Exploring the nexus of migration dynamics and urban expansion: key drivers of horizontal spatial growth in Woldia Township, Ethiopia by Mulu Fasigo Fente, Birhanu Girma Abebe, Mintesnot Gebeyehu Woldeamanuel

“…Consequently, the influx of migrants has resulted in significant pressure on peri-urban areas, where housing availability and accessibility remain limited. …”
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Development of a PM2.5 Forecasting System Integrating Low-cost Sensors for Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam by Nguyen Ky Phung, Nguyen Quang Long, Nguyen Van Tin, Dang Thi Thanh Le

“…Abstract Air pollution is a serious concern in urban areas, especially cities such as Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC). …”
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Invasive Traits of <i>Symphyotrichum squamatum</i> and <i>S. ciliatum</i>: Insights from Distribution Modeling, Reproductive Success, and Morpho-Structural Analysis by Alina Georgiana Cîșlariu, Ciprian Claudiu Mânzu, Mioara Dumitrașcu, Daniela Clara Mihai, Marius Nicu Andronache, Petronela Camen-Comănescu, Eugenia Nagodă, Anca Sârbu

“…<i>Symphyotrichum squamatum</i>, a South American species first recorded in Bucharest in 2015, is currently expanding into urban and peri-urban areas of Romania, raising concerns about its invasive potential. …”
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Urban-Rural Disparity of Generics Prescription in Taiwan: The Example of Dihydropyridine Derivatives by Chia-Chen Hsu, Chia-Lin Chou, Shu-Chiung Chiang, Tzeng-Ji Chen, Li-Fang Chou, Yueh-Ching Chou

“…Among physician clinics, the generic prescribing ratio in urban areas was 63.9 ± 41.0% (mean ± standard deviation), lower than that in suburban (69.6 ± 38.7%) and in rural (74.1% ± 35.3%). …”
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The correlation between temperature and dengue haemorrhagic fever in Malang Regency – Indonesia: A spatial – temporal analysis by Ali Khaidar, Addin Rizaldi Muhammad, Bangun Sugiharto Septiono, Yuniarno Saudin, Fitria Widiyanto Agnes, Suratman Suratman, Lazuardi Lutfan

“…The spatial analysis also indicates that dengue fever cases in Malang Regency exhibit a clustered pattern, with the clusters predominantly located in urban areas. Temperature significantly influences dengue incidence in Malang Regency, particularly with a lag of 2-3 months. …”
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Entre sacrificios y esperanzas: análisis de conflictos socioambientales en Bogotá desde una perspectiva de ecología política by Mariluz Nova Laverde, Milton Piñeros Fuentes, Jaime Edison Rojas Mora

“…The socio-environmental justice index reveals significant disparities in the distribution of socio-economic and ecological conditions between rural and urban areas, while the documentation of experiences showcases innovative strategies of collective action by diverse communities with hybrid identities, who propose alternative ways of living and being rooted in the recovery of ancestral knowledge and peasant traditions. …”
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Utilizing Remote Sensing to Quantify Evapotranspiration: A Case Study of the Saiss Basin (Morocco) by Oumou Abdellah, Essahlaoui Ali, Khrabcha Abdelali, Essahlaoui Narjisse, Alitane Abdennabi, Kassou Amina, El Hafyani Mohammed, Van Rompaey Anton, Gobin Anne

“…Furthermore, water bodies and vegetation are characterized by significant ET compared to bare soils and urbanized areas. The comparison of METRIC ET and reference ET showed a strong correlation with an R², RMSE, and MAE of 0.68, 1.0, and 0.78, respectively. …”
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Real-Time Smart Parking Systems Integration in Distributed ITS for Smart Cities by Muhammad Alam, Davide Moroni, Gabriele Pieri, Marco Tampucci, Miguel Gomes, José Fonseca, Joaquim Ferreira

“…The proposed architecture is deployed to tackle the problem of traffic management inefficiency in urban areas, where traffic load is substantially increased, by vehicles moving around unnecessarily, to find a free parking space. …”
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Long-term Characterization of Urban PM10 in Hungary by Zita Ferenczi, Kornélia Imre, Mónika Lakatos, Ágnes Molnár, László Bozó, Emese Homolya, András Gelencsér

“…Abstract Over urban areas in Hungary, the annual average PM10 concentrations are not frequently higher than 40 µg m–3. …”
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Utilization of Lagerstroemia speciosa dry leaf litter combined with cat-tle dung for the production of enriched vermicompost – A possibility of valorization by Gnanasekaran R, Jerin Rexiya S, Dhanalakshmi M, Abinaya M, Priyadharshini B, Sharmilee D, Udayamathi M

“…The plant generated waste (leaf litter) is also a type of organic waste that creates multiple issues in urban areas.Method: Vermicomposting is a suitable alternative safe, hygienic, and cost-effective disposal of organic solid waste with the help of earthworms. …”
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Spatiotemporal analysis of ecosystem services and the impact of new-type urbanization: A case study of Chengdu, China by Pinjian Li, Tianhong Li

