Exposure of city-dwellers to particulate matters during commuting …
The aim of this study done in the megacity of Karachi was four-fold: first, to evaluate the real exposure of city dwellers to size segregated PM (TSP, PM 10, PM 7, PM 2.5, and PM 1) inside cars, depending on place, time, and traffic; second, to study the involvement of car commuting along seven diverse routes to whole trip exposure; third, to ...
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Karachi and the context of climate change
While Karachi still serves as the commercial backbone of Pakistan, there is increasing socioeconomic disparity and growing environmental degradation. Human settlements such as slums and hill settlements are …
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Effect of Cyclone on the Composition of Rainfall at Karachi City
In June 2010 an episode of heavy rain in the megacity of Karachi occurred due to the impact of Cyclone PHET, which was expected to hit Karachi city along the Arabian Sea.
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Karachi
Karachi (كراچى) is the capital of the province of Sindh, and the largest city in Pakistan.Located on the coast of the Arabian Sea, north-west of the Indus River Delta, it is the cultural, economic, philanthropic, educational, and political hub, as well as the largest city and port, of Pakistan.Spread over 3,530 km², the city and suburbs comprise the world's twentieth largest …
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Consequences of traffic noise in residents of Karachi, Pakistan
Keeping in view the sheer number of persons exposed to noise, probed in depth the relationship between environmental noise and its effect on health. Madrid (Spain) is a densely populated metropolitan city like Karachi. Here 80% of all environmental noise is attributed to road traffic. This is an identical situation to our study.
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Environmental Impact of Municipal Solid Waste in Karachi …
Karachi Campus, Karachi 75260, Pakistan. Cell:+92-345-2424832. 1516 Environmental Impact of Municipal Solid Waste in Karachi City 1 11Muhammad Shahid, Yasmin Nergis, Shimim A. Siddiqui and Afzal Farooq Choudhry2 1Environmental Research Center, Bahria University, Karachi Campus, Karachi-75260, Pakistan
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Deadly Heatwave Grips Karachi: Power Outages …
Since 2015, Karachi has been experiencing record-breaking heat, the effects of climate change are increasingly felt in the city. According to university forecasts, the temperature in Karachi is expected to increase by …
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Efforts on to transform Karachi into modern city
Laeeq Ahmed takes over from Iftikhar Ali Shallwani as new administrator
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Karachi, Pakistan Climate Change Effects & Trends
Karachi, the vibrant coastal city of Pakistan, is facing significant risks and challenges due to climate change. Its geographical location, combined with existing …
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Industrial Emission Monitoring and Assessment of Air Quality in Karachi
In many Asian cities, such as Beijing, New Delhi and Karachi, this has resulted in poor air quality and high levels of air pollution with detrimental effects on people's health and well-being [9]. Air pollution is responsible for millions of premature births and deaths each year and is a significant economic burden due to healthcare costs and ...
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Industrial Emission Monitoring and Assessment of Air Quality in Karachi
In many Asian cities, such as Beijing, New Delhi and Karachi, this has resulted in poor air quality and high levels of air pollution with detrimental effects on people's health and well-being . Air pollution is responsible for millions of premature births and deaths each year and is a significant economic burden due to healthcare costs and ...
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PM2.5 in a Megacity of Asia (Karachi): Source
A recent study by K. Lurie (2019) has declared Karachi among cities with maximum health risk from total suspended particles (TSP) worldwide [12]. A total of 51% of the population of the city ...
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Spatial Patterns of Urban Heat Islands and Green Space …
Cooling Effects in the Urban Microclimate of Karachi Aly Muhammad Gajani 1 * 1 Institute of Space Science and Technology, University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan, 75270 ... Karachi, the largest city in Pakistan, is situated on the southern coast and is surrounded by the Arabian Sea. It plays a vital role as an economic and
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(PDF) The effect of urbanization on the intensification of SUHIs
The change of LULC due to urban expansion of Karachi city has dominant effects on the local climate, as indicated by the phenomena of UHI. To evaluate LULC change in a city and its effects on LST, remote sensing techniques are employed on Landsat imagery to obtain land-cover classification maps and daytime LST. The analysis of urban sprawl ...
