Land use planning tools are essential for effective land management. However, existing
research has not thoroughly explored the evolution and future potential of these tools. This …

Numerous methods have been successfully applied to estimate the regional impervious
surface dynamics based on spectral or spatial information from remote sensing imagery …

Impervious surface is the major component of urban areas, and it has been widely
considered as the key for assessing the degree of urban sprawl. While the effectiveness of …

Impervious surfaces are fragments of the earth where the natural soil function has been
altered considerably, for instance, regarding the infiltration of water. The methodology …

Impervious surfaces caused by rapid urbanization affect the environment and increase the
disaster risk. Currently, most articles have extracted impervious surfaces by manual …

The map** of impervious surfaces using remote sensing techniques offer essential
technical support for sustainable development objectives and safeguard the environment. In …

Impervious surfaces (IS) coverage is a quantifiable environmental indicator for
understanding urban sprawl and its potential impacts on sustainability of urban ecological …

Green roof systems could help reduce peak discharge and retain rainwater in urban areas.
The objective of this study was to investigate the hydrological behavior of a green roof …

Cellular Automata (CA) applications simulating urban processes generally employ discrete
land-use classes to characterise the physical environment. Yet there is an increasing …

Land use/land cover (LULC) and climate changes could affect water quantity and quality
and thus hydrologic ecosystem services (ES). However, studies of these impacts on …