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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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
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description 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 results revealed a 33 % expansion of urban areas during the study period. Analysis of urban growth types showed that the extension growth type being the dominant followed by leapfrogging development. The amount of low-density development is increasing with time, indicating sprawling development. Investigation of changes in the population per unit area of built-up surface indicated that overcrowding and lack of space in the urban core are compelling people to settle in peripheral areas, thereby exerting tremendous pressure on a limited resource base.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-458032023-02-13T08:01:35Z Spatiotemporal Analysis of Urban Growth, Sprawl and Structure Dewan, Ashraf Corner, Robert Ashraf Dewan Robert Corner Urban sprawl Landsat TM Spatiotemporal analysis Growth type Population census Modelling 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 results revealed a 33 % expansion of urban areas during the study period. Analysis of urban growth types showed that the extension growth type being the dominant followed by leapfrogging development. The amount of low-density development is increasing with time, indicating sprawling development. Investigation of changes in the population per unit area of built-up surface indicated that overcrowding and lack of space in the urban core are compelling people to settle in peripheral areas, thereby exerting tremendous pressure on a limited resource base. 2013 Book Chapter http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/45803 10.1007/978-94-007-6735-5_6 Springer restricted
spellingShingle Urban sprawl
Landsat TM
Spatiotemporal analysis
Growth type
Population census
Modelling
Dewan, Ashraf
Corner, Robert
Spatiotemporal Analysis of Urban Growth, Sprawl and Structure
title Spatiotemporal Analysis of Urban Growth, Sprawl and Structure
title_full Spatiotemporal Analysis of Urban Growth, Sprawl and Structure
title_fullStr Spatiotemporal Analysis of Urban Growth, Sprawl and Structure
title_full_unstemmed Spatiotemporal Analysis of Urban Growth, Sprawl and Structure
title_short Spatiotemporal Analysis of Urban Growth, Sprawl and Structure
title_sort spatiotemporal analysis of urban growth, sprawl and structure
topic Urban sprawl
Landsat TM
Spatiotemporal analysis
Growth type
Population census
Modelling
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/45803