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A once gleaming metropolis now unliveable
Karachi, being one of the world's most populous cities, faces challenges like overcrowding and traffic stemming from rapid population growth. Overpopulation exacerbates issues such as air pollution, traffic congestion, …
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29,387 Karachi City Stock Photos and High-res Pictures
Explore Authentic, Karachi City Stock Photos & Images For Your Project Or Campaign. Less Searching, More Finding With Getty Images.
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Evaluating the challenges and impacts of mixed-use
Introduction Modern development is patented by rapid urbanization, which largely negatively affects the quality of life. Over the past few decades in the World; in the field of urban planning and the real estate market, Mixed-use development has become a Centre of attention. Karachi is the mega city with the highest population in Pakistan. Gulshan-e Iqbal is considered …
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(PDF) Evaluation of Behavior of Waste Disposal Sites in Karachi
EVALUATION OF BEHAVIOR OF WASTE DISPOSAL SITES IN KARACHI, PAKISTAN AND EFFECTS OF ENHANCED LEACHING ON THEIR EMISSION POTENTIAL Ihsanullah Sohoo 1,2,*, Marco Ritzkowski 1 and Kerstin Kuchta 1 1 Institute of Environmental Technology and Energy Economics, Hamburg University of Technology, Harburger Schlossstr. 36, 21079 …
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Personal Effects Cargo Services in Lahore Karachi Pakistan
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Deadly Heatwave Grips Karachi: Power Outages …
As temperatures rise and heatwaves become more intense, Karachi's energy crisis poses a grave threat to its most vulnerable citizens. The effects of the energy crisis are felt most acutely in low-income neighborhoods …
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Spatio-temporal patterns of road traffic noise pollution in Karachi
We studied the spatial and temporal patterns of noise exposure due to road traffic in Karachi City, Pakistan, and found that levels of noise were generally higher during mornings and evenings because of the commuting pattern of Karachi residents. ... The most negative psychosocial effects of traffic noise are annoyance and sleep disturbance ...
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Emerging urbanisation trends: The case of Karachi
Asian mega cities. 1. Ethnicity, Conflict and Governance Issues Pakistan is a federation of four provinces. Sindh is the south-eastern province and Karachi is its capital. According to pre-census results conducted in 2013, it is the fastest growing city in the world1. It is also Pakistan's largest city and its only port.
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ACTION & CHALLENGES FOR URBAN RESILIENCE IN …
6 Action & Challenges of Urban Resilience in Karachi • While we cannot avert natural disasters due to extreme weather events, we can significantly reduce their impact through sustainable …
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Fighting climate change in Pakistan: The case of Karachi
Since 2018, the city of Karachi has engaged in several climate change adaptation and mitigation strategies, according to Pakistan's updated NDC of 2021.
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NTDs in the age of urbanization, climate change, and conflict: Karachi
It is important to contextualize the effects of urbanization, climate change, and population movement on disease in Karachi, Pakistan by briefly examining the influence of these factors on the global spread of NTDs. ... In response to the rapidly increasing demand for housing facilities across Karachi, 6 separate city development plans had been ...
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The state wants to make Karachi a 'world-class' city. But what's …
Karachi Metropolitan Corporation staff busy in removing constructions at Light House. APP photo by M. Saleem. For a vast majority of residents in Pakistan's cities, the process of accessing and ...
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Karachi's social problems discussed in context of environmental …
Prof Nausheen H. Anwar, the founding director of the Karachi Urban Lab, spoke about extreme heat and how it was affecting one-tenth of the Earth's land area, with an eight-fold increase in …
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Impact of Climate Change on Karachi May be One of Pakistan
Karachi, Pakistan's main portal city is also far from immune to the impacts of global rising temperatures. In fact, urban cities – such as Karachi – are usually more susceptible to heat waves...
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(PDF) Effects of road infrastructure development on …
Effects of road infrastructure development on residential property value and land development shifts in a peri-urban area of Karachi, Pakistan June 2023 Natural and Applied Sciences International ...
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Karachi City can see its effects in next 45-70mins. Karachi
Karachi City can see its effects in next 45-70mins. Karachi covered by dark clouds. Rain on its way. Stay safe everyone. #KarachiRain
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