Alex Saunders

Mr. Alex Saunders is a Lecturer in the Department of Geography at the School of Social Sciences, University of Western Australia. His research focuses on urban sustainability, particularly addressing challenges related to urban densification, vegetation dynamics, and surface temperature regulation.

His work aligns with the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), contributing to

• Urban Development
• Climate Resilience
• Environmental Planning

. Based on two peer-reviewed articles, his recent studies analyze the impacts of urban densification on tree canopy cover (2020) and the relationship between urban vegetation and surface temperature (2019), leveraging remote sensing and spatial modeling techniques.