Educational buildings in tropical, low-resource settings are routinely occupied under conditions of high ambient heat, humidity, natural ventilation and constrained energy supply, yet the indoor environmental quality (IEQ) delivered by these buildings, and its consequences for oc...
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Research Article10.9734/ajgr/2026/v9i4470
Indigenous knowledge has moved from the margins of disaster scholarship towards formal recognition in disaster risk reduction policy, yet the research field remains conceptually uneven, geographically selective and methodologically dominated by context-specific case studies. This...
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Research Article10.9734/ajgr/2026/v9i4469
Background: Watershed degradation in semi-arid regions of Kenya has emerged as a critical environmental and socio-economic challenge, threatening ecosystem sustainability and rural livelihoods. In Makueni County, increasing pressure from population growth, unsustainable land-use...
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Research Article10.9734/ajgr/2026/v9i4467
Aims: To evaluate tourist satisfaction and accommodation preferences associated with homestay tourism in Leh District, Ladakh, and to examine differences between domestic and foreign visitors while contextualising the findings within contemporary homestay policy. Study Design: Cr...
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Research Article10.9734/ajgr/2026/v9i4468
Stone quarrying in hilly environments is influenced by terrain, geological conditions and accessibility, while also providing employment to community’s dependent on extractive activities. This study examines the spatial characteristics of stone quarrying and the socio-economic co...
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Research Article10.9734/ajgr/2026/v9i4466
Aims: This study measures Sustainable Development Goal indicator 11.2.1 for Bhopal Municipal Corporation and its nineteen administrative zones and examines whether a single citywide value obscures spatial differences relevant to service planning. Study Design: Quantitative spatia...
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Research Article10.9734/ajgr/2026/v9i4465
The Ogwashi–Asaba Formation in southeastern Nigeria comprises interbedded sandstone, shale, and lignite units that record variations in depositional processes and provide a basis for preliminary assessment of hydrocarbon prospectivity within the Anambra Basin. This study evaluate...
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Research Article10.9734/ajgr/2026/v9i4462
Aims: River-basin averages may conceal management-relevant differences among tributary systems. This study quantified the magnitude, precision, and management relevance of differences in Water Quality Index (WQI) among the Birim, Offin, and Pra sub-basins of the Pra River Basin,...
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Research Article10.9734/ajgr/2026/v9i4460
Rainfall patterns significantly influence land use, land cover and vegetation health, which is commonly assessed using the Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI). This study examines the influence of rainfall patterns on land use, land cover and vegetation health in Polava...
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Research Article10.9734/ajgr/2026/v9i4461
Aims: This study assessed the environmental and socio-economic impacts of shared mobility services in the City of Kigali, Rwanda, with particular emphasis on their contribution to sustainable urban transport, environmental improvement, and livelihood enhancement. Study Design: A...
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Research Article10.9734/ajgr/2026/v9i4458
Natural lakes in Uttarakhand occupy a small fraction of the Himalayan landscape but perform functions that are disproportionately important to mountain settlements, biodiversity, tourism, cultural practice and environmental knowledge. Their resource value is strongly geographical...
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Research Article10.9734/ajgr/2026/v9i3457
Wetlands provide indispensable ecological, hydrological and socio-economic services, yet remain among the most rapidly altered ecosystems worldwide due to encroaching agriculture, urbanisation and hydrological disruption. This study presents a cloud-based, multi-temporal assessme...
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Research Article10.9734/ajgr/2026/v9i3456
Rainfall is a very significant meteorological variable influencing the hydrological cycle (through evaporation, surface runoff, river discharge, and groundwater levels). Its intensity can lead to extreme hydrological events such as floods and droughts in a region. Rainfall has a...
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Research Article10.9734/ajgr/2026/v9i3455
Floodplain geomorphology significantly influences agricultural productivity and human settlement; however, its role in explaining spatial variations in rural development has received limited quantitative attention, particularly in the Middle Ganga Plain of India. This study addre...
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Research Article10.9734/ajgr/2026/v9i3454
The best-suited tree species for afforestation need to be identified based on their carbon sequestration potential. Hence, this study attempts to identify appropriate planted tree species by estimating their biomass in the Bankura North Forest Region. The natural Sal forests in t...
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Research Article10.9734/ajgr/2026/v9i3453