Spatiotemporal Analysis of Urban Growth, Sprawl and Structure

This chapter demonstrates the use of remote sensing and spatially referenced population data to estimate and model urban sprawl, growth and urban structures. Using spatial analytical tools within a GIS, the typology of urban growth and Dhaka’s spatial structure from 2000 to 2011was quantified. The r...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Dewan, Ashraf, Corner, Robert
Other Authors: Ashraf Dewan
Format: Book Chapter
Published: Springer 2013
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/45803