Global Environmental Systems—A Spatial Framework for Better Understanding the Changing World
Purely natural land formations are increasingly rare in today’s world, as most areas have been shaped, to varying degrees, by human influence over time. To better understand ongoing changes in the natural environment, we adopted an approach that involves identifying global systems with a significant...
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| description | Purely natural land formations are increasingly rare in today’s world, as most areas have been shaped, to varying degrees, by human influence over time. To better understand ongoing changes in the natural environment, we adopted an approach that involves identifying global systems with a significant anthropogenic component. In this study, we developed a new classification of Global Environmental Systems based on over 20 high-resolution datasets, covering abiotic, biotic, and anthropogenic conditions. We created abiotic, biotic, and anthropogenic classifications, each with ten classes. The combinations of these classes result in 169 distinct classes of Global Environmental Systems. This classification provides a suitable spatial framework for monitoring land use dynamics, biodiversity changes, global climate change impacts, and various processes exhibiting complex spatial patterns. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9b7e0ca0328a4f0a9c9624903059943b2024-02-23T15:15:50ZengMDPI AGEnvironments2076-32982024-02-011123310.3390/environments11020033Global Environmental Systems—A Spatial Framework for Better Understanding the Changing WorldAleš Hrdina0Dušan Romportl1Department of Physical Geography and Geoecology, Faculty of Science, Charles University, 12843 Prague, Czech RepublicDepartment of Physical Geography and Geoecology, Faculty of Science, Charles University, 12843 Prague, Czech RepublicPurely natural land formations are increasingly rare in today’s world, as most areas have been shaped, to varying degrees, by human influence over time. To better understand ongoing changes in the natural environment, we adopted an approach that involves identifying global systems with a significant anthropogenic component. In this study, we developed a new classification of Global Environmental Systems based on over 20 high-resolution datasets, covering abiotic, biotic, and anthropogenic conditions. We created abiotic, biotic, and anthropogenic classifications, each with ten classes. The combinations of these classes result in 169 distinct classes of Global Environmental Systems. This classification provides a suitable spatial framework for monitoring land use dynamics, biodiversity changes, global climate change impacts, and various processes exhibiting complex spatial patterns.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3298/11/2/33global classificationbiodiversity hotspotsanthropogenic impactenvironmental transformationGlobal Environmental Systems |
| spellingShingle | Aleš Hrdina Dušan Romportl Global Environmental Systems—A Spatial Framework for Better Understanding the Changing World Environments global classification biodiversity hotspots anthropogenic impact environmental transformation Global Environmental Systems |
| title | Global Environmental Systems—A Spatial Framework for Better Understanding the Changing World |
| title_full | Global Environmental Systems—A Spatial Framework for Better Understanding the Changing World |
| title_fullStr | Global Environmental Systems—A Spatial Framework for Better Understanding the Changing World |
| title_full_unstemmed | Global Environmental Systems—A Spatial Framework for Better Understanding the Changing World |
| title_short | Global Environmental Systems—A Spatial Framework for Better Understanding the Changing World |
| title_sort | global environmental systems a spatial framework for better understanding the changing world |
| topic | global classification biodiversity hotspots anthropogenic impact environmental transformation Global Environmental Systems |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3298/11/2/33 |
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