Publications
Socio-spatial analysis of regime shifts in Addis Ababa's urbanisation KU Leuven
The urbanisation of Addis Ababa is a product of multilayered socio-spatial processes in temporal dimensions. To understand urbanisation, we employed a theoretical framework relevant to the developing world. The theoretical aspects were also supplemented with empirical evidence obtained from satellite images from 1974, 1991, and 2020. These years mark the end of three recognised regime shifts (imperialist, socialist, and contemporary globalised). ...
Mapping the consumer foodshed of the Kampala city region shows the importance of urban agriculture KU Leuven
Due to rapid urbanisation, food systems in sub-Saharan African cities are increasingly under pressure. Through the lens of a foodshed, this paper quantitatively analyses the spatial extent of the food provisioning area for consumers of different socio-economic status in Kampala (Uganda). Based on a primary dataset of surveys with households and food vendors, we map the foodshed by registering where consumers obtain their food, and the origin of ...
Modeling Production-Living-Ecological Space for Chengdu, China: An Analytical Framework Based on Machine Learning with Automatic Parameterization of Environmental Elements. KU Leuven
Cities worldwide are facing the dual pressures of growing population and land expansion, leading to the intensification of conflicts in urban productive-living-ecological spaces (PLES). Therefore, the question of "how to dynamically judge the different thresholds of different indicators of PLES" plays an indispensable role in the studies of the multi-scenario simulation of land space changes and needs to be tackled in an appropriate way, given ...
Spatial patterns of urbanisation in Sub-Saharan Africa: A case study of Uganda KU Leuven
Sub-Saharan Africa is rapidly urbanising. This urbanisation may contribute to socio-economic development as more people participate in the urban economy. Nevertheless, rapid urbanisation is not always sustainable. Primary cities often grow fast, leaving secondary towns lagging behind with weaker economies. Viable strategies for sustainable urbanisation may therefore also need to focus on developing secondary towns. Nevertheless, very few ...
Forest degradation in the Dry Chaco: A detection based on 3D canopy reconstruction from UAV-SfM techniques KU Leuven
Forest degradation is a gradual process through which the forest’s biomass declines, the species composition and vertical complexity change and the soil physicochemical properties degrade. Evaluating forest degradation is challenging, as it needs measurable indicators in order to compare different states of degraded forest with forests in optimal conditions. The UAV-SfM technique, combining imagery taken from unpiloted aerial vehicles (UAV) and ...
Towards a Decision-Making Approach of Sustainable Water Resources Management Based on Hydrological Modeling: A Case Study in Central Morocco KU Leuven Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Comprehensive assessment of coastal tourism potential in Vietnam KU Leuven
Coastal tourism includes diverse resources and activities, so a comprehensive assessment is required to implement the sensible use of tourism potential. This paper deals with a comprehensive assessment of tourism potential in the coastal region of Vietnam based on 4 dimensions:attractiveness, accessibility, tourism service quality, and environmental quality & safety, covering 23 criteria. Analysis Hierarchy Process (AHP), Principal Component ...