Urban
green
spaces
play
a
critical
role
in
enhancing
environmental
sustainability,
climate
resilience,
and
the
well-being
of
urban
populations.
However,
fragmentation
Kuala
Lumpur
presents
significant
challenges
to
sustainable
planning
adaptation
efforts.
This
study
examines
policy
gaps
that
hinder
effective
integration
infrastructure
into
Lumpur’s
framework.
A
qualitative
document
analysis
is
conducted
assess
national
policies,
guidelines,
international
best
practices
related
resilience.
The
findings
reveal
while
Malaysia’s
policies
accentuate
provision
spaces,
they
lack
comprehensive
enforcement
mechanisms,
leading
inconsistencies
implementation.
Key
include
fragmentation,
decentralised
governance,
inadequate
financial
incentives,
absence
explicit
regulatory
frameworks
supporting
retrofitting.
By
analysing
models,
such
as
United
Kingdom’s
Green
Infrastructure
Standards
Singapore’s
Plan
2030,
this
identifies
strategies
could
enhance
concludes
systematic
retrofitting
framework
required
address
existing
ensure
strategic
development.
It
recommends
adopting
practices,
strengthening
enforcement,
fostering
cross-sectoral
collaboration
ecological
connectivity.
These
measures
are
essential
for
improving
sustainability
mitigating
adverse
effects
rapid
urbanisation
change
Lumpur.
Ecological Indicators,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
158, С. 111592 - 111592
Опубликована: Янв. 1, 2024
With
the
rapid
pace
of
global
urbanization,
conflict
between
needs
human
economic
development
and
ecological
conservation
is
becoming
increasingly
prominent.
As
an
important
habitat
along
migratory
routes
birds
in
East
Asia,
construction
network
for
bird
communities
Foshan
City
essential
to
protect
urban
biodiversity.
In
this
research,
we
employs
Maximum
Entropy
Model
(MaxEnt)
Remote
Sensing
Ecological
Index
(RSEI)
identify
source
sites
based
on
migration
characteristics
requirements,
calculated
minimum
threshold
area
by
using
granularity
inverse
method.
Secondly,
entropy
weight
method
(EWM)
analytical
hierarchy
process
(AHP)
are
combined
establish
a
comprehensive
resistance
surface.
Finally,
circuit
theory
hydrological
analysis
principles
utilized
construct
network.
The
findings
reveal
following:
landscape
component
structure
best
at
grain
size
1400
m,
1.96
km2
identified
sources
Foshan.
A
total
19
sources,
spanning
636.09
km2,
have
been
identified.
These
mainly
clustered
north,
south-west
east
City.
terms
corridors,
research
shows
existence
51
corridors
with
length
501.84
km.
include
7
first-level
25
s-level
potential
(including
15
radiating
routes).
At
same
time,
88
nodes,
including
10
critical
nodes
78
general
nodes.
Lastly,
closure
index
(α),
connectivity
(β),
rate
(γ),
density
(ρ)
after
optimization
grew
0.84,
2.43,
0.89,
0.16,
respectively.
This
study
can
provide
data
support
optimizing
future
security
pattern
diversity
Ecological Indicators,
Год журнала:
2023,
Номер
150, С. 110251 - 110251
Опубликована: Апрель 17, 2023
Ecological
network
construction
and
optimization
is
an
effective
way
to
balance
the
contradiction
between
regional
development
ecological
protection
in
process
of
urbanization.
The
urban–rural
fringe
both
a
frontier
zone
direction
urban
expansion
important
space
for
improving
environment.
However,
there
are
few
studies
on
how
construct
optimize
networks
fringe.
In
this
paper,
morphological
spatial
pattern
analysis
(MSPA)
minimum
cumulative
resistance
model
(MCR)
were
firstly
employed
initially
reveal
characteristics
problems
security
study
area.
Then,
new
strategy
with
multi-scenario
coupling
gradient
zoning
was
proposed
meet
maximization
integrated
benefits
future
protection.
results
show
that:
(1)
Urbanization
caused
high
fragmentation
patches,
exerted
strong
hindrance
processes.
(2)
distribution
constructed
extremely
uneven,
communication
north–south
severely
difficult.
optimized
significantly
improved
respect,
priority
corridors
will
also
help
strengthen
gradient.
(3)
connectivity
accessibility
Licheng
District,
enhanced
its
structure,
which
promote
overall
cycle
better
balanced
(4)
Policy
makers
should
implementation
green
forest
belts
achieve
This
can
provide
scientific
references
biodiversity
conservation,
infrastructure
planning,
sustainable
The Egyptian Journal of Remote Sensing and Space Science,
Год журнала:
2023,
Номер
26(2), С. 381 - 392
Опубликована: Май 31, 2023
With
the
rapid
expansion
of
cities,
monitoring
urban
sprawl
is
recognized
as
a
vital
tool
by
many
researchers
who
use
this
information
in
several
applications
like
planning,
microclimate
modelling,
policy
development,
etc.
However,
accurate
land
cover
(LC)
prediction
still
challenging,
even
with
technological
advancements.
Machine
learning
(ML)
and
artificial
intelligence
(AI)
have
gained
reputation
amongst
diverse
science
applications,
including
their
popularity
cover.
Therefore,
present
study
investigates
performance
ML-based
classification
algorithm
random
forest
(RF)
LC
classes
for
2016
2021
metropolitan
region
Kuwait
City,
Kuwait.
The
accuracy
assessment
derived
maps
achieved
an
overall
93.6%
95.3%
kappa
coefficient
values
0.86
0.93
2021,
respectively.
results
show
increase
built-up
∼11
%.
were
further
used
to
predict
2026
using
neural
network
(ANN)
based
on
multi-layer
perceptron
networks
(MLPNNs).
It
was
predicted
83.6%.
15%
2021–2026,
mostly
observed
western
southern
sides.
outcomes
exhibit
that
MLPNN
techniques
combined
Remote
sensing
Geographic
Information
Systems
(RS
GIS)
can
be
adopted
derive
fair
precision.
Such
studies
would
prove
valuable
city
governments
planners
improve
future
sustainable
development
strategies.
Abstract
Context
The
impact
of
construction
land
expansion
on
regional
landscape
sustainability
received
significant
attention,
but
the
habitat
isolation
caused
by
such
across
urban-rural
continuum
calls
for
a
closer
examination.
Objective
This
study
aims
to
use
ecological
network
approach
assess
effect
imposed
urban
areas
and
rural
settlements
patches
in
Nanjing
Metropolitan
Area
during
2000,
2010,
2020.
Methods
We
first
extracted
applying
morphological
spatial
pattern
analysis
(MSPA),
then
identified
networks
based
comprehensive
resistance
surface
circuit
theory.
Finally,
we
constructed
two
indices,
index
(IEI)
degree
(ID),
evaluated
differential
contributions
isolation.
Results
Our
results
showed
total
129
within
our
area.
These
were
linked
188,
186,
183
corridors
years
2020,
respectively.
Further
revealed
that
strongly
isolated
increasing
human
activities.
Remarkably,
both
played
pivotal
roles
exacerbating
this
isolation,
with
showing
striking
surge
their
impact,
while
continued
be
predominant
driver
Conclusions
Sustainable
planning
should
consider
how
uses
may
cause
utilizes
evaluate
introduces
applicable
indicators
estimating
effects
attributed
expansion.
findings
hold
implications
informing
shaping
conservation
policies.
