Ecological Informatics,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
82, P. 102745 - 102745
Published: Aug. 2, 2024
Air,
water,
and
radiation
in
urban
living
environments
are
crucial
factors
affecting
human
health,
societal
well-being,
sustainable
development.
This
study
developed
a
novel
hybrid
knowledge-based
data-driven
approach
for
analyzing
air,
monitoring
data
to
assess
the
quality
of
natural
(ULNEQ)
Guangdong
Province.
Fuzzy
set-pair
analysis
was
employed
preprocessing,
effectively
incorporating
domain
knowledge
into
raw
data.
Then,
hierarchical
clustering
algorithm
utilized
evaluate
ULNEQ
level.
The
proposed
enhanced
interpretability
optimized
process,
yielding
more
robust
reliable
analytical
results.
results
revealed
diverse
environmental
landscape
across
province,
with
Heyuan
Meizhou
consistently
maintaining
high
standards,
whereas
Dongguan
Jieyang
exhibited
notably
poor
conditions,
ranking
at
Level
IV
or
V
over
72%
observed
months.
Key
such
as
monthly
average
concentration
ozone
(0.56),
city
water
index
(0.49),
proportion
days
standard
air
(PDSAQ)
(−0.39)
significantly
influenced
ULNEQ,
PDSAQ
showing
negative
correlation.
Notably,
province-wide
observation
June
2022
showed
all
cities
ULEQ
gradings
II
better.
innovative
can
be
adapted
enhance
management
control
ULNEQ.
Ecological Informatics,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
82, P. 102671 - 102671
Published: June 12, 2024
Ecological
carbon
sinks
play
a
crucial
role
in
global
cycling
and
climate
mitigation,
making
their
effective
management
essential.
This
study
develops
novel
risk
zoning
multifactor
analysis
framework
for
ecological
sink
Yunnan
Province,
China,
region
recognized
its
diversity
sequestration
potential.
Our
results
reveal
that
high-priority
zones,
mainly
the
southwest
western
regions,
cover
20%
of
total
area
contain
over
60%
province's
stocks.
In
contrast,
high-risk
primarily
urbanized
show
reduction
sequestration,
with
emissions
exceeding
25.7
million
kg
due
to
urban
development
landscape
degradation.
The
delineated
five
distinct
zones;
urgent
intervention
control
priority
restoration
long-term
conservation
integrated
zones.
Notably,
while
representing
just
9.6%
area,
are
critical
protecting
40%
comprehensive
framework,
combining
principal
component
canonical
correspondence
(PCA-CCA),
effectively
integrates
indicators,
socio-economic
factors,
natural
elements.
innovative,
data-driven
approach
offers
strategic
insights
into
managing
balancing
integrity
socioeconomic
needs,
providing
replicable
model
ecosystem
management.
Remote Sensing,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
17(6), P. 956 - 956
Published: March 8, 2025
Biodiversity
has
important
implications
for
the
sustainable
development
of
cities.
Given
paucity
ground-based
experiments,
responses
biodiversity
to
urbanization
and
its
associated
controls
on
a
global
scale
remain
largely
unexplored.
We
present
novel
conceptual
framework
quantifying
direct
indirect
impacts
in
1523
cities
worldwide
using
100
m
grid
intactness
index
data
(2017–2020)
as
proxy
biodiversity.
The
results
show
pervasive
positive
impact
cities,
with
mean
24.85
±
9.97%
16.18
10.92%,
respectively.
is
relatively
large
highly
urbanized
eastern
United
States,
Western
Europe,
Middle
East.
predominantly
influenced
by
intensity,
population
density,
background
climate.
correlation
between
intensity
most
pronounced
across
all
climate
zones,
while
other
driving
variables
influencing
effect
exhibited
considerable
variations.
Furthermore,
our
findings
indicate
that
are
conditions
Our
have
understanding
future
urban
Climate,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
12(8), P. 120 - 120
Published: Aug. 12, 2024
This
paper
examines
the
effects
of
climatic
factors,
specifically
temperature
and
precipitation,
on
land
use
cover
(LULC)
Kerch
Peninsula
using
structural
equation
modeling
(SEM).
The
Normalized
Difference
Vegetation
Index
(NDVI)
was
used
as
a
mediator
in
model
to
accurately
assess
impact
climate
change
vegetation
subsequent
LULC
dynamics.
results
indicate
that
exerts
significant
negative
influence
early
periods,
inducing
stress
leading
degradation.
However,
this
diminishes
over
time,
possibly
due
ecosystem
adaptation
implementation
resilient
management
practices.
In
contrast,
precipitation
LULC,
which
is
initially
minimal,
increases
significantly,
highlighting
need
for
improved
water
resource
measures
mitigate
excessive
moisture.
NDVI
plays
crucial
mediating
role,
reflecting
health
density
response
variables.
An
analysis
lagged
shows
both
exert
delayed
underscoring
complexity
dynamics
responses
conditions.
These
have
important
practical
implications
strategies.
Understanding
nuanced
interactions
between
factors
can
inform
development
agricultural
systems,
optimized
practices,
effective
planning.
Future
research
should
focus
refining
models
incorporate
nonlinear
interactions,
improving
data
accuracy,
expanding
geographic
scope
generalize
findings.
study
highlights
importance
continuous
monitoring
adaptive
develop
sustainable
practices
withstand
challenges
change.
This
study
presents
an
in-depth
analysis
of
land
use
and
cover
change
on
the
Kerch
Peninsula
over
a
period
spanning
three
decades.
Utilizing
convolutional
neural
networks
alongside
satellite
imagery
analysis,
we
have
mapped
quantified
changes
in
cover,
revealing
significant
trends
transformations
within
peninsula's
landscape.
The
research
aims
to
elucidate
interplay
between
anthropogenic
activities,
climatic
variations,
policy
interventions
shaping
dynamics,
thereby
providing
insights
into
environmental
socio-economic
impacts
these
changes.
Our
findings
indicate
marked
increase
urban
expansion
at
expense
natural
ecosystems,
including
forests
wetlands,
underscoring
urgent
need
for
sustainable
management
strategies.
highlights
role
agricultural
intensification
altering
ecological
balance
emphasizes
critical
importance
integrating
prediction.
By
leveraging
advanced
remote
sensing
GIS
technologies,
our
not
only
enhances
understanding
complex
dynamics
driving
but
also
showcases
potential
predictive
modeling
forecasting
future
scenarios.
implications
this
extend
beyond
Peninsula,
offering
valuable
lessons
managing
conserving
landscapes
similar
regions
globally.