The accelerated development of energy resources around the world has substantially increased forest change related to oil and gas activities. In some cases, oil and gas activities are the primary catalyst of land-use change in forested landscapes. We discuss the challenges associated with...

Within the urban environment the building sector typically accounts for around half of the total energy used, with the majority of this demand driven by thermal services including hot water and space conditioning. Accurately quantifying and locating building energy demand is essential to aiding...

The research in this paper addresses human – environment interactions in Canadian cities by examining the spatial distribution of vegetation in relation to various socioeconomic indicators. Specifically, intercity and intracity comparisons are evaluated using correlation analysis and...