Abstract The United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 11 (SDG 11), which focuses on
making cities inclusive, safe, resilient, and ecologically viable, is an essential framework for …

Urban flooding is of growing concern due to increasing densification of urban areas,
changes in land use, and climate change. The traditional engineering approach to flooding …

This study presents the design and implementation of a web-based Participatory
Geographic Information System (PGIS) framework intended for offshore wind suitability …

Web-based public participatory GIS (PPGIS) has been used by governmental organizations
to facilitate people's contribution to decision-making processes. However, these applications …

Abstract The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has caused disastrous results in most
countries of the world. It has rapidly spread across the globe with over 156 million …

Global urbanization has made urban governance a crucial aspect of sustainable urban
development. While geo-information technologies have emerged as indispensable tools for …

Due to critical impacts of air pollution, prediction and monitoring of air quality in urban areas
are important tasks. However, because of the dynamic nature and high spatio-temporal …

Crowdsourcing could potentially have great benefits for the development of sustainable
cities in the Global South (GS), where a growing population and rapid urbanization …

Over the last decade, expanded participation among stakeholders has been increasingly
adopted by both public and private organizations in different domains. This approach is …

Land-use planning, which requires finding a balance among different conflicting social,
economic and environment factors, is a complex task needed everywhere, including Africa …