Rapid and haphazard urban growth has triggered urban sprawl and induced irreversible
land cover conversions. In this context, studies are required to comprehensively review the …

Land use and land cover (LULC) is dynamic and changes in it have important environmental
and socio-economic consequences. The pathways and pace of change vary with space and …

Polycentric urban structure is the recent trend of new-age sustainable cities in India. Limited
research is reported focused on quantitative analysis of polycentric structure at the intracity …

Mass migration is increasing urban populations globally. One country where urban
migration is significantly increasing is Bangladesh, where systematic research will explore …

The paper initially provides a succinct overview of physical growth and socio-cultural
distinctiveness of Dhaka (the capital city of Bangladesh)-shaped by its primacy in the …

Increasing urban growth at an unprecedented rate entails adverse implications for societal,
economic, and environmental sustainability. In the cities of Bangladesh, the land covers are …

The worldwide slum population currently stands at over one billion, with substantial growth
expected in the coming decades. Traditionally, slums have been mapped using information …

In many countries globally, information for new buildings is either scarce or incomplete. In an
effort to bridge this information gap an approach based on public domain synthetic aperture …

In the late 1960s, the Islamic Republic of Pakistan's capital shifted from Karachi to
Islamabad, officially named Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT). In this aspect, the ICT is a …

Unplanned and rapidly increasing urbanization has been observed worldwide, especially in
developing countries which causes manifest many environmental issues. The Indian cities …