2025 June - 185 articles
This article examines the land-use politics of recreation development in rural China. Extending the lens of spatial informality, it analyzes how the appropriation and acquisition of space by small suburban leisure enterprises have constituted a de fa...
Cropland abandonment (CA) has become a significant threat to agricultural sustainability, particularly in metropolitan suburbs where urban expansion and cropland preservation often conflict. This study examines the Chengdu Directly Administered Zone...
The Grand Canal serves as a vital water transportation route, a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage site, and an ecological corridor. It is currently undergoing coordinated transformation through infrastructure development, heritage preservation, and ecol...
Urban vitality is a critical indicator of urban development quality and livability. However, existing studies often rely on single-source data or subjective evaluation methods, making it challenging to comprehensively and objectively capture the spat...
Urban green spaces (UGS) supply a wide range of ecosystem services (ESs), which are key to mitigation and adaptation to climate changes. In this study, we focus on two ESs, i.e., greenhouse gas sequestration by terrestrial ecosystems and mitigating t...
In recent years, land degradation has become a major challenge for human society, with negative impacts on the natural habitat, the economy, and human well-being. A variety of anthropogenic and natural factors are exacerbating the processes of land d...
Urbanisation in the context of climate change and rapid population growth presents an urgent need for innovative and sustainable urban planning. This study introduces the Green Blueprint, an original, spatially grounded, and evidence-informed concept...
The increasing development of coal mining subsidence wetland parks has led to a growing focus on assessing their ecological, economic, and social benefits following ecological restoration. This study establishes an assessment framework for the social...
Islands represent distinctive geographical landscapes where cultural heritage, history, and ecological systems converge, offering critical insights into human–environment interactions. This study investigates how visual storytelling through dig...
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a profound interruption in the way people travel and has had a very negative impact on tourism and economics throughout the world, especially on the coastal fishing communities in South Korea. These previously problem...
Drought, a natural phenomenon intricately intertwined with the broader canvas of climate change, exacts a heavy toll by ushering in acute terrestrial water scarcity. Its ramifications reverberate most acutely within the agricultural heartlands, parti...
Cultural ecosystem services (CES) in urban parks, as a vital component of urban ecosystem services (ES), are increasingly recognized as an important tool for advancing urban sustainability and implementing nature-based solutions (NbS). The supply&nda...
This study focuses on Țara Hațegului, a region with significant geological, ecological, and cultural resources, and examines how geosites can inform development strategies that promote geotourism while supporting landscape conservation. The...
Recent advancements in urban vitality space design reflect increasing academic attention to emotional experience dimensions, paralleled by the emergence of AI-based generative technology as a transformative tool for systematically exploring the emoti...
The heritage of public works is composed of networks that are strongly linked to the territory where they are built. With the aim of deepening our knowledge of the appearance and subsequent development of the transport and supply systems in Madrid, w...
As climate change intensifies, assessing vulnerability at territorial levels such as cities, countries, and regions is essential for effective adaptation planning. This study evaluates the applicability of the United Nations Environment Programme and...
The REPowerEU Plan calls for a massive speed-up of renewable energy, which can undermine nature conservation. We explored the impact of an industrial-scale wind power project planned inside a Natura 2000 site (Special Protected Areas for birds) in th...
This paper analyzes “Umbrella Agreements,” a policy tool implemented by the Israeli government across 32 municipalities over the past decade. Introduced in response to a deepening housing crisis, these agreements offered funding for local...
As an important part of the emerging energy portfolio, the coordinated development of the photovoltaic (PV) industry and ecological environment is a core factor in realizing the high-quality development of the energy industry. Xinjiang, located in no...
Over the past four decades, Wadi Fatimah in western Saudi Arabia has undergone significant environmental changes that have contributed to desertification. High-resolution spatial and temporal analyses are essential for monitoring the extent of desert...
Resource-exhausted cities face dual crises of economic stagnation and ecological degradation, which is primarily attributable to the inefficient use of industrial land. The redevelopment of industrial land has emerged as a crucial solution to the &ld...
Bike-sharing has been widely recognized for addressing the “last-mile” problem and improving commuting efficiency. While prior studies emphasize how the built environment shapes feeder trips, the effects of station types and spatial heter...
Understanding the spatiotemporal dynamics of resource–environment carrying capacity (RECC) is essential for balancing ecological protection and socioeconomic development in river basins. This study applied various methodologies, including Panel...
In the context of rapid urbanization, traditional villages in the Weibei Loess Plateau gully region are facing compounded pressures from social structure disruption and physical space reconstruction. It is urgent to deeply analyze the influence mecha...
Coastal cities are increasingly exposed to the risks posed by climate change, including rising sea levels, intensified storms, and coastal erosion. In this context, risk communication plays a crucial role, as it can shape public perception, promote p...
