The Kathmandu Valley of Nepal epitomizes the growing urbanization trend spreading
across the Himalayan foothills. This metropolitan valley has experienced a significant …

The present study utilized time-series Landsat images to explore the spatiotemporal
dynamics of urbanization and land use/land-cover (LULC) change in the Kaski District of …

Globally, urbanization is increasing at an unprecedented rate at the cost of agricultural and
forested lands in peri-urban areas fringing larger cities. Such land-cover change generally …

Nepal—one of the most rapidly urbanizing countries in the world—has witnessed unplanned
urbanization in recent decades. Nevertheless, spatial-temporal dynamics of land use land …

This paper examines the spatiotemporal pattern of urbanization in Kathmandu Valley using
remote sensing and spatial metrics techniques. The study is based on 33-years of time …

Recent rapid urbanization in developing countries presents challenges for sustainable
environmental planning and peri-urban cropland management. An improved understanding …

With little known and explored urban morphology in the fastest growing countries like
Bangladesh in South Asia, this study aims at exploring urban spatial signature and …

Urbanization is increasingly becoming a widespread phenomenon at all scales of
development around the globe. Be it developing or developed nations, all are witnessing …

Indian cities are expanding at an unprecedented rate. The speed of development poses a
challenge for urban planners, as the expansion of cities frequently outpaces the planning …

Land use and land cover (LULC) change has been one of the most immense and
perceptible transformations of the earth's surface. Evaluating LULC change at varied spatial …