Urban Growth Analysis and Remote Sensