[HTML][HTML] Nigeria's water crisis: Abundant water, polluted reality

EJ Isukuru, JO Opha, OW Isaiah, B Orovwighose… - Cleaner Water, 2024 - Elsevier
Despite Nigeria's immense wealth in water resources, the country faces a significant water
crisis that is exceptionally difficult to resolve, particularly considering the associated public …

Water neutrality: concept, challenges, policies, and recommendations

R Kumar, A Mishra, MK Goyal - Groundwater for Sustainable Development, 2024 - Elsevier
Agriculture, urbanization, and industrial growth have significantly increased water demand,
leading to water pollution, necessitating to protect rivers, wetlands, and ecosystem. Hence, a …

[HTML][HTML] Analysis of the heterogeneity of urban expansion landscape patterns and driving factors based on a combined Multi-Order Adjacency Index and Geodetector …

J Liu, Q Xu, J Yi, X Huang - Ecological Indicators, 2022 - Elsevier
Under conditions of rapid urbanization, quantitative measurement of the expansion
characteristics of urban landscapes and evaluation of their spatial and temporal …

[HTML][HTML] Characteristics of urban expansion in megacities and its impact on water-related ecosystem services: A comparative study of Chengdu and Wuhan, China

D Wu, L Zheng, Y Wang, J Gong, J Li, Q Chen - Ecological Indicators, 2024 - Elsevier
The megacity expansion that continues to occur in develo** countries is an unavoidable
trend at this stage, yet there exists a dearth of knowledge regarding the comprehensive …

The impact of new urbanization and industrial structural changes on regional water stress based on water footprints

Y Wang, Y Zhang, W Sun, L Zhu - Sustainable Cities and Society, 2022 - Elsevier
New urbanization and industrial structural changes have created new pressures on regional
water resources. This study takes 31 Chinese provinces as the research objects and …

[HTML][HTML] Balancing urban expansion with a focus on ecological security: A case study of Zhaotong City, China

Y Hu, Y Li, Y Li, J Wu, H Zheng, H He - Ecological Indicators, 2023 - Elsevier
The conflict between socio-economic development and ecological environmental protection
presents a significant challenge to achieving regional and urban sustainable development …

Integrating ecosystem services and landscape connectivity to construct and optimize ecological security patterns: a case study in the central urban area Chongqing …

F Wang, X Yuan, L Zhou, M Zhang - Environmental Science and Pollution …, 2022 - Springer
Rapid urbanization is often accompanied by the irrational utilization of natural resources and
environmental degradation. Ecological security pattern (ESP) is an effective way for rational …

Assessment of water policies contributions for sustainable water resources management under climate change scenarios

AC Marques, CE Veras, DA Rodriguez - Journal of Hydrology, 2022 - Elsevier
Economic development alongside unsustained population growth are among the leading
factors of hydrological depletion. Facing climate change impacts, long-term policy planning …

Modeling of land use and land cover change dynamics for future projection of the Amazon number curve

J da Silva Cruz, CJC Blanco… - Science of the total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract The hydrological parameter Curve Number (CN) was projected in the future in a 30
m spatial resolution grid for the Amazon. Through the DINAMICA EGO platform, Land Use …

[HTML][HTML] Impacts of urban sprawl in the Administrative Region of Ribeirão Preto (Brazil) and measures to restore improved landscapes

LCM de Olivera, GC de Mendonça, RCA Costa… - Land Use Policy, 2023 - Elsevier
The present study addressed the problem of urban expansion in a large metropolis of Brazil
(ARRP–Administrative Region of Ribeirão Preto), relating the evolution of urbanization in …