Bangladesh has been experiencing rapid urban expansion over the last few decades,
contributing much to the region's land cover transition into the urban area. The study aims to …

This paper makes tourism an optic to explore intricacies of production of space and how it
shapes and provides a form to a city. Taking the case of Dharamshala, a small town in the …

Urban sprawl has become a global phenomenon as an outcome of growing population and
rapid urbanization. Previous studies have addressed the rising incidence of uncontrollable …

Urban land use change modelling facilitates predicting future land development trajectories.
Geographical and administrative factors are an important component of urban growth …

Guwahati, Assam's largest city and the gateway to Northeast India faces rapid urbanization
and increasing pollution. Although heavy air pollution has been frequent in recent decades …

Forest loss and fragmentation are critical issues that confront urban landscapes. The urban
forests in the hills of the Guwahati Metropolitan Area (GMA) in India have experienced …

Intermediate cities in Asia and Africa house more than 60% of the world's urban population.
More than 54% of the people here face high levels of water stress and are increasingly …

The use of blue-green infrastructure (BGI) for addressing problems of urban flood risk is
increasingly being encouraged. However, effective and appropriate implementation of BGI …

Rapid population growth and urbanization in and around Guwahati city, the state capital of
Assam have resulted in tremendous pressure on its limited land and civic infrastructures …

Guwahati city is the highest order urban center of Assam and is an important gateway to the
north eastern region of India. In this study, a 50km buffer from the master plan boundary of …