Land‐use change is fragmenting natural ecosystems, with major consequences for
biodiversity. This paper reviews fragmentation trends–historical and current–in China, the …

Quantitative analysis of the response of ecosystem health to rural land use change is
required to comprehend the human-nature coupling mechanism and to explore the process …

With the socio-economic transformation, regional development factors recombination and
followed industrial restructuring have changed the rural areas in eastern coastal China …

Rapid urbanization and urban expansion have produced a large number of urban rural
communities in China, of which two typical paradigms are urban fringe villages …

Ecological land is an important component of urban ecosystems. Detecting the change of
urban ecological land and its driving forces will offer scientific basis for the optimization of …

Background Policy makers need access to reliable data to monitor and evaluate the
progress of development outcomes and targets such as sustainable development outcomes …

How to assort with the relationship between mountain development and ecological
protection is a key issue during the process of mountainous urban construction. Ecological …

Land use transition refers to the changes in land use morphology (both dominant
morphology and recessive morphology) of a certain region over a certain period of time …

Using Satellite Remote Sensing and Geographic Information System, this paper analyzes
the land use and land cover change dynamics in the Bosomtwe District of Ghana, for 1986 …

Understanding the magnitude and drivers of land cover change is key to designing effective
natural resource management interventions and restoring degraded landscapes. We …