. It
has entered a transformational period of the “new normal” of its economy while its gravity …

China's rapid urbanization over the past decades triggered a growing structural conflict in
regional land use, and this conflict is particularly evident in urban-rural land systems. By …

Abstract Cities in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) have so far failed to sustainably address urban
sprawl and its ramifications. Meanwhile, the projected increase in the urban population in …

Agriculture, through its economic, social and ecological functions, presents potentials for
meeting some of the targets of the 11 th Sustainable Development Goal (SDG). The targets …

With the rapid development of urbanization and industrialization, China's metropolitan areas
have experienced dramatic transitions of land use, which has had a profound impact on the …