As urbanization continues to expand across the globe, urban wildlife research is critical for
urban planners and conservation practitioners to create livable cities for both humans and …

Rapid urbanisation leading to habitat loss is a major problem for biodiversity conservation.
While urbanisation negatively affects the survival of many species, some species are well …

The consideration of local contexts in urban sustainability assessment is important for
developing countries because of their varying needs and priorities. Using Iraq as a case …

Land-use/land cover change (LUCC) is an important problem in developing and under-
developing countries with regard to global climatic changes and urban morphological …

Rapid population expansion and urbanization have created enormous difficulties in
maintaining the urban quality of life (UQoL) in Indian cities. Quantifying the UQoL is a …

Uncontrolled urban growth, subsequent suburbanization, sprawling, and haphazard land
development are the crucial urban development problems of Addis Ababa and the …

Uncontrolled urban growth and haphazard land developments are one of the crucial
problems in Addis Ababa and the surrounding Oromia special zone causing environmental …

Increasing trends of urbanization lead to vegetation degradation in big cities and affect the
urban thermal environment. This study investigated (1) the cooling effect of urban green …

Over the last years, geospatial web platforms, social media, and volunteered geographic
information (VGI) have opened a window of opportunity for traditional Public Participatory …

The increasing frequency and severity of natural disasters in Asia are highly correlated with
the rapid urban transition now taking place in this world region. Five types of urban transition …