Sustainability,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
16(19), P. 8618 - 8618
Published: Oct. 4, 2024
Regional
socioeconomic
development
is
intricately
tied
to
reasonable
land-use
resources.
Although
many
studies
have
analyzed
carbon
emissions,
there
a
lack
of
analysis
the
concept
intensity.
Studying
emission
intensity
(LUCEI)
crucial
for
shaping
effective
land
management
strategies
that
support
integrated
sustainable
society,
economy,
and
environment.
This
study
examines
changes
on
Loess
Plateau
(LP)
from
2000
2020.
The
coefficient
method,
spatial
autocorrelation
analysis,
optimal
parameters-based
geographical
detector
model
are
used
identify
analyze
clustering
patterns
influencing
factors
affecting
LUCEI,
which
provides
more
in-depth
insights
LUCEI.
results
indicate:
(1)
Urban
Grassland
areas
showed
most
significant
growth,
with
expanding
by
10,845.21
km2
Grasslands
7848.91
km2,
respectively.
expansion
was
mainly
caused
conversion
Cropland,
while
primarily
attributed
decline
in
Barren.
(2)
average
LUCEI
LP
climbed
0.38
0.73
2020,
indicating
190.70%
growth
rate.
(3)
pattern
remained
stable
but
unevenly
distributed,
extensive
High-High
Low-Low
clusters.
(4)
Socioeconomic
had
greater
explanatory
power
than
natural
factors.
not
driven
single
factor,
combined
influence
multiple
interaction
between
nighttime
light
population
density
explained
distribution
strongly,
q-value
0.928.
findings
underscore
critical
role
dynamics
LP.
By
linking
changes,
this
offers
concrete
scientific
guidance
policymakers
seeking
balance
practices.
Based
these
results,
we
recommend
developing
appropriate
urban
plans
optimize
structures,
enhance
regional
sequestration
capacities,
fully
implement
green
transition
requirements.
Ecological Indicators,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
162, P. 112018 - 112018
Published: April 13, 2024
Assessing
the
ecosystem
stability
and
influencing
factors
in
fragile
of
agro-pastoral
transitional
zone
Northern
China
(APTZNC)
is
essential
for
sustainable
provision
multiple
services
adaptive
management.
In
this
study,
we
selected
Duolun
County
APTZNC
as
study
area.
The
was
assessed
terms
resistance
resilience,
spatial
distribution
were
explored.
results
showed
that
mean
value
area
0.61
(at
a
medium–high
level),
while
values
resilience
0.38
0.36,
respectively,
medium–low
level)
past
21
years.
patterns
resistance,
significant
heterogeneity.
Temperature
elevation
both
negatively
correlated
with
resistance.
At
same
time,
human
activities
socioeconomics
are
key
which
influence
indicators.
population
density
gross
domestic
product
show
correlation
stability,
also
varies
across
different
land
uses.
Forest
ecosystems
high
compared
to
croplands
grasslands
when
exposed
climate
change
perturbations;
cropland
intensity
disturbance
loss
grassland
gradual
improvement
stability.
These
findings
can
provide
effective
information
management
regions
or
types
context
intensified
activities.
Land,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
13(4), P. 534 - 534
Published: April 17, 2024
Farmland
loss
in
drastically
urbanizing
landscapes
has
long
been
a
research
concern
for
resource
management,
landscape
planning,
and
spatial
governance,
especially
the
context
of
China.
In
recent
years,
issue
urbanization-associated
farmland
(UAFL)
seems
to
be
increasingly
recognized
as
relevant
sustainability.
To
date,
however,
existing
studies
have
not
yet
comprehensively
addressed
gap
between
UAFL
Here,
we
aim
help
fill
this
knowledge
by
considering
an
example
broader
land/landscape-related
literature,
hope
informing
future
better
advance
sustainability
through
land-related
approaches.
Specifically,
combined
bibliometric
analyses
with
code-based
content
analysis
reveal
base,
thematic
evolution,
historiographic
paths
literature
on
across
China
empirical
case
studies’
relevance
Our
main
findings
include:
(1)
examined
barely
draws
insights
from
science
only
started
arise
notable
topic
at
around
2016;
(2)
over
half
show
awareness
advancing
interest
understanding
social-environmental
drivers
processes
underlying
dynamics,
few
demonstrate
methodological
transdisciplinarity;
(3)
those
sustainability-relevant
either
frame
depletion
that
may
threat
China’s
food
security
consequently
hinder
sustainable
urbanization
or
part
widespread
dynamics
affect
environmental
outcome(s)
social–environmental
tradeoffs
multi-functions;
(4)
are
disproportionately
focused
1991–2006,
national,
regional,
city
scales,
some
most
developed
areas.
provide
overview
specific
avenue
and,
more
importantly,
point
imperative
land/landscape
scholars
break
out
their
disciplinary
silos,
natural
sciences,
generate
actionable
insights.
Land Degradation and Development,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: March 10, 2025
ABSTRACT
Soil
erosion,
driven
by
climate
and
land
cover
changes,
poses
a
significant
challenge
to
watershed
sustainability.
This
study
assessed
historical
projected
soil
erosion
in
Ethiopia's
Gidabo
Watershed
using
data
from
an
ensemble
of
six
GCMs
Landsat
images
(2003,
2011,
2019),
which
were
classified
predicted
integrating
the
Random
Forest
classifier
Google
Earth
Engine,
InVEST‐SDR
model
evaluate
potential.
Historical
future
change
projections
revealed
trend
increasing
agricultural
built‐up
areas,
while
dense
vegetation
exhibited
declining
trend.
The
average
annual
precipitation
baseline
scenario
showed
insignificant
decreasing
trend,
whereas
indicated
overall
increase.
was
for
both
periods
CMIP6
(SSP2‐4.5
SSP5‐8.5)
with
maps.
results
that
mean
loss
increased
18.74
t
ha
−1
yr
during
period
22.75
2030s
24.76
2050s
under
SSP2‐4.5.
Under
SSP5‐8.5,
rates
reached
23.12
25.42
2050s.
increase
expansion,
reduced
cover,
high
rainfall
erosivity.
High
concentrated
southwestern
northeastern
sub‐watersheds,
requiring
immediate
conservation
interventions
severely
eroded
areas.
Reforestation,
terracing,
sustainable
management
are
essential
mitigate
enhance
resilience,
providing
key
insights
targeted
strategies
management.
