Pitfalls of space-time trading when parametrizing a land use dependent hydrological model by Oudin, Ludovic, Lalonde, Morgane

“…Results show a clear modulation of land use on evapotranspiration, suggesting larger and lower evaporation rates over croplands and urban areas respectively. The proposed formulation was able to reasonably predict the magnitude of the decrease of the evaporative ratio on urbanizing catchments, but fails to efficiently predict the hydrological impacts of vegetated land use conversions, both in terms of direction and magnitude of changes. …”
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Wpływ emisji energii z terenów zurbanizowanych i szlaków komunikacyjnych na zmiany w rozwoju ekosystemów w ich otoczeniu by Urszula Kaźmierczak, Andrzej Kulczycki

“…Ever-increasing amounts of energy are consumed in relatively small urban areas, in communication routes, and in airport areas. …”
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Thermally Affected Zone (TAZ) Assessment in Open-Loop Low-Enthalpy Groundwater Heat Pump Systems (GWHPs): Potential of Analytical Solutions by Martina Gizzi, Glenda Taddia, Elena Cerino Abdin, Stefano Lo Russo

“…Thermal perturbation produced in the subsurface by open-loop groundwater heat pump systems (GWHPs) must be predicted and constantly controlled, especially in the shallow aquifers of more densely urbanized areas, in order to guarantee plants’ long-term sustainable use and to avoid adverse effects on adjacent geothermal systems. …”
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Integrated Evaluation of the Ecological Security Pattern in Central Beijing Using InVEST, MSPA, and Multifactor Indices by Xiaodan Li, Haoyu Tao, Jing Wang, Bo Zhang, Zhen Liu, Zhiping Liu, Jing Li

“…To develop an ESP tailored to the scale of central urban areas in megacities, this study takes Central Beijing as the research object. …”
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Evaluation of Water Quality in a Highly Impacted Urban Stream Using Water Quality Index (Ankara Stream, Türkiye) by Hazal Aydogdu Kayadelen, Nilsun Demir

“…Population growth along with other factors such as industrial, agricultural, and urban development, threaten freshwater resources in urban areas. Protecting urban water quality for ecological balance, water security, and energy production is crucial. …”
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Building Extraction From High-Resolution Multispectral and SAR Images Using a Boundary-Link Multimodal Fusion Network by Zhe Zhao, Boya Zhao, Yuanfeng Wu, Zutian He, Lianru Gao

“…It distinguishes buildings from the background in complex environments, such as dense urban areas or regions with mixed vegetation, particularly when small buildings lack distinct texture or color features. …”
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Unearthing the burden of melioidosis in North India – an emerging threat in a non-endemic region by Shweta Raina, Disha Gautam, Rohit Kumar, Kavita Sisodia, Chiranjay Mukhopadhyay, Harpreet Kaur, Mohammed Ashiq, Rushika Saksena

“…Climate change results in frequent flooding and waterlogging in urban areas, leading to exposure of soil harbouring B. pseudomallei, thus a contributing factor to the rise in cases in cities. …”
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Water Service Delivery Issues and Challenges for the Urban Poor Zones in Southwestern Uganda. by Muhamya, Horace, Ocan, Johnson, Adyanga, Francis Akena

“…This research will broaden service models for urban areas while also creating service models for locations with features of impoverished conditions. …”
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Effect of Public Health Care Expenditure on Malaria Incidence in Uganda. by Mugabe, Andrew

“…The study recommends that the government increase funding to combat malaria, strengthen initiatives to improve household incomes, and develop strategies for well-organized and properly planned urban areas.…”
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The Application of KNN Algorithm in Optimizing Urban Land Use with an Emphasis on Earthquake Risk, Case study: Sanandaj City by Shahrivar rostaei, Rahim heydari chyaneh, ayoub zoghi

“…The purpose of this study is to determine the optimal urban areas for the development of the city with the aim of reducing the vulnerability of Sanandaj. …”
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Analysis of the Impact of Ride-Hailing on Urban Road Network Traffic by Using Vehicle Trajectory Data by Zijun Liang, Wei Kong, Xuejuan Zhan, Yun Xiao

“…The results show that the ride-hailing vehicles have obvious travel characteristics of morning peak and evening peak, and in central urban areas and through the proposed indices of the travel time occupation rate and the travel space occupation rate to further quantitatively analyze the spatial and temporal characteristics of travel of different kinds of vehicles. …”
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Trento Social Commons. Community Engagement as Tools for New Physical and Cultural Relationships Between Rural and Peripheral Spaces by Alessandro Gretter, Chiara Rizzi, Sara Favargiotti, Alessandro Betta, Giovanna Ulrici

