Current methods for evaluating people's exposure to green space: A sco** review

Y Liu, MP Kwan, MS Wong, C Yu - Social science & medicine, 2023 - Elsevier
People's exposure to green space is a critical link between urban green space and urban
residents' health. Since green space may affect human health through multiple pathways …

Integrating green infrastructure, design scenarios, and social-ecological-technological systems for thermal resilience and adaptation: Mechanisms and approaches

X Huang, R Yao, CH Halios, P Kumar, B Li - Renewable and Sustainable …, 2025 - Elsevier
Urbanization and urban overheating present significant heat exposure risks to city dwellers,
underscoring the urgent need to enhance the thermal resilience of social-ecological …

[HTML][HTML] Implementation of sustainable development goal 11 (sustainable cities and communities): initial good practices data

GN Nabiyeva, SM Wheeler, JK London, N Brazil - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) represent a central framework for guiding
sustainable urban development. However, it is not clear how and where SDG 11 …

Land use/land cover classification using time series Landsat 8 images in a heavily urbanized area

Z Deng, X Zhu, Q He, L Tang - Advances in Space Research, 2019 - Elsevier
It is of great significance to timely, accurately, and effectively monitor land use/cover in city
regions for the reasonable development and utilization of urban land resources. The …

Vulnerability assessment of urban expansion and modelling green spaces to build heat waves risk resiliency in Karachi

A Arshad, M Ashraf, RS Sundari, H Qamar… - International journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Current growth simulations indicate that by 2050, nearly 6.3 billion people out of an
estimated global population of 9.1 billion will live in urban territories. Karachi is largest city of …

Green infrastructure indicators to plan resilient urban settlements in Pakistan: Local stakeholder's perspective

M Rayan, D Gruehn, U Khayyam - Urban climate, 2021 - Elsevier
Over the recent years, urban green infrastructure (UGI) modelling has emerged as an
adaptation strategy to enhance cities' resilience against ever-rising environmental hazards …

[HTML][HTML] Environmental pollution control and sustainability management of slum settlements in Makassar City, South Sulawesi, Indonesia

B Surya, H Saleh, S Suriani, HH Sakti, H Hadijah… - Land, 2020 - mdpi.com
The complexity of spatial use has an impact on poverty and the development of slum
settlements towards a decrease in environmental quality. In this study, we aim to analyze (1) …

A comprehensive index for measuring water security in an urbanizing world: the case of Pakistan's capital

S Khan, Y Guan, F Khan, Z Khan - Water, 2020 - mdpi.com
Growing population, increasing urbanization, and rural to urban migration, coupled with the
ongoing climate change, threaten the sustainability of cities, particularly in develo** …

Accuracy assessment and comparison of national, European and global land use land cover maps at the national scale—case study: Portugal

CC Fonte, D Duarte, I Jesus, H Costa, P Benevides… - Remote Sensing, 2024 - mdpi.com
The free availability of Sentinel-1 and 2 imageries enables the production of high resolution
(10 m) global Land Use Land Cover (LULC) maps by a wide range of institutions, which …

[HTML][HTML] Frameworks for urban green infrastructure (UGI) indicators: expert and community outlook toward green climate-resilient cities in Pakistan

M Rayan, D Gruehn, U Khayyam - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
Climate-induced pressures spur on the need for urban green infrastructure (UGI) planning.
This approach offers a possible way to improve ecosystem functionality and human well …