Affiliation:
1. Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang 110016, China
2. University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
3. Jangho Architecture College, Northeastern University, Shenyang 110169, China
Abstract
Human and natural ecosystems refer to human–social–economic subsystems and natural–ecological subsystems and their interactions. Understanding the interactions between human and natural ecosystems is essential for regional sustainability. However, the coupled human–nature ecosystem is usually highly heterogeneous and both spatially and temporally complex, so it is difficult to accurately identify and quantify the interaction between human and natural ecosystems at a large scale. This results in a poor understanding and evaluation of its impact on regional sustainability. Therefore, given the increasing interaction between humans and the natural ecosystem, our Special Issue collated 11 contributions from Asian scholars focusing on the latest research advances in remote sensing technologies and their application to observing, understanding, modeling, and explaining the interaction between human and natural ecosystems. This research involves the development of innovative methods, indicators, and frameworks implementing different perspectives and spatio-temporal scales, covering urban, arid, plateau, watershed, and marine regions in Asia and promoting the sustainable development of regional human and natural ecosystems.
Funder
Strategic Priority Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences
Science and Technology Plan Project of Liaoning Province
Major Special Project for Science and Technology Innovation of Liaoning Province
Youth Program for Regional Development of the Chinese Academy of Sciences
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