Intra-urban travel is basic to urban residents. It occasioned by the need of residents carry out their activities in different places either necessity or choice. The magnitude trips generated depends on complex interaction socio-economic characteristics cities and those However, existing knowledge subject matter seems concentrate latter sheer neglect former. This study therefore examines factor...

In this paper, with reference to congested multimodal urban networks, within-day dynamic traffic assignment is formalized as a fixed-point problem in terms of arc flow and transit frequency temporal profiles. The main innovation is to represent transit supply using a frequency approach, instead of a run approach, thus not requiring a diachronic graph. By so doing, intra and inter modal congesti...

Surface urban heat island (SUHI) is defined as the elevated land surface temperature (LST) in urban area in comparison with non-urban areas, and it can influence the energy consumption, comfort and health of urban residents. In this study, the existence of daytime SUHI, in Cairo and its new towns during the summer, is investigated using three different approaches; (1) utilization of pre-urbaniz...

As a result of population growth and urbanization, the interdependencies between infrastructure, services, and individuals in urban areas continue to increase. Urban areas already consume up to 80% of the world’s energy, and the expected population increase of nearly 70% by 2050 will drive a further rise in energy consumption. It is, therefore, vital for us to develop a better understanding of ...

Detailed studies on the spatiotemporal patterns of urban agglomeration in the Middle Yangtze River Basin (MYRB) are rare. This paper analyzed the spatiotemporal patterns of urbanization in the MYRB using multi-temporal remote sensing data circa 2000, 2008 and 2016 integrated with geographic information system (GIS) techniques and landscape analysis approaches. A multi-level analysis of the rate...

OBJECTIVE To assess the role of rural-urban migration in the risks of under-five death; to identify possible mechanisms through which migration may influence mortality; and to determine individual- and community-level relationships between migration status and under-five death. METHOD Multilevel Cox regression analysis was used on a nationally representative sample of 6029 children from 2735 ...

The aim of the study is to develop automatic procedures for the identification of urbanized and not urbanized areas using high spatial resolution remote sensing data. We examine the potential of panchromatic and multispectral Quickbird images for the classification of different urban areas in the Province of Milan (Italy). Satellite data were initially pre-processed by using an orthorectificati...