The role of random forest and Markov chain models in understanding metropolitan urban growth trajectory

MT Badshah, K Hussain, AU Rehman… - Frontiers in Forests …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Introduction This study delves into the spatiotemporal dynamics of land use and land cover
(LULC) in a Metropolitan area over three decades (1991–2021) and extends its scope to …

Anthropogenic activities and the influence of desertification processes on the water cycle and water use in the Aral Sea basin

A Kayiranga, X Chen, D Ingabire, T Liu, Y Li… - Journal of Hydrology …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Study region The Aral Sea Basin (ASB) is a transboundary water catchment area in
Central Asia, with an area of around 1.8 million km 2 and straddled over six countries …

Evaluation of soil erosion and sediment yield spatio-temporal pattern during 1990–2019

LC Kulimushi, A Maniragaba, P Choudhari… - … , Natural Hazards and …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Land use/land cover (LULC) change is an important measure to monitor the land
degradation. This study focused on the Sebeya watershed located in the western province of …

Anthropogenic activities dominated tropical forest carbon balance in two contrary ways over the Greater Mekong Subregion in the 21st century

B Chen, A Kayiranga, M Ge, P Ciais… - Global Change …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The tropical forest carbon (C) balance threatened by extensive socio‐economic
development in the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) in Asia is a notable data gap and …

[HTML][HTML] An assessment of landscape and land use/cover change and its implications for sustainable landscape management in the Chittagong Hill Tracts …

M Chakma, U Hayat, J Meng, MA Hassan - Land, 2023 - mdpi.com
Human-caused environmental change has profoundly impacted resource management and
land use patterns in Bangladesh's Chittagong Hill Tracts. This study used multi-temporal …

Towards ecosystem accounts for Rwanda: Tracking 25 years of change in flows and potential supply of ecosystem services

KJ Bagstad, JC Ingram, GM Lange… - People and …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Rwanda, a small but rapidly develo** central African nation, has undertaken development
of natural capital accounts to better inform its economic development through the World …

Land use/land cover changes detection in Lagos City of Nigeria using remote sensing and GIS

KM Gilbert, Y Shi - Advances in Remote Sensing, 2023 - scirp.org
The rapid urbanization and population growth of Lagos City, Nigeria, have led to a
significant change in land use and cover over the past two decades. The primary objective of …

Evaluating the impact of environmental performance and socioeconomic and demographic factors on land use and land cover changes in Kibira National Park …

A Nyirarwasa, F Han, Z Yang, P Mperejekumana… - Sustainability, 2024 - mdpi.com
In Kibira National Park, Burundi, socioeconomic and demographic factors lead to
environmental performance challenges that impede biodiversity; thus, understanding the …

An assessment of forest cover change and its driving forces in the syrian coastal region during a period of conflict, 2010 to 2020

MA Mohamed - Land, 2021 - mdpi.com
In Syria, 76% of the forests are located in the Syrian coast region. This region is witnessing a
rapid depletion of forest cover during the conflict that broke out in mid-2011. To date, there …

[HTML][HTML] Map** and monitoring the Akagera Wetland in Rwanda

F Ndayisaba, L Nahayo, H Guo, A Bao, A Kayiranga… - Sustainability, 2017 - mdpi.com
Wetland maps are a prerequisite for wetland development planning, protection, and
restoration. The present study aimed at map** and monitoring Rwanda's Akagera …