A5026218308- Land Use and Ecosystem Services
- Urban Green Space and Health
- Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management
- Remote Sensing in Agriculture
- Soil erosion and sediment transport
- Climate Change Communication and Perception
- Building Energy and Comfort Optimization
- Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes
- Global trade, sustainability, and social impact
- Misinformation and Its Impacts
- Wind and Air Flow Studies
- Urban Agriculture and Sustainability
- Urban Design and Spatial Analysis
- Urban Heat Island Mitigation
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- Oil Palm Production and Sustainability
- Disaster Management and Resilience
- Urbanization and City Planning
- Plant and animal studies
- Wildlife-Road Interactions and Conservation
- Remote-Sensing Image Classification
- Ecology, Conservation, and Geographical Studies
- Urban Transport and Accessibility
- Soil and Land Suitability Analysis
- Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies
University of Michigan
2019-2024
University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science
2023
Michigan United
2022
China Philanthropy Research Institute
2021
Centre for Research and Technology Hellas
2021
University of the Aegean
2013-2018
Hella (Germany)
2010
Residential energy use accounts for roughly 20% of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the United States. Using data on 93 million individual households, we estimate these GHGs across contiguous States and clarify respective influence climate, affluence, infrastructure, urban form, building attributes (age, housing type, heating fuel) driving emissions. A ranking by state reveals that (per unit floor space) are lowest Western US states highest Central states. Wealthier Americans have per...
Abstract Using data from Twitter (now X), this study deploys artificial intelligence (AI) and network analysis to map profile climate change denialism across the United States. We estimate that 14.8% of Americans do not believe in change. This is highest central southern U.S. However, it also persists clusters within states (e.g., California) where belief high. Political affiliation has strongest correlation, followed by level education, COVID-19 vaccination rates, carbon intensity regional...
Information about land cover (LC) and use is fundamental in various areas of research regarding the Earth's surface. However, field campaigns are costly time consuming while existing data sets have strong limitations. Classification LC by remote sensing, although considered a technically methodologically challenging task, can facilitate mapping initiatives at scales. This study suggests an efficient robust methodology classification with minimal user requirements. The site Greece which faces...
Abstract China has pledged to cap its carbon emission by 2030 and achieve neutrality 2060, making knowledge about how the Chinese general public understands climate change crucial timely. This article reports findings from surveys of perceptions in six cities (∼40 million people). We identify 10 distinct mental images 37 subcategories that represent a wide spectrum among public. The results reveal people tend conflate with air pollution seasonal weather changes. Although skepticism is not...
There is a growing interest in planning for green infrastructure, as well recognition of the multifunctional nature since it provides many social and environmental benefits to cities regions. However, there lack appropriate methods prioritizing locations infrastructure interventions. In response, this article proposes spatial multi-criteria analysis infrastructure. We demonstrate method at regional scale Southeast Michigan, through two embedded case studies within region. show how can be...
Riparian areas are unique and of high importance ecosystems because they adjacent to surface freshwater bodies such as streams, rivers lakes.They the semi-aquatic transitional zones (ecotones) between terrestrial aquatic ecosystems.Water, soil vegetation three main characteristics that differentiate them compared other ecosystems.Furthermore, present in all biomes (from deserts tropical forests) found a great range hydrologic geomorphologic conditions results variety riparian habitat...
Riparian areas are significant ecosystems due to the numerous and substantial services they provide. These ecosystem can range from wildlife habitat, water quality improvement, flood mitigation recreational opportunities. Human developments, including cities towns frequently established in riparian degrade their functionality. Maintaining healthy urban settings that sustain connectivity with natural should be of a great priority. Fragmented lose many aforementioned services. At same time...
This paper looks at the periodic land use/cover (LUC) changes that occurred in Attica, Greece from 1991 to 2016. During this period, transformations were mostly related artificial LUC categories; therefore, aim was map with a high thematic resolution aimed these specific categories, according their density and continuity. The classification implemented using Random Forests (RF) machine learning algorithm presented methodological framework involved degree of automation. results revealed...
Reducing erosion in the Mediterranean region is a major priority because of its susceptibility and millennia long human inhabitation. The objective this paper was to assess soil risk on semi-arid island Rhodes, Greece. Rhodes has many protected areas that are part Natura 2000 network. To implement assessment Geographic Information System based Multi-criteria Decision Analysis conducted. combination Analytic Hierarchy Process Weighted Linear Combination. criteria used, order importance, were:...
Abstract Understanding how consumption patterns affect the environment and shape well-being hinges on rationale that data collected what is consumed, who consumes it, where it consumed are indeed accurate. To identify these recommend corresponding policies, researchers policy makers often rely national surveys. Studies have explored accuracy of individual surveys level agreement across same type (e.g. household expenditures), but no studies compared representative measuring in different...
Abstract This study investigates the geographic correlation between flooding risk, climate skepticism, and social vulnerability across United States. Our results reveal a systematic underestimation of risk by Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) Flood Insurance Rate Maps, particularly in Appalachia, New England, Northwest. analysis reveals that these three regions face two additional threats: high levels skepticism about global warming. Climate change is prevalent areas manifests as...