Urban wetlands: A review on ecological and cultural values

S Alikhani, P Nummi, A Ojala - Water, 2021‏ - mdpi.com
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 …

[HTML][HTML] Defining coastal resilience

G Masselink, ED Lazarus - Water, 2019‏ - mdpi.com
The concept of resilience has taken root in the discourse of environmental management,
especially regarding Building with Nature strategies for embedding natural physical and …

[HTML][HTML] Satellite derived coastal reclamation expansion in China since the 21st century

S Jiang, N Xu, Z Li, C Huang - Global Ecology and Conservation, 2021‏ - Elsevier
Since 2000, many coastal land reclamation projects have been implemented in China to
alleviate the shortage of coastal land resources with rapid urban sprawl and economic …

Increasing fragmentation and squeezing of coastal wetlands: Status, drivers, and sustainable protection from the perspective of remote sensing

W Wu, C Zhi, Y Gao, C Chen, Z Chen, H Su… - Science of the Total …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Coastal wetlands are of great ecological and economic value but face significant
degradation and losses because of human activities. Nevertheless, the changes in …

Map** changes in coastlines and tidal flats in develo** islands using the full time series of Landsat images

W Cao, Y Zhou, R Li, X Li - Remote Sensing of Environment, 2020‏ - Elsevier
Insights into the dynamics of coastlines and tidal flats at fine spatial and temporal resolutions
are essential for sustainable development. Previous studies were generally conducted at …

Wetland degradation and its impacts on livelihoods and sustainable development goals: An overview

S Kundu, B Kundu, NK Rana, S Mahato - Sustainable Production and …, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Wetlands, vital ecosystems that support 40% of the world's species and serve as nature's
water filters, are disappearing three times faster than forests. While global research …

Coastal ecosystem service in response to past and future land use and land cover change dynamics in the Yangtze river estuary

C Li, S Fang, X Geng, Y Yuan, X Zheng… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Climate change and anthropogenic activities are increasingly threatening estuarine and
coastal zones. These effects lead to complex positive and negative feedback among …

Advances in satellite remote sensing of the wetland ecosystems in Sub-Saharan Africa

KH Thamaga, T Dube, C Shoko - Geocarto International, 2022‏ - Taylor & Francis
Wetlands are highly productive systems that act as habitats for a variety of fauna and flora.
Despite their ecohydrological significance, wetland ecosystems are severely under threat …

CLSER: A new indicator for the social-ecological resilience of coastal systems and sustainable management

W Wu, Y Gao, C Chen - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2024‏ - Elsevier
The coastal system is a highly active and productive social-ecological system (SES) facing
significant challenges from human activities. However, understanding the resilience of this …

Ecological carrying capacity and sustainability assessment for coastal zones: A novel framework based on spatial scene and three-dimensional ecological footprint …

Y Tang, M Wang, Q Liu, Z Hu, J Zhang, T Shi, G Wu… - Ecological …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
The ecological carrying capacity (ECC) assessment in coastal zones is essential for
sustainable coastal management, but there remains a lack of a more effective assessment …