Municipal solid waste management through sustainable landfilling: In view of the situation in Karachi, Pakistan

I Sohoo, M Ritzkowski, J Guo, K Sohoo… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Open disposal is the most common technique used for municipal solid waste (MSW)
management due to the absence of sanitary landfills in Pakistan. The major cities and small …

[PDF][PDF] The fast growing megacity Karachi as a frontier of environmental challenges: Urbanization and contemporary urbanism issues

S Qureshi - Journal of Geography and Regional Planning, 2010 - academicjournals.org
The megacity Karachi, as a globalized complex, is the business capital of Pakistan and had
been the federal capital until 1958. It is one of the most important cities of the world in terms …

The theorized urban gradient (TUG) method—a conceptual framework for socio-ecological sampling in complex urban agglomerations

S Qureshi, D Haase, R Coles - Ecological indicators, 2014 - Elsevier
Mega-urbanization is a major driving force of environmental changes and sustainability
because of its speed, scale and worldwide connectivity. Megacities, due to their spatial …

Study of urban heat island of Karachi by using finite volume mesoscale model

SH Sajjad, N Blond, R Batool, SA Shirazi… - Journal of Basic & …, 2015 - set-publisher.com
Karachi is the largest and most populous metropolitan city of Pakistan and the main seaport
and financial centre of the country. Rapid urbanization during last 40 to 50 years caused to …

Using a blue landscape to mitigate heat stress during a heatwave event: a simulation study in a hot-humid urban environment

M Zeeshan, Z Ali - Journal of Water and Climate Change, 2023 - iwaponline.com
The urban heat island (UHI) phenomenon and climate change have become the major
concerns for city sustainability in the wake of global warming and rapid growth in …

[PDF][PDF] MAPPING OF HALOPHYTES AND CHANGE DETECTION ANALYSIS OF KARACHI COAST USING GIS AND REMOTE SENSING

N NIAZ, S ALEEM, JH KAZMI, S AFSAR - pu.edu.pk
Vegetation of the coastline plays a crucial part, as plants are the stabilizer of sand dunes that
anticipate the disintegration of coast. The natural vegetation at the coast devastatingly …

[PDF][PDF] European Journal of Climate Change

SH Sajjad, K Shahzad, T Iqbal… - Journal reference: Eur. J …, 2020 - academia.edu
Quetta is an important economic, historical and culturally a rich city located in the south-west
of Pakistan. Like many other cities of the world, Quetta faced massive urbanization during …

INVESTIGATION OF KARACHI HEAT WAVE USING GEOSPATIAL INFORMATION SYSTEM.

AF Sher, MA Javed, A Waqar… - Pakistan Journal of …, 2018 - search.ebscohost.com
Heat waves are natural hazards which may increase in 21st century. Heat waves are
reported to enhance human casualties specifically in the metropolitan cities facing them. A …

[CITAZIONE][C] ANALYSIS OF MICROCLIMATE AND ENERGY LOADS IN BUILDING DESIGN

T FATIMA