Dormancy Breaking in Ormosia arborea Seeds by Edilma Pereira Gonçalves, Franklim Sales de Jesus Soares, Sérgio dos Santos Silva, Débora de Souza Tavares, Jeandson Silva Viana, Brenda Colleen Clifton Cardoso

“…Ormosia arborea is a tree species planted in urban areas and used to restore degraded areas. Its seeds are dormant and propagation is difficult. …”
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Teachers’ Teaching Reflection: English Teachers’ Challenges in Rural Areas of Indonesia by Rahmi Fadilah, Honesty Yonanda Ayudhia, Vischa Mansyera Pratama, Violintikha Harmawan

“…Issues about education in the urban areas and rural areas are crucial in the Indonesian context. …”
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Performance Evaluation of 3-D Convolutional Neural Network for Multitemporal Flood Classification Framework With Synthetic Aperture Radar Image Data by Dodi Sudiana, Indra Riyanto, Mia Rizkinia, Rahmat Arief, Anton Satria Prabuwono, Josaphat Tetuko Sri Sumantyo, Ketut Wikantika

“…This study proposes a novel approach using synthetic aperture radar (SAR) sensors, which can penetrate clouds, to classify flooded urban areas. The framework employs a 3-D convolutional neural network (3-D CNN) to process multitemporal SAR data from Sentinel-1 (S-1). …”
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Human Activities Increase the Nitrogen in Surface Water on the Eastern Loess Plateau by Yuxian Hu, Ke Zhang, Yuan Li, Yanan Sun, Hongyan Li, Gaiqiang Yang

“…Nitrogen pollution was most serious in urban areas. This study provided new evidence for the relationship between anthropogenic activities and river ecology. …”
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Exploring the restorativeness of different hydrodynamic landscapes in world natural heritage sites by Ping Zhang, Tongyao Zhang, Zexuan Chen, Qianyi He, Ke Luo, Jinpeng Li, Yanbin Yang, Qingjie Zhang, Xuan Wang, Limin Han, Mingze Chen, Fupei Zhao, Xiaoqing He, Saixin Cao, Xiaoqing Xu, Guangyu Wang, Xi Li

“…This work highlights the need to focus on the application of different hydrodynamic landscapes in urban areas and the conservation of World Heritage Sites.…”
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Chartres et sa proche campagne au haut Moyen Age (fin Ve – fin Xe siècle). Topographie urbaine et péri-urbaine, analyse de structures et étude du mobilier : un premier bilan by Cyrille Ben Kaddour

“…Although many obstacles to a real synthesis exist (little detailed studies of dark earth, funerals deposits, human bones and few 14C dating), archaeological data provide informations on the urban development of Chartres in early Middle Ages with regards to: withdrawal of the urban fabric, lack of defined boundaries of urbanized areas, reorganization resulting from the creation of Christian Holy places and burial spaces.…”
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Cartographies on COVID-19 and functional divisions of the territory: an analysis on the evolution of the pandemic based on Basic Health Areas (BHA) in Castile and Leon (Spain) by Gonzalo Andrés López, Daniel Herrero Luque, Marta Martínez Arnaiz

“…The analysis unravels the differential impact of the disease between rural and urban areas and reveals the problems of the mismatch between the functional divisions of the territory (BHA, as units of health analysis) and the scale of administrative management (municipalities, as the effective scale of action). …”
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Analytical framework for integrating climate change mitigation and adaptation in local urban planning policy by Kiranmayi Raparthi

“…Debates on climate change advocate that urban areas not only contribute to climate change by emitting huge amounts of carbon-dioxide gas into the atmosphere, but also play a vital role in addressing climate change. …”
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Rapid modeling of catastrophic floods: A case study of the Padang flood on July 14, 2023 by Rizky Ramadhan Yanuar, Ari Putro Dennish

