Suitability maps for managed aquifer recharge (MAR) are increasingly used and hold the potential to be integrated into sustainable groundwater management plans. However, the quality of the maps strongly depends on the input data quality as well as th...
In the context of the rapid development of e-commerce, the selection of optimal land plots for the construction of warehouse complexes that meet environmental, technical, and political requirements has become increasingly relevant. This task requires...
The impacts of climate change are becoming more widespread across the world, with hydro-meteorological extreme events on the rise, causing severe threats to nature and communities. Increasing trends in the frequency and intensity of floods and landsl...
Groundwater is a vital resource in arid and semi-arid regions, such as Ethiopia’s Jimma and Borena zones, where surface water availability is limited. This study employs Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Remote Sensing (RS), and the Analyti...
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Being a globally emerging mite-borne zoonotic disease, scrub typhus is a serious public health concern in Nepal. Mapping environmental suitability and quantifying the human population under risk of the disease is important for prevention and control...
The growth and quality of licorice depend on various environmental factors, including the local climate and soil properties; therefore, its cultivation is often unsuccessful. The current study investigated the key factors that affect the contents of...
Suitable-area selection reduces candidate-search costs and mismatch risk in road vector map matching. Existing image-based assessments primarily characterize grayscale, texture, and edge saliency, whereas the suitability of road vector maps depends o...
Extensive ecosystem degradation along the coastal areas of Ghana highlights the need for targeted landscape restoration. This study identified areas with high restoration potential by evaluating environmental, climatic, and anthropogenic determinants...
Meeting water demands is a critical pillar for sustaining normal human living standards, industry evolution and agricultural growth. The main obstacles for developing countries in arid regions include unplanned urbanisation and limited water resource...
Cardiocrinum cordatum, known as ubayuri in Japan, has antihypertensive properties and has been shown to inhibit angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE), which contributes to the production of angiotensin II, a hypotensive substance in the renin–ang...
High-precision land-cover-land-use GIS mapping was performed in four major townships in Maine’s Aroostook River Valley, using on-screen digitization and direct interpretation of very high spatial resolution satellite multispectral imagery (15–60 cm)...
Termites (Isoptera) are among the most globally dominant macroinvertebrates in terrestrial environments and are an ecologically important group of soil biota in tropical and subtropical ecosystems. These insects function as essential ecosystem engine...
Remote sensing technologies provide valuable geospatial data for analyzing environmental conditions and for supporting spatial ecological modeling across large, heterogeneous landscapes. In this study, multi-source remote sensing–derived enviro...
Assessing the vulnerability of groundwater is the first step toward careful management of water resources to avoid or, at least, to minimize impacts on agriculture. The objective of this study was to propose a simple method to assess the groundwater...
Flooding is a global problem that impacts people, communities, and governments every year. A better understanding of flooding in an area can enable an improved emergency response before a flood hits. Flood maps are a crucial tool to translate what, f...
The identification of mountainous areas suitable for chestnut stands for fruit production (CSFP) is raising increasing interest among researchers. This work aimed to (i) identify the areas suitable for CSFP shown in a land suitability map easy to rea...
Climate change and increasing groundwater demand underscore the urgency of sustainable water resource planning. Managed Aquifer Recharge (MAR) represents a promising strategy, yet its implementation depends on accurately identifying locations suited...
The transition to renewable energy is crucial for combating climate change but faces challenges like local socio-environmental impacts and territorial conflicts. Scientific research on mapping renewable energy suitability areas and identifying socio-...
Meteorological observations play a major role in land management; thus, it is vital to properly plan the monitoring network of weather stations (WS). This study, therefore, selected ‘highly suitable’ sites with the objective of replanning...
The systematic identification of appropriate sites for different rainwater harvesting (RWH) structures may contribute to better success of crop production in such areas. One approach to improving crop yields in North Kordofan, Sudan, that is mostly a...
Growing and uncontrolled urbanization and climate change (with an associated increase in the frequency of intense meteoric events) have led to a rising number of flooding events in urban areas due to the insufficient capacity of conventional drainage...
The efficacy of integrating open access geospatial data to produce habitat suitability maps for the corn bunting (Miliaria calandra) was investigated. Landsat Enhanced Thematic Mapper Plus (ETM+), Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) and Corine (C...
Harmonised land evaluation frameworks are essential for sustainable land planning and policy development. Assessing land suitability is crucial for predicting agricultural and forestry potential but also for mitigating land degradation risks. Current...
This study aimed to delineate the most suitable areas for sustainable citrus production by integrating multi-criteria decision analysis, time-series remote sensing, and principal component analysis in a portion of the northern citrus belt of Mexico,...
Costa Rica’s annual mean precipitation is above 3300 mm, but this precipitation is not evenly distributed in time or space, producing clear differentiated wet and dry seasons in most of the country. Droughts are also common phenomena which greatly af...
