Emerging trends in algae farming on non-arable lands for resource reclamation, recycling, and mitigation of climate change-driven food security challenges

F Tahir, H Ashfaq, AZ Khan, M Amin, I Akbar… - … Science and Bio …, 2024 - Springer
The current agri-food systems are unable to fulfill global demand and account for 33% of all
greenhouse gas emissions. Conventional agriculture cannot produce more food because of …

Defining urban sprawl: A systematic review of 130 definitions

H Dadashpoor, G Shahhossein - Habitat International, 2024 - Elsevier
Urban sprawl is one of the significant topics in urban planning and land use management,
yet it remains an ambiguous and debatable concept with different meanings for individuals …

Where is the city? Where is the countryside? Assessing the methods for the classification of urban, rural, and intermediate areas in Europe

V Cattivelli - Journal of Rural Studies, 2024 - Elsevier
This paper scrutinises European methods developed since 2010 for identifying urban, rural,
and intermediate areas, addressing the need for locally relevant and internationally …

Mechanism and model of comprehensive land consolidation promoting urban-rural integration in peri-urban from the perspective of symbiosis theory

X LUO, X JIN, X LIU, S ZHANG, S YING… - Journal of Natural …, 2024 - jnr.ac.cn
Peri-urban areas is a priority for urban-rural integrated development. Comprehensive land
consolidation is an effective policy tool to address urban-rural development dilemmas in peri …

Forest fates: Unraveling the peri-urban social–ecological trajectories in Mexico City's conservation land

JM Galeana-Pizaña, G Morales-Martínez… - Ambio, 2024 - Springer
Peri-urban areas provide multiple ecosystem services, but face critical challenges, including
deforestation, unplanned urban sprawl, and environmental pollution and degradation. To …

Diversification of food production in rapidly urbanizing areas of China, evidence from southern Jiangsu

Z Gu, X Jin, X Liang, J Liu, B Han, Y Zhou - Sustainable Cities and Society, 2024 - Elsevier
Suburban food production (SFP) is important in meeting urban residents' diversified food
needs and contributing to farmers' livelihoods. However, the relationship between food …

Impacts of Rapid Urban Expansion on Peri-Urban Landscapes in the Global South: Insights from Landscape Metrics in Greater Cairo

M Salem, N Tsurusaki - Sustainability, 2024 - mdpi.com
Cities in the Global South are experiencing profound demographic shifts, rapid economic
growth, and unchecked urban sprawl, resulting in significant transformations in peri-urban …

Assessing Peri-Urbanisation and Urban Transitions between 2010 and 2020 in Ho Chi Minh City using an Urban Structure Type Approach

NK Downes, H Storch, PQ Viet, NK Diem, LC Dinh - Urban Science, 2024 - mdpi.com
This paper contributes to the understanding of the recent urban development of Ho Chi Minh
City, Vietnam. Previous studies have aimed at quantifying the city's spatial growth yet have …

Delineating Peri-Urban Areas Using Multi-Source Geo-Data: A Neural Network Approach and SHAP Explanation

X Sun, X Liu, Y Zhou - Remote Sensing, 2023 - mdpi.com
Delineating urban and peri-urban areas has often used information from multiple sources
including remote sensing images, nighttime light images, and points-of-interest (POIs) …

[HTML][HTML] How Does the Digitalization Strategy Affect Bank Efficiency in Industry 4.0? A Bibliometric Analysis

C Gherțescu, AG Manta, RM Bădîrcea, LF Manta - Systems, 2024 - mdpi.com
This study conducts a detailed bibliometric analysis of the concept of bank efficiency,
investigating its evolution in the scientific literature between 2000 and 2024 in the context of …