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Land Use and Land Cover Analysis for Solid Waste Management in NCT Delhi Using Fusion Aware Segformer

Land Degradation &Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The use of Land Use Land Cover (LULC) analysis is a fundamental requirement for urban solid waste management (SWM); however, conventional LULC analysis methods are not well suited to the spatio‐temporal variability, multi‐sensor heterogeneity, and seasonal variations of highly dynamic urban environments.
Rubeena Vohra, Ashish Kumar
wiley   +1 more source

Divergent benefits of urban nature: A comparison of new towns and unplanned settlements in South Tangerang, Indonesia

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Urban nature provides essential ecosystem services, but their use and perception vary based on socio‐demographic factors, including settlement type, which reflects differences in socio‐economic and environmental conditions. This study compares how residents of new town developments (master‐planned areas) and unplanned settlements (organically ...
Shaikh Fairul Edros Ahmad Shaikh, Bergita Gusti Lipu, Miya Irawati, Alex M. Lechner, Perrine Hamel   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Review of the Progressing Role of Solar Photovoltaics in Energy Transition Scenarios Over Five Decades of 100% Renewable Energy Systems Research

Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications, EarlyView.
Over the last five decades, several milestones in energy system modelling enabled the progressing role of solar PV in the field of 100% renewable energy systems research. The key advancements are grouped into visionary scoping, advances in PV system applications, expanding economic insights, methodological advances and additional aspects. ABSTRACT Five
Christian Breyer, Siavash Khalili, Dennis Bredemeier, Arnulf Jäger‐Waldau, Dominik Keiner, Marta Victoria   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effectiveness of Facebook groups in enhancing the capacity of rooftop gardeners

Urban Agriculture & Regional Food Systems
Rooftop farming is a modern way of growing food in cities that uses unused rooftop spaces to promote local food production. A lack of knowledge and limited access to technical assistance are major obstacles that hinder the practice.
Khondokar H. Kabir, Jannatul Ferdows, Saifur Rahman, Ataharul Chowdhury, M. Asaduzzaman Sarker, S. M. Asik Ullah, Mohammed Nasir Uddin, Mohammad Maruf Hasan   +7 more
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A Comparative Analysis of Machine Learning and Deep Learning for Rooftop Vegetation Identification: Supporting Evidence-Based Urban Governance in Dhaka

Urban Science
Dhaka, one of the world’s most densely populated megacities, has faced a severe ecological decline, with green cover plummeting from 44.80% in 1975 to approximately 24.50% by 2005.
Md Ashikuzzaman, Yongze Song, Atiq Uz Zaman   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Utilization of harvested rainwater for ensuring green-fodder availability in arid Rajasthan

The Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 2022
The efficient use and management of natural resources are important factors for success in agricultural farming. An experiment was conducted on round the year fodder production at ICAR-Central Arid Zone Research Institute, Jodhpur, Rajasthan during 2017–
R N KUMAWAT, M PATIDAR, B K MATHUR, P SANTRA   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Botanic and heritage gardens as living laboratories in the age of the polycrisis

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Societal Impact Statement Cities face intertwined crises of climate, biodiversity loss and social disconnection. We show how botanic and heritage gardens can help address these challenges as living laboratories to generate place‐based evidence and public engagement.
Kevin Frediani
wiley   +1 more source

Climate Action Delay Discourses in the Sports Sector: Insights From Interviews With Athletes and Staff

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT There is a major contradiction between the current model of international elite sport and efforts to mitigate climate change. This study investigates climate action delay discourses within the sports sector by analyzing 28 semi‐structured interviews with athletes and sports federation employees.
Pascal Stegmann, Manuel Suter
wiley   +1 more source

Fragmentation Across Scales, Geography, and Climate Challenges in European Urban Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation Research: A Bibliometric and Systematic Review

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT European urban climate change research lacks integration across scales, geography, and climate challenges, despite Europe's coordinated policy frameworks. Through a hybrid bibliometric and systematic review of 1528 studies (2010–2025) using Cortext Manager and PRISMA 2020 guidelines, this study maps the conceptual patterns, knowledge gaps, and
Isabela Pichardo‐Velázquez, Richard Dean Morales, Antonino Marvuglia   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Practical Methodology for Developing Visions for Carbon‐Neutral Cities and Communities

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Cities and communities play important roles in sustainable development and climate change mitigation. This study presents a novel framework for developing carbon‐neutral visions for cities and communities. We established five “principles,” investigated options encompassing four parameters (management, goal setting, actions, and quantification),
Kei Gomi, Makoto Ooba, Shogo Nakamura, Kohei Sakai, Satoshi Nagatomi   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source