integrated approach for measuring urban forest restoration success
Ecological consequences of rapid urban expansion: Shanghai, China
Since China's economic reform in the late 1970s, Shanghai, the country's largest and most modern city, has experienced rapid expansion and urbanization. Here, we explore its landâuse and landâcover changes, focusing on the impacts of the urbanization process on air and water quality, local climate, and biodiversity.
Estimating effects of an urban growth boundary on land development
This study estimates the effects of an urban growth boundary (UGB) on land development decisions in Knox County, TN, using a heteroscedastic probit model.
Evidence of urban-induced precipitation variability in arid climate regimes
Urban Containment Policies and the Protection of Natural Areas: The Case of Seoul's Greenbelt
Countries around the world have responded to the problems associated with rapid urban growth and increasingly land-consumptive development patterns by creating a wide range of policy instruments designed to manage urban growth. Of the array of growth management techniques, urban containment policies are considered by some to be a promising approach.
Biotope mapping in an urban environment and its implications for urban management in Turkey
Sustainability under threat? The dynamics of environmental change and food production in peri-urban Kano, northern Nigeria
Analysis of the spatio-temporal and semantic aspects of land-cover/use change dynamics 1991-2001 in Albania at national and district levels
In the turmoil of a rapidly changing economy the Albanian government needs accurate and timely information for management of their natural resources and formulation of land-use policies. The transformation of the forestry sector has required major changes in the legal, regulatory and management framework.
Application of protective distances in vicinity of dangerous facilities in urban and spatial plans
Environmental risk management in production, use and transportation of dangerous materials having been actual theme in the world and in Serbia.
Routeplanner naar een klimaatbestendig Nederland. 4 Casestudies en hotspots
Het klimaat verandert en dat heeft economische, ecologische en sociale gevolgen. Veel van die gevolgen hebben een ruimtelijke weerslag. We kunnen op een aantal ervan met ruimtelijke ingrepen anticiperen om de negatieve effecten op te vangen en van de kansen optimaal gebruik te maken. In Nederland gebeurt dat nog weinig.
Laboratorio de gestión urbana: plan parcial de expansión macroproyecto Ciudadela Gonzalo Vallejo Restrepo Pereira
Esta publicación aborda el caso colombiano, donde el sector público está comenzando a implementar instrumentos de gestión urbana que facilitan el ordenamiento y la planificación física del territorio.