Healthcare accessibility combines geographical, financial, organisational and household-level conditions. This methodological illustration applies a socio-geographical framework to a 600-record tabulated household dataset attributed to six development blocks of Bahraich District,...
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Research Article10.9734/ajgr/2026/v9i4497
Land-use and land-cover (LULC) change can alter both ecological conditions and the settings in which land-related cultural practices take place. This study describes LULC patterns in the mapped portion of Lower Dibang Valley, Arunachal Pradesh, India, during 1994–2024 and conside...
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Research Article10.9734/ajgr/2026/v9i4494
Rapid urban expansion can alter vegetation cover and the spatial distribution of urban green spaces. This study examined the spatiotemporal dynamics of urban expansion and vegetation cover in Mwanza City, Tanzania, between 2015 and 2025 using Landsat 8 imagery and a geographic in...
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Research Article10.9734/ajgr/2026/v9i4495
Artisanal attiéké production supports food supply and livelihoods in Côte d’Ivoire, but the wastes generated during cassava processing can adversely affect surrounding urban spaces. This study examines the environmental impacts associated with artisanal attiéké production in Dalo...
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Research Article10.9734/ajgr/2026/v9i4493
Household participation remains the weakest link in municipal solid waste management (SWM) systems across Rwanda's secondary cities, where infrastructure gaps and affordability constraints undermine otherwise progressive national policy. This study assessed the socio-economic fac...
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Research Article10.9734/ajgr/2026/v9i4492
This study evaluates groundwater quality dynamics in Nagar Panchayat Arki, Solan, Himachal Pradesh, in the context of rapid urban expansion. Groundwater samples from seven sites (S1–S7) were analysed for physicochemical and biological parameters, revealing significant spatial var...
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Research Article10.9734/ajgr/2026/v9i4491
Aims: To examine the spatial and temporal dynamics of land surface temperature (LST), urban–rural biophysical indices (BUI and NDVI), daily Surface Urban Heat Island Intensity (SUHII), and the Urban Thermal Field Variance Index (UTFVI) on a diurnal and seasonal basis in Faridabad...
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Research Article10.9734/ajgr/2026/v9i4489
Time is indispensable to geographical explanation, yet its treatment remains divided between measurable succession, recurrent rhythms and situated experiences of duration. This critical narrative review examines linear and cyclic conceptions of time as explanatory resources rathe...
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Research Article10.9734/ajgr/2026/v9i4487
Housing affordability is a relative concept determined in relation to income. With respect to rental housing, affordability is commonly measured using the ratio of house rent to tenant income. Using this approach, many studies, including those conducted in Delhi, have found that...
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Research Article10.9734/ajgr/2026/v9i4485
This study assesses the present functional status of water conservation systems in the Tonk–Sawai Madhopur region of eastern Rajasthan, India (11,692 km²), and examines the geographical and social factors associated with their performance. Field inspection of 240 structures, a ho...
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Research Article10.9734/ajgr/2026/v9i4486
Microplastic pollution at the agriculture–freshwater interface is an emerging concern in the Indo-Gangetic Plain, but district-level evidence remains limited for the middle and lower Ghaghra basin. This study synthesises secondary government datasets and peer-reviewed evidence to...
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Research Article10.9734/ajgr/2026/v9i4483
This study examines the spatial and temporal patterns of COVID-19 in the Makkah Al-Mukarramah Region of Saudi Arabia, with particular emphasis on Jeddah. The regional analysis covers 17 administrative units during the period from 2 March to 11 May 2020, comparing confirmed cases...
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Research Article10.9734/ajgr/2026/v9i4484
Muhammad Kabir Usman, Nana Hauwa Aliyu, Ameer Abdulaleem, Seidu Mohammed, Babalola Jamiu Babatunde & Kenechukwu Henry Ngige·Asian Journal of Geographical Research·2026
Species distribution modelling (SDM) has become a central instrument for anticipating how biodiversity is redistributed under climate change, and machine learning now supplies most of the algorithmic capacity behind these predictions. West Africa combines high climatic exposure,...
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Research Article10.9734/ajgr/2026/v9i4482
Food availability is a fundamental dimension of food security and is shaped by household resource endowments, agricultural production and local geographical conditions. This study examines the spatial variation in food availability among tribal communities in Nashik District, Mah...
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Research Article10.9734/ajgr/2026/v9i4481
Climate change and biodiversity loss are two major threats that influence each other. However, national evaluations of environmental performance often separate the two. this study conducted a quantitative analysis of the association between the resilience of bioclimatic ecosystem...
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Research Article10.9734/ajgr/2026/v9i4480