We highlight the complexity of land-use/cover change and propose a framework for a more
general understanding of the issue, with emphasis on tropical regions. The review …

In low-and middle-income countries (LMICs), naturally occurring social networks may be
particularly vital to health outcomes as extended webs of social ties often are the principal …

This paper reviews and synthesizes findings from scholarly work on linkages among rural
household demographics, livelihoods and the environment. Using the livelihood approach …

The incorporation of landscape ecological and fragmentation analyses within remote
sensing science has expanded the inferential capabilities of such research. This issue …

This study attempts to identify how much understanding of the driving forces of land-use
changes can be gained through a spatial, statistical analysis. Hereto, spatial, statistical …

Rapid urban expansion due to large scale land use/cover change, particularly in developing
countries becomes a matter of concern since urbanization drives environmental change at …

Spatial analysis assists theoretical understanding and empirical testing in the social
sciences, and rapidly expanding applications of geographic information technologies have …

The paper investigates geo‐physical, agro‐ecological, and socio‐economic determinants of
past land use change in two districts of Dak Lak province in the Central Highlands of …

Environmental Social Science offers a new synthesis of environmental studies, defining the
nature of human-environment interactions and providing the foundation for a new cross …

Past research has questioned the extent to which remittances are altruistic behaviors versus
payments in a contractual relationship between households and migrants. This article …