[HTML][HTML] Identifying and prioritizing climate change adaptation measures in the context of electricity, transportation and water infrastructure: A case study

B Rathnayaka, D Robert, C Siriwardana… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Climate Change Adaptation (CCA) has become a vital measure within every nation
due to the significant impacts posed by climate change on Critical Infrastructures (CIs) and …

Spatiotemporal variation of urban heat islands for implementing nature-based solutions: A case study of Kurunegala, Sri Lanka

M Ranagalage, SS Ratnayake, D Dissanayake… - … International Journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Changes in the urban landscape resulting from rapid urbanisation and climate change have
the potential to increase land surface temperature (LST) and the incidence of the urban heat …

Knowing the lay of the land: changes to land use and cover and landscape pattern in village tank cascade systems of Sri Lanka

SS Ratnayake, M Reid, N Larder, D Hunter… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Social-ecological systems (SESs) possess a great diversity of land use and land cover
(LULC) types with unique assemblages of biodiversity and ecosystem services. However …

[HTML][HTML] An approach to delineate potential groundwater zones in Kilinochchi district, Sri Lanka, using GIS techniques

V Pathmanandakumar, N Thasarathan… - … International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
The scarcity of surface water resources in the dry season in the Kilinochchi district increases
the demand for freshwater. Therefore, the main objective of this study is to delineate …

Mapping urban heat vulnerability of extreme heat in hangzhou via comparing two approaches

X Liu, W Yue, X Yang, K Hu, W Zhang, M Huang - Complexity, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Extreme heat is the leading cause of heat‐related mortality around the world. Extracting heat
vulnerability information from the urban complexity system is crucial for urban health studies …

Land use change and its impacts on land surface temperature in Galle City, Sri Lanka

D Dissanayake - Climate, 2020 - mdpi.com
This study investigated the spatiotemporal changes of land use land cover (LULC) and its
impact on land surface temperature (LST) in the Galle Municipal Council area (GMCA), Sri …

Spatial analysis of urbanization patterns in four rapidly growing south Asian cities using Sentinel-2 Data

M Ranagalage, T Morimoto, M Simwanda… - Remote Sensing, 2021 - mdpi.com
The rapid and dominant urbanization in Asian cities has fueled concerns regarding the local
and global efforts toward urban sustainability. Specifically, South Asian cities have been a …

[PDF][PDF] The use of new techniques in spatial modeling and analysis of urban quality of life: Multiple-criteria decision analysis and GIS

S Dehimi - GeoJournal of Tourism and Geosites, 2021 - researchgate.net
The research aims to analyze and evaluate the quality of urban life using modern
technologies by engaging residents and experts to choose criteria for analyzing and …

Urban livability index assessment based on land-use changes in an Indian medium-sized city (Raiganj)

T Basu, A Das, P Pereira - Geocarto International, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Improvement of a city's liveability, especially in developing countries, is increasingly viewed
as a way to enhance city dwellers' quality of life. This study applied remote sensing and GIS …

The potential impact of increased urbanization on land surface temperature over South-West Nigeria

AI Seun, AP Ayodele, D Koji, SO Akande - Current Research in …, 2022 - Elsevier
Due to the negative consequences of urban heat islands (UHI) on urban ecology, Identifying
the regional variation of land surface temperature (LST) offers a clear picture of the UHI …