A review of current calibration and validation practices in land-change modeling

J Van Vliet, AK Bregt, DG Brown, H van Delden… - … Modelling & Software, 2016 - Elsevier
Land-change models are increasingly used to explore land-change dynamics, as well as for
policy analyses and scenario studies. In this paper we review calibration and validation …

Quantifying environmental performance of biomass energy

GMJ Herbert, AU Krishnan - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2016 - Elsevier
The world needs an enormous amount of energy to maintain the future economic
developments. India has facile ways to overcome the immediate demand on energy supply …

Agricultural expansion in the Semiarid Chaco: Poorly selective contagious advance

JN Volante, MJ Mosciaro, GI Gavier-Pizarro… - Land use policy, 2016 - Elsevier
Clearance for agriculture or cattle ranching was the dominant land-cover change during the
last two decades in the South American Dry Chaco. The Argentinean portion has been …

Effects of past and future land conversions on forest connectivity in the Argentine Chaco

M Piquer-Rodríguez, S Torella, G Gavier-Pizarro… - Landscape …, 2015 - Springer
Context Land-use change is the main driver of habitat loss and fragmentation worldwide.
The rate of dry forest loss in the South American Chaco is among the highest in the world …

Patch-based cellular automata model of urban growth simulation: Integrating feedback between quantitative composition and spatial configuration

J Yang, J Gong, W Tang, C Liu - Computers, Environment and Urban …, 2020 - Elsevier
Urban land use change modeling can enhance our understanding of processes and
patterns of urban growth that emerge from human-environment interactions. Cellular …

Simulating urban growth affected by national and regional land use policies: Case study from Wuhan, China

X Huang, H Wang, F ** land use changes resulting from biofuel production and the effect of mitigation measures
F Van Der Hilst, JA Verstegen, G Woltjer… - Gcb …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Many of the sustainability concerns of bioenergy are related to direct or indirect land use
change (LUC) resulting from bioenergy feedstock production. The environmental and socio …

Navigating prospects and challenges for green fuels for achieving economical, environmental and ecological resilience: a scientific review

CT Oloyede, OE Itabiyi, OA Popoola, SO Jekayinfa… - Biofuels, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
This review explores the potential of green fuels, derived from biological sources, as a viable
replacement for conventional fossil fuels. Green fuels offer significant environmental …