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Telecoupling refers to socioeconomic and environmental interactions between distant places. Telecoupling is becoming even more significant in the increasingly globalized world and it plays a key role in the emergence of major global environmental problems.
This study assesses the global mountain population, population change over the 1975–2015 time-range, and urbanisation for 2015.
This opinion paper discusses some of the challenges and opportunities that earth scientists face today in connection with environmental problems.
Suzhou city was the cultural centre of ancient south China. It continues the urban pattern of more than 800 years ago. Suzhou gardens are the essence of Chinese gardening art, as well as the valuable world cultural heritage site.
The Multi-Level Perspective (MLP) is an analytical framework developed to explain transitions towards sustainability. This article aims to contribute to enhancing the use of the MLP to understand the transitions towards sustainability in agriculture.
The process of urbanization in China has been accompanied by the conflict of land expropriation, which is not conducive to social stability.
Urbanization is changing land use–land cover (LULC) transforming green spaces (GS) and bodies of water into built-up areas.
Compared with traditional urbanization, new urbanization is more closely aligned with China’s basic national conditions and reflects the basic goal of sustainable development.
As the global population continues to urbanize, increasing pressure is put upon urban centers and the carrying capacity of the already built-up areas. One way to meet these demands is horizontal expansion, which requires new lands to become incorporated into urban centers.