Rapid urbanization in a mountainous landscape: patterns, drivers, and planning implications
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DOI: 10.1007/s10980-020-01056-y
Abstract: Understanding patterns and drivers of urbanization is essential for urban sustainability, but such understanding is lacking for mountainous regions. This study had three objectives: (1) to quantify the spatiotemporal patterns of urban expansion in Chongqing,… read more here.
Keywords: urbanization mountainous; expansion; urbanization; patterns drivers ... See more keywords
Multidimensional Poverty in Mountainous Regions: Shan and Chin in Myanmar
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DOI: 10.1007/s11205-017-1662-9
Abstract: Poverty is complex and multidimensional. People living in mountainous regions are vulnerable and more likely to experience multiple deprivation. However, few studies have addressed multidimensional poverty in mountainous regions. Using data from 4290 households of… read more here.
Keywords: poverty; chin myanmar; multidimensional poverty; multidimensionally poor ... See more keywords
Farmers' decisions to adapt to flash floods and landslides in the Northern Mountainous Regions of Vietnam.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2019.109672
Abstract: Understanding household's decision making in agricultural production to natural hazards is significant for policymakers and extension organizations in supporting farmers to optimize adaptive strategies, there are, however, still limited empirical researches that emphasize the determinants… read more here.
Keywords: regions vietnam; flash floods; mountainous regions; floods landslides ... See more keywords
Mapping the spatial and temporal patterns of fallow land in mountainous regions of China
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DOI: 10.1080/17538947.2022.2148765
Abstract: ABSTRACT The rapid growth of the global population has resulted in a continuous increase in cropland intensity and a shortening of the fallow period as part of the cropland rotation cycle. Yet, there is a… read more here.
Keywords: mapping spatial; regions china; fallow land; cropland ... See more keywords
Estimating High-Resolution Soil Moisture Over Mountainous Regions Using Remotely-Sensed Multispectral and Topographic Data
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DOI: 10.1109/jstars.2022.3166974
Abstract: A surface soil moisture (SM) condition at high spatiotemportal resolutions is required by regional Earth system applications. Here, we mapped daily 1-km SM in the Babao River Basin in the northwest of China during the… read more here.
Keywords: estimating high; soil moisture; high resolution; mountainous regions ... See more keywords
Phylogeography of silver‐studded blue, Plebejus subsolanus (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae), in the central mountainous regions of Japan
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DOI: 10.1111/ens.12416
Abstract: The silver‐studded blue, Plebejus subsolanus, is widely distributed in the Russian Altai mountains, northeastern China, the Korean Peninsula, and the Japanese archipelago. In Japan, the species is distributed across wide elevation ranges from the lowlands… read more here.
Keywords: blue plebejus; studded blue; central mountainous; mountainous regions ... See more keywords
Evaluation of Numerical Weather Model–Based Satellite Precipitation Adjustment in Tropical Mountainous Regions
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DOI: 10.1175/jhm-d-18-0008.1
Abstract: The study evaluated a numerical weather model (WRF)-based satellite precipitation adjustment technique with 81 heavy precipitation events that occurred in three tropical mountainous regions (Colombia, Peru, and Taiwan). The technique was applied on two widely… read more here.
Keywords: tropical mountainous; precipitation; adjustment; mountainous regions ... See more keywords
Hepatitis B virus infection in hilly/mountainous regions of southeastern China: a locality-dependent epidemiology
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DOI: 10.1186/s12879-017-2922-7
Abstract: BackgroundThe overall prevalence of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection in China is declining. The purpose of this study was to use a community-based epidemiological study to update the infection status of hepatitis B virus (HBV)… read more here.
Keywords: infection; epidemiology; mountainous regions; hepatitis virus ... See more keywords
Farm-level risk factors for digital dermatitis in dairy cows in mountainous regions.
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DOI: 10.3168/jds.2022-22243
Abstract: Reduction of risk factors for bovine digital dermatitis (BDD) is crucial in current disease control. However, risk factors that might arise especially in mountainous regions are unknown until now, and an adapted BDD control program… read more here.
Keywords: dairy; risk factors; bdd; digital dermatitis ... See more keywords