Identification of Inequities in Green Visibility and Ways to Increase Greenery in Neighborhoods: A Case Study of Wuhan, China

Applied Sciences, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 15(2), P. 742 - 742

Published: Jan. 13, 2025

The rapid increase in urban population density driven by development has intensified inequity green space distribution. Identifying the causes of changes equity and developing strategies to improve greening are crucial for optimizing resource allocation alleviating social inequalities. However, long-term spatio-temporal evolution visibility remains underexplored. This study utilized “Time Machine” feature capture street view images from 2014, 2017, 2021, analyzing its across residential communities Wuhan. Deep learning techniques statistical methods, including Gini coefficient location quotient (LQ), were employed assess distribution spatial street-level greenery. results showed that overall Wuhan increased 4.18% between 2014 2021. this improvement did not translate into better equity, as consistently ranged 0.4 0.5. Among seven municipal districts, only Jiang’an District demonstrated relatively equitable 2017 Despite a gradual reduction disparities visibility, mismatch persisted UGS growth distribution, leading uneven patterns equity. explores factors driving inequities proposes enhance greening. Key recommendations include integrating evaluation framework planning guide fair allocation, prioritizing greenery low-income neighborhoods, reducing hardscapes support planting maintenance tall canopy trees. These measures aim accessible visible resources promote access communities.

Language: Английский

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Research on the Multidimensional Valuation and Spatial Differentiation of Cultivated Land Resources in the Pearl River–Xijiang Economic Belt, China

Sustainability, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 17(4), P. 1539 - 1539

Published: Feb. 13, 2025

Revealing the multidimensional value and spatial distribution of cultivated land (CL) resources is crucial for formulating scientific reasonable CL protection policies regional ecological supplements. This study takes Pearl River–Xijiang Economic Belt (PRXJEB), China, as area, calculates economic, social, ecological, comprehensive values based on county scale, analyzes characteristics influencing factors resource so to provide a reference protecting in PRXJEB promoting healthy development economic belt. The income reduction method, alternative market equivalent factor method were applied calculate 88 counties 2021, respectively. Furthermore, autocorrelation analysis was employed reveal their factors. results show that (1) there are significant differences PRXJEB, generally low. (2) follows pattern “higher east lower west”. (3) mainly affected by natural conditions level socio-economic development. Therefore, view low its differentiation it recommended strengthen consolidation improve quality CL, infrastructure introduction agricultural science technology, enhance benefit farmers, adjust farmers’ behaviour.

Language: Английский

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Agroforestry Practices and Systems in the Temperate and Boreal Regions

Advances in environmental engineering and green technologies book series, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 109 - 142

Published: Feb. 28, 2025

Agroforestry, which integrates trees and shrubs into agricultural systems, presents significant environmental economic advantages. This chapter explores its current state future in temperate boreal regions, each with unique climates challenges. In areas, practices like alley cropping, silvopasture, windbreaks enhance soil health, reduce erosion, boost biodiversity, while also providing ecological services such as carbon sequestration wildlife habitats. Boreal agroforestry adapts to harsh shelterbelts reforestation, focusing on cold-resistant species improve fertility manage snow cover. Challenges include high initial investment maintenance costs limited options due extreme cold areas. Ongoing research technological advancements promise address these challenges, innovations selection policy support expected the sustainability productivity of benefiting both conservation agriculture.

Language: Английский

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Financial Energy as a Determinant of Financial Security: The Case of European Union Farms

Energies, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 18(8), P. 1978 - 1978

Published: April 12, 2025

This research focuses on an interdisciplinary approach to the financial energy of farms, allowing it be linked overall health entity, which is influenced by various factors, including use equity and debt capital, treatment money as a source energy. The data for analysis consisted statistics from Farm Accountancy Data Network (FADN). study encompassed average agricultural holdings in European Union, well farms classified individual regions economic size classes. covered both Union whole within EU member states. objective this assess factors that determine security using factor analysis. results indicate may one main shaping farms. particularly true small which, line with goals sustainable development, should increase their income (financial energy).

Language: Английский

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Energy-Saving Geospatial Data Storage—LiDAR Point Cloud Compression

Energies, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 17(24), P. 6413 - 6413

Published: Dec. 20, 2024

In recent years, the growth of digital data has been unimaginable. This also applies to geospatial data. One largest types is LiDAR point clouds. Their large volumes on disk, both at acquisition and processing stages, in final versions translate into a high demand for disk space therefore electricity. It obvious that order reduce energy consumption, lower carbon footprint activity sensitize sustainability digitization industry, lossless compression aforementioned datasets good solution. this article, new format clouds—3DL—is presented, effectiveness which compared with 21 available formats can contain A total 404 processes were carried out validate 3DL file format. The validation was based four clouds stored LAS files: two files derived from ALS (airborne laser scanning), one local coordinate system other PL-2000; obtained by TLS (terrestrial same georeferencing (local national PL-2000). During research, each saved 101 different ways 22 formats, results then several (according system, data, within single time processing). validated solution (3DL) achieved CR (compression rate) around 32% 42% while best solutions reached 15% 34% TLS. On hand, worst method compressed up 424.92% (ALS_PL2000). significant reduction size contributes consumption during storage clouds, their transmission over internet and/or copy/transfer. For all solutions, rankings developed according CT time) parameters.

