Browsing by Author "Walker, Blake Byron"

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2021-04-21Zeitschriftenartikel

Key Challenges for Land Use Planning and Its Environmental Assessments in the Abuja City-Region, Nigeria

Enoguanbhor, Evidence Chinedu; Gollnow, Florian; Walker, Blake Byron; Nielsen, Jonas; Lakes, Tobia

Land use planning as strategic instruments to guide urban dynamics faces particular challenges in the Global South, including Sub-Saharan Africa, where urgent interventions are required to improve urban and environmental ...
2019-03-02Zeitschriftenartikel

Land Cover Change in the Abuja City-Region, Nigeria: Integrating GIS and Remotely Sensed Data to Support Land Use Planning

Enoguanbhor, Evidence Chinedu; Gollnow, Florian; Nielsen, Jonas Østergaard; Lakes, Tobia; Walker, Blake Byron

Rapid urban expansion is a significant contributor to land cover change and poses a challenge to environmental sustainability, particularly in less developed countries. Insufficient data about urban expansion hinders ...
2020-10-22Zeitschriftenartikel

Simulating Urban Land Expansion in the Context of Land Use Planning in the Abuja City-Region, Nigeria

Enoguanbhor, Evidence Chinedu; Gollnow, Florian; Walker, Blake Byron; Nielsen, Jonas Ostergaard; Lakes, Tobia

In the Global South, including the Sub-Saharan African city-regions, the possible future urban expansion patterns may pose a challenge towards improving environmental sustainability. Land use planning strategies and ...
2018-06-04Zeitschriftenartikel

Volunteer First Responders for Optimizing Management of Mass Casualty Incidents

Yafe, Eli; Walker, Blake Byron; Amran, Ofer; Schuurman, Nadine; Randall, Ellen; Friger, Michael; Adini, Bruria

Objective: Rapid response to a trauma incident is vital for saving lives. However, in a mass casualty incident (MCI), there may not be enough resources (first responders and equipment) to adequately triage, prepare, and ...