Urban and peri-urban precipitation and air temperature trends in mega cities of the world using multiple trend analysis methods
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DOI: 10.1007/s00704-017-2096-7
Abstract: Urbanization plays an important role in altering local to regional climate. In this study, the trends in precipitation and the air temperature were investigated for urban and peri-urban areas of 18 mega cities selected from… read more here.
Keywords: urban peri; air temperature; temperature; precipitation ... See more keywords
Monitoring spatio-temporal dynamics of urban and peri-urban land transitions using ensemble of remote sensing spectral indices-a case study of Chennai Metropolitan Area, India.
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DOI: 10.1007/s10661-019-7986-y
Abstract: Land-use/land-cover change is the most vulnerable factor in any developing urban environment. Increased infrastructure and population density tend to alter the land features which in turn will have an impact on climate change and will… read more here.
Keywords: urban peri; area; land use; study ... See more keywords
Diversity and nutrient balances of urban and peri-urban farms in Ethiopia
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DOI: 10.1007/s10705-018-9911-0
Abstract: Urban and peri-urban agriculture (UPA) is important for food security in fast growing cities of developing countries. UPA also may have an important role in nutrient re-cycling at the interface of rural and urban areas.… read more here.
Keywords: urban peri; nutrient balances; diversity nutrient; peri urban ... See more keywords
Urban and Peri-Urban Residential Rental Markets in Wallonia: Similar or Different?
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DOI: 10.1007/s12061-019-09312-8
Abstract: Residential rents are analysed in the Walloon region in Belgium. In this region, affected by urban sprawl, households rent accommodation in urbanised areas as well as in their peripheries. While there is no statistical difference… read more here.
Keywords: urban peri; urban residential; residential rental; rental markets ... See more keywords
Continuity under change: Towards a spatiotemporal understanding of market-oriented urban and peri-urban agriculture – Insights from Kenya
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DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeog.2021.102528
Abstract: Abstract Urban and peri-urban agriculture (UPA) operates in an ambiguous relation to rapid urban growth. While urban expansion constrains farmers' access to land and resources, resulting in a replacement of UPA, proximity to expanding urban… read more here.
Keywords: urban peri; market oriented; urban agriculture; peri urban ... See more keywords
A Customized FuzzyAHP - GIS based DRASTIC-L model for intrinsic groundwater vulnerability assessment of urban and peri urban phreatic aquifer clusters
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DOI: 10.1016/j.gsd.2019.03.005
Abstract: Abstract The groundwater vulnerability analysis addresses the degree of sensitivity of groundwater system towards changes in both intrinsic/inherent and extrinsic factors. With this aim, an integrated FAHP-GIS-based modified DRASTIC (DRASTIC-L) method was followed in order… read more here.
Keywords: urban peri; area; vulnerability; peri urban ... See more keywords
Potential mitigation of the environmental impacts of food systems through urban and peri-urban agriculture (UPA) – a life cycle assessment approach
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2016.05.176
Abstract: Abstract Global food systems are as vital for human survival as they constitute a major threat to the environment, being key drivers of climate change, water use, toxic emissions and habitat change. In a business… read more here.
Keywords: urban peri; food supply; mitigation; food systems ... See more keywords
Contaminants of Emerging Concern as novel groundwater tracers for delineating wastewater impacts in urban and peri-urban areas.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2018.09.013
Abstract: Management and treatment of environmental impacts from wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) is a major, worldwide, sustainability challenge. One issue associated with WWTP operation is the potential for groundwater contamination via leaking or infiltration of wastewater,… read more here.
Keywords: urban peri; groundwater tracers; groundwater; novel groundwater ... See more keywords
Groundwater suitability zonation with synchronized GIS and MCDM approach for urban and peri-urban phreatic aquifer ensemble of southern India
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DOI: 10.1080/1573062x.2018.1561910
Abstract: ABSTRACT The integrated application of Geographic Information System (GIS) and Multi Criteria Decision Making (MCDM) technique is employed for groundwater (GW) suitability zonation in the phreatic coastal aquifer of two differently urbanized clusters in the… read more here.
Keywords: urban peri; gis; groundwater suitability; peri urban ... See more keywords
City-Dwellers and Country Folks: Lack of Population Differentiation Along an Urban–Rural Gradient in the Mosquito Culex pipiens (Diptera: Culicidae)
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DOI: 10.1093/jisesa/iex086
Abstract: Abstract Mosquitoes (Diptera, Culicidae) occur in natural, urban, and peri-urban areas throughout the globe. Although the characteristics of urban and peri-urban habitats differ from those of natural habitats in many ways (e.g., fragmentation, pollution, noise,… read more here.
Keywords: urban peri; diptera culicidae; urban rural; differentiation ... See more keywords
A systematic literature review of schistosomiasis in urban and peri-urban settings
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0008995
Abstract: Background Schistosomiasis is a parasitic disease caused by trematode worms of the genus Schistosoma and belongs to the neglected tropical diseases. The disease has been reported in 78 countries, with around 290.8 million people in… read more here.
Keywords: urban peri; schistosomiasis; schistosomiasis urban; peri urban ... See more keywords