investigating urban environmental conditions, informs us about the unsustainability and excessivedegradation of ecological context, which result in rising environmental concerns among the society. classifiedinformation about the status and trends of environmental components is needed as a rational tool to help urbansustainable planning and soer reports can help provide such information. prepari...

Climate change is a complicated issue with many factors playing role in its formation and distribution. Considering this complication, a comprehensive and holistic approach is needed for a better understanding and management of those factors. The causal frameworks are among systemic and integrated methods for addressing the causes of environmental problems and the relationships that exist betwe...

Soil erosion forms a major threat to European soil resources. Although soil is a vital and largely non-renewable resource, it has not been the subject of comprehensive EU action so far. A thematic strategy for soil protection, which recognises soil erosion as one of the major threats, has currently been placed high on Europe’s political Agenda. Assessing and monitoring soil erosion is needed to...

Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (IAHS) are complex adaptive systems that multidimensional and exhibit strategic values of sustainability. In the context modernization, IAHS have been increasingly challenged. Thus, heritage sites must explore dynamic conservation approaches formulate management strategies. However, few studies provided either theoretical methods or practical cases as sup...

Prefabricated building construction is an important method of enhancing productivity and promoting sustainable development in the industry. Evaluating predicting performance prefabricated buildings will contribute to identifying implementing most effective responses promote technologies. Based on Drives–Pressures–States–Impacts–Responses (DPSIR) framework, 14 evaluation indexes are determined e...

human habitat change is a complicated issue that many factors play different roles in its formation and distribution. considering this complication, a more comprehensive and holistic approach is needed for a better understanding and management of those factors. the causal frameworks are among systemic and integrated methods for addressing the causes of environmental problems and the relationshi...