With rapid socio-economic development, China's coastal areas are among the fastest
growing and most economically dynamic regions in the world. Under the influence of climate …

The reclamation of coastal land for agricultural, industrial, and urban land use—a common
worldwide practice—has occurred extensively in the coastal region of China. In recent …

Human expansion throughout the world caused that agriculture is a dominant form of land
management globally. Human influence on the land is accelerating because of rapid …

In Malaysia, rapid changes in land use invariably portrayed have a relationship with
environmental degradation. However, this has always been stated without any quantitative …

Abstract The Matang Mangrove Forest is the largest single mangrove forest in Peninsular
Malaysia, covering an area of more than 40,000 ha. As a national treasure, it lies under the …

The rapid growth of aquaculture has raised the environmental concern about the conversion
of ecologically important areas such as mangroves and agricultural lands. The study …

Remote sensing data have been proposed as a potential tool for monitoring environmental
treaties. However, to date, satellite images have been used primarily for visualization, but …

Site selection is a key factor in any aquaculture operation, affecting both success and
sustainability as well as solving conflicts between different activities and making rational use …

Fringe mangroves are recognised as a highly valuable resource due to their provision of
multiple ecosystem services. However, accelerating human-pressures on mangrove forests …

Site selection is a key factor in any aquaculture operation, affecting both success and
sustainability as well as solving land or water use conflicts. This study was conducted to …