Urban growth and land-use change are a few of many puzzling factors affecting our future
cities. Creating a precise simulation for future land change is a challenging process that …

The site selection process for municipal solid wastes (MSW) plays an important role in
environmental impact studies by allowing the use of environmental design criteria in city and …

Urbanization in Pakistan is increasing at 3% annually, the highest in South Asia. 50% of the
population is expected to urbanize by 2025. The capital city of Pakistan, Islamabad has …

Deforestation as a land-cover change process is linked to several environmental problems
including desertification, biodiversity loss, and ultimately climate change. Understanding the …

Rural–urban immigration, regional wars, refugees, and natural disasters all bring to
prominence the importance of studying urban growth. Increased urban growth rates are …

Land-use allocation (LUA) is a spatial optimization problem for urban planning in the future.
The solution to this problem could be enhancing the effectiveness of optimization algorithms …

Wind-farm planning optimization is important for decision-making concerning regional
energy planning in developing countries. This process is governed by restrictions on site …

The configuration of ecological land directly affects the structure and function of an
ecosystem and, ultimately, its ability to meet human needs. From the perspective of human …

Modelling land-use/landcover (LULC) change is vital for addressing global environmental
and sustainability issues and evaluating various land system scenarios. However, existing …

It is important to identify the suitable zone for urban built-up area development in highly
populous countries in the global south. Therefore, this study was conducted in a medium …