Discover Environment,
Год журнала:
2023,
Номер
1(1)
Опубликована: Дек. 4, 2023
Abstract
The
study's
overarching
goal
was
to
examine
the
dynamics
of
geomorphological
interaction
and
their
effects
on
urban
expansion
Weija-Gbawe
Municipality
in
Ghana's
Greater
Accra
Region.
study
deployed
a
quantitative
research
approach
achieve
objective.
A
descriptive
design
used
collecting
analyzing
data
from
three
hundred
fifty-one
(351)
participants
with
closed-ended
questionnaire.
employed
cluster
sampling
technique
select
based
areas
high
concentrations
built-ups
other
low
concentrations.
Using
important
relative
index
(RII),
fundamental
level
is
ranked
by
index.
SPSS
version
26
analyse
data,
results
are
shown
frequency
distribution
table.
findings
revealed
population
growth
as
main
human
factor
transforming
landscapes'
geomorphology,
residents
change
landscape
for
occupation
industrial
uses.
Similarly,
topographical
terrain,
emphasizing
slope
elevation
were
predominant
characteristic
modifying
Municipality,
settlements
mainly
distributed
flat
significant
constraints
city.
Furthermore,
land
utilization
Weija
Gbawe
distinguished
an
industrialized
economy
built-up
facilities.
paper
concludes
that
applying
geographic
information
systems,
remote
sensing,
field
surveys
essential
generating
comprehensive
knowledge
anthropocene
geomorphology;
this
possible
through
use
GIS
sensing
cover
changes
area.
suggests
enacting,
enforcing
environmental
by-laws,
intensifying,
restructuring
education
various
stakeholders,
including
Environmental
Protection
Agency
(EPA)
Municipality's
Physical
Planning
(PPA).
This
could
be
done
bridging
weak
linkage
between
use/road
planning
aborting
applications
received
which
not
line
standards
approving
those
accurate
standard.
International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation,
Год журнала:
2022,
Номер
112, С. 102936 - 102936
Опубликована: Авг. 1, 2022
Urban
Geography
studies
forms,
social
fabrics,
and
economic
structures
of
cities
from
a
geographic
perspective.
Catalysed
by
the
increasingly
abundant
spatial
big
data,
seeks
new
models
research
paradigms
to
explain
urban
phenomena
address
issues.
Recent
years
have
witnessed
significant
advances
in
spatially-explicit
geospatial
artificial
intelligence
(GeoAI),
which
integrates
AI,
primarily
focusing
on
incorporating
thinking
concept
into
deep
learning
for
studies.
This
paper
provides
an
overview
techniques
applications
GeoAI
based
581
papers
identified
using
systematic
review
approach.
We
examined
screened
three
scopes
(Urban
Dynamics,
Social
Differentiation
Areas,
Sensing)
found
that
although
is
trending
topic
geography
neural
network-based
methods
are
proliferating,
development
still
at
their
early
phase.
challenges
existing
advised
future
direction
towards
developing
multi-scale
explainable
GeoAI.
acquaints
beginners
with
basics
state-of-the-art
serve
as
inspiration
attract
more
exploring
potential
studying
socio-economic
dimension
city
life.
Research in Cold and Arid Regions,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
16(1), С. 30 - 44
Опубликована: Фев. 1, 2024
The
Yellow
River
Delta
(YRD),
a
critical
economic
zone
along
China's
eastern
coast,
also
functions
as
vital
ecological
reserve
in
the
lower
River.
Amidst
rapid
industrialization
and
urbanization,
region
has
witnessed
significant
land
use/cover
changes
(LUCC),
impacting
ecosystem
services
(ES)
security
patterns
(ESP).
Investigating
LUCC's
effects
on
ES
ESP
YRD
is
crucial
for
sustainable
development.
This
study
utilized
PLUS
model
to
simulate
2030
use
scenarios,
including
natural
development
(NDS),
(EDS),
protection
scenarios
(EPS).
Subsequently,
InVEST
circuit
theory
were
applied
assess
under
varying
LUCC
from
2010
2030.
Findings
indicate:
(1)
Notable
2030,
marked
by
decreasing
cropland
increasing
construction
water
bodies.
(2)
From
2020,
improvements
observed
carbon
storage,
yield,
soil
retention,
habitat
quality,
whereas
2020–2030
saw
increases
yield
retention
but
declines
quality
storage.
Among
EPS
showed
superior
performance
all
four
ES.
(3)
Between
sources,
corridors,
pinchpoints
expanded,
displaying
spatial
heterogeneity.
scenario
yielded
most
substantial
pinchpoints,
totaling
582.89
km2,
645.03
64.43
respectively.
highlights
importance
of
EPS,
offering
insightful
scientific
guidance
YRD's
Frontiers in Sustainable Cities,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
6
Опубликована: Янв. 22, 2025
Urban
centers
across
the
globe
are
undergoing
rapid
land
use
changes
due
to
population
growth,
economic
development,
and
urbanization.
These
have
a
profound
impact
on
environmental
dynamics
urban
livelihoods.
This
study
investigates
their
implications
livelihoods
in
Iwo,
Nigeria.
The
research
explores
patterns
drivers
of
over
past
four
decades
evaluates
effects
quality
A
combination
remote
sensing
survey
methods
was
employed.
Landsat
images
from
1982
2023
were
analyzed
using
supervised
classification
techniques
map
cover
categories
such
as
built-up
areas,
vegetation,
farmland,
bare
land,
water
bodies.
Additionally,
conducted
with
550
residents,
selected
through
simple
random
sampling,
identify
key
expansion
residents’
perspectives.
