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Integrating Ecological and Social Concepts for Urban Metabolism Studies
Urban sustainability efforts are increasingly related to concepts from self-sufficient natural ecosystems. Focusing on the metabolic characteristics and pathways of urban areas from an ecological lens can help...
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Open AccessCharacterizing COVID-19 waves in urban and rural districts of India
Understanding spatial determinants, i.e., social, infrastructural, and environmental features of a place, which shape infectious disease is critically important for public health. We present an exploration of ...
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Open AccessUrbanization and food consumption in India
The shift towards urban living is changing food demand. Past studies on India show significant urban–rural differences in food consumption. However, a scientific understanding of the underlying relationships b...
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Modelling Spatial Patterns of Urban Growth in Pune Metropolitan Region, India
Explaining urban growth patterns is a fundamental need to understand the recent rapid urbanization globally. This study identifies geographic features explaining the spatial patterns of urban land expansion (U...
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Map** Floods and Assessing Flood Vulnerability for Disaster Decision-Making: A Case Study Remote Sensing Application in Senegal
While environmental and social threats to society changes faster than in recent centuries, there is more of a need for faster, globally scalable and locally relevant risk information from develo** Banks and ...
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Numerical modelling spatial patterns of urban growth in Chandigarh and surrounding region (India) using multi-agent systems
This study explores application of multi agent system (MAS) to simulate spatial patterns of urban growth in Chandigarh and its surrounding region (India). A numerical simulation model is developed with MAS con...
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Evaluation and Comparison of Multi Resolution DEM Derived Through Cartosat-1 Stereo Pair – A Case Study of Damanganga Basin
The study evaluates and compares Digital Elevation Model (DEM) data of various grid spacing derived using high resolution Cartosat 1 stereo data for hydrologic applications. DEM is essential in modeling differ...