“…A comprehensive understanding of the dynamics of ecosystem services (ESs) and their relationships with new-type urbanization is crucial for promoting sustainable development, particularly in rapidly urbanizing areas. This study employed Chengdu, a rapidly urbanizing city, as the study area to investigate the spatiotemporal variation characteristics of ESs and the impact of new-type urbanization on ESs from 2000 to 2020. …”
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Micronutrient status, food security, anaemia, Plasmodium infection, and physical activity as predictors of primary schoolchildren's body composition in Côte d'Ivoire by Kurt Z. Long, Kurt Z. Long, Sylvain G. Traoré, Sylvain G. Traoré, Kouadio B. Kouassi, Kouadio B. Kouassi, Jean T. Coulibaly, Jean T. Coulibaly, Bomey C. Gba, Bomey C. Gba, Daouda Dao, Daouda Dao, Johanna Beckmann, Christin Lang, Harald Seelig, Nicole Probst-Hensch, Nicole Probst-Hensch, Uwe Pühse, Markus Gerber, Jürg Utzinger, Jürg Utzinger, Bassirou Bonfoh, Bassirou Bonfoh, Bassirou Bonfoh

“…BackgroundStunting and overt malnutrition remain prevalent among school age children in rural areas of Côte d'Ivoire while obesity is increasing in urban areas. Associations of children's nutritional status, Plasmodium infection, physical activity and household characteristics with body composition were analyzed to identify what factors might be contributing to this dual burden of disease.MethodsLongitudinal growth curve models (LGCM) evaluated associations of micronutrient status, household food security, Plasmodium falciparum prevalence and physical activity assessed at three time points with fat free mass and fat mass.ResultsMore severe anaemia was inversely associated with FFM and TrFFM trajectories overall and among girls. …”
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Genetic Geostatistical Framework for Spatial Analysis of Fine-Scale Genetic Heterogeneity in Modern Populations: Results from the KORA Study by A. N. Diaz-Lacava, M. Walier, D. Holler, M. Steffens, C. Gieger, C. Furlanello, C. Lamina, H. E. Wichmann, T. Becker

“…In accordance to literature, more urbanized areas showed higher levels of admixture. This approach showed efficacy for detecting and analyzing subtle patterns of genetic heterogeneity within small areas. …”
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Measures of Spatial and Demographic Disparities in Access to Urban Green Space in Harbin, China by Qian Xie, Ming Lu

“…The aim of this study is to measure spatial accessibility and investigate access disparities to UGSs in urban areas of Harbin, China. A Gaussian-based two-step floating catchment area method and spatial autocorrelation analysis were used to measure the accessibility and evaluate its distribution patterns in residential tracts. …”
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Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factor Patterns and Their Implications for Intervention Strategies in Vietnam by Quang Ngoc Nguyen, Son Thai Pham, Loi Doan Do, Viet Lan Nguyen, Stig Wall, Lars Weinehall, Ruth Bonita, Peter Byass

“…Within-individual clustering of metabolic factors was more common among older women and in urban areas. High overall CVD risk (≥20% over 10 years) identified 20% of men and 5% of women—especially at higher ages—who had coexisting CVDRF. …”
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Evaluating GEMS HCHO Retrievals With TROPOMI Product, Pandora Observations, and GEOS‐Chem Simulations by Weitao Fu, Lei Zhu, Hyeong‐Ahn Kwon, Rokjin J. Park, Gitaek T. Lee, Isabelle DeSmedt, Song Liu, Xicheng Li, Yuyang Chen, Dongchuan Pu, Juan Li, Xiaoxing Zuo, Peng Zhang, Yali Li, Zhuoxian Yan, Xue Zhang, Jiaming Zhang, Xingyi Wu, Huizhong Shen, Jianhuai Ye, Chen Wang, Tzung‐May Fu, Xin Yang

“…Diurnally, we find strong HCHO variations over urban areas but not in forests. During the fire season of mainland Southeast Asia, GEMS HCHO increases in the afternoon, in line with diurnal emission estimates from the Global Fire Emissions Database Version 4 with small fires (GFED4s) and GEOS‐Chem simulations. …”
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From Policy to Practice: Assessing Carbon Storage in Fujian Province Using Patch-Generating Land Use Simulation and Integrated Valuation of Ecosystem Services and Tradeoffs Models by Qin Nie, Wang Man, Zongmei Li, Xuewen Wu

“…Key conservation areas, including 12 priority districts, were identified in the western and northwestern regions, while coastal urban areas, comprising 31 vulnerable districts, face significant carbon storage losses. …”
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An urban land surface temperature and emissivity separation algorithm from ASTER TIR data and its application by Jinglun Li, Kun Li, Yonggang Qian, Xianhui Dou, Qijin Han, Jian Zeng, Hang Zhao, Qiongqiong Lan, Zhaopeng Xu, Jiayi Bai, Baoan Wei, Xining Liu, Feng Wang, Juntao Yang, Yueming Wang

“…Compared with natural surfaces, urban areas have complex geometric structures causing multiple scattering and adjacency effects. …”
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Connectivity and community structure of online and register-based social networks by Márton Menyhért, Eszter Bokányi, Rense Corten, Eelke M. Heemskerk, Yuliia Kazmina, Frank W. Takes

“…Instead, communities appear to either center around large metropolitan areas or, outside of the country’s most urbanized area, comprise large blocks of interdependent municipalities. …”
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Environmental sustainability of urban expansion: Implications for transport emissions, air pollution, and city growth by Susana Lopez-Aparicio, Henrik Grythe, Arkadiusz Drabicki, Konrad Chwastek, Kamila Toboła, Lidia Górska-Niemas, Urszula Kierpiec, Miha Markelj, Joanna Strużewska, Bartosz Kud, Gabriela Sousa Santos

“…We analyse CO2 traffic emissions, NO2 concentrations, and population exposure across urban areas in future scenarios of further sprawling or alternative compacting land-use development. …”
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