Unplanned urbanization and health risks of Dhaka City in Bangladesh: uncovering the associations between urban environment and public health

MA Rahaman, A Kalam, M Al-Mamun - Frontiers in public health, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Background Dhaka City, the capital of Bangladesh, has experienced rapid and unplanned
urbanization over the past few decades. This process has brought significant challenges to …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of green space exposure on children's and adolescents' mental health: A systematic review

GJ Vanaken, M Danckaerts - … of environmental research and public health, 2018 - mdpi.com
In recent years, the interest in the relationship between exposure to green spaces and
children's and adolescents' mental health has risen. This systematic review aims to provide …

Greening smart cities: An investigation of the integration of urban natural resources and smart city technologies for promoting environmental sustainability

CX Hui, G Dan, S Alamri, D Toghraie - Sustainable Cities and Society, 2023 - Elsevier
The integration of urban natural resources and smart city technologies as a means to
promote sustainability is investigated in this study using a descriptive-analytical literature …

Challenges and strategies for urban green-space planning in cities undergoing densification: A review

C Haaland, CK van Den Bosch - Urban forestry & urban greening, 2015 - Elsevier
The compact city approach has gained global impact as a planning approach for
sustainable development in areas with increasing urban population. Through densification …

[HTML][HTML] Cellular Automata approach in dynamic modelling of land cover changes using RapidEye images in Dhaka, Bangladesh

AA Kafy, MNH Naim, G Subramanyam… - Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
Satellite images have been used extensively to identify the land use/land cover (LULC)
changes in Bangladesh. However, no study has been conducted to classify LULC changes …

[HTML][HTML] Geospatial modelling of changes in land use/land cover dynamics using Multi-layer Perceptron Markov chain model in Rajshahi City, Bangladesh

NN Dey, A Al Rakib, AA Kafy, V Raikwar - Environmental Challenges, 2021 - Elsevier
Cities are develo** rapidly and subsequently influences the land use/land cover (LU/LC)
changes. Rajshahi city in Bangladesh facing rapid urban expansion by replacing LU/LC …

How is quality of urban green spaces associated with physical activity and health?

A Akpinar - Urban forestry & urban greening, 2016 - Elsevier
This study investigates the associations between quality of urban green spaces (UGS), self-
reported physical activity (PA), and health indicators in Aydın, Turkey. Data was collected …

Quantifying the cooling effect of urban green space: A case from urban parks in a tropical mega metropolitan area (India)

M Das, A Das, S Momin - Sustainable Cities and Society, 2022 - Elsevier
Green space (GS) plays a crucial role in reducing the urban heat island (UHI) effect and
helps in mitigating climate change. In Indian cities, GS are highly vulnerable due to rapid …

[HTML][HTML] Urban sprawl and its impact on landuse/land cover dynamics of Dehradun City, India

PA Bhat, M ul Shafiq, AA Mir, P Ahmed - International Journal of …, 2017 - Elsevier
The world has seen the development and growth of urban areas at a faster pace. The rapid
urban growth and development have resulted in the increase in the share of India's urban …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of rapid urban expansion on green space structure

ANM Nor, R Corstanje, JA Harris, T Brewer - Ecological Indicators, 2017 - Elsevier
Rapid urban expansion has had a significant impact on green space structure. A wide
variety of modelling approaches have been tested to simulate urban expansion; however …