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Urbanization

Land use change and ecological sensitivity in the Qingdao West Coast new area: A 30-year analysis and future scenario simulation

Tong Zhou, Jiabin Wang, Yaning Zhao, Yi Sheng

published 05 Mar 2026

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Coupling coordination between ecological environment quality and public health of residents in the Yellow River Basin, China: A modified coupling coordination model approach

Jianhui Zhao, Qian Xie, Yuxia Liu

published 27 Feb 2026

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A fine-grained evaluation framework for urban land cover change based on feature monitoring with remotely sensed imagery

Qiang Liu, Jiachen Guo, Chuanxing Zheng, Feng Ling, Zhixiang Da, Wenlong Song, Fengjiao Zhao, Jijian Lian

published 23 Feb 2026

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Unveiling nonlinear effects of Digital Inclusive Finance on urban-rural integration: A threshold panel analysis of China

Ying Song, Yuanping Cao, Zhiyi Zhuo, Feifei Yang

published 20 Feb 2026

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Sex, density dependence, and urbanization level shape host infection by an obligate endoparasite

J. Scott MacIvor, Thomas C. K. Hall

published 12 Feb 2026

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Comparisons of factors correlated with successful smoking cessation between middle-aged and older smokers

Ya-Hui Chang, Jia-Ling Wu, Shang-Chi Lee, Chuan-Yu Chen, Chin-Wei Kuo, Esther Ching-Lan Lin, Shu-Ying Lo, Yu-Ying Huang, Chao-Ying Tsai, Pei-Hsing Hsieh, Chung-Yi Li

published 10 Feb 2026

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The influence of city size versus urban form on land surface temperature variation and the surface urban heat island effect: A cross-city analysis of German cities

Regan Doyle, Tobias Leichtle, Stephan Pauleit, Hannes Taubenböck

published 10 Feb 2026

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Spatiotemporal evolution of the thermal environment and influencing factors in Kashgar City’s Urban Expansion

Jiaxing Yan, Wenli Wu, Chunlan Du, Xutong Zhang, Xinyan Sheng

published 04 Feb 2026

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Efficiency evaluation of Chinese Yunnan Province County Area Public Service for sports and fitness based on three-stage DEA model

Ziteng Li, Xuguang Wang

published 02 Feb 2026

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Investigating spatial distribution of kindergartens in Chinese cities: A spatial stratified heterogeneity approach

Bo Zhang, Shixiong He, Lei Jiang

published 23 Jan 2026

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Prediction of urban heat island intensity based on multiple linear regression and deep learning

Xinran Liu, Xia Zhu, Yuanping Liu, Cui Jia, Jie Cao, Yu Zhong, Yu Zhang, Yunjie Zhang

published 29 Dec 2025

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Dynamic assessment of the ecological value of cultivated land based on the Gompertz curve model: A case study of Lezhi County, China

Li Yuan, Hongjie Chen, Jing Xu, Haidong Wang

published 29 Dec 2025

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Geospatial modeling and forecasting of urban land use change using Google Earth Engine and machine learning

Rana Muhammad Amir Latif, Adnan Arshad, Jinliao He, Tofeeq Ahmad, Alaa Ahmed

published 18 Dec 2025

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