Aims: This study assessed the environmental and socio-economic impacts of shared mobility services in the City of Kigali, Rwanda, with particular emphasis on their contribution to sustainable urban transport, environmental improvement, and livelihood enhancement. Study Design: A...
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Research Article10.9734/ajgr/2026/v9i4458
Natural lakes in Uttarakhand occupy a small fraction of the Himalayan landscape but perform functions that are disproportionately important to mountain settlements, biodiversity, tourism, cultural practice and environmental knowledge. Their resource value is strongly geographical...
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Research Article10.9734/ajgr/2026/v9i3457
Wetlands provide indispensable ecological, hydrological and socio-economic services, yet remain among the most rapidly altered ecosystems worldwide due to encroaching agriculture, urbanisation and hydrological disruption. This study presents a cloud-based, multi-temporal assessme...
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Research Article10.9734/ajgr/2026/v9i3456
Rainfall is a very significant meteorological variable influencing the hydrological cycle (through evaporation, surface runoff, river discharge, and groundwater levels). Its intensity can lead to extreme hydrological events such as floods and droughts in a region. Rainfall has a...
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Research Article10.9734/ajgr/2026/v9i3455
Floodplain geomorphology significantly influences agricultural productivity and human settlement; however, its role in explaining spatial variations in rural development has received limited quantitative attention, particularly in the Middle Ganga Plain of India. This study addre...
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Research Article10.9734/ajgr/2026/v9i3454
The best-suited tree species for afforestation need to be identified based on their carbon sequestration potential. Hence, this study attempts to identify appropriate planted tree species by estimating their biomass in the Bankura North Forest Region. The natural Sal forests in t...
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Research Article10.9734/ajgr/2026/v9i3453
Background: Groundwater is a crucial freshwater resource in semi-arid regions where surface water availability is limited and highly seasonal. Aim: This study presents an integrated geospatial approach for delineating groundwater potential zones (GWPZ) at the village level, exten...
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Research Article10.9734/ajgr/2026/v9i3452
This study examines spatial and temporal changes in rice production in the Malwa Region of Punjab, India, for 2014 and 2024 using Geographical Information Systems (GIS). The objective of the study is to analyse district-wise changes in rice production and to examine the spatial d...
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Research Article10.9734/ajgr/2026/v9i3450
Rapid urban expansion is placing growing pressure on river corridors and floodplains across fast-developing cities. The Sangam confluence at Prayagraj is a particularly sensitive case: an ecologically fragile and culturally significant landscape where construction restrictions ha...
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Research Article10.9734/ajgr/2026/v9i3451
Rapid urbanisation has increased pressure on housing provision in many developing towns, including Bungoma Town, Kenya. This study examined the extent to which industrialisation, poverty, unemployment, and population growth influence the growth of informal housing in Bungoma Town...
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Research Article10.9734/ajgr/2026/v9i3449