A synthesis of studies on land use and land cover dynamics during 1930–2015 in Bangladesh

R Rai, Y Zhang, B Paudel, S Li, NR Khanal - Sustainability, 2017 - mdpi.com
Land use and land cover (LULC) is dynamic and changes in it have important environmental
and socio-economic consequences. The pathways and pace of change vary with space and …

Urban expansion pattern and land use dynamics in Dhaka, 1989–2014

N Morshed, C Yorke, Q Zhang - The Professional Geographer, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Rapid change in land use and land cover (LULC) and unplanned urban expansion in Dhaka
City, Bangladesh, receives continuous attention from local policymakers and the …

An assessment of urban vegetation abundance in Accra Metropolitan Area, Ghana: a geospatial approach

AB Owusu - Journal of Environmental Geography, 2018 - analecta.hu
The essential role played by urban vegetation in making urban areas livable is often
overlooked in many developing cities. This is the case of Ghana where its capital, Accra is …

Dhaka city water logging hazards: area identification and vulnerability assessment through GIS-remote sensing techniques

R Alam, Z Quayyum, S Moulds, MA Radia… - Environmental …, 2023 - Springer
Water logging is one of the most detrimental phenomena continuing to burden Dhaka
dwellers. This study aims to spatio-temporarily identify the water logging hazard zones …

A new species of frog (Anura: Dicroglossidae) discovered from the mega city of Dhaka

MSA Howlader, A Nair, J Merilä - PLoS One, 2016 - journals.plos.org
We describe a new species of frog of the genus Zakerana discovered from the urban core of
Dhaka, Bangladesh, one of the most densely populated cities in the world. Although the new …

Evaluation of plant species diversity in the road dividers of Dhaka city

MZ Uddin, A Shomrat, MS Hasan, MR Khan… - Bangladesh Journal of …, 2021 - banglajol.info
The present study aims to evaluate the present status of plant species diversity in the road
dividers of Dhaka city. A total of 90 plant species under 73 genera and 42 families have …

[PDF][PDF] Geospatial analysis of urban expansion and its impact on vegetation cover in Kaduna Metropolis, Nigeria

B Akpu, AI Tanko, DN Jeb, B Dogo - Asian Journal of Environment …, 2017 - researchgate.net
Cities world-wide are experiencing rapid spatial growth and cities in the less developed
countries are already accounting for more of this growth. If such rapid growth is unplanned …

[PDF][PDF] Land use/cover dynamics using multi-temporal satellite imagery-A case study of Haldwani town area, district Nainital, Uttarakhand, India

JS Rawat, M Kumar, V Biswas - International Journal of …, 2014 - researchgate.net
Using multi-temporal satellite imagery, the present study illustrates spatio-temporal
dynamics of Land use/cover of Haldwani Town of district Nainital, Uttarakhand, India …

Assessent of tree diversity in the vegetation of ramna areas of dhaka city for better management

MA Shila, A Shomrat, MZ Uddin - Bangladesh Journal of Botany, 2024 - banglajol.info
The present article deals with the evaluation of the existing tree species diversity in the
Ramna areas of Dhaka city. Both random and stratified random quadrat sampling were used …

An analysis of the temperature change of Dhaka city

H Mohiuddin, MMR Bhuiya… - Proceedings of 5th …, 2014 - papers.ssrn.com
The study analyses the pattern of change of temperature of Dhaka city using the data of
maximum and minimum monthly temperature of 1995-2010 period collected from …