Assessing the impact of fractional vegetation cover on urban thermal environment: A case study of Hangzhou, China

M Zhang, S Tan, C Zhang, S Han, S Zou… - Sustainable Cities and …, 2023 - Elsevier
The large-scale urbanization has changed the surface characteristics of cities, seriously
affected the urban heat balance, and worsened the urban thermal environment. The …

Spatiotemporal heterogeneity of ecosystem service interactions and their drivers at different spatial scales in the Yellow River Basin

Q Liu, J Qiao, M Li, M Huang - Science of The Total Environment, 2024 - Elsevier
Accurately understanding ecosystem service (ES) interactions and an analysis of the
complex, multiscale driving mechanisms are foundational prerequisites for implementing …

Impacts of urbanisation on vegetation dynamics in Chinese cities

Z Zhang, W Zhao, Y Liu, P Pereira - Environmental impact assessment …, 2023 - Elsevier
Urbanisation is a global phenomenon that dramatically impacts ecosystems and their
services. In recent years, urbanisation in China increased substantially. To improve the …

Trade-offs under pressure? Development of urban green space under economic growth and governance

J Huang, X Wang, D Zhang, Z Zhang, J Yan… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2023 - Elsevier
Urban green space (UGS) is susceptible to shocks from multiple sources, including the
economy and governance. It is now a global policy challenge to ensure the sustainability …

[HTML][HTML] Coupling analysis of ecological environment evaluation and urbanization using projection pursuit model in Xi'an, China

X Wu, Y Zhang - Ecological Indicators, 2023 - Elsevier
With rapid urbanization, more people are migrating to cities, making it an inevitable trend.
However, urbanization has significant impacts on the ecological environment. To address …

Conflict or Coordination? The Spatiotemporal Relationship Between Humans and Nature on the Qinghai‐Tibet Plateau

H Liu, Y Cheng, Z Liu, Q Li, H Zhang, W Wei - Earth's Future, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract As the Earth's Third Pole and the Asian water tower, the Qinghai‐Tibet Plateau
(QTP) plays a key role in global climate regulation and biodiversity maintenance. Living in …

[HTML][HTML] Coupling or contradiction? The spatiotemporal relationship between urbanization and urban park system development in China

S Wu, D Wang, Z Yan, X Wang, J Han - Ecological Indicators, 2023 - Elsevier
The urban park system (UPS) is an essential determinant of a city's vitality and construction
quality, playing an important role in the process of the high-quality construction of new …

[HTML][HTML] Assessing the impacts of rural depopulation and urbanization on vegetation cover: Based on land use and nighttime light data in China, 2000–2020

S Yang, X Yang, J Zhang, X Gao, J Zhou, X Wu - Ecological Indicators, 2024 - Elsevier
Since the 21st century, China has shown dramatic rural depopulation and rapid
urbanization, and surface vegetation has been affected by this urban–rural development …

Spatiotemporal characteristics and influencing factors of carbon emissions from land-use change in Shaanxi Province, China

W Fang, P Luo, L Luo, X Zha, D Nover - Environmental Science and …, 2023 - Springer
Due to global warming, there evolves a global consensus and urgent need on carbon
emission mitigations, especially in developing countries. We investigated the spatiotemporal …

Simulation and attribution analysis of terrestrial ecosystem carbon storage of Hainan Island from 2015 to 2050

W Wu, Z Huang, Z Sun, J Zhang, S Wang… - Science of The Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Terrestrial ecosystem carbon storage (TECS) could significantly affect the concentration of
atmospheric CO 2, which is critical for climate change prediction. Along these lines, the …