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    Potential Site Suitability Analysis for Wind Farm Development Using GIS and Multi-Criteria Analysis

    By Fessehaye Gebremeskel Abera, Vanum Govindu, Yechale Kebede Bizuneh

    Abstract: The energy consumption of most developing countries like Ethiopia highly depends on biomass and imported fuels. These sources of energy have imposed severe impacts on the environment.Recently, Ethiopia has begun to harness electricity from renewable energies mainly from hydro- dams to meet its energy need. However, the existing energy production of the hydro-dams declines during dry season due to shortage of river waters. So, it is important to look for …

    Published in Journal of Remote Sensing & GIS · Vol. 11, Issue 1, 2020 · pp. 1–15 Read article

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    Assessing Urban Land Utilization Using Geographical Information System

    By Vanum Govindu, Haftay Hailu G/Yohannes, Yechale Kebede Bizuneh

    Abstract: In all urban centers of the Tigray region, Ethiopia in general, there is inefficient urban land utilization. Inefficient buildable urban land development and management is manifested in the form of vacant, partially utilized and underutilized lands. Most of these lands are exposed to urban sprawl, squatting and land speculation. Moreover, there is inadequate infrastructure provision, under regulation, and shortage of buildable lands; speculation and tenure insecurity are the problems of …

    Published in Journal of Remote Sensing & GIS · Vol. 10, Issue 1, 2019 · pp. 9–23 Read article

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    Evaluating Building Density Analysis Using Geographical Information System

    By Vanum Govindu, Haftay Hailu G/Yohannes, Yechale Kebede Bizuneh

    Abstract: In Mekelle city, urban sprawl is continuously expanding to the surrounding hinterland at an alarming rate without considering the inner infill area of the city. Moreover, several numbers of developers and land speculator hold large tract of vacant land. This has resulted because land speculators buy large aggregation lands and develop small part of their plot and keep the land until the price rises up. And this creates low density …

    Published in Journal of Remote Sensing & GIS · Vol. 10, Issue 1, 2019 · pp. 24–39 Read article

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    URBAN ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION: A STUDY ON AIR POLLUTION IN VISAKHAPATNAM CITY

    By Vanum Govindu

    Abstract: Environmental Impact Assessment is a method of evaluating environmental changes and consequences which area caused by the developmental activities such as industrialization, urbanization, water resource developments, new transport and communication systems, etc. Visakhapatnam is a fast developing port city and recording rapid rate of urbanization. This rapid growth is creating in its wake serious gaps between what is desirable and what actually gained, in the matter of keeping the city …

    Published in Journal of Energy, Environment & Carbon Credits · Vol. 7, Issue 1, 2017 · pp. 35–41 Read article

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    Land Suitability Analysis for Urban Land Use Development

    By Vanum Govindu, Ataklti G/Selassie

    Abstract: Quiha is rapidly growing sub-city in terms of population and spatial growth in the last two decades. The city is characterized by mixed and conflicting land uses due to lack of adopting proper spatial decision support techniques. The aim of the study is to assess the existing land use and propose a method to facilitate land suitability analysis. Accordingly, the current urban land use of the sub-city was assessed; maps …

    Published in Journal of Remote Sensing & GIS · Vol. 7, Issue 2, 2016 · pp. 27–40 Read article

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    GIS Based Spatial Analysis for Urban Water Supply: A Case of Kedamay Woyane Sub-City, Mekelle City, Ethiopia

    By Solomon Hailu Mesele, Vanum Govindu, Amare Gebremedhin Nigusse

    Abstract: Access to drinking water supply is one of the universally recognized basic socioeconomic and environmental problems as it is one of the basic needs for human survival. However, this problem is more acute in developing countries like Ethiopia where there is absence and inequity distribution of drinking water access among the society. Nerveless, the problem is more serious in the country’s urban cities like Mekelle city, where the water distribution …

    Published in Journal of Remote Sensing & GIS · Vol. 7, Issue 1, 2016 · pp. 54–63 Read article

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    The Impact of Linear Infrastructure on Land Utilization using GIS

    By Haftay Hailu G/Yohannes, Vanum Govindu, Amare Gebremedhin Nigusse

    Abstract: In all urban centers of the Tigray region and the nation as whole, there is inefficient urban land utilization and development. The bottlenecks in the supply of serviced land are caused by inadequate provision of infrastructure and services. Moreover, the government often provides arterial infrastructure, leaving the provision of secondary and tertiary infrastructure to individuals or private sector developers. As a result private sectors or individuals assembled raw land only. …

    Published in Journal of Remote Sensing & GIS · Vol. 7, Issue 1, 2016 · pp. 64–74 Read article

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