A systematic review on advancements in remote sensing for assessing and monitoring land use and land cover changes impacts on surface water resources in semi …

MJ Mashala, T Dube, BT Mudereri, KK Ayisi… - Remote Sensing, 2023 - mdpi.com
This study aimed to provide a systematic overview of the progress made in utilizing remote
sensing for assessing the impacts of land use and land cover (LULC) changes on water …

Multiscale land use impacts on water quality: Assessment, planning, and future perspectives in Brazil

K de Mello, RH Taniwaki, FR de Paula… - Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Brazil contains the largest volume of freshwater of any nation in the world; however, this
essential natural resource is threatened by rapid increases in water consumption and water …

Urbanization and agriculture intensification jointly enlarge the spatial inequality of river water quality

Y Li, W Mi, L Ji, Q He, P Yang, S **e, Y Bi - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Rivers are severely polluted by multiple anthropogenic stressors. An unevenly distributed
landscape pattern can aggravate the deterioration of water quality in rivers. Identifying the …

Nitrogen fertilization. A review of the risks associated with the inefficiency of its use and policy responses

J Martínez-Dalmau, J Berbel, R Ordóñez-Fernández - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
Nitrogen (N) is a key input to food production. Nearly half of N fertilizer input is not used by
crops and is lost into the environment via emission of gases or by polluting water bodies. It is …

Future scenarios based on a CA-Markov land use and land cover simulation model for a tropical humid basin in the Cerrado/Atlantic forest ecotone of Brazil

ER da Cunha, CAG Santos, RM da Silva, VM Bacani… - Land Use Policy, 2021 - Elsevier
Recently, the advancement of agriculture in Brazil has caused very serious problems, such
as deforestation and an increase in the amount of pesticides and suspended sediment that …

[HTML][HTML] Why Brazil needs its legal reserves

JP Metzger, MMC Bustamante, J Ferreira… - Perspectives in Ecology …, 2019 - Elsevier
Brazil's environmental legislation obliges private properties to retain a fixed proportion of
their total area with native vegetation, the so-called “Legal Reserves”. Those areas …

Assessing the impact of land use and land cover on river water quality using water quality index and remote sensing techniques

MA Gani, AM Sajib, MA Siddik… - Environmental Monitoring …, 2023 - Springer
The impact of land use on water quality is becoming a global concern due to the increasing
demand for freshwater. This study aimed to assess the effects of land use and land cover …

Impacts of land uses on spatio-temporal variations of seasonal water quality in a regulated river basin, Huai River, China

L Wang, X Han, Y Zhang, Q Zhang, X Wan… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Land use impacts from agriculture, industrialization, and human population should be
considered in surface water quality management. In this study, we utilized an integrated …

Managing riparian zones for river health improvement: an integrated approach

R Singh, AK Tiwari, GS Singh - Landscape and ecological engineering, 2021 - Springer
Riparian zones are among the most valuable ecosystems on the earth. They act as the
ecological engineers that improve river health through delivering a range of ecosystem …

Impact of land use and urbanization on river water quality and ecology in a dam dominated basin

Z Luo, Q Shao, Q Zuo, Y Cui - Journal of Hydrology, 2020 - Elsevier
Improving water quality and ecological status is an important foundation for sustainability
development. Increasing human activity and the corresponding land use change lead to the …