FRAGSTATS: A Free Tool for Quantifying and Evaluating Spatial Patterns by Benxin Chen, Basil V. Iannone III

“… Human activities such as urbanization and agriculture have triggered rapid land cover change, resulting in the loss of natural ecosystems. …”
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Ecological modelling: A computational analysis of air pollution discourses in English print media of India and Pakistan. by Sana Rabbani, Fasih Ahmed

“…The primary topics extracted through LDA revolve around discourses related to vehicular emissions, industrial emissions, and urbanization. In addition, the control measures taken by both countries relate to emission standards. …”
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On Class Difference in Educational Aspirations and Educational Expectations: A CUCDS-Based Social Analysis by Bohan Yan, Ning Cai

“…On the basis of distinguishing the differences between the two, using the national data of Tsinghua University’s China Urbanization and Child Development Survey (CUCDS), this article endeavors to explore the inequality of educational aspirations and expectations from the perspective of class and urban-rural areas, and lay out the influencing factors of educational aspirations, expectations, and the difference between them. …”
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Recognition of Red-Bed Landslides over Eastern Sichuan through Remote Sensing and Field Investigations by Zhao Miao, Panpan Tang, Yong Zhang

“…Red-bed soft rock, characterized by the gentle slope, low intensity, and weak weathering resistance, is widely distributed over the Eastern Sichuan Province, China, threatening many lives of people, economy development, and urbanization progress. In this study, Multi-Temporal Synthetic Aperture Radar interferometry (MTInSAR) techniques and detailed field investigations were carried out to detect the potential red-bed landslides. …”
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Differences in Regional Economic Prosperity: Do State Policies Matter? – An Empirical Investigation of Data from the German States by Thomas Döring, Lorenz Blume

“…This article provides empirical evidence that determinants like geography, urbanization, industrial mix and social capital explain 68 percent of the variation in GDP per worker among West German regions. …”
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GEOGRAPHICAL PERSPECTIVES ON HUMAN-ENVIRONMENT RELATIONSHIPS AND ANTHROPIC PRESSURE INDICATORS by DAN BĂLTEANU, DIANA DOGARU

“…There were identified three reference categories of anthropic pressure indicators, namely population; economic growth and resource consumption; urbanization. A brief discussion about the future research directions in the field of human-environment relationship research completes this paper.…”
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Population Ageing in Ghana: Research Gaps and the Way Forward by Chuks J. Mba

“…Very little is known about the living arrangements and health profile of Ghana's older population. With increasing urbanization and modernization, it is important to know something about intergenerational transfers from adult children to their elderly parents, and characterize the elderly persons' food security strategies. …”
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Scenario Planning in Managing Ecosystem Services and Natural Resources by Jiangxiao Qiu, Lorna Bravo

“… Florida is experiencing environmental challenges such as climate change, sea-level rise, and urbanization that make it difficult to develop management and policy actions to conserve our ecosystems and their goods and services, which are vital for human well being. …”
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Strategies to Increase the Adoption of Residential Pollinator Gardening: Tackling Percieved Barriers by Colby Silvert, Laura A. Warner, John Diaz, Cody Gusto, Rachel Mallinger

“… Urbanization and development of managed landscapes can harm pollinators by reducing flowers and vegetation and increasing exposure to chemicals. …”
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On Time Effect of Preschool Education: Social Analysis Based on CUCDS by Bohan Yan, Yongjun Feng, Ning Cai

“…Based on the data of China Urbanization and Children Development Survey (CUCDS) of Tsinghua University, this paper categorizes cognitive ability into Chinese language cognition and mathematical cognition. …”
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FRAGSTATS: A Free Tool for Quantifying and Evaluating Spatial Patterns by Benxin Chen, Basil V. Iannone III

“… Human activities such as urbanization and agriculture have triggered rapid land cover change, resulting in the loss of natural ecosystems. …”
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Les arrangements pour l’accès au foncier agricole périurbain by Camille Clément, Coline Perrin, Christophe-Toussaint Soulard

“…The article deals with the farmland access issue on urban fringes. Taking a legal geography approach, it presents the results of a survey of 17 farms near Montpellier. …”
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Prediction of Climate Change Induced Hydrogeomorphology by using SDSM in CAN Watershed by Ali Ahmadabadi, Zahra sedighifar

“…The amount of surface runoff and runoff at the study area is 10.59 mm in the studied observation period, but this rate was estimated to be 21.27 mm for the predicted period due to the increase of urbanization and changes in utilization. The results of the research, while highlighting the importance of the effects of climate change, are necessary for their application in applying proper management to adapt to climate change in the future policies of the basin management.…”
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Digital economy and coal consumption in emerging Asian economies by Minjing Zhu, Lei Zhu

“…The inflation rate inversely affects coal consumption, indicating economic instability, while GDP growth is positively related, fueled by increased economic activity and urbanization. The study recommends prioritizing initiatives to boost high-tech imports and address the positive links between e-banking payments and ICT expenditure. …”
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Design of an Air Quality Monitoring and Control System Using Internet of Things. by Dwire, Jelly Jophian

“…The level of air pollution has increased with times b, lot of f'actors ranging from increase in population, industrialization and urbanization which results in harmful effects on human wellbeing by directly affecting health of population exposed to it. …”
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Impact of Smart City Planning and Construction on Economic and Social Benefits Based on Big Data Analysis by Zihan Zhao, Yuhan Zhang

“…With the progress of urbanization, urban management is facing a series of challenges in the new situation. …”
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Mlake – a hotspot of butterfly diversity in Slovenia by Rudi Verovnik, Marko Kosmač, Peter Valič

“…Among these, 23 species have been recognized as nationally or continentally threatened. Due to recent urbanization, the total area suitable for butterflies has been reduced to less than half, however, the effects on butterfly diversity of the area are not yet visible. …”
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Mental health in the Ruhr – Links between a neighborhood's characteristics and depression by Tom Meyer, Andreas Farwick

“…Using cluster-robust logistic regression, we investigated how neighborhood factors influence the likelihood of depression, accounting for individual-level characteristics.The findings indicate that high urbanization, perceived lack of nighttime safety, and especially neighborhood socio-economic disadvantage significantly increase the risk of depression, especially when considering length of residence. …”
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En chair et en os ? Sens, sensations et sensationnalisme dans Desperate Remedies (1871) de Thomas Hardy by Laurence Talairach-Vielmas

“…In the 1870s, though the literary genre was no longer as popular as it had been a decade before, resorting to sensational motifs and plot-patterns was still a significant means to foreground a modern world marked by capitalism, progress and urbanization. Moreover, the genre’s constant play upon bodies—whether the bodies of the characters or those of its readers—typified its close relationship with modernity. …”
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Barriers and Opportunities for Pollinator Gardening in Homeowners’ Associations by Laura A. Warner, Colby Silvert, John Diaz, Cody Gusto, Rachel Mallinger

“… Pollinator gardening has rapidly become recognized as an important component of conservation to combat the issues that have resulted from rapid urbanization. Residential yards can support pollinators and help to restore their habitats. …”
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