We need to feed an estimated population in excess of 9 billion by 2050 with diminishing
natural resources, whilst ensuring the health of people and the planet. Herein we connect …

Abstract Land Use and Land Cover Change (LUCC) can reflect the pattern of human land
use in a region, and plays an important role in space soil and water conservation. The study …

Humanity deals with several challenges in this century such as climate change, land use,
and land use/cover change (LUCC). Determining the patterns, developments, and …

Northwest China has experienced a warming-wetting climate featured by increasing
temperature and precipitation during the past six decades. Recent studies suggested that …

Land use/land cover (LULC) change and climate variability are two major factors controlling
hydrological responses. The present study analyzed the separate and combined effects of …

Central Asia (CA) is a core area of global desertification, but the effect of the intensifying
“global greening” policy on the desertification process under global warming scenarios in …

Water scarcity is a serious problem across many nations. In recent years, water scarcity has
increased due to land-use and climate change, particularly in areas that are arid or semi …

Over the last two decades, the significant vegetation increase caused by the execution of
several ecological restoration programs has modified the integrated carbon and water …

The trend of increasing land surface temperatures (LST) and emergence of urban heat
islands (UHI) has become a pressing challenge for city planners and policy makers. In …

The two-source energy balance model estimates canopy transpiration (Tr) and soil
evaporation (E) traditionally from satellite partitions of remotely sensed land surface …