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Decision Support Systems (DSS) are widely recognized as important tools supporting decision making processes, quite little adopted yet to support sustainable spatial and mobility planning, despite a wide range of literat...

ABSTRACT    Context and background Fit-for-Purpose Land Administration (FFP-LA) framework provides a pragmatic approach to enhancing tenure security, reducing disputes, and facilitating planned urban development in...

This article explores the important issue of finding the best location for a retail store. The study focuses on using geographic information system (GIS) modeling to choose a location for an «Epicentr» chain store in K...

Abstract An integrated hydrochemical, statistical, and geospatial approach was adopted in the present study to evaluate the groundwater quality of the Mangura Nala watershed in the state of Bihar, India. A total of 154 g...

Abstract Background Climate change has caused more frequent and severe extreme weather events, threatening health system resilience worldwide. In April and May 2024, Kenya experienced unprecedented extensive floods with ...

Context and background  Rapid urbanisation in African cities is reshaping urban land systems, creating complex environmental trade-offs with direct implications for land policy and spatial regulation. In Windhoek and...

Abstract The aquatic flora of Minnesota’s freshwater lakes have been extensively surveyed for purposes of resource assessment, research, and ecosystem management. Despite widespread use of a common method for vegetatio...

Urban analytics has emerged as a transformative tool for addressing the challenges of urbanization and fostering sustainable smart cities. Despite its growing significance, a gap remains in the literature on integrating ...

Abstract The Hudson Bay Lowlands (HBL) are recognized as the second largest peatland complex in the world. Due to variability in peat thickness across a large and heterogeneous landscape, the existing carbon (C) storage ...

Abstract Human settlements are increasingly being impacted by urban fires initiated by wildfires. Metrics such as area burned and number of structures destroyed are important, but research often overlooks the socio-ecolo...

Abstract Background Road traffic deaths (RTDs) are a major global public health concern. Thailand reports the world’s highest fatality rate, at 32.2 deaths per 100,000 population. Despite safety initiatives, evidence o...

Abstract Background Universal access to family planning (FP) services is essential for safeguarding sexual and reproductive health and rights. Integration of FP and routine maternal and child health (MCH) services has be...

Context and background  Rapid urbanization in Lagos metropolis, Nigeria, has led to significant changes in its urban climate, manifesting as Urban Heat Islands (UHIs). Goal and Objectives: This study assesses the...

Promoting active mobility has become a critical challenge highly influenced by the quality of public spaces. The spatial distribution of urban destinations plays a relevant role in ameliorating the quality of the urban e...

Context and background  This study assessed the role of non-timber forest products (NTFPs) in supporting the livelihoods of communities around the proposed Ebo National Park in Cameroon and their contribution to biodi...

Context and background Community Land Protection in Kenya gained traction with the enactment of the Community Land Act in 2016. The stakeholders, comprising state and non-state actors, have since made significant progr...

Cette étude analyse les interrelations entre la gestion de l’eau et l’urbanisation dans la région de Guelmim Oued Noun, territoire marocain aride à semi-aride. Elle postule que la durabilité du développement urb...

Uganda’s Mailo land tenure system occupies a paradoxical position within the country’s land governance framework. While constitutional and statutory instruments formally recognise and protect tenants’ occupancy rig...

Context and Background: Over the past thirty years, institutional restricting, decentralization, legal reforms, and significant administrative modernization initiatives have all had a significant impact on Malawi’s ...

Context and Background: Rapid growth in Tanzania’s mining sector has intensified compulsory land acquisition (CLA), yet the practical integration of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) principles into valuat...

Context and background A typical character of land tenure or property systems in sub-Saharan Africa is that the systems exclude women (implicitly and explicitly) (Chigbu, 2019). Over the past twenty years, several Af...

Tesis Energía y Ambiente (maestría) - Instituto Tecnológico de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires - Karlsruher Institut für Technologie, Karlsruhe, 2023 This thesis develops a machine learning framework for the spatial disag...

La escasa innovación y la brecha digital en Latinoamérica afectan la capacidad de los países para ejercer su soberanía tecnológica. Esta soberanía es vital, para optimizar la burocracia y mejorar la interacción co...