From previous researches, it has been observed that buildings are the prime consumer of world’s fresh water and energy. The way buildings are designed and constructed today has immense direct and indirect impact on the ...

Human activities and emissions on earth is an undeniable cause of climate change and global warming. In turn, climate change is expected to increase the intensity, frequencies, and impacts of extreme weather events. In the ...

Beaches are an important natural resource with complex ecosystems and are also extremely popular for recreational usage. In the recent times, beach tourism is expanding rapidly and found to be reliant on sustainable ...

Solid waste management is one of the vital environmental services that modern world can deliver to its citizens. Nevertheless, management of solid waste in several developing countries like Pakistan is becoming a challenging ...

Urbanization is known as the social process leading to the creation of cities. Presently, the world population living in urban areas is 55%, and by 2050, it is projected that it will increase to 68%. Africa and Asia will ...

Climate Change has affected humanity and its habitat disastrously. One of the destructing effects of climate change is the seasonal variation resulting in increased and heavy monsoon rainfall. Heavy rainfall is becoming ...

Resilient city planning has been characterized as capacity and capability to absorb and recover from shocks and stresses that effect system, structure and infrastructure due to hazards. Therefore for a community, resilience ...

By first quarter of 21st century, a large portion of population, more than two-billion-people, is expected to be living in the urban areas. This is happening because of rapid urbanization and shifting of people from rural ...

This study assesses the challenges and opportunities in sustainable land use planning in Punjab, Pakistan. Rapid urbanization in emerging nations like Pakistan necessitates effective land use planning to mitigate climate ...

Climate change is one of the contributing factors in increasing the frequency and severity of flood disasters around the globe. Developing countries are being disproportionally affected. In 2010, Pakistan witnessed one ...