This paper aims to explore the emergence of 'Green Banking'in Bangladesh, with a focus on
the role of financial regulation and regulators in greening the financial sector. It also …

Land-use changes and urban sprawl have transformed European cities, with a direct impact
on both metropolitan structures and socioeconomic functions. However, these processes …

Ethiopia has experienced rapid urbanization over the past three decades. Several cities
expanded rapidly and many satellite towns sprung up around the major cities. The high rate …

Ethiopia's rapid urbanization over the past two decades has led to the conversion of
agricultural land to urban use. However, this expansion has been largely unplanned …

Expansion of urban areas accompanied by decreasing population density results in
inefficient urban growth from a spatial-ecological perspective. This study examines …

Using 35 large and medium-sized cities data during 2007–2015, this study aims to measure
the efficiency of urban land use in different typical cities and estimate the effects of key …

Improving the efficiency with which natural resources are utilized is an indispensable for
achieving sustainable development and carbon neutrality. By analyzing the utilization …

A multi-criteria approach based on descriptive, correlation and multivariate statistics and
mathematical morphology was proposed to investigate long-term morphological changes in …

Urban expansion and socioeconomic transformations of metropolitan regions may
negatively impact environmental quality and functions of peri-urban landscapes. In the …

Global urbanization and urban sprawl have made urban land efficiency (ULE) a significant
issue for sustainable development. The Yangtze River Delta (YRD), the largest globalizing …