Publication

26. Faisal, A. A., Kaye, M., Ahmed, M., & Galbraith, E. D. (2025). The SESAME Human-Earth Atlas. Scientific Data, 12(1), 775. doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-025-05087-5. (PhD work)

25. Galbraith, E. D., Faisal, A. A., Matitia, T., Fajzel, W., Hatton, I., Haberl, H., Krausmann, F., and Wiedenhofer, D. (2025). Delineating the technosphere: definition, categorization, and characteristics. Earth System Dynamics, 16(4), 979-999. doi: https://doi.org/10.5194/esd-16-979-2025. (PhD work, selected as a highlight paper).

24. Reyes-García, V., Attoh, E. M., Barrington-Leigh, C., Benyei, P., Calvet-Mir, L., Chakauya, R., Faisal, A. A., Galbraith, E. D., Glauser, M., Izquierdo, A. E., Junqueira, A. B., & LICCI Consortium. (2025). Experienced climate change impacts help explain subjective well-being: Evidence from 14 nature-dependent communities. People and Nature. doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/pan3.70230 (PhD collaborative work)

23. Faisal, A. A., Rahman, M. M., Haque, S. (2021). Retrieving spatial variation of aerosol level over urban mixed land surfaces using Landsat imageries: Degree of air pollution in Dhaka Metropolitan Area. Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, Parts A/B/C, 103074. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pce.2021.103074. (Undergraduate thesis)

22. Faisal, A. A., Kafy, A. A., Rakib A. A., Akter, K. S., Raikwar, V., Jahir, D. M. A., Ferdousi J., Kona, M. A. (2021). Assessment and prediction of seasonal land surface temperature change using multi-temporal Landsat images and their impacts on agricultural yields in Rajshahi, Bangladesh. Environmental Challenges, 4(2021), 100147. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envc.2021.100147

21. Faisal, A. A., Kafy, A. A., Rahman, A. N. M. F., Rakib A. A., Akter, K. S., Jahir, D. M. A., Sikdar, M. S., Ashrafi, T. H., Malik, S., Rahman, M. M. (2021). Assessing and predicting land use/land cover, land surface temperature and urban thermal field variance index using Landsat imagery for Dhaka Metropolitan area. Environmental Challenges, 4(2021), 100192. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envc.2021.100192

20. Faisal, A. A., Kafy, A. A., Fattah, M. A., Jahir, D. M. A., Rakib, A. A., Rahaman, Z., A., Ferdousi, J., Huang, X. (2021). Assessment of temporal shifting of PM2.5, lockdown effect, and influences of seasonal meteorological factors over the fastest-growing megacity, Dhaka. Spatial Information Research, 1-13. doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s41324-022-00441-w

19. Kafy, A. A., Faisal, A. A., Rahman, M. S., Islam, M., Rakib, A. A., Islam, M. A., Khan, M. H. H., Sikdar, M. S., Sarker, M. S., Mawa, J., Sattar, M. G. (2021). Prediction of seasonal urban thermal field variance index using machine learning algorithms in Cumilla, Bangladesh. Sustainable Cities and Society, 64 (2021), 102542. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scs.2020.102542

18. Kafy, A. A., Faisal, A. A., Al Rakib, A., Fattah, M. A., Rahaman, Z. A. and Sattar, G. S. (2021). Impact of vegetation cover loss on surface temperature and carbon emission in a fastest-growing city, Cumilla, Bangladesh. Building and Environment, 108573. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2021.108573

17. Kafy, A.-A., Saha, M., Faisal, A. A., Rahaman, Z. A., Liu, D., Rahman, M. T., Fattah, M. A., Al Rakib, A., Rahaman, S. N., Hasan, M. Z., Ahasan, A. K. (2022). Predicting the impacts of land use/land cover changes on seasonal urban thermal characteristics using machine learning algorithms. Building and Environment, 217(109066), 1-19. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2022.109066

16. Saha, M., Kafy, A. A., Bakshi, Faisal, A. A., Almulhim, A. I., Rahaman, Z. A., Al Rakib, A., Fattah, M.A., Akter, K.S., Rahman, M.T., Zhang, M., & Rathi, R. (2022). Modelling microscale impacts assessment of urban expansion on seasonal surface urban heat island intensity using neural network algorithms. Energy and Buildings, 275, 112452. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2022.112452

