Manifestation of Remote Sensing Data in Modeling Urban Sprawl Using the SLEUTH Model and Brute Force Calibration: A Case Study of Sana`a City, Yemen.
Sana’a the metropolitan capital of Yemen, has experienced rapid spatial growth and uncontrolled development for decades. In the absence of a means to forecast and predict urban growth trends, planning and urban policy decisions have been found wanting. In this study the SLEUTH (Slope, landuse, exclu...
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| description | Sana’a the metropolitan capital of Yemen, has experienced rapid spatial growth and uncontrolled development for decades. In the absence of a means to forecast and predict urban growth trends, planning and urban policy decisions have been found wanting. In this study the SLEUTH (Slope, landuse, exclusion, urban extent, transportation and hillshade) model which has been widely and successfully applied in developed countries, has been applied to predict the spatial urban sprawl pattern from 2004–2020 in Sana’a. This was to provide the necessary forecast for better planning and decision making. The model performed well as per the calibration coefficient values. The results showed that there will a 29 % increase in spatial urban sprawl growth during the modeling period. Growth of the sprawl will be mainly at the edges of the urban boundary, there will also be a wide area of scattered urban clusters. Factors that will have major influence on spatial expansion of the city will be diffusion, natural and internal growth, slope (that will hinder spread) and transportation (along which most of the urban sprawl will occur). The study also provides an insight into how the SLEUTH model performs in a poorly planned urban environment as compared to the planned and controlled environment where it has been applied. |
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| spelling | upm-285452015-10-28T04:18:54Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/28545/ Manifestation of Remote Sensing Data in Modeling Urban Sprawl Using the SLEUTH Model and Brute Force Calibration: A Case Study of Sana`a City, Yemen. Pradhan, Biswajeet Mansor, Shattri Al-shalabi, Mohamed Althuwaynee, Omar F. Billa, Lawal Sana’a the metropolitan capital of Yemen, has experienced rapid spatial growth and uncontrolled development for decades. In the absence of a means to forecast and predict urban growth trends, planning and urban policy decisions have been found wanting. In this study the SLEUTH (Slope, landuse, exclusion, urban extent, transportation and hillshade) model which has been widely and successfully applied in developed countries, has been applied to predict the spatial urban sprawl pattern from 2004–2020 in Sana’a. This was to provide the necessary forecast for better planning and decision making. The model performed well as per the calibration coefficient values. The results showed that there will a 29 % increase in spatial urban sprawl growth during the modeling period. Growth of the sprawl will be mainly at the edges of the urban boundary, there will also be a wide area of scattered urban clusters. Factors that will have major influence on spatial expansion of the city will be diffusion, natural and internal growth, slope (that will hinder spread) and transportation (along which most of the urban sprawl will occur). The study also provides an insight into how the SLEUTH model performs in a poorly planned urban environment as compared to the planned and controlled environment where it has been applied. 2013 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/28545/1/Manifestation%20of%20Remote%20Sensing%20Data%20in%20Modeling%20Urban%20Sprawl%20Using%20the%20SLEUTH%20Model%20and%20Brute%20Force%20Calibration.pdf Pradhan, Biswajeet and Mansor, Shattri and Al-shalabi, Mohamed and Althuwaynee, Omar F. and Billa, Lawal (2013) Manifestation of Remote Sensing Data in Modeling Urban Sprawl Using the SLEUTH Model and Brute Force Calibration: A Case Study of Sana`a City, Yemen. Journal of the Indian Society of Remote Sensing, 41 (2). pp. 405-416. ISSN 0255-660X 10.1007/s12524-012-0215-6 English |
| spellingShingle | Pradhan, Biswajeet Mansor, Shattri Al-shalabi, Mohamed Althuwaynee, Omar F. Billa, Lawal Manifestation of Remote Sensing Data in Modeling Urban Sprawl Using the SLEUTH Model and Brute Force Calibration: A Case Study of Sana`a City, Yemen. |
| title | Manifestation of Remote Sensing Data in Modeling Urban Sprawl Using the SLEUTH Model and Brute Force Calibration: A Case Study of Sana`a City, Yemen. |
| title_full | Manifestation of Remote Sensing Data in Modeling Urban Sprawl Using the SLEUTH Model and Brute Force Calibration: A Case Study of Sana`a City, Yemen. |
| title_fullStr | Manifestation of Remote Sensing Data in Modeling Urban Sprawl Using the SLEUTH Model and Brute Force Calibration: A Case Study of Sana`a City, Yemen. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Manifestation of Remote Sensing Data in Modeling Urban Sprawl Using the SLEUTH Model and Brute Force Calibration: A Case Study of Sana`a City, Yemen. |
| title_short | Manifestation of Remote Sensing Data in Modeling Urban Sprawl Using the SLEUTH Model and Brute Force Calibration: A Case Study of Sana`a City, Yemen. |
| title_sort | manifestation of remote sensing data in modeling urban sprawl using the sleuth model and brute force calibration: a case study of sana`a city, yemen. |
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