Descriptive
analysis
revealed
that
most
respondents
had
lived
Iwo
for
30
years,
many
engaged
farming,
trading,
civil
service.
Factor
used
significant
variables
driving
growth.
results
indicate
substantial
increase
9.30
km
2
30.69
2023,
alongside
decrease
vegetation
cover.
Farmland
area
showed
an
increasing
trend,
while
decreased.
Key
growth
identified
include
religious
activities,
availability
resources,
small-scale
businesses,
government
initiatives,
educational
institutions.
deforestation,
reduced
green
spaces,
increased
surface
runoff,
pollution,
which
affect
air
quality,
biodiversity.
highlights
importance
sustainable
planning
balance
preservation
social
equity.
implementation
infrastructure,
effective
waste
management,
comprehensive
policies
is
crucial
enhancing
resilience
life
Iwo.
Remote Sensing,
Год журнала:
2022,
Номер
14(5), С. 1151 - 1151
Опубликована: Фев. 25, 2022
With
the
implementation
of
human
activities,
such
as
logging,
reclamation,
and
construction,
increasing
fragmentation
ecological
space
blockage
biological
migration
corridors
cause
many
threats
to
biodiversity
conservation.
In
this
study,
we
used
Northwest
Beijing
Ecological
Containment
Area
research
area.
Based
on
an
integrated
circuit
theoretical
model,
identified
functional
connectivity
networks
analyzed
spatial
temporal
changes
patterns
in
region
from
1998–2018
terms
landscape
connectivity,
breakpoints,
pinch
points,
barriers,
respectively.
The
results
show
that
average
remote
sensing
index
had
a
trend
decreasing
then
increasing,
total
33,
34,
63
habitat
core
areas
70,
74,
152
were
1998,
2010,
2018,
regions
with
high
mainly
central
part
Yanqing
District,
southwest
corner
study
area,
eastern
urban
Although
number
potential
gradually
increases
probability
status
vulnerability
continue
increase
due
conflict
between
land
uses.
area
reflects
comprehensive
effectiveness
capital’s
high-quality
development
under
strategic
deployment
civilization.
context
fragmentation,
effective
protection
restoration
conditions
function
is
great
importance
guaranteeing
quality
sustainable
country.
This
study
was
aim
to
assess
the
spatial-temporal
trends
of
urban
expansion
with
land
use/land
cover
change
dynamics
over
a
period
30
years
in
Addis
Ababa.
The
source
data
were
Land
sat
satellite
imagery
freely
available
by
United
States
Geological
Survey,
Ababa
City
plan
map
obtained
from
city
governance
planning
and
development
commission,
Ethiopia
Space
Science
Geospatial
Agency.
analysed
using
QGIS,
ERDAS
software.
finding
showed
that
last
thirty
highly
spreads
(Urban
Expansion
Intensity
Index(UEII)=1.524%);
building-up
increased
faster
(dynamic
degree
(K)
=
-6.22
Annual
Urban
Rate(AUER)
is
3.56.
From
finding,
spreading
speedily.
Ecological Indicators,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
160, С. 111860 - 111860
Опубликована: Март 1, 2024
Urban
green–blue
space
(UGBS)
plays
a
crucial
role
in
Chinese
cities,
occupying
more
than
half
of
the
built-up
areas.
Understanding
spatiotemporal
dynamics
and
driving
factors
UGBS
central
Nanjing
during
rapid
urbanization
is
important
for
studying
evolution
high-density
urban-area
environments,
providing
fundamental
basis
related
research
policy
formulation.
This
study
utilized
remote
sensing
images
to
estimate
extent
from
2000
2020
analyzed
using
intensity
area
change,
land
transfer
matrix,
multi-order
adjacency
index,
boosted
regression
tree
model.
revealed
UGBSs
2020:
(1)
between
2020,
there
was
4.0%
net
increase
total
Nanjing.
(2)
primarily
showed
marginal-type
expansion,
accompanied
by
proximity-type
expansion.
Spatially,
new
patches
tended
cluster
around
large
pre-existing
natural
patches.
Furthermore,
expansion
shifted
urban
periphery
interior.
(3)
Natural
exerted
greater
influence
(88.3%)
socioeconomic
(11.7%)
on
UGBS.
Average
annual
radiation
(43.4%),
elevation
(16.5%),
slope
(15%),
aspect
(13.4%),
population
density
(2.8%)
were
primary
factors.
Our
results
contribute
understanding
changes
behind
these
changes,
thereby
support
future
planning,
protection,
sustainable
development
Land,
Год журнала:
2023,
Номер
12(9), С. 1658 - 1658
Опубликована: Авг. 24, 2023
Rapid
urbanization
and
industrialization
have
had
a
range
of
effects
on
urban
form
land
use,
especially
in
resource-based
cities.
Previous
research
has
predominantly
focused
the
analysis
compactness
or
land-use
efficiency
individually,
overlooking
their
interplay.
In
this
study,
we
propose
coupled
coordinated
framework
for
(UC)
(ULUE).
We
analyze
UC
ULUE,
as
well
degree
types
coupling
coordination
(CCD)
between
them,
119
counties
districts
rich
coal
resources
within
Shanxi
Province.
The
findings
reveal
declining
trend
Province
over
time,
with
coal-resource-based
cities
exhibiting
lower
than
non-coal-resource-based
ULUE
shown
stable
development
during
study
period.
CCD
exhibit
spatial
typological
heterogeneity.
Further
demonstrates
that
mainly
manifest
lagging
UC.
This
provides
foundation
achieving
harmonious
structure
offers
new
perspectives
sustainable
regions.