15. Kafy, A. A., Rahman, M. S., Faisal, A. A., Hasan, M. M., Islam, M., (2020). Modelling Future Land Use Land Cover Changes and Their Impacts on Land Surface Temperatures in Rajshahi, Bangladesh. Remote Sensing Applications: Society and Environment, 20 (2020), 1-18. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rsase.2020.100314

14. Kafy, A. A., Faisal. Faisal, A. A., Shuvo, R. M., Huda Naim, M. N., Sikdar, M. S., Chowdhury, R. RR., Kona, M. A. (2021). Remote sensing approach to simulate the land use/land cover and seasonal land surface temperature change using machine learning algorithms in a fastest-growing megacity of Bangladesh. Remote Sensing Applications: Society and Environment, 100463. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rsase.2020.100463

13. Djellouli, F., Bouanani, A., Baba-Hamed, K., Faisal, A. A., & Hasan, K. (2022). Assessment of Catchment Behavior of the Wadi Louza in NW-Algeria Under Hydrological Drought Conditions. Earth Systems and Environment, 1-10. doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s41748-022-00325-x

12. Kafy, A. A., Faisal, A. A., Raikward, V., Rakib A. A., Kona, M. A., Ferdousi J. (2021). Geospatial approach for developing an integrated water resource management plan in Rajshahi, Bangladesh. Environmental Challenges, 4(2021), 100139. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envc.2021.100139

11. Butt, S., Chowdhury, M. S. R., Sadique, S., Faisal, A. A., Mahama, A., Gorski, A., Pop-Stefanija, B., Beversluis, D., Lochokon, J.M., Velivela, K., & Keating, P. (2025). Assessment of water, sanitation and hygiene services within nineteen Rohingya camps in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh in 2022. BMC Health Services Research, 25(1), 814. doi: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-025-12874-8

10. Kafy, A. A., Bakshi, A., Saha, M., Faisal, A. A., Almulhim, A. I., Rahaman, Z. A., & Mohammad, P. (2023). Assessment and prediction of index based agricultural drought vulnerability using machine learning algorithms. Science of the Total Environment, 867, 161394. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.161394

9. Ahmed, R., Wani, G. F., Ahmad, S. T., Mir, R. A., Faisal, A. A., Rather, A. F., & Saeed, S. (2023). Expansion of moraine-dammed glacial lakes and historical GLOF events in Cordillera Blanca Region of Peruvian Andes. Earth Systems and Environment, 7(1), 131-150. doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s41748-022-00330-0

8. Kindu, G., Mohammed, A., Alam, J. B., Gobezie, T., & Faisal, A. A. (2023). Assessment of Projected Climate Change Impact on Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) Production with Coping Strategies at Jamma Wereda, Ethiopia. Earth Systems and Environment, 7(1), 267-281. doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s41748-022-00321-1

7. Wang, A., Kafy, A. A., Rahaman, Z. A., Rahman, M. T., Faisal, A. A., & Afroz, F. (2022). Investigating drivers impacting vegetation carbon sequestration capacity on the terrestrial environment in 127 Chinese cities. Environmental and Sustainability Indicators, 16, 100213. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indic.2022.100213

6. Rahaman, Z. A., Kafy, A. A., Faisal, A. A., Al Rakib, A., Jahir, D. M. A., Fattah, M. A., Kalaivani, S., Rathi, R., Mallik, S., & Rahman, M. T. (2022). Predicting microscale land use/land cover changes using cellular automata algorithm on the northwest coast of peninsular Malaysia. Earth Systems and Environment, 6(4), 817-835. doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s41748-022-00318-w

5. AlDousari, A. E., Kafy, A. A., Saha, M., Fattah, M. A., Almulhim, A. I., Faisal, A. A., Al Rakib, A., Jahir, D.M.A., Rahaman, Z.A., Bakshi, A., Shahrier, M., & Rahman, M. M. (2022). Modelling the impacts of land use/land cover changing pattern on urban thermal characteristics in Kuwait. Sustainable Cities and Society, 86, 104107. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scs.2022.104107

