Environmental and socio-economic developments induce land-use changes with potentially
negative impacts on human well-being. To counteract undesired developments, a profound …

This paper is based on reviewing the literature in the past 10 years on the drivers of land use
and land cover change (LULCC) in urban areas. It combines quantitative and qualitative …

Land use planning has the potential to diminish carbon storages and exacerbate carbon
emissions, and therefore improving its contribution to achieve carbon neutrality should be a …

Long-term sustainable development in developing countries requires researching and
projecting urban physical growth and land use/land cover change (LUCC). This research …

This paper reviews the exploration and application of social–ecological systems research
perspectives to sustainable development issues such as the areas of coupled human–earth …

Abstract The Socio-Ecological Systems (SES) framework provides a comprehensive
approach to studying the decoupling of land use efficiency (LUE) and carbon emissions …

The remediation of rural human settlements is receiving increasing attention in
contemporary China. Evaluating the resilience of rural human settlements and formulating …

The rapid and disorderly expansion of urban construction land has resulted in massive
carbon emissions, intensifying the contradiction between land use and low-carbon …

Soil quality can be assessed by measuring its physical, chemical and biological properties.
In terrestrial ecosystems, the knowledge of the status of soil quality under different land …

Reliable environmental audits and impact assessments are essential to achieve effective
pasture utilization and ensure the production of high-quality livestock products. This study …