Wetlands are a critical part of natural environments that offer a wide range of ecosystem
services. In urban areas, wetlands contribute to the livability of cities through improving the …

Urban activities are an important driver of ecosystem services decline. Sustainable
urbanisation necessitates anticipating and mitigating these negative socio-ecological …

The effects of climate change on the built environment represents an important research
challenge. Today, green roofs (GRs) represent a viable solution for enhancing energy and …

The frequency and intensity of heat stress events globally have increased over the past 20
years. Climatic modeling predicts that this trend will likely continue throughout the 21st …

Climate change and biodiversity loss are two pressing global environmental challenges that
are tightly coupled to urban processes. Cities emit greenhouse gases through the …

Located in an ecologically fragile area in China's eastern part of the Loess Plateau,
Shuozhou City has faced environmental challenges imposed by frequent urban expansion …

Urban green space takes a dominant role in alleviating the urban heat island (UHI) effect.
Most investigations into the effects of cooling factors from urban green spaces on the UHI …

Contemporary cities continue to face significant geoenvironmental challenges due to
constant rapid urbanization. Furthermore, the governments of cities worldwide are …

Modeling urban form change is fundamental to mitigate the negative impacts of urban
development. Despite the extensive applications of cellular automata (CA) models in urban …

Little is known about the seasonal heterogeneity of land surface temperature (LST) and the
interaction relationship between potential drivers in Sichuan Basin, China. In this study …