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Low-Density Urbanisation: Prestate Settlement Growth in a Pacific Society
The recognition of low-density urbanisation has been important in documenting how diverse human settlements generated enduring social and economic...
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Urbanisation
Quantifying the formation of agglomerations is of analytical interest and is also an accepted indicator of economic growth. In these lines, measuring...
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Understanding the spatio-temporal variation of urbanisation in Kerala, India
Urbanisation is indeed a global trend that is significantly transforming societies and landscapes. India, in particular, has been experiencing rapid...
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Urbanisation generates multiple trait syndromes for terrestrial animal taxa worldwide
Cities can host significant biological diversity. Yet, urbanisation leads to the loss of habitats, species, and functional groups. Understanding how...
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Exploring residential built-up form typologies in Delhi: a grid-based clustering approach towards sustainable urbanisation
Previous studies have established a significant link between urban form and sustainability. However, the diversity of micro-scale urban forms in...
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Spatial scale-dependent effects of urbanisation on phenotypic traits in a thermophilous grasshopper
AbstractUrban environments are characterised by different microclimates, ecological resources and habitat connectivity compared to nonurban...
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Bioclimatic comfort difference with the effect of urbanisation: the case of Uşak city, Turkey
Rapid human population increase in cities following industrial revolution caused irreversible changes in the physical structure of urban areas by...
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Subtle morphological changes in the visual and antennal sensory system of bees and wasps across an urbanisation gradient
Increased temperature and fragmentation of green spaces in urban areas could drive variations in functional traits of insects. Such morphological...
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On the impact of urbanisation on CO2 emissions
We use a globally consistent, time-resolved data set of CO 2 emission proxies to quantify urban CO 2 emissions in 91 cities. We decompose emission...
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The complex interplay of out-migration and urbanisation: rural to urban transformation in Murshidabad district, India
The process of Indian Urbanisation has been taking a different shape due to the emergence of numerous census towns. Existing literature reveals that...
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Impact of urbanisation on the taxonomic and functional diversity of spider assemblages in Guwahati City, Assam, India
The homogenous nature of the urban environment rapidly alters community dynamics of extant flora and fauna due to short-term spatial and temporal...
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Relative effects of urbanisation, deforestation, and agricultural development on mosquito communities
ContextDespite numerous studies that showed negative effects of landscape anthropisation on species abundance and diversity, the relative effects of...
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The Urbanisation of Risk
Urban growth is normally associated with progress and human development. Today, over half the global population lives in urban centres. In...
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Geospatial analysis of contemporary urbanisation and rural–urban transition in Mangaluru, India
The future of urban growth in India and the developing world is predicted to occur in small and medium-sized cities. Subtleties of such urbanisation...
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Urbanisation in Bangladesh: Geographically Limited and Socially Divided
While urbanisation leads to economic growth and development, the benefits are not necessarily distributed evenly. This unevenness is strongly...
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Urbanisation on the coastline of the most populous and developed state of Brazil: the extent of coastal hardening and occupations in low-elevation zones
Worldwide, coastlines have been replaced and altered by hard infrastructures to protect cities and accommodate human activities. In addition, human...
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Grassland allergenicity increases with urbanisation and plant invasions
Pollen allergies have been on the rise in cities, where anthropogenic disturbances, warmer climate and introduced species are shaping novel urban...
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Urbanisation and Geographical Signatures in Observed Air Temperature Station Trends Over the Mediterranean and the Middle East–North Africa
We update observed temperature trends in the Mediterranean and the Middle East–North Africa (MENA) region, assess their temporal and spatial features...
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Evaluation of Municipal Territorial Utilisation Quality in New-Type Urbanisation: A Case Study of Changzhou, China
Urbanisation in China has caused drastic changes in territorial utilisation patterns, and human-land conflict has become increasingly prominent. It...
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Rapid Urbanisation and Urban Governance Responses in Chitungwiza, Zimbabwe
Rapid urbanisation coupled with poor urban governance in most African cities has resulted in uncontrolled urban sprawl, discordant spatial...
