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A study on the urban growth and dynamics over 16 major cities of India
Urban agglomerations across the world have witnessed haphazard and unprecedented growth in the recent past, giving rise to urban sprawling. This...
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Spatiotemporal characterization of heatwaves on an urban center using satellite-based estimates
Climate variability, climate change, and anthropogenic disturbances increase the likelihood and intensity of heatwaves. Urban centers, characterized...
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Influence of Meso- and Microclimatic Conditions on the CO2 Emission from Soils of the Urban Green Infrastructure of the Moscow Metropolis
Abstract —Against the background of global warming, urban ecosystems are becoming increasingly vulnerable to climate stresses. Strategies for climate...
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Urban heat island effect and its drivers in large cities of Pakistan
This study assessed the urban heat island (UHI) effect and its driver in five major cities of Pakistan from 2001 to 2022 using Moderate Resolution...
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Chemical Characterization and Health Risk Assessment of Particulate Matter Near National Highway at Urban and Semi-urban Locations of Northern India
Air pollution is one of the major concerns of India as it is the second leading risk factor, with pollutants being released faster than they can be...
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Delineation of urban growth boundary based on FLUS model under the perspective of land use evaluation in hilly mountainous areas
With rapid economic development, the size of urban land in China is expanding dramatically. The Urban Growth Boundary (UGB) is an expandable spatial...
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Comparative study on remote sensing-based indices for urban ecology assessment: A case study of 12 urban centers in the metropolitan area of eastern India
This study compared the effectiveness of two indices, the remote sensing ecological index (RSEI) and the comprehensive ecological evaluation index...
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Simulation of urban environment flood inundation from potential dam break: case of Midimar Embankment Dam, Tigray, Northern Ethiopia
Urban settlements and infrastructures have been developed along rivers, often are located downstream of water storage structures such as dams or...
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Investigating the association between air pollutants’ concentration and meteorological parameters in a rapidly growing urban center of West Bengal, India: a statistical modeling-based approach
The ambient air quality in a city is heavily influenced by meteorological conditions. The city of Siliguri, known as the “Gateway of Northeast...
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Urban regeneration VS residential property characteristics: which is the most influential on property values?
Urban regenerations have always been a tool towards the improvement of the urban environment through environmental integration and thereafter the...
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The Impacts of Urban Growth Drivers on the Spatial and Temporal Pattern of City Expansion
Urban growth drivers are critical components of urbanization. Potential drivers only drive the city development, which leads to the formation of new...
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Urban water system theory and its model development and application
The urban water system theory is an extension of the basin water system science on an urban scale, providing a new systematic solution for the...
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Modeling future urban network capacity and land use/land cover simulation using GEE and remote sensing data
The urbanization rate is at its peak bringing economic boost and complex issues related to urban development. Many countries are promoting and...
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The boundary layer characteristics of coastal urban environments
The atmospheric boundary layer along the coastal-urban transect differs from that of urban or rural regions due to the distinctive interaction...
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Combining Pocket Parks with Ecological Rainwater Management Techniques in High-Density Urban Environments
In this paper, the benefits of combining pocket parks with Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS) in densely built urban areas are demonstrated, through...
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Impacts of the Urban Spatial Landscape in Bei**g on Surface and Canopy Urban Heat Islands
How does the urban spatial landscape (USL) pattern affect the land surface urban heat islands (SUHIs) and canopy urban heat islands (CUHIs)? Based on...
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A rapid modeling method for urban microscale meteorology and its applications
This paper introduces a fast urban microscale meteorological model with a horizontal resolution of O (10) m, named URBAN (Urban Rapid & Building-Aware...
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Inheritance of Geology and Geomorphology Amidst Urban Growth: Historical Development of the Tehran Metropolitan Area, Iran
Rapid population and spatial growth of major cities occur on foundations which primarily depends on the local geological, geomorphological, and...
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Denise Scott Brown: Urban Planner
Denise has been equally successful in every discipline she has put her hand to. Her multidisciplinary approach is a special virtue by which she...
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Spatio-Temporal Review of Urban Green Space Degradation at Administrative Level Using Geospatial Techniques and Multi-criteria Decision Analysis: A Case Study of Kolkata Urban Agglomeration
The metropolitans of develo** countries are experiencing an unplanned manner of urbanization that has led to a pessimistic state of deterioration...
