Decentralized revenue collection performance is shaped by geographical, technological, and institutional conditions. In Kenya, the 2010 constitution established 47 county governments with constitutionally guaranteed intergovernmental transfers and devolved revenue collection auth...
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Research Article10.9734/jgeesi/2026/v30i31029
Purushottam Kumar Nandu, Choudhari Balaji Keshavrao, P. S. Laxmi, Jagmal P. Khatana, K. Bhrundha, Yogesh V. Wayal, B. S. Chaithra, Harshavardhan Mohan Totawar, Khushal B. Muradi & M. V. Keerthana·Journal of Geography, Environment and Earth Science International·2026
Landscaping has evolved beyond its traditional aesthetic role and is now recognized as an important strategy for addressing environmental challenges in urban and peri-urban areas. Sustainable landscaping improves air and water quality, enhances biodiversity, reduces urban heat, a...
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Research Article10.9734/jgeesi/2026/v30i31028
Integrated watershed management is essential for conserving soil and water resources under increasing climatic variability. The present study focuses on the application of Geospatial technology and the KOBO tool for identifying soil and water conservation measures within Wasari W...
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Research Article10.9734/jgeesi/2026/v30i31027
Aerosols play an important role in modifying the components of solar radiation at the Earth's surface, especially in dry environments with high dust activity, such as Iraq. This study evaluates the impact of aerosol optical depth (AOD at 550 nm) on solar radiation components (DNI...
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Research Article10.9734/jgeesi/2026/v30i31026
Groundwater is an essential freshwater supply for the daily activities of people especially for those residing in the coastal areas. Land use change, sea-water intrusion and rapid urbanization have a significant impact on aquifer behavior in these areas. Therefore, this study ana...
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Research Article10.9734/jgeesi/2026/v30i31024
Background and Aims: Climate change exerts profound impacts on agriculture, significantly shaping crop yields, livestock well-being, and global food security systems. The study aimed to investigate rainfall variability and seasonal climatic patterns in the North Eastern Plain Zon...
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Research Article10.9734/jgeesi/2026/v30i31025
This study presents a spatio-temporal assessment of soil nutrient dynamics across five representative ecosites of Ashtamudi Lake, a tropical Ramsar-designated estuarine wetland on the southwest coast of India. Seasonal soil sampling was conducted during pre-monsoon, monsoon, and...
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Research Article10.9734/jgeesi/2026/v30i21023
Rapid urbanisation is a major driver of land use and land cover (LULC) transformation in urban lake catchments, often threatening the long-term sustainability of lake ecosystems. This study aimed to quantify and analyse long-term spatio-temporal LULC dynamics within the Shahpura...
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Research Article10.9734/jgeesi/2026/v30i21022
Wetlands are amongst the most productive ecosystems on the Earth that provides many important services to human society. They are biologically beneficial habitats that act as a transition zone between land and water. However, they are also ecologically sensitive and adaptive syst...
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Research Article10.9734/jgeesi/2026/v30i21021
The rapid growth of the Guadalajara Metropolitan Area (GMA), Jalisco, Mexico, has caused the urban heat island effect to increase its average annual temperature year after year, with record maximum temperatures recently recorded during the spring, specially in 2023 and 2024. This...
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Research Article10.9734/jgeesi/2026/v30i21019
Turbidity flow plays a critical role in sediment transport, water quality degradation, and ecosystem functioning in lacustrine and estuarine environments, particularly in urbanized coastal regions. Lake Pontchartrain, one of the largest estuaries along the Gulf Coast of the Unite...
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Research Article10.9734/jgeesi/2026/v30i21020
Potential evapotranspiration (PET) is a crucial parameter for effective water resource management, particularly in semi-arid regions like Aurangabad district. PET was estimated for nine stations in this region using the Thornthwaite method, which is a widely-used approach for det...
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Research Article10.9734/jgeesi/2026/v30i21018
Brinjal (Solanum melongena L.) is an important warm-season vegetable crop whose growth, phenology, yield, and fruit quality are strongly influenced by prevailing weather conditions. This review synthesizes existing research on the effects of major weather parameters temperature,...
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Research Article10.9734/jgeesi/2026/v30i21016
Energy is the key catalyst in the overall economic growth of any nation. Energy in many forms drives the nation. In the current scenario, India's energy utilization ranks fourth globally in total energy consumption, with the majority of it derived from non-renewable sources. The...
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Research Article10.9734/jgeesi/2026/v30i21017
Ponds are shallow, water filled depressions inhabited by aquatic plants and animals. They are an important natural resource and provide habitat for native species. These ponds remain neglected with no proper attempt of nurturing the potential ecosystem services and are under eval...
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Research Article10.9734/jgeesi/2026/v30i21014