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This study presents experimental results on evaporation and drainage in both wettable and water-repellent sands whose … performed during evaporation and the water retention during cyclic drainage and infiltration was measured to assess effects of … into the soil. For cyclic drainage-infiltration testing, the evolution of water retention is similar in both wettable and …
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Growing demand for meat and dairy products (MDP), biofuels, and scarcity of agricultural land are drivers of global land use competition. Impacts of policies targeting demand for MDP or biofuels have only been analysed separately. We use the computable general equilibrium model DART-BIO to...
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Demand for locally-produced food is growing in areas outside traditionally dominant agricultural regions due to concerns over food safety, quality, and sovereignty; rural livelihoods; and environmental integrity. Strategies for meeting this demand rely upon agricultural land use change, in...
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Water availability is at the core of sustainable socioeconomic development and ecological conservation along with global climate and land use changes, especially in the areas that experience water problems. This study investigated the impacts of land use change on surface runoff and water yield...
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One of the most important concerns facing Taiwan is lack of energy security. The study examines to what extent the Taiwan energy security can be enhanced through bioenergy production and how bioenergy affects net greenhouse gases emissions. Ethanol, conventional bioelectricity and pyrolysis...
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Thailand, a developing country in Southeast Asia, is experiencing rapid development, particularly urban growth as a … flourished due to tourism. This study focuses on how the dynamic urban horizontal expansion of the seaside city of Hua Hin is …; this trend, in turn, has everything to do with urban horizontal expansion. The changing sequences of land use type have …
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during 1990–2000. We found that diverse spatiotemporal transformation occurred among the cities and identified urban … urban development (SUD). Using regression techniques, we demonstrated that urbanization, infrastructure development …
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patterns are categorized into three main groups, namely intensive urban development land, areas developed under environmental …, dwelling units and factories were analyzed. In the short term, urban development dramatically increases by 39.97% whereas the … Town and Country Planning. The areas where urbanization is small are under the area designated as the green area. Urban …
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Yogyakarta, Indonesia. The regional problems include rapid expansions of urban areas, due to high population pressure, and the …
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This article reflects on the recent unsustainable land use changes in the Autonomous Community of Madrid and asserts the need for progress towards economically, environmentally and socially sustainable development models. Following research undertaken over the last six years there are...
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