Land-use and land-cover change (LULCC) are of importance in natural resource
management, environmental modelling and assessment, and agricultural production …

Urban physical environments are the physical settings and built environments in
neighbourhoods and cities which provide places for human activities. Evidence suggests …

This paper analyzes land use change, urbanization and their impact on the change in
landscape pattern in Tabriz metropolitan area (TMA) during the time period from 1996 to …

Land use and land cover (LULC) change has been one of the most immense and
perceptible transformations of the earth's surface. Evaluating LULC change at varied spatial …

Remote sensing is unique in its ability to record a variety of spatial and temporal data on
land surfaces with complete coverage, especially at larger spatial scales, and it has been …

The climate change and the proceeding urbanization create future health challenges.
Consequently, more people around the globe will be impaired by extreme weather events …

Land-use and land-cover (LULC) changes have become a crucial issue that urgently needs
to be addressed due to global environmental change. Many studies have employed remote …

The spatial configuration of cities can affect how urban environments alter local energy
balances. Previous studies have reached the paradoxical conclusions that both sprawling …

Urbanization is taking place at an unprecedented rate around the world, particularly in
China in the past few decades. One of the key impacts of rapid urbanization on the …

Urban form is increasingly being recognised by scientists for the potential role it might play
in the coordination of sustainable urban development and the reduction of CO 2 emissions …