Context Since the nineteenth century, rural areas have experienced progressive
abandonment mostly due to socioeconomic changes, with direct and indirect effects on …

We present a spatially explicit Landscape Fire-Succession Model (LFSM) developed to
represent Mediterranean Basin landscapes and capable of integrating modules and …

The citrus industry has the second largest impact on Florida's economy, following tourism.
Estimation of citrus area coverage and annual forecasts of Florida's citrus production are …

Shurugwi district lies around the mineral-rich geological formation commonly referred to as
the Great Dyke. The formation also has fertile soils ideal for agriculture. The district has been …

The basin of Karinca river, in the north-west of Turkey, covers an area of 29,840 ha.
Pronounced changes in land use emerged as a result of the development of activities in the …

The research discusses the formal transformation in urban structure, all the cities around the
world have undergone a series of formal transformations, resulting in radical transformations …

Urban growth in developing countries such as Iraq is a great problem, where most of the
municipality's expansion occurs without planning or let's say that the procedures of …

Land degradation has been a serious environmental problem in dryland areas where
moisture supply is limited. This thesis aims to assess vegetation and land cover change in …

The research deals with the thermal island in Baghdad city and the effect of urban
expansion on it. Cities are suffering from a marked rise in temperature, compared with the …

This study was carried out to determine the class of the land use/cover classes, check and
appraisal of land use/cover classes, land use/cover classes according to aridity zones, land …