due to increasing importance of desertification challenges and its consequences the necessity of sustainabledevelopment achievement in arid and semi-arid regions is essential in order to avoid limited sources asting, increase the efficiency of controlling, reclamation and restoration projects of natural areas. based on the iterature review, it has been recognized that combating desertification ...

The growth of urban populations in recent decades requires physical elements such as residential, commercial and cultural spaces and the development of infrastructure such as streets and highways, which will open a new horizon to the historic texture of cities and how to preserve and restore them. The development of new urban textures along with the lack of attention to the historic texture and...

due to increasing importance of desertification challenges and its consequences the necessity of sustainabledevelopment achievement in arid and semi-arid regions is essential in order to avoid limited sources asting, increase the efficiency of controlling, reclamation and restoration projects of natural areas. based on the iterature review, it has been recognized that combating desertification ...

All cities face complex challenges managing urban stormwater while also protecting water bodies. Green infrastructure and process-based restoration offer alternative strategies that prioritize watershed connectivity. We report on a new floodplain technique being tested in the City of Seattle, USA: an engineered hyporheic zone. The zone has long been overlooked component restoration. Yet this su...

Urban lakes are recognized as freshwater resources in urban areas and permanently have little water flow. It strongly supports to agricultural activities, fishery provides for domestic purposes. Sometimes, is treated a public good when it abundantly available, but due rapid growth of urbanization, industrialization, population, lifestyle put more pressure on bodies now scarce resource. Currentl...