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Spatiotemporal dynamics of urban-rural integration and resilience: A multi-layer network study in the Chengdu-Chongqing urban agglomeration
Against the backdrop of accelerated new-type urbanization and urban–rural integration, clarifying the multidimensional interaction between urban–rural integration and regional resilience is crucial for achieving coordinated regional development. This study examines the spatiotemporal evolution of…
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Bridging the yield gap: Assessing the efficacy of adaptation measures for climate resilience under future scenarios
With climate variability posing significant global risks, semi-arid tropics are particularly vulnerable to the projected rise in radiative forcing, expected to shift monsoon rainfall patterns. Consequently, this heightened variability makes the development of climate adaptation increasingly…
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On the market appeal of smart pedometer-based services within dairy cow farms
The rapid advancement of new technologies has significantly transformed livestock production systems, with Precision Livestock Farming (PLF) playing a crucial role in improving economic, social, and environmental sustainability. Among PLF tools, pedometers stand out for their ability to monitor…
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Land use/cover classification using machine learning algorithms and their impacts on land surface temperature and soil moisture in the Alawuha Watershed, Ethiopia
Land use/cover (LULC) mapping is vital for natural resource management and environmental monitoring in rapidly developing regions such as Ethiopia's Northern Highlands. This study pioneers the integration of Sentinel-1 Synthetic Aperture Radar and Sentinel-2 Level 2A MultiSpectral Instrument data…
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Hybrid AHP-machine learning modelling of groundwater recharge potential under land use and climate change in tropical Basins: Implications for sustainable water management
Groundwater recharge in sub-Saharan Africa is increasingly threatened by climate change and land use/land cover (LULC) changes, yet integrated assessments remain limited for tropical basins. This study evaluates groundwater recharge potential in Ghana's Pra and Ankobra River Basins usings a novel…
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Allometric models for estimating above-ground biomass and carbon stock of major shrub species in Northern dry mixed deciduous forest in Shivalik foothills, India
This study aimed to develop allometric models for estimating above-ground biomass (AGB) and carbon stocks (ACS) in three dominant shrub species-Lantana camara, Justicia adhatoda, and Murraya koenigii-within the Northern Dry Mixed Deciduous Forest of the Shivalik foothills, India. Species were…
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Birds as indicators of the forest management impacts on biodiversity in European temperate floodplain forests
Forest biodiversity is significantly influenced by human management practices. To evaluate these changes, bioindicators are frequently employed, with birds being among the most widely used groups. This study investigates how birds respond to the creation of clearings in one of Europe's richest…
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Time sequence of non-grain cultivated land restoration in Shandong Peninsula urban agglomeration, China
The scientific prioritization of non-grain cultivated land restoration sequences plays a pivotal role in implementing the occupation and compensation balance, as it simultaneously safeguards national food security and optimizes territorial spatial configurations. Focusing on non–grain cultivated…
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Compounding impacts of climate change and urbanisation on water-energy-food Nexus in global south countries. A systematic review
As climate change and urbanisation continue to reshape global resource demand and supply, Global South countries face compounded challenges in managing the interconnected water, energy, and food (WEF) nexus. This systematic review assessed the current state of research on their combined impact…
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How can China's pilot free trade zones achieve high-quality development? Take Tianjin City as an example
High-quality development of China's pilot free trade zones is essential for economic transformation and supports progress to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). However, limited research has systematically explored the multi-dimensional drivers of high-quality development under varying…
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Evaluating forage land-use systems in semi-arid tropics of India: A multi-criteria assessment of productivity, profitability, energy, and environmental impact
The performance of eight forage land-use systems was assessed over five years in Karnataka, India, for their productivity, profitability, energy flow, water footprint, and environmental impacts. The experiment involved two annual fodder crops (Maize and Cowpea) and six perennial fodder grasses…
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Mapping socio-institutional studies of biodiversity governance and climate change justice in wetland ecosystems
Climate change is identified as a major threat to biodiversity, particularly wetlands, which cause or exacerbate injustice in societies. Overcoming injustice can support sustainable governance, including respecting and securing vulnerable groups’ rights and enhancing the ecological integrity of…
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Community management for sustainability, towards indicators creation in Sisal, Mexico
The negative effects of climate change are increasingly evident, so evaluating the sustainability of projects is an urgent need. Within this context, citizen participation is essential to guarantee a complete and holistic evaluation. Equally important is to promote more equitable and sustainable…
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Optimization of social values for ecosystem services assessment based on the analytic hierarchy process: A case study of the core district parks in Zhengzhou
As urban landscape fragmentation intensifies and demand for cultural services grows, assessing the social value of urban parks becomes increasingly important. This study focuses on 103 parks in Zhengzhou's core area, combining the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) with the Social Values for…
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Factors affecting open innovation in Vietnam: New insights from the ARDL method
This study examines the key economic factors influencing open innovation (INN) in Vietnam, with a particular focus on gross domestic product (GDP) growth, foreign direct investment (FDI), export (EXP) performance, and research and development (R&D) expenditure. Using annual secondary data from the…
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Community capital, gender, and depression in older caregivers for people living with dementia: a moderated mediational analysis with urban big geospatial data
Older caregivers of people living with dementia face the health risks of geriatric depression, largely attributed to the barriers of surrounding built capital and their weak psychological capital. Limited research evidence has led to an ambiguous understanding of the factors related to a…
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Balancing economic growth and carbon peaking in China: an integrated LSTM-NSGA-III framework for sustainable energy transitions
The urgent need to reconcile economic development with climate commitments presents a critical policy dilemma for emerging economies. This study proposes a novel decision-support framework integrating Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM) neural networks with the Non-dominated Sorting Genetic Algorithm III…
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Concepts, Methods, and Parameters: A scoping review of tools for assessing food system sustainability
Despite increasing efforts to assess sustainability in food systems, methodological inconsistencies and gaps in comparability, transparency, and stakeholder participation persist. This scoping review maps and synthesizes conceptual models and methodological approaches underlying existing assessment…
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Coupled evaluation and forecasting of smart city sustainability with Kolmogorov-Arnold networks
Smart cities face the challenge of balancing infrastructure development, pollution management and ecological sustainability, especially in unevenly developed regions in China's urban areas. A specific gap in current practice is the absence of integrated forecasting and evaluation tools capable of…
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Water security modeling in low-income regions in India: A system dynamics approach
Growing concerns around water security are exacerbated by frequent extreme weather events, which have significant impacts in low-income regions, prompting the need for targeted research and policy implementation. Central India is prone to drought-like situations, particularly in the dry months of…
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