Analysis of Urban Growth and Sprawl from Remote Sensing Data
Analysis of Urban Growth and Sprawl from Remote Sensing Data

Author: Basudeb Bhatta

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2012-05-04

Total Pages: 172

ISBN-13: 9783642262876

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This book provides a comprehensive discussion on urban growth and sprawl, and how they can be analyzed using remote sensing imageries. It compiles views of numerous researchers that help in understanding the urban growth and sprawl; their patterns, process, causes, consequences, and countermeasures; how remote sensing data and geographic information system techniques can be used in mapping, monitoring, measuring, analyzing, and simulating the urban growth and sprawl and what are the merits and demerits of available methods and models. This book will be of value for the scientists and researchers engaged in urban geographic research, especially using remote sensing imageries. This book will serve as a rigours literature review for them. Post graduate students of urban geography or urban/regional planning may refer this book as additional studies. This book may help the academicians for preparing lecture notes and delivering lectures. Industry professionals may also be benefited from the discussed methods and models along with numerous citations.

Spatial Modeling and Assessment of Urban Form
Spatial Modeling and Assessment of Urban Form

Author: Biswajeet Pradhan

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2017-05-08

Total Pages: 337

ISBN-13: 3319542176

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This book discusses the application of Geospatial data, Geographic Information System (GIS) and Remote Sensing (RS) technologies in analysis and modeling of urban growth process, and its pattern, with special focus on sprawl and compact form of urban development. The book explains these two kinds of urban forms (sprawl and compact urban development) in detail regarding their advantages, disadvantages, indicators, assessment, modeling, implementation and their relationship with urban sustainability. It confirms that the proposed modeling approaches, geospatial data and GIS are very practical for identifying urban growth, land use change patterns and their general trends in future. The analyses and modeling approaches presented in this book can be employed to guide the identification and measurements of the changes and growth likely to happen in urban areas. In addition, this book can be helpful for town planning and development in order to design urban areas in a compact form and eventually sustainable manner.

Modelling Urban Development with Geographical Information Systems and Cellular Automata
Modelling Urban Development with Geographical Information Systems and Cellular Automata

Author: Yan Liu

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2008-12-10

Total Pages: 204

ISBN-13: 1420059904

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Urban development and migration from rural to urban areas are impacting prime agricultural land and natural landscapes, particularly in the less developed countries. These phenomena will persist and require serious study by those monitoring global environmental change. To address this need, various models have been devised to analyze urbanization a