Land use/land cover (LU/LC) changes were determined in an urban area, Tirupati, from
1976 to 2003 by using Geographical Information Systems (GISs) and remote sensing …

Many studies are based on the assumption that an area and its surrounding (buffer) area
present similar environmental conditions and can be compared. For example, in order to …

This paper analyzes the urban-rural land-use change of Chongqing and its policy
dimensional driving forces from 1995 to 2006, using high-resolution Landsat TM (Thematic …

The Ibirité watershed is subject to several forms of environmental degradation such as the
presence of a petroleum refinery industry, urbanization of its surrounding landscape, and …

This study aims to examine the spatio-temporal urban expansion pattern and its impacts on
green space variation as well as thermal behavior in Doon valley over the last two decades …

Abstract According to the Fourth Assessment Report (AR4) of the Intergovernmental Panel
on Climate Change (IPCC 2007, 2007a), the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) or the …

Mining activity combines industrialization, urbanization, and urban-rural integration in the
compound area of mine agriculture urban. The land ecological environment has become a …

The aim of the present study is to analyse the Land use/land cover change dynamic and
water quality assessment using geospatial technique for Harmu river variability with …

The Changzhutan region in the north-central part of Hunan Province in China has
experienced a rapid urbanization in the past few decades that has led to substantial …

Human needed on space and physical development gradually encroach on the natural
environment. Meanwhile, encroachment activities can trigger rapid land use change. Demak …