Analysis of Urban Growth and Sprawl from Remote Sensing Data

• Main Author: Bhatta, Basudeb (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2010.
• Series: Advances in Geographic Information Science,
• Subjects: Earth sciences.; Information storage and retrieval.; User interfaces (Computer systems).; Management information systems.; Computer science.; Environmental management.; Earth Sciences.; Earth Sciences, general.; Information Storage and Retrieval.; User Interfaces and Human Computer Interaction.; Environmental Management.; Information Systems Applications (incl. Internet).; Management of Computing and Information Systems.

This book provides a comprehensive discussion on urban growth and sprawl, and how they can be analyzed using remote sensing imageries. It compiles the views of numerous researchers which help in understanding urban growth and sprawl; their patterns, process, causes, consequences, and countermeasures...

Table of Contents:

• Urban Growth and Sprawl
• Causes and Consequences of Urban Growth and Sprawl
• Towards Sustainable Development and Smart Growth
• Remote Sensing, GIS, and Urban Analysis
• Mapping and Monitoring Urban Growth
• Measurement and Analysis of Urban Growth
• Modelling and Simulation of Urban Growth
• Limitations of Urban Growth Analysis.