“…Expansion of urbanized areas heavily changed cultural landscapes' features in many European countries. …”
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Estimation of apparent thermal inertia of roofing materials from aerial thermal imagery by Emanuele Mandanici, Gabriele Lo Grasso, Maria A. Tini, Antonio Zanutta

“…Abstract The rapid expansion of urban areas and soil sealing is enhancing the Urban Heat Island (UHI) phenomenon, especially during heat waves. …”
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Study on Urban Flood Risk Transfer Caused by Polders for Flood Control in Plain River Network Areas by WANG Yuefeng, CUI Tingting, XU Youpeng, WANG Qiang

“…The construction of polders in plain water network areas has changed the pattern of flood control and drainage,and the transfer of urban flood risks caused by it is still unclear.By comprehensively applying urban flood coupling simulation and risk assessment method,this paper quantitatively revealed the urban flood risk transfer caused by polders for flood control in Changzhou City and put forward the flood risk coordination scheme through typical flood simulation analysis.The results show that:① The use of polders for flood control reduces the inundated area by 56%~64% and the severely inundated area (>1.0 m) by 70.2% and aggravates the flood disaster in the southern and eastern parts of the enclosure;② the implementation of polders for flood control accelerates the transfer of flood risks from urban areas to suburbs,which can reduce the flood risk of 4~5 subcatchment areas within the enclosure by more than 50%,while the flood risk increases significantly in the three subcatchment areas in the southern and eastern parts of the enclosure;③ according to the principle of risk sharing,the water level of polders for flood control is increased by 0~0.10 m,which can be used as an alternative scheme for Changzhou flood control dispatching in the future.The research results can provide a reference for urban flood control and disaster reduction and flood optimal dispatching in plain water network areas.…”
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Évaluation de la marchabilité de trois environnements urbains de la région métropolitaine montréalaise à partir de l’outil MAPPA by François Raulin, Sébastien Lord, Paula Negron-Poblete

“…To compare neighbourhoods, we constructed a typology that classifies street segments from their low to more walkability potential. These three urban areas were chosen in terms of various economic phases that succeeded historically in the province of Québec: 1) Old Rosemont - former working class neighbourhood; 2) Duvernay - Laval - postwar suburbs; 3) Bois-Franc - Saint-Laurent District - new urbanism. …”
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La pertinence des indices de vulnérabilité aux aléas naturels pour les gestionnaires : une approche mixte de la revue de littérature by Brice Lesouëf, Alain Hénaff, Guillaume Marie

“…It appears that i) despite the wording in fair share of abstracts, few publications actually set the creation of operational decision-making tool for stakeholders as their goal ; ii) applied indexes or those creating interest among stakeholders are focused in developed countries’ urban areas ; iii) potential end-users participation during indexes’ construction isn’t a necessary requirement to be seen as relevant by them, but does facilitate it in several ways ; iv) no specific methodological choice has systematic impact on an index’ relevance, which depends from the study’s and application area’s context ; v) mapping visualization is, a priori, the sole necessary requirement, which emphasizes the importance of communication between research team and planners.…”
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Capacity Model of Exclusive Right-Turn Lane at Signalized Intersection considering Pedestrian-Vehicle Interaction by Chengcheng Yang, Jiawen Wang, Jieshuang Dong

“…In high density urban areas, pedestrians have a great influence on the capacity of intersections. …”
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Identification of a partnership model between a university and not-for-profit organization to address health professions education and health inequality gaps through simulation-bas... by Samyah Siraj, Beheshta Momand, Ginny Brunton, Adam Dubrowski

“…Training tools such as simulators are primarily limited to university and hospital-based research centers in urban areas. This scoping review aimed to examine current literature to identify a partnership model involving academic institutions and non-profit organizations (NPOs) that focuses on facilitating the wider distribution of simulators. …”
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The Effect of Built-Up Area Density and Vegetation Density on Surface Temperature in Banjarmasin City by Sidharta Adyatma, Muhammad Muhaimin, Deasy Arisanty, Karunia Puji Hastuti

“…We employed remote sensing and surveys to monitor and detect regional changes in urban areas due to rapid development. Built-up areas can be mapped using the Normalized Difference Built-Up Index (NDBI) algorithm, and vegetation density can be mapped using the Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) algorithm. …”
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Dental Anxiety and Self-Esteem in Pediatric Patients Undergoing Maxillofacial Orthopedics by Gema Nataly Barreiro Mendoza, Thainah Bruna Santos Zambrano, Alexandra Ludwika Wied

“…Results: The mean age of participants was 9 years, with 86.96% residing in urban areas. Sociodemographic variables showed statistically significant differences (p<0.05). …”
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