Horizon scan of the belt and road initiative

AC Hughes, AM Lechner, A Chitov, A Horstmann… - Trends in Ecology & …, 2020 - cell.com
The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) represents the largest infrastructure and development
project in human history, and presents risks and opportunities for ecosystems, economies …

A review of land use/land cover change mapping in the China-Central Asia-West Asia economic corridor countries

A Naboureh, J Bian, G Lei, A Li - Big Earth Data, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Large-scale projects, such as the construction of railways and highways, usually cause an
extensive Land Use Land Cover Change (LULCC). The China-Central Asia-West Asia …

Big data and the united nations sustainable development goals (UN SDGs) at a glance

H Hassani, X Huang, S MacFeely… - Big Data and Cognitive …, 2021 - mdpi.com
The launch of the United Nations (UN) 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in 2015
was a historic event, uniting countries around the world around the shared agenda of …

An overview of GIS-RS applications for archaeological and cultural heritage under the DBAR-heritage mission

Y Yao, X Wang, L Luo, H Wan, H Ren - Remote Sensing, 2023 - mdpi.com
In recent decades, the application of GIS and RS in archaeological and cultural heritage
(ACH) has witnessed a notable surge both in terms of quantity and scope. During the initial …

Locating the Belt and Road Initiative's spatial trilectics

H Cheng, E Apostolopoulou - Geography Compass, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
In this paper, we survey the expanding body of literature on the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI)
in Chinese and Anglophone geography, and locate the main lines of development. The …

Geography, area studies and Chinese world-writing

H Cheng, W Liu - Progress in Human Geography, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
This paper argues for a 'provincialised'critical geography of area studies by tracing the
spatial genealogy of three waves of Chinese world regional geography and foreign area …

Land suitability analysis of urban agriculture for different investment scenarios: Evidence from fuzhou of China

J Li - Heliyon, 2023 - cell.com
Urban agriculture provides a new strategic idea for solving the problem of urban food
demand. The main objective of this study is to develop a spatial model for land suitability …

Dataset of the mountain green cover index (SDG15. 4.2) over the economic corridors of the Belt and Road Initiative for 2010-2019

J Bian, A Li, X Nan, G Lei, Z Zhang - Big Earth Data, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Mountains are undergoing widespread changes caused by human activities and climate
change. Given the importance of mountains, the protection and sustainable development of …

The impacts of drought on water availability: spatial and temporal analysis in the Belt and Road region (2001–2020)

J Lu, L Jia, M Menenti, C Zheng, G Hu… - International Journal of …, 2025 - Taylor & Francis
Climate change, population growth, and economic development exacerbate water scarcity.
This study investigates the impact of drought on water availability in the Belt and Road …

A geo-spatial database about the eco-environment and its key issues in South Asia

A Li, W Deng, W Zhao, B Liu, J Zhang, B Kong… - Big Earth …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT The South Asia has high variability in geographical features, climate, and
landscapes. With the rapid economic development and population growth, the increased …