Urban development, especially in metropolises, is effective in threatening natural
ecosystems and Protected Areas (PAs). Consequently, the current study seeks to explore …

Background Extensive industrialization and urban development have led to resource
scarcity, environmental pollution, and territory destruction. Accordingly, the current study has …

Land resources are the material basis for human survival and development. Rapid
economic development in the past has resulted in the over-utilization of land, and the …

Changes in the spatial pattern of land use are inextricably linked to the ecosystem
environment, and the assessment of regional eco-environment quality can help provide …

Air quality concerns have become increasingly serious in metropolises such as Tehran
(Iran) in recent years. This study aims to assess the contribution of urban trees in Tehran …

Evaluating the protection effectiveness of natural protected areas is an important step in
successful management. Adopting 330 natural protected areas on the Qinghai–Tibet …

It has become a hot topic in sustainable development to determine how to use data series to
predict the trajectory of ecological footprints (EFs), precisely map biocapacity (BC), and …

Considering the fact that the supply and demand of ecosystem services may be
geographically different, therefore, the management of this spatial heterogeneity requires …

Mining is one of the human activities that is an important economic activity sustaining
livelihoods and hence infrastructural development. However, on the other hand, it is usually …

The increased demand and consumption level of human societies has led to excessive
exploitation of natural capital and increased ecological unsustainability in natural …