Artificial neural networks and deep learning in urban geography: A systematic review and meta-analysis

G Grekousis - Computers, Environment and Urban Systems, 2019 - Elsevier
Artificial neural networks (ANNs) and their latest advancement in deep learning are
blooming in computer science. Geography has integrated these artificial intelligence …

Lahore, Pakistan–Urbanization challenges and opportunities

IA Rana, SS Bhatti - Cities, 2018 - Elsevier
Lahore is the second largest metropolitan area in Pakistan, and the capital city of Punjab
province. The city hosts various historical monuments, buildings and gardens. A walled city …

Quantifying the contribution of diminishing green spaces and urban sprawl to urban heat island effect in a rapidly urbanizing metropolitan city of Pakistan

S Arshad, SR Ahmad, S Abbas, A Asharf, NA Siddiqui… - Land Use Policy, 2022 - Elsevier
Sustainable urban land-use development and management practices are imperative to
ensure the quality of the living environment. Unplanned expansion and densification of the …

Urban expansion simulation and the spatio-temporal changes of ecosystem services, a case study in Atlanta Metropolitan area, USA

X Sun, JC Crittenden, F Li, Z Lu, X Dou - Science of the Total Environment, 2018 - Elsevier
Urban expansion can lead to land use changes and, hence, threatens the ecosystems.
Understanding the effects of urbanization on ecosystem services (ESs) can provide scientific …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of rapid urban expansion on green space structure

ANM Nor, R Corstanje, JA Harris, T Brewer - Ecological Indicators, 2017 - Elsevier
Rapid urban expansion has had a significant impact on green space structure. A wide
variety of modelling approaches have been tested to simulate urban expansion; however …

Determinants of urban expansion and their relative importance: A comparative analysis of 30 major metropolitans in China

Q Zhang, S Su - Habitat international, 2016 - Elsevier
Metropolitan has progressively emerged as a new form of urban governance.
Understanding the urban expansion process and its determinants at metropolitan level …

Multiscale modeling in smart cities: A survey on applications, current trends, and challenges

A Khan, S Aslam, K Aurangzeb, M Alhussein… - Sustainable cities and …, 2022 - Elsevier
A smart city model views the city as a complex adaptive system consisting of services,
resources, and citizens that learn through interaction and change in both the spatial and …

Prediction of land use and land cover changes in Mumbai City, India, using remote sensing data and a multilayer perceptron neural network-based Markov chain …

B Vinayak, HS Lee, S Gedem - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
In this study, prediction of the future land use land cover (LULC) changes over Mumbai and
its surrounding region, India, was conducted to have reference information in urban …

A localized index-based approach to assess heatwave vulnerability and climate change adaptation strategies: A case study of formal and informal settlements of …

IA Rana, L Sikander, Z Khalid, A Nawaz… - Environmental Impact …, 2022 - Elsevier
Climate change has caused an unprecedented rise in urban temperatures. It has become
essential to identify vulnerabilities and capacities to tackle extreme events, such as …

Actual vis-à-vis perceived risk of flood prone urban communities in Pakistan

IA Rana, JK Routray - International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 2016 - Elsevier
Urban flooding has been an alarming issue over the past years in Asia and other countries.
Pakistan has been experiencing such flooding with associated damages regularly …