4. Kafy, A. A., Naim, M. N. H., Subramanyam, G., Faisal, A. A., Ahmed, N. U., Al Rakib, A., Kona, M. A., & Sattar, G. S. (2021). Cellular Automata approach in dynamic modelling of land cover changes using RapidEye images in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Environmental Challenges, 4, 100084. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envc.2021.100084

3. Al Kafy, A., Faisal, A. A., Al Rakib, A., Akter, K. S., Rahaman, Z. A., Jahir, D. M. A., Subramanyam, G., Michel, O.O., & Bhatt, A. (2021). The operational role of remote sensing in assessing and predicting land use/land cover and seasonal land surface temperature using machine learning algorithms in Rajshahi, Bangladesh. Applied Geomatics, 13(4), 793-816. doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12518-021-00390-3

2. Kafy, A. A., Faisal, A. A., Sikder, S., Hasan, A. M., Rahman, M., Khan, M. H., & Islam, R. (2019). Impact of LULC Changes on LST in Rajshahi District of Bangladesh: A Remote Sensing Approach. Journal of Geographical Studies, 3(1), 11-23. doi: https://doi.org/10.21523/gcj5.19030102

1. Faisal, A. A., Akter, A., Chowdhury, N., Das, A., Zinia, F. A. (2019). Dependency of Urban People on Private Motorized Vehicles: A Critical Measurement in Bangladesh. Journal of Geographical Studies, 3(1), 24-35. doi: https://doi.org/10.21523/gcj5.19030103

16. Faisal, A. A., Kaye, M., and Galbraith, E. (2024). SESAME: Software tools for integrating Human - Earth System data, EGU General Assembly 2024, Vienna, Austria, 14–19 April 2024, EGU24-12925, doi: https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu24-12925. (PhD work, international oral presentation).

15. Faisal, A. A., Kaye, M., & Galbraith, E. D. (2024, December). Spatially-Resolved Global Iron Dynamics: From Extraction to End-Use. In AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts (Vol. 2024, No. 136, pp. GC31W-0136). (PhD work, international poster presentation).

14. Faisal, A. A., Hossain, A., Shajibul, H., Shaunak, M. F., Kafy, A. A. (2019). Remote Sensing Approach in Wetland and Land Degradation Assessment: A Scenario of Modhumoti Model Town, Savar, Bangladesh, Proceeding of 1st International Conference on Urban and Regional Planning, (pp 247-256). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Bangladesh Institutes of Planners. [pdf]

13. Faisal, A. A., & Khan H. A. H., (2017). Application of GIS and Remote Sensing in Disaster Management: A Critical Review of Flood Management. Proceeding of International Conference on Disaster Risk Mitigation (ICDRM) BUET-JIDPUS. Dhaka, Bangladesh. [pdf]

12. Faisal, A. A., Haque S., Roman, M. U., Hossain, N., Das, A., (2020). Impact on Community Livelihood Pattern Extracting Common Pool Resources Driving Towards Tragedy of Common: A Participatory Approach of Local Water Channel, Bangladesh, International Conference on Resource Management for Inclusive Development. Pune, India. [pdf]

11. Faisal, A. A., Rahman, A. Z., Khan, M. F., (2020). A Critical Review on Water Footprint Scenario of Bangladesh. Proceeding of International Conference on Earth & Environmental Sciences and Technology (pp 107-109). Dhaka, Bangladesh: University of Dhaka. [pdf]

10. Sadath, M. A, Afroz, F., Faisal, A. A. (2021). Analysis of feasibility and acceptability of rainwater usage to areas of acute water scarcity in Rajshahi metropolitan city, Bangladesh. First International Conference on Urban Water Interfaces (UWI), Berlin, Germany. doi: https://doi.org/10.24407/KXP:1744586497

9. Ferdousi, J., & Faisal, A. A. (2018). Integration of E-business & Web GIS Technologies for Online Business Environment: A Case Study of Bangladesh. Proceeding of International Conference on Business and Sustainable Development (ICBSD). Rajshahi, Bangladesh. [pdf]

