Mapping Deforestation Probability And Understanding The Forest Dynamics In Gazipur, Bangladesh
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envc.2026.101568 <-- shared paper
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"ABSTRACT: Deforestation is a spiralling environmental catastrophe with impervious results for biodiversity, climate change, and human livelihoods, specifically in tropical regions. Being a tropical country, Bangladesh has experienced approximately 40% loss of its forest cover, at Gazipur since 1930, which contains about 86% of the country's Sal (Shorea robusta) forest, ranging approximately 4,300 hectares per year (2001–2010) to over 19,500 hectares per year (2011–2020), exemplifying an intensification of nearly 353%. The objective of this study is to map deforestation probability at the Gazipur district of Dhaka Division, Bangladesh, by utilising machine learning algorithms along with multi-source geospatial data, with the purpose of identifying high-risk zones and facilitating evidence-based forest governance, land-use development, and prioritizing conservation areas. This study integrated twelve conditioning factors, including biophysical, landscape, and anthropogenic. To identify susceptible zones the study trained and assessed five machine learning algorithms; RF, XGBoost, ANN, NB, and MLP and validating the result through different metrics like sensitivity, specificity, precision, accuracy, F1-score, AUC. The performance of the models was evaluated using Wilcoxon signed-rank tests and marginal response curves (MRC) were used to understand factor contributions. In the result, RF achieved highest performance with accuracy of 84% and AUC of 0.93, followed by XGBoost at 83% accuracy and 0.92 AUC. Rainfall and population density were most dominant conditioning factors among models. Pairwise statistical testing resulted that ensemble-based algorithms (RF, XGBoost) generated statistically comparable and significantly higher predictions compared to NB and MLP. Spatial probability maps indicate areas of high and very high risk in the south-western and north-eastern upazilas. The results can be applicable for forest management authorities, urban planners, and policymakers, and correspond with SDG Indicator 15. An inclusive governance framework containing land zoning, ecological area identification, and compliance with industrial EIA is proposed to persuade probability maps into adaptive forest management strategies…”
#deforestation #probability #machinelearning #algorithms #AI #Gazipur #Bangladesh #GIS #spatial #mapping #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #rainfall #precipitation #humanimpacts #populationpressure #risk #prediction #RandomForest #conservation #restoration #environment #biodiversity, #climatechange #human #livelihood #tropical #forestcover #sal #forest #vegetation #tree #upazila #spatialprobability #geostatistics #forestmanagement #planning #policy #urbanplanners #governance #zoning #ecology #habitat
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Sunday, July 13, 2025
Germany-funded long-range weapons to arrive in Ukraine by late July — Impeccable results: New Skynex video shows Ukrainian forces destroying Russian drones with German gun — Ukraine destroys Russian drone unit after Kherson infant killed, child should never have been a target — “Cut off the head”: Ukrainian intelligence accuses Putin’s favorite brigade of another war crime … and more
https://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2025/07/sunday-july-13-2025/
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43 Times #UrbanPlanners Failed To Understand People’s #Needs, And It Resulted In ‘Desire Paths’
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Hey, urbanists! Whose got a modern suburban-style cul-de-sac in their city or town that is older than 1925? Hit me up!
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Anyone thinking about going to the APA conference in Philadelphia this year? I’m interested in going, mostly because I’ve never been to Philly before and I like the project related conference tours, but I’m also kinda scared to ask if we have the budget for cross-country travel. Someone give me a marketable excuse :) #urbanplanning #architects #urbanplanners #urbanism #cities #philadelphia #npc23
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With another wave from the birdsite, Hello! I am an architect based in Washington DC hoping to build a network of architecture professionals on this platform. If you are an #architect in practice or academia, write about #architecture or work in a related field stop by and say hello and I'll give you a follow.
#Architects #UrbanPlanners #LandscapeArchitects #InteriorArchitecture #Transit #TOD #InfillArchitecture #ArchitecturalHistorians #missingmiddle #masterplanning #urbandesign
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#America's #deadliest #road, #explained - YouTube
Most #American #roads aren’t just #unpleasant for #pedestrians, they can be #dangerous. #Pedestrian #fatalities have been rising in the past few years, and #urbanPlanners point to the way roads are #designed as the culprit.
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Starting to find architects here! If you are an #architect in practice or academia, write about #architecture or work in a related field stop by and say hello and I'll give you a follow.
#Architects #ArchitecturalWorkers #UrbanPlanners #LandscapeArchitects #InteriorArchitecture #Transit #TOD #InfillArchitecture #ArchitecturalHistorians
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Corrupted #urbanPlanners are among the worst things in today's society?
They appear to be forcing people from #detachedHouses into #apartments without barely a nod to the highly appropriate #townhouse?
Its almost as though these #townPlanners are hoping to create a #permanentUnderclass. Do they think they cannot slip into that lowQuality living situation?
If so, why?
#corruption #cronyism #privateEquity #greed #overdevelopment #australia