IntroductionLand use change profoundly influences ecosystem services, yet the coupling coordination between land use and ecosystem service value (ESV) in rapidly urbanizing plateau-mountain agglomerations remains insufficiently explored.MethodsThis study focuses on the Central Yunnan Urban Agglomeration, integrating multi-temporal land use data, the equivalent factor method (regionally adjusted b…
Ms. Banveer Kaur Jhinger, Assistant Professor (Law), University Institute of Law, Panjab University Regional Centre, Ludhiana Research Scholar, Department of Laws, Panjab University, Chandigarh ABSTRACT The Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 (hereinafter 'LARR Act' or 'the Act') represented a transformational shift in India's…
This study investigates the intensity of Land Surface Temperature (LST) and the Urban Heat Island (UHI) effect across Lahore District and its surrounding urban and peri-urban areas. Landsat satellite data were utilized to examine the spatiotemporal patterns of LST, identify UHI zones, and assess changes in land use and land cover (LULC), the Normalized Difference Built-up Index (NDBI), the Normal…
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According to a new paper out today in PLOS ONE, energy sprawl—the development of new land area required for energy production—is, and will likely continue to be, the largest driver of land use change in the United States for the foreseeable future.
“Most people recognize that air pollution and carbon dioxide emissions are a significant problem as…
