Nighttime light observations from remote sensing provide us with a timely and spatially
explicit measure of human activities, and therefore enable a host of applications such as …

Urbanization has an important impact on the regional ecological security pattern, and
clarifying the relationship between urbanization and ecosystem services can provide a …

With the rapid development of urbanization and population migration, since the 20th century,
the natural and eco-environment of coastal areas have been under tremendous pressure …

The nighttime light (NTL) observations from Defense Meteorological Satellite
Program/Operational Linescane System (DMSP/OLS) offer great potentials to study urban …

Urbanization has an abundant connotation in dimensions such as population, economy,
land, and society and is an important sign to measure regional economic development and …

Although there has been a rapid urbanization in China since the 1980s, the simultaneous
urban shrinkage phenomenon has existed for a long time. The study of shrinking cities is …

Indonesia's new planned capital in East Kalimantan is being touted as a “smart, green,
beautiful and sustainable city” but has stoked fears of massive environmental damage to the …

The Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP)/Operational Linescan System (OLS)
stable nighttime light (NTL) data provide a wide range of potentials for studying global and …

UHI is an important measure for understanding the urban landscape, especially in terms of
thermal agglomeration and disturbance. This research aims to discern the success of …

China shares its board with one developed and thirteen developing countries. A timely,
precise, and efficient socioeconomic study of border regions is vital for evaluating political …