Abstract Cities in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) have so far failed to sustainably address urban
sprawl and its ramifications. Meanwhile, the projected increase in the urban population in …

Agriculture, through its economic, social and ecological functions, presents potentials for
meeting some of the targets of the 11 th Sustainable Development Goal (SDG). The targets …

Rapid urban growth in major cities of a country poses challenges for sustainable
development. Particularly in Africa, the process of rapid urbanization is little understood and …

The relationship between the urban population and urban construction land is an important
indicator for assessing urbanization quality. With the rapid growth of urban population and …

Unplanned urban expansion poses grand social and environmental challenges worldwide.
The concept of Natural-based solutions (NbS) has been recently proposed as new guidance …

Materials and Methods: In this study, 221 fish samples, of which 108 (Oreochromis spp., n=
38; C. gariepinus, n= 35; and P. hypophthalmus, n= 35) were from Kelantan and 113 …

Rapid urban expansion is a significant contributor to land cover change and poses a
challenge to environmental sustainability, particularly in less developed countries …

Since 2018's presidential declaration of Dodoma to be one among cities in Tanzania,
remarkable changes on land use/land cover (LULC) have been experienced over the area …

The authorities of cities in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) are struggling to contain urban sprawl.
The region's rapid population growth is expected to exacerbate the situation. Diagnoses of …

Environmentally sensitive areas such as lands demarcated for urban green infrastructure
and regional forest reserves by urban and regional plans are crucial to be protected, due to …