It is projected that 25 million km of new paved roads will be developed globally by 2050—
enough to encircle the planet more than 600 times. Roughly 90% of new roads will be built …

Remote sensing, or Earth Observation (EO), is increasingly used to understand Earth system
dynamics and create continuous and categorical maps of biophysical properties and land …

Land use land cover (LULC) transition analysis is a systematic approach that helps in
understanding physical and human involvement in the natural environment and sustainable …

Desertification is one of the most serious ecological and environmental problems in arid
regions. Low-cost, wide-ranging, and high-precision methods are essential for the …

Rapid population growth in West Africa has exerted increasing pressures on land resources,
leading to observable changes in the land cover and land use. However, spatially explicit …

Background Land use/cover (LULC) change is a dynamic and complex process that can be
caused by many interacting processes ranging from various natural factors to …

Abstract Knowledge about variations of drought can provide a scientific basis for water
resource planning and drought mitigation. In this study, the variations and patterns of …

Forests in Southeast Asia are experiencing some of the highest rates of deforestation and
degradation in the world, with natural forest species being replaced by cropland and …

Metropolitan has progressively emerged as a new form of urban governance.
Understanding the urban expansion process and its determinants at metropolitan level …

Intensive human activity has led to dramatic land changes in coastal watersheds, which in
turn cause landscape pattern changes and threaten the valuable but fragile ecosystem. This …