Wind energy is critical to traditional energy sources replacement in France and throughout the world. Wind energy generation in France is quite unevenly spread across the country. Despite its considerable wind potential, the research region is among...
The development of ecotourism in protected areas faces the challenge of balancing conservation and ecotourism. Ecotourism suitability assessments are essential tools for managing tourism in these areas. However, current assessments often overlook bio...
The identification of geographical distribution of a plant species is crucial for understanding the importance of environmental variables affecting plant habitat. In the present study, the spatial potential distribution of Astragalus fasciculifolius...
Optimizing soil—crop—landscape occurrence is essential for sustainable intensification and food security, but little work has been done to evaluate these parameters on Tribal lands. The objective of this study was to develop first ever hi...
The characterization and evaluation of the recent status of biodiversity in Southern Africa’s Savannas is a major prerequisite for suitable and sustainable land management and conservation purposes. This paper presents an integrated concept for veget...
One of the major barriers to hindering the sustainable development of the terrestrial environment is the desertification process, and revegetation is one of the most significant duties in anti-desertification. Desertification deteriorates land ecosys...
Recreational Ecological Parks (REPs) play a pivotal role in advancing sustainable development by promoting ecotourism, conserving biodiversity, and providing inclusive recreational opportunities with minimal environmental impact. Assessing the potent...
In this study, GIS-based Multi-Criteria Decision Approach (MCDA) is used to identify suitable locations to use groundwater for irrigation purposes in Salah-Al-Din Governorate, 180 km to the North of Baghdad, capital of Iraq republic. Various criteria...
Coastal salt marsh restoration can support blue carbon sequestration, but spatial pre-assessment is needed to identify where environmental conditions support vegetation establishment before restoration design and carbon accounting. This study develop...
Optimum wind farm site selection is a quite complicated and iterative process, as it depends upon various parameters and so called “site selection criteria”. Determining the relative weight of each criterion, which is a multi-criteria decision making...
Given the prevailing arid climate and rapid population growth, groundwater resources face unprecedented challenges globally, including depletion, seawater intrusion, and contamination. Managed aquifer recharge (MAR) technologies have emerged as valua...
Almaciga (Agathis philippinensis Warb.) is an ecologically and economically important forest tree in the Philippines, yet regional information on its environmental suitability remains limited. This study modeled current relative environmental suitabi...
Lumpy skin disease (LSD) poses a significant transboundary threat to livestock health and productivity, especially in regions where vector-borne transmission is a major driver of spread. Environmental and climatic factors are recognized as critical d...
With the development of animal husbandry, environmental pollution caused by livestock and poultry breeding (LPB) has become a major problem faced by environmental protection departments. In response to this problem, this study established a spatial s...
Land-based, utility-scale renewable energy (RE) systems using wind or solar resources to generate electricity is becoming a decisive solution to meet long-term carbon emission reduction goals. Local governments are responding in kind, by adopting the...
Within the prevalent challenges posed by climate change and decreasing resources, this research underscores the importance of adopting sustainable agricultural practices combined with efficient water resource management. Employing comprehensive clima...
With the growing adoption of electric vehicles, the proper siting of electric vehicle charging stations (EVCSs) has become a critical issue in urban transportation planning. This study addresses the EVCS siting problem in Kuwait through a spatial dec...
Amidst the increasing frequency and severity of forest fires globally, the imperative of effective post-fire forest restoration has gained unprecedented significance. This study outlines a comprehensive approach to post-fire forest restoration and di...
Water resource management and the investigation of the quality and quantity of groundwater and surface water is important in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. The growing population, as well as agricultural and industrial projects, consume huge amounts o...
The urgency to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions and address the accelerating impacts of climate change has placed renewable energy as a core part of global climate strategies. However, the expansion of renewable infrastructures with a focus on solar...
The farming–pastoral zone in northern China is one of the most ecologically sensitive areas globally, having experienced extensive cropland abandonment and land reclamation over decades, primarily influenced by policy adjustment and global warm...
Jatropha curcas L. (JCL) commercial plantations in Mexico, one of the most important JCL origin centers, have failed due to a variety of biological, political and technical factors affecting their productivity. This study explores feasible sites of J...
The increasingly complex dynamics of urban planning require an innovative approach to land use suitability analyses and environmental assessments. Traditionally, these disciplines have provided a critical foundation for sustainable urban development,...
Beekeeping management is greatly influenced by spatial factors (e.g., land use/land cover, roads, or electrical energy networks), so GIS are a powerful tool to overlap and relate a variety of spatial data levels and, consequently, a very useful tool...
The passive nature of gravity matching navigation, along with its concealment and freedom from error accumulation over time, is essential for reducing inertial navigation system (INS) errors and enabling high-precision autonomous underwater positioni...
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