GC107
Urbanization and the Environment: Data, Models, and Applications
Session ID#: 251062
Session Description:
Comprehensive and timely knowledge of urban systems and their interactions with the environment is essential for guiding sustainable development. As urbanization accelerates, it is reshaping landscapes and placing increasing pressure on ecosystems within and around cities. This session invites contributions that utilize Earth observations, geospatial data, artificial intelligence (AI), and modeling frameworks to advance interdisciplinary understanding of urbanization and its environmental impacts. We welcome studies addressing land use and land cover change, urban ecosystem functions, wildfire, disaster issues, water use and conservation, and interactions between urbanization, agriculture expansion, and hydrological processes. Research on air and water quality, biodiversity, and human/public health within urban contexts is also encouraged. Emphasis is placed on integrating geospatial data, remote sensing, simulation models, and data-driven approaches to assess and manage urban environmental change. This session also aims to showcase innovative, scalable applications that inform decision-making and support resilient, sustainable urban futures.
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Index Terms:
0493 Urban systems [BIOGEOSCIENCES]
1622 Earth system modeling [GLOBAL CHANGE]
1632 Land cover change [GLOBAL CHANGE]
1640 Remote sensing [GLOBAL CHANGE]
Primary Convener: Peng Fu, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, United States
Conveners: Soe Win Myint, Texas State University, Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, San Marcos, United States, Zhonghua Zheng, The University of Manchester, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Manchester, United Kingdom and Yuyu Zhou, The University of Hong Kong, Department of Geography, Hongkong, China
Examining Thermal Impacts along the Urban-Rural Continuum in Southeast Asia (1844940)
Soe Win Myint, Texas State University San Marcos, San Marcos, TX, United States, Yuanhui Zhu, Arizona State University, School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning, Tempe, United States, Jiquan Chen, Michigan State University, Geography, Environment and Spatial Sciences, East Lansing, United States, Peilei Fan, Michigan State University, School of Planning, Design, and Construction, East Lansing, United States, Karen C Seto, Yale University, Yale School of the Environment, New Haven, CT, United States, Atul K. Jain, University of Illinois at Urbana, Urbana, United States, Jiaguo Qi, Michigan State University, East Lansing, United States and Jin Wang, Michigan State University, Department of Geography, Environment, and Spatial Sciences, East Lansing, United States
Decadal Monitoring of Colonias Using Remote Sensing and Machine Learning (1862106)
Yiming Zhang1, Bridget R Scanlon2, Jon Paul Pierre3, Brent Porter3, Hassan Dashtian4 and Manmeet Singh5, (1)University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, United States, (2)University of Texas at Austin, Bureau of Economic Geology, Jackson School of Geosciences, Austin, TX, United States, (3)University of Texas at Austin, Austin, United States, (4)University of Texas at Austin, Bureau of Economic Geology, Austin, United States, (5)University of Texas, Austin, United States
Temporal and Spatial Analysis of Urban Feature Impacts on Temperature Variations (1917375)
Byeong Jin Park, Seoul National University, Department of Landscape Architecture and Rural System Engineering, Seoul, Korea, Republic of (South); Seoul National University, Integrated Major in Smart City Global Convergence, Seoul, Korea, Republic of (South), Dong-Kun Lee, Seoul National Universiy, Department of Landscape Architecture and Rural System Engineering, Seoul, South Korea and Huicheul Jung, Korea Environment Institute, Sejong, South Korea
Desert Cities Cool While Warming: Urban Development Effects on Temperature Across the Arabian Peninsula, 2000-2020 (1933624)
Eqi Luo, Montana State University, Department of Earth Sciences, Bozeman, MT, United States, Cascade Tuholske, Montana State University, Department of Earth Sciences, Geospatial Core Facility, Bozeman, United States, Andrew Zimmer, Montana State University, Department of Earth Sciences; Geospatial Core Facility, Bozeman, United States, Anais Teyton, University of California, San Diego, Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Science, La Jolla, United States, Colin Raymond, University of California Los Angeles, Joint Institute for Regional Earth System Science and Engineering, Los Angeles, United States, Jennifer Bailey, University of California San Diego, Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Science, La Jolla, United States and Tarik Benmarhnia, University of California, San Diego, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, La Jolla, United States
Community-Integrated Remote Sensing and Environmental Monitoring to Diagnose and Stimulate Ecological and Social Change in Legacy Mine Landscapes. (1944628)
Yves Plancherel1, Pablo Brito-Parada2, Richard Herrington3, Edgar Amemita Vallar4, Robin Armstrong3, Aileen H. Orbecido5, Arnel Beltran5, Michael Pormentilla5, Paul Schofield6, Anne Jungblut3, Mylah Tabelin7, Carlito Tabelin7, Dennis Alonzo8, Irish Mae Fernandez7, Myriam Prasow-Emond9, Shuaib Rasheed10, Vannie Joy Resabal7, Ana Santos3 and The Bio+Mine science team (https://bioplusmine.earth), (1)Imperial College London, Department of Earth Sciences and Engineering, London, United Kingdom, (2)Imperial College London, Department of Earth Science and Engineering, London, United Kingdom, (3)Natural History Museum London, London, United Kingdom, (4)De La Salle University, Physics, Manila, Philippines, (5)De La Salle University, Manila, Philippines, (6)Natural History Museum, Department of Earth Sciences, London, United Kingdom, (7)Mindanao State University - Iligan Institute of Technology, Iligan City, Philippines, (8)UNSW, Sydney, Australia, (9)Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom, (10)Maldives National University, Male, Maldives
Wildfire Severity and Hydroclimatic-Vegetation Index Linkages: Remote Sensing and Machine Learning Insights from the 2025 Los Angeles Fire (1953442)
Md Munir Mahmud1, Soe Win Myint1, Yuanhui Zhu1, Su Y Han2 and Dr. Eunsang Cho, Ph.D.3, (1)Texas State University, Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, San Marcos, United States, (2)Texas State University, Department of Geography & Environmental Studies, San Marcos, United States, (3)Texas State University, Department of Civil Engineering, San Marcos, United States
Assessing the Influence of Urbanization on Snow Precipitation over the Continental United States (1966971)
Kaustubh Anil Salvi, University of Alabama, Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engg., Tuscaloosa, United States and Mukesh Kumar, University of Alabama, Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Tuscaloosa, AL, United States
Rising Aerosol Burdens in a Warming Desert: Hydroclimatic Linkages and Environmental Exposure Disparities (1971107)
Yuanhui Zhu1, Soe Win Myint1 and Yubin Li2, (1)Texas State University, Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, San Marcos, United States, (2)Arizona State University, School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning, Tempe, AZ, United States
How Park Design Influences Health Through Use : A Structural Equation Modeling Approach (1982141)
Minyoung Kim, Seoul National University, Department of Landscape Architecture and Rural Systems Engineering, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Seoul, South Korea and Heeyeun Yoon, Seoul National University, Department of Landscape Architecture and Rural Systems Engineering, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Seoul, South Korea
Sustainable Planning for Food-Efficient Cities: GIS and Spatial Analysis in Urban Agriculture (1988166)
Mohammad Ismaeil Kamali, Postdoc Fellow, Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering, The University of Memphis, USA., Memphis, United States, Rouzbeh Nazari, Chair and Professor, Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering, The University of Memphis, USA., Memphis, United States and Maryam Karimi, Director of Research and Associate Professor, School of Public Health, The University of Memphis, USA., Memphis, United States
