Annual maps of global artificial impervious area (GAIA) between 1985 and 2018

P Gong, X Li, J Wang, Y Bai, B Chen, T Hu, X Liu… - Remote Sensing of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Artificial impervious areas are predominant indicators of human settlements. Timely,
accurate, and frequent information on artificial impervious areas is critical to understanding …

[PDF][PDF] Urban Ecosystem services on the local level: Urban green spaces as providers

J Breuste, J Schnellinger, S Qureshi, A Faggi - Ekológia (Bratislava), 2013 - sciendo.com
Ecosystem services are provided at different spatial and service/functional scales. The local
level is the basic unit for ecosystem services, especially when it comes to the human …

Monitoring and modeling the patterns and trends of urban growth using urban sprawl matrix and CA-Markov model: A case study of Karachi, Pakistan

MF Baqa, F Chen, L Lu, S Qureshi, A Tariq, S Wang… - Land, 2021 - mdpi.com
Understanding the spatial growth of cities is crucial for proactive planning and sustainable
urbanization. The largest and most densely inhabited megapolis of Pakistan, Karachi, has …

Characterizing spatiotemporal variations in the urban thermal environment related to land cover changes in Karachi, Pakistan, from 2000 to 2020

MF Baqa, L Lu, F Chen, S Nawaz-ul-Huda, L Pan… - Remote Sensing, 2022 - mdpi.com
Understanding the spatiotemporal patterns of urban heat islands and the factors that
influence this phenomenon can help to alleviate the heat stress exacerbated by urban …

Public sexual harassment mayhem on public transport in megacities-Karachi and London: A comparative review

S Hoor-Ul-Ain - Aggression and violent behavior, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Background Karachi and London as megacities face huge challenges of providing
safe environment for women in public spaces. Fear of sexual harassment on buses may …

Heavy metal content in urban soils as an indicator of anthropogenic and natural influences on landscape of Karachi—a multivariate spatio-temporal analysis

Z Karim, BA Qureshi, M Mumtaz, S Qureshi - Ecological indicators, 2014 - Elsevier
Urban soil is influenced by both the natural and anthropogenic factors. Their impacts,
therefore, amend the concentration of heavy metals in urban soils. In this study, the …

Impact of urbanization on US surface climate

L Bounoua, P Zhang, G Mostovoy… - Environmental …, 2015 - iopscience.iop.org
We combine Landsat and MODIS data in a land model to assess the impact of urbanization
on US surface climate. For cities built within forests, daytime urban land surface temperature …

Monitoring spatio-temporal aerosol patterns over Pakistan based on MODIS, TOMS and MISR satellite data and a HYSPLIT model

K Alam, S Qureshi, T Blaschke - Atmospheric environment, 2011 - Elsevier
Three different satellite-borne sensors, namely the Total Ozone Map** Spectrometer
(TOMS), the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS), and the Multi-angle …

Identification of the h&s (Health and safety factors) involved in infrastructure projects in develo** countries-a sequential mixed method approach of OLMT-project

A Nawaz, X Su, QMU Din, MI Khalid, M Bilal… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Urbanization is playing a key role in big cities of develo** countries, which, in effect, is
increasing the population. This study takes care of the mega infrastructure project (Orange …

What determines the use of urban green spaces in highly urbanized areas?–Examples from two fast growing Asian cities

S Schetke, S Qureshi, S Lautenbach… - Urban forestry & urban …, 2016 - Elsevier
The use of urban nature and its correlation with socio-economic and cultural conditions of
urban dwellers were subject to a multitude of scientific studies in the last years. Nature and …