Smart cities are an innovate concept for managing urban cities to enhance sustainability and
increase quality of life for citizens. Although urban water infrastructure (UWI) performs …

Human-driven environmental changes shape ecological communities from local to global
scales. Within cities, landscape-scale patterns and processes and species characteristics …

Heat waves (HWs) are recognized as a serious threat for human health worldwide, with
urban areas being more vulnerable due to the urban heat island (UHI) effect and population …

Urbanization is modifying previously pristine natural habitats and creating “new” ecosystems
for wildlife. As a result, some animals now use habitat fragments or have colonized urban …

Green spaces embedded within the urban matrix, particularly residential yards, could
mitigate negative aspects of urban development and provide pollinator habitat. Lawns …

Our study examines the urban vegetation–air temperature (T a)–land surface temperature
(LST) nexus at micro-and regional-scales to better understand urban climate dynamics and …

Urbanization has a homogenizing effect on biodiversity and leads to communities with fewer
native species and lower conservation value. However, few studies have explored whether …

Nearly all ecosystems host diverse microbiomes that support vital ecosystem processes. At
the same time, these ecosystems and their microbiomes are increasingly altered by human …

Fire seasons have become increasingly variable and extreme due to changing
climatological, ecological, and social conditions. Earth observation data are critical for …

Residential lawns are highly managed ecosystems that occur in urbanized landscapes
across the United States. Because they are ubiquitous, lawns are good systems in which to …