“…Floods pose significant risks to urban areas, exacerbated by rapid urbanization and climate change. …”
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Research on Building Extraction Based on Object-oriented CART Classification Algorithm and GF-2 Satellite Images by HUANG Wei, CUI Zhimei, HUANMG Zhidu, WU Rongrong

“…As one of the main geographical elements in urban areas, buildings are closely related to the development of the city. …”
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Vibration control and energy harvesting of adjacent structures by electromagnetic dampers considering soil-structure interaction by Xiaofang Kang, Zongqin Wu, Wei He, Xinqi Wang, Xueqin Jiang

“…Abstract With rapid urbanization, the increasing density of buildings in urban areas has forced us to consider interactions between adjacent structures. …”
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Residents’ perceptions of tourism and sustainable tourism management: planning to prevent future problems in destination management - The case of Cáceres, Spain by Raquel Caro-Carretero, Sandra Monroy-Rodríguez

“…By correlating perceptions with socio-demographic factors, it offers insights for the responsible integration of short-term rentals (VRUs) into urban areas.…”
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CONTEXTUALISING URBAN ENGINEERING EDUCATION FOR FUTURE CITIES by Dillip K DAS, Fidelis EMUZE

“… While rapidity in service activities have strengthened the role of urban areas as engines of economic growth, high population density and increased industrialization, has brought needless social and environmental complaints in cities. …”
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Digitalised Welfare-to-work program in Indonesia: A Prelimenary Study of The Pre-Employment Card (PECP) and Job-Loss Insurances (JLI) Programs by Fadillah Putra, Anwar Sanusi

“…The provision of helpdesks is beneficial for individuals who face difficulties in accessing digital services, especially those living in urban areas. However, digitization may not effectively support those who are geographically marginalized.…”
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Cartographies on COVID-19 and functional divisions of the territory: an analysis on the evolution of the pandemic based on Basic Health Areas (BHA) in Castile and Leon (Spain) by Gonzalo Andrés López, Daniel Herrero Luque, Marta Martínez Arnaiz

“…The analysis unravels the differential impact of the disease between rural and urban areas and reveals the problems of the mismatch between the functional divisions of the territory (BHA, as units of health analysis) and the scale of administrative management (municipalities, as the effective scale of action). …”
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Using Plants of Novel Ecosystems as Resources to Create Green Roofs in Cities’ Adaptation to the Climate Change Process by Magdalena Biela, Edyta Sierka

“… Using local wild plant resources to create green roofs in urban areas is a sustainable solution that supports cities' adaptation strategies to climate change. …”
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Integrating Nature-Based Solutions for Increased Resilience to Urban Flooding in the Climate Change Context by George Radu, Maria Ilinca Chevereșan, Sorin Perju, Alina Bărbulescu

“…As climate change intensifies with more frequent and severe flood events, urban areas face increasing challenges to protect population wellbeing. …”
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Evaluation of the Functionality of Mineral-Resin Pavement by Łukasz Bednarek, Nadzeya Fialkouskaya

“… Due to climate change and the recent increase in the number of floods in urbanized areas, there is a growing need for the introduction of new technologies into the road material market. …”
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Dynamic urban morphology mapping in Chinese cities based on local climate zone approach by Hanguang Yu, Yang Yang, Jiyao Zhao, Meng Cai, Ran Wang, Guangzhao Chen, Chunxiao Zhang, Le Yu

“…Abstract Urbanization have been significantly reshaping the form of urban areas and natural landscapes, leading to complex urban morphologies. …”
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From Prediction to Explanation: Using Explainable AI to Understand Satellite-Based Riot Forecasting Models by Scott Warnke, Daniel Runfola

“…First, a ResNet18 convolutional neural network achieved 89% accuracy in distinguishing riot and non-riot urban areas. Using the Score-CAM technique, regions critical to the model’s predictions were identified, and masking these areas caused a 20.9% drop in the classification accuracy, highlighting their importance. …”
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