Impact of Urbanization on landuse change in the rural-urban fringe (Rurban)

Impact of Urbanization on landuse change in the rural-urban fringe (Rurban)

Rural-urban fringes are often subjected to ambiguous behaviour in terms of landuse. In rurban areas, the boundaries between different areas are hard to delineate. Sometimes a mixture of different communities with variety in income group, cultural identity or ethnicity can be found. Cities have developed to the extent that residents from surrounding areas occupy these … Read more

Urban floods – Impacts of Climate change vs Urbanization

Urban floods – Impacts of Climate change vs Urbanization

Urban floods has very adverse socioeconomic effects and can cause disruptions to city administration (eg, transport, sewerage, communication and electricity supply) and damage urban infrastructure. There is increasing concern that many areas of the world will be at risk of flooding, especially in urban areas with large populations and resources. Urbanization Urbanization and urban growth … Read more