The “Grain for Green” policy has led to a reduction in cultivated land area in the Loess Plateau, intensifying the conflict between ecological conservation and food security. As a key strategy to mitigate this tension, irrigated farmland...
The multifunctionality of green infrastructure (GI) can be enhanced through intentional planning that promotes synergies among various functions while minimizing trade-offs. Despite its significance, methodologies for implementing this approach remai...
Over the past decade, the Chongqing land ticket model has played a pivotal role in the market-oriented reform of rural land factors and serves as a representative practice of the TDR program in China. This paper constructs a systematic evaluation fra...
Urban landscapes are capable of responsive urban development that optimises the quality of Urban Green Space (UGS) for advanced function as a matter of efficient and convenient knowledge management. As a theory for positive outcomes for urban landsca...
An adequate food supply is a core issue for sustainable development worldwide. Amid greater instability in the food supply triggered by more armed conflicts, trade disputes, and climate change, a decline in grain cultivation area still plagues many r...
Amid intensifying climatic threats, university campuses are increasingly vulnerable. Morphological resilience offers a practical pathway to strengthen disaster response in higher-education institutions. However, research on University Campus Morpholo...
The use of service (cover) crops is widely practiced in soil agriculture due to their many benefits, including enhanced nutrient supply and improved soil health. Bacteria, as major decomposers of plant residues in the soil, play essential roles in nu...
Morocco, like many nations undergoing significant economic and social transformation, is experiencing rapid urbanization alongside an ongoing rural exodus. This, coupled with the country’s diverse climate and heterogeneous geography, warrants a...
Coastal health assessment and diagnosis are important tools for decision-making and coastal management. In this paper, the concept of ecosystem health, which uses medical terminology to define the state of coastal health, was applied to examine and d...
The sole function of cultivated land of agricultural production is insufficient to meet the diverse demands of modern agriculture. To address land-use conflicts and achieve the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of zero hunger and re...
Cattle grazing is particularly important to natural and semi-natural ecosystems, having often replaced grazing by smaller domestic ruminants such as goats and sheep. While cattle are mainly considered grazers rather than browsers, the pressures, dire...
In recent years, the intense urbanisation processes in Latin American cities have generated fragmented landscapes in the transition zones between urban and rural areas. There is growing interest among urban planners in the delimitation and management...
As a pivotal node in urban spatial restructuring, the evolution of three-dimensional (3D) compactness in high-speed rail station areas is crucial for sustainable development. However, the existing research predominantly focuses on two-dimensional for...
Surface urban heat island (SUHI) effects are intensifying in arid desert cities due to rapid urban expansion, limited vegetation, and increasing impervious and barren land surfaces. This leads to serious ecological and socio-environmental challenges...
The Portuguese forest plays a crucial role in maintaining ecological balance and fostering socio-economic sustainability within rural areas. Nonetheless, it is currently facing significant challenges due to the increasing intensity and frequency of f...
Nature-based Solutions (NbS) have emerged as an influential framework in climate and water governance, promoted as cost-effective, resilient, and ecologically sound responses to environmental degradation. This interdisciplinary review critically exam...
Urban parks, key components of green infrastructure (GI), offer paved open spaces that significantly impact physical activity (PA) among older adults. However, the environmental features of these spaces and their effects on PA remain underexplored. E...
Conducting ecological restoration has emerged as a critical governance strategy for enhancing ecosystem diversity, stability, and sustainability. The scientific identification of priority restoration areas is a prerequisite for effective ecological r...
Yuexi County, a key tea-producing area in eastern Dabie Mountain, may face potential heavy metal(oid) (HM) contamination risks due to nearby mining and intensive agricultural activities. This study investigated seven HMs (As, Cd, Cr, Hg, Ni, Pb, and...
Rural settlements in agro-pastoral ecotones reflect the complex interplay between natural constraints and human land use, particularly in ecologically sensitive and climatically transitional regions. This study investigated the agro-pastoral ecotone...
Under the global urbanization context, irrational land use patterns have exacerbated ecosystem imbalance. Developing watershed ecological risk assessment methods based on adaptive cycle theory holds significant scientific importance for flood risk pr...
Ancient fairs in China were designated as commercial zones with fixed stalls that had emerged from commodity exchange demands and socio-cultural factors such as clan systems and gentry intervention, exhibiting dual commercial–communal character...
The Pinglu Canal, China’s first strategic river–sea transport canal, connects the inland waterway trunk line with the Beibu Gulf International Hub Port, while a diversion channel extension is needed for port development. This study propos...
Within China’s “Central China Rising” strategy, urban tourismification operates as a production mode that reconfigures spatial, economic, and ecological systems—mirroring global overtourism challenges seen in Barcelona and Ven...
Against the backdrop of increasing urban population and continuous expansion of urban scales, achieving “people-centered” urban sustainable development, namely building livable and sustainable cities, faces formidable challenges. Under th...
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