Human activities contributing to the accumulation of high-risk trace metal (loid) s in soils of China's five major urban agglomerations

R Tang, B Cai, H Wang, X Huang, X Song… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Rapid urbanization has accelerated the accumulation of trace metal (loid) s (TMs) in soils,
but the relationship between this accumulation and human activities remains largely …

A review of big data applications in studies of urban green space

LI Wenpei, S Yang, R STOUFFS - Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 2024 - Elsevier
Big data has garnered substantial attention from urban researchers and policymakers,
offering new perspectives for assessing the urban environment and supplementing …

Evolutionary Characteristics and Driving Forces of Green Space in Guangzhou from a Zoning Perspective

H Wang, C Lin, S Ou, Q Feng, K Guo, J Xie, X Wei - Forests, 2024 - mdpi.com
Urban green spaces provide very important environmental and social services. Their
dynamic changes are driven by a combination of natural and socioeconomic factors …

An explainable integrated machine learning model for mapping soil erosion by wind and water in a catchment with three desiccated lakes

H Gholami, M Jalali, M Rezaei, A Mohamadifar, Y Song… - Aeolian Research, 2024 - Elsevier
Soil erosion by water and wind is a critical challenge for sustainable management of
catchments in drylands and accurate spatial information can help in mitigation of its …

Is ward-level calculation of urban green space availability important?—A case study on Vellore city, India, using the histogram-based spectral discrimination approach

S Gaikadi, SV Kumar - Frontiers in Sustainable Cities, 2024 - frontiersin.org
How much green space is available for individuals is a major question that city planners are
generally interested in, and the present study aimed to address this issue in the context of …

Greener Neighbourhoods Show Resilience to the Spread but Not Severity of COVID-19 Infection in South Africa

B Phogole, K Yessoufou - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
The outbreak of COVID-19 quickly spread around the globe, with staggering infection and
mortality rates. Given the reported benefits of greenness to human health, we hypothesized …