8. Kafy, A. A., Ferdous, L., Faisal, A. A., Khan H.A.H., Sheel, P. K. (2018). Exploring the Association of Surface Water Body Change and Rapid Urbanization in Rajshahi City Corporation (RCC) Area Using RS and GIS, Proceeding of 1st National Conference on Water Resources Engineering (NCWRE 2018). [pdf]

7. Roy, S., & Faisal, A. A. (2018). An Analysis of Water Demand and Availability in Different Housing Conditions: A Case Study on Rajshahi City. Proceeding of 1st National Conference on Water Resources Engineering. Chittagong, Bangladesh: NCWRE, 2018. [pdf]

6. Kafy A. A., Faisal, A. A., Sikdar, S., Hasan, A. M., Ahmmed, R. (2019). Using Geographic Information System and Remote Sensing Techniques in Environmental Management: A case study in Cumilla City Corporation. Proceeding of 1st International Conference on Urban and Regional Planning, pp 193-203. Dhaka, Bangladesh: Bangladesh Institutes of Planners. [pdf]

5. Kafy A. A., Faisal, A. A., Hasan, M. M., Nipun, M. W., Noman A. A. (2019). Estimation of Urban Heat Islands Effect and Its Impact on Climate Change: A Remote Sensing and GIS-Based Approach in Rajshahi District. Proceeding of 1st International Conference on Urban and Regional Planning, pp 560-569. Dhaka, Bangladesh: Bangladesh Institutes of Planners. [pdf]

4. Kafy A. A., Rahman, M. N., Rakib, A. A., Arpi, S., Faisal, A. A. (2019). Assessing Satisfaction Level of Urban Residential Area: A Comparative Study Based on Resident’s Perception in Rajshahi City, Bangladesh. Proceeding of 1st International Conference on Urban and Regional Planning, pp 225-235. Dhaka, Bangladesh: Bangladesh Institutes of Planners. [pdf]

3. Kafy A. A., Hasan, M. M., Saifullah, M., Roy, S., Faisal, A. A. (2019). Evaluating Land Use and Natural Resources for Sustainable Ecotourism Site Development and Its Contribution to Urban Economy Proceeding of 1st International Conference on Urban and Regional Planning, pp 462-471. Dhaka, Bangladesh: Bangladesh Institutes of Planners. [pdf]

2. Kafy, A. A., Faisal, A. A., Hasan, M. M. (2020). Index based Agricultural Drought Monitoring Using Remote Sensing Techniques in Barind Region of Bangladesh. Proceeding of International Conference on Earth & Environmental Sciences and Technology, pp 539). Dhaka, Bangladesh: University of Dhaka.

1. Sadath, M. A, Afroz, F., Sakib, F. S., Faisal, A. A. (2021). Wastewater treatment and effects of wastewater irrigation use in agriculture: a case study in Rajshahi city, Bangladesh. First International Conference on Urban Water Interfaces UWI, Berlin, Germany. doi: https://doi.org/10.24407/KXP:1744781702

3. Faisal, A. A., Rahman, M., Kafy, A. A., Roy, S., Khan, A., & Rahman, M. (2022). Impact on land surface temperature and urban heat island, due to land use/land cover chang e in dhaka metropolitan area, using remote sensing and GIS techniques. Re-envisioning Advances in Remote Sensing, Taylor & Francis group, 34. doi: https://doi.org/10.1201/9781003224624

2. Kafy, A. A., Islam, M., Sikdar, S., Ashrafi, T. J., Faisal, A. A., Islam, M. A., Al Rakib, A., Khan, M.H.H., Sarker, M.H.S. and Ali, & Ali, M. Y. (2021). Remote sensing-based approach to identify the influence of land use/land cover change on the urban thermal environment: a case study in Chattogram City, Bangladesh. In Re-envisioning remote sensing applications (pp. 217-240). CRC Press. doi: https://doi.org/10.1201/9781003049210

1. Kafy, A. A., Naim, N. H., Khan, M. H. H., Islam, M. A., Al Rakib, A., Faisal, A. A., & Sarker, M. H. S. (2021). Prediction of urban expansion and identifying its impacts on the degradation of agricultural land: A machine learning-based remote-sensing approach in Rajshahi, Bangladesh. In Re-envisioning remote sensing applications (pp. 85-106). CRC Press. doi: https://doi.org/10.1201/9781003049210