Human interference to the environment has been increasing from last two decades. And this has imposed severe outcomes on environment and our ecological system. With increasing population, growth is unavoidable, thus its ...

The major cause of unstructured and undefined land use patterns is urbanisation, which has a direct and indirect influence on the environment as well as natural resources that supply high-quality ecosystem services for ...

The surface water is any water body that is above the surface like streams, rivers, lakes, wetland reservoirs. Together they cover approximately 3% of the global land mass. They provide water sources for various human ...

The study attempts to identify the social and environmental impacts of floating solar photovoltaics (FSPV) and the implications for sustainability. Energy production has a significant impact on GHG emissions; thus, emerging ...

Efforts to combat climate change have taken off in the last two decades, and the international community has committed to reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 2020. Reduced global energy demand is a critical component ...

The climate disaster poses a major threat to humanity, environment, and all of our planet's animals, plants, and wildlife that inhabit our planet. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) stated in 1990 that ...

If vegetation changes at the landscape level, it may threaten the capacity of beneficial insects and animals to survive in urban set up or have a substantial implications on production of food, provision of biodiversity ...

Disasters are single-handedly responsible for hindering any nation’s growth. Being a multi-disaster prone region, the North-eastern part of India suffers due to economic backwardness and being geographically isolated. ...

There are 461 million people living in cities and this number is growing by 2.3% every year. Providing the necessary urban infrastructure is an upcoming big challenge as 70 to 80 % of the infrastructure that will be needed ...

Cities are a key factor in contributing to climate change as seventy-five percent of worldwide carbon emissions are attributed to urban activities. The transportation and building sector accounts for the majority of emissions ...