Urban studies attempt to assess open space fragmentation and develop sustainable policies
in high–density cities. However, the complex characteristics of open space fragmentation …

Net primary productivity, which reflects vegetation's carbon sequestration capacity, should
not be ignored in the process of low-carbon development. To explore the paths of achieving …

In recent decades, medium-sized Indian cities have experienced accelerated urban growth
due to the saturation of large cities. Such rapid urban growth combined with inadequate …

For the first time in human history, over half of the world's population lives in urban areas.
This rapid growth makes cities more vulnerable, increasing the need to monitor urban …

This study reviews the land use changes between 1990 and 2018 with the presentation of
12 towns in Hungary focusing on the situation and change of land cover. The character and …

The heterogeneous structure of cities generates critical challenges in the definition and
implementation of sustainable urban transitions. This difficulty is intensified by an insufficient …

This study aims to address the issue of existing research predominantly focusing on macro-
level analysis of traditional settlement spaces while lacking comprehensive multi-level …

The socialist era postponed suburbanisation in Central and Eastern European countries.
After 1990, the process became extremely intensive and transformed the compact form of …

Ecological protection and restoration results in a series of complicated changes in land
cover. Lack of research on the historical and potential effects of land cover change on …

Urban growth models are established to simulate complex dynamic processes of urban
development, such as urban sprawl. According to the pattern-oriented modelling (POM) …