Research on the spatiotemporal changes in land use/cover (LUC) and carbon storage (CS)
in the region of the Taihang Mountains in various developmental scenarios can provide …

As urban diseases continue to emerge with the acceleration of urbanization, the
transformation of urban governance concepts and systems must be urgently promoted. In …

This study investigates the effects of urban development and expansion on Land Surface
Temperature (LST) changes from 2000 to 2018, using the Seoul Metropolitan area (SMA) as …

For the first time, this research aims to reveal how population age changes the nexus of
industrial structure upgrading-carbon emissions under urban growth and shrinkage using a …

Rapid urbanization replaces vegetation with build-up land, which threatens green spaces
and the well-being of residents. In this study, the urban expansion patterns (UEPs) of build …

There are urgent calls for new approaches to map the global urban conditions of complexity,
diffuseness, diversity, and connectivity. However, existing methods mostly focus on mapping …

In the Anthropocene, urban agglomeration is increasingly recognized as a crucial facilitator
in advancing urbanization to more developed stages, requiring comprehension of the …

Drylands contribute roughly 40% of the global net primary productivity and are essential for
achieving sustainable development. Investigating the effects on vegetation from urban …

An urban-rural gradient is an effective tool for analyzing urbanization patterns and their
impacts on social-ecological systems. However, the prevailing single indicators rarely …

Urban expansion studies are often biased toward large cities with populations greater than 1
million, while small and medium cities with smaller populations are overlooked. We mapped …