Language: Английский

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Energy Efficiency of Polish Farms Following EU Accession (2004–2021)

Energies, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 18(1), P. 101 - 101

Published: Dec. 30, 2024

Modern agriculture requires substantial energy inputs, a significant portion of which are derived from fossil fuels. In the interests addressing global challenges, such as sustainable resource management and reducing greenhouse gas emissions, this study examines changes in efficiency within Polish following country’s accession to European Union. It emphasizes impact dynamic structural transformations on consumption patterns agricultural sector. The research, based data Statistics Poland FADN (Farm Accountancy Data Network) covering period 2004–2021, analyzes various farm types their economic sizes. Key indicators include intensity production, expressed ratio production value, share different carriers total inputs. results demonstrate an overall improvement during analyzed period, with decreasing by average 40%. most improvements were observed large-scale farms. Additionally, there was notable decline use solid fuels, offset increased reliance diesel fuel electricity. Despite these positive trends, challenges persist. Energy costs per unit value remain relatively high compared other EU countries, driven rapidly rising prices structure agriculture, predominantly produces goods low added value. Furthermore, variations structures across highlight importance specialization enhancing at level.

Language: Английский

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GIS TOOLS IN THE CONSERVATION AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT NATIONAL PARKS, FORESTS AND RURAL AREAS

International Journal of Conservation Science, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 15(1), P. 547 - 560

Published: March 15, 2024

The problem of optimising the location crops/plots in protected areas, national parks, farmland or forests involves trying to reconcile their proper functioning with nature conservation, preservation unique ecosystems sustainable development. Such areas are crucial for biodiversity and wildlife. This paper examines discusses impact land consolidation rural using GIS (Geographic Information System) tools. It performs a series network analyses determine real distances (following road network) linear (rectilinear distances) between habitats farmland. A tool was also developed automate this process. results obtained were visualised map compositions, tables graphs. implemented project had significant beneficial effect on change structure analysed village. number registered plots decreased by 40% (from 1,189 711) due

Language: Английский

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Harmonization potential of the fragmented farmlands in Finland: The pros and cons for critical parcel characteristics

Land Use Policy, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 147, P. 107380 - 107380

Published: Oct. 2, 2024

Language: Английский

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HORTICULTURE DEVELOPMENT AS A STRATEGIC DIRECTION OF THE REGIONAL ECONOMY OF TRANSCARPATHIA

Financial and credit activity problems of theory and practice, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 5(58), P. 380 - 389

Published: Oct. 31, 2024

Horticulture, a beacon of resilience, is essential for bolstering the economic stability and competitiveness regions. This article sets out to gauge current state horticulture in Transcarpathia explore avenues its fortification, drawing from experiences European countries.The study's methodology rooted scenario modelling, trend assessment, forecasting development, leveraging comparative research results underscore efficacy automated systems storage infrastructure horticulture, as observed Transcarpathia, Finland, Belgium, Denmark, Sweden, Germany. The findings reveal that agricultural technologies can boost yield fruit berry crops by 20% through enhanced fertility sown areas. Despite significant setbacks inflicted ongoing war Ukraine, horticultural sector has shown remarkable testament strength adaptability. One critical consequences was 27% reduction capital investment Ukrainian agriculture - UAH 68 billion 2021 49.6 2022. led loss controlled territories destruction supports sector. proposes strategies enhance practices, advocating corporate involvement government support lending.The practical significance work lies formulating recommendations implementing effective methods adapted local conditions. Further on practices should focus improving land with latest tillage tools.

Language: Английский

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Multi-Platform Collaboration in Integrated Surveying: Ensuring Completeness and Reliability of Geospatial Data—A Case Study

Remote Sensing, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 16(23), P. 4499 - 4499

Published: Nov. 30, 2024

Multi-platform geospatial data synergy is critical for complete and reliable surveys. This study investigates various methods combining from terrestrial laser scanning (TLS), orthophotos, databases of topographic objects, utility databases, tacheometry, GNSS to assess improve positioning accuracy consistency in spatial databases. The highlights the challenges solutions regarding integrating datasets yield a database building surveys construction keeping Input diversified surveying technologies, such as TLS, GNSS, offers detailed precise necessary create update accurate base maps objects. A survey structure its surroundings demonstrates how synergistic application diverse sources helps results indicate importance multi-platform collaboration high quality standards surveying, which effective planning implementation projects.

Language: Английский

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