Temporal Assessment of Land Use Land Cover (LULC), Land Surface Temperature, and Urban Heat Island Changes in Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria: A Case Study of 2017 and 2023. DOI Creative Commons

Desmond Onyedika Okoye

Research Square (Research Square), Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: March 17, 2025

Abstract Land use and land cover (LULC) define how is shaped by human activities natural processes. As cities grow, forests shrink, farmlands expand, concrete landscapes replace green spaces. These changes disrupt environmental balance, influencing surface temperature (LST) intensifying the urban heat island (UHI) effect, where trap more than surrounding rural areas. Between 2017 2023, Benin City experienced rapid transformation. Tree dropped from 82.06–70.16%, an 11.9% decline, primarily due to expansion conversion. Built-up areas grew 9.49–15.29%, while cropland rangeland expanded 2.15% 4.19%, respectively. shifts fueled rising temperatures, with high-temperature zones (> 35°C) increasing 1.52% moderate-temperature (30–35°C) shrinking 6.11%. The UHI effect worsened as cooler (<-0.45) decreased 26.48%, accumulation intensified, moderate high expanding 14.56% 11.92%. Unchecked growth threatens stability. Reversing these trends requires afforestation programs restore lost vegetation, stricter planning control expansion, mitigation strategies such reflective roofing greenery. Sustainable management continuous monitoring through remote sensing technologies will help build a resilient livable City.

Language: Английский

Sensitive and selective detection of heavy metal ions and organic pollutants with graphene-integrated sensing platforms DOI
Joydip Sengupta, Chaudhery Mustansar Hussain

Nanoscale, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 16(30), P. 14195 - 14212

Published: Jan. 1, 2024

Graphene based sensing platforms offer effective and selective detection of heavy metal ions organic pollutants in the environment.

Language: Английский

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Strategies for Sustainable Innovative Affordable Housing (SIAH) for low income families in Africa: A rapid review study DOI Creative Commons
Johannes Bhanye, Monaphathi Timothy Lehobo, Kgosi Mocwagae

et al.

Discover Sustainability, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 5(1)

Published: July 18, 2024

Abstract Housing is a fundamental human need, yet access remains significant challenge in Africa, particularly for low-income families. Rapid urbanization exacerbates this issue, highlighting the need innovative and sustainable housing strategies that can support urban growth improve living conditions these This study employs rapid review methodology to identify analyze affordable (SIAH) suitable families African cities. Through comprehensive literature search thematic analysis, explores such as mixed-use developments, incremental housing, low rental inclusionary 3D printing, upcycling, micro-housing, community-led co-housing, green building practices. These approaches/strategies are not mutually exclusive often overlap or be integrated address challenges comprehensively. The findings highlight significantly enhance spatial justice promote development. However, material scarcity, regulatory complexities, societal resistance must addressed. emphasizes policy support, public–private partnerships, community engagement, financial incentives, capacity ensure successful implementation of strategies. paper contributes existing body knowledge by providing actionable recommendations policymakers, planners, advocates, aiming foster inclusive, equitable, cities Africa. Future research could delineate into distinct categories based on their nature purpose (strategy, method/tool, practice etc.), clearer framework understanding implementation.

Language: Английский

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Nature-Based Solutions Scenario Planning for Climate Change Adaptation in Arid and Semi-Arid Regions DOI Creative Commons
Rıfat Olgun, Chingwen Cheng, Paul Coseo

et al.

Land, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 13(9), P. 1464 - 1464

Published: Sept. 10, 2024

Extreme climatic conditions cause a decrease in ecosystem services, the disruption of ecological balance, and damage to human populations, especially areas with socially vulnerable groups. Nature-based solutions applying blue-green infrastructure (BGI) against these negative impacts climate change have an important role planning sustainable cities. This study aims identify priority develop scenarios strategies for spatial understand tradeoffs approaches maximize benefits services provided by BGI cities arid semi-arid climates, using Phoenix, Arizona, swiftly urbanizing city Sonoran Desert, as area. Using GIS-based multi-criteria decision-making techniques Green Infrastructure Spatial Planning model integrated city’s existing water structures, this is conducted at US census scale. The hotspots are mapped from combined evaluation expert stakeholder-driven weighting. In where Phoenix identified, center area high density impervious surfaces identified highest It revealed that social vulnerability environmental risks (flooding, heat) positive correlation stormwater management urban heat island criteria should be considered first planning.

Language: Английский

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Spatio-temporal analysis of urbanization effects: unravelling land use and land cover dynamics and their influence on land surface temperature in Aligarh City DOI Creative Commons
Danish Khan,

Shahar Bano,

Nizamuddin Khan

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Geology Ecology and Landscapes, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 1 - 25

Published: Oct. 1, 2024

Language: Английский

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Overcoming water, sanitation, and hygiene challenges in critical regions of the global community DOI Creative Commons
Debajyoti Bose, Riya Bhattacharya,

Tanveen Kaur

et al.

Water-Energy Nexus, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 7, P. 277 - 296

Published: Nov. 13, 2024

Language: Английский

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Investigating the relationship between urban growth pattern and urban heat islands: the case of Istanbul, Turkey DOI
Azem Kuru, Büşra Begen Okay

Environmental Earth Sciences, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 84(1)

Published: Jan. 1, 2025

Language: Английский

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Moving on to Greener Pastures? A Review of South Africa’s Housing Megaproject Literature DOI Open Access
Louis Lategan, Brian Fisher‐Holloway, Elizelle Juaneé Cilliers

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Sustainability, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 17(4), P. 1677 - 1677

Published: Feb. 18, 2025

South Africa is a leader in the scholarship on green urbanism Global South, but academic progress has not translated to broad implementation. Notably, government-subsidized housing projects have produced peripheral developments featuring low build quality, conventional gray infrastructure, and deficient socio-economic environmental amenities. Declining delivery increasing informal settlement spawned 2014 shift megaprojects increase output improve living conditions, integration, sustainability. The offered opportunities for normative focus greener development mirrored discourse surrounding project descriptions. Yet, level of enactment remained unclear. In reflecting these points, this paper employs justice as theoretical framework completes comprehensive review literature depth their commitments. A three-phase, seven-stage protocol retrieves relevant literature, bibliometric qualitative content analyses identify publication trends themes. Results indicate limited new with sporadic superficial references development, mostly reserved higher-income segments private developments. response, calls more determined action launch context-aware just offers corresponding guidance research practice value beyond.

Language: Английский

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Multisystemic resilience and its impact on youth mental health: reflections on co-designing a multi-disciplinary, participatory study DOI Creative Commons
Linda Theron,

Matteo Bergamini,

Christine T. Chambers

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Frontiers in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 4

Published: March 18, 2025

Youth depression is a global emergency. Redressing this emergency requires sophisticated understanding of the multisystemic risks and biopsychosocial, economic, environmental resources associated with young people's experiences no/limited versus severe depression. Too often, however, personal focus on individual-level protective dominate accounts trajectories towards Further, studies in high-income countries (i.e., "western") typically inform these accounts. This article corrects oversights. It reports methodology Wellcome-funded R-NEET study: multidisciplinary, multisystemic, mixed method longitudinal study resilience among African youth whose status as "not education, employment or training" (NEET) makes them disproportionately vulnerable to Co-designed by academics, community-based service providers South Africa Nigeria, partnerships United Kingdom, Canada States, identifying physiological, psychological, social, institutional, distinct Using exemplar, advances an argument for contextually culturally rooted capacity that draws multiple, co-occurring systems people depend upon support their wellbeing. Acknowledging harnessing multiple implicated critical researchers mental health who seek thrive, themselves when protecting promoting

Language: Английский

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Impacts of urbanization on land use change and its incidences on the climate: Case of Bingerville City (Ivory Coast, West Africa) DOI Creative Commons
Karim Traoré, Salomon Obahoundjé,

Asseypo Célestin Hauhouot

et al.

AIMS Geosciences, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 11(1), P. 228 - 253

Published: Jan. 1, 2025

Language: Английский

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Addressing Land Use Policy Gaps in The Gambia: The RECC-LUM Project on Sustainable Land Management DOI
Walter Leal Filho, Franziska Wolf, Marina Kovaleva

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Published: Jan. 1, 2025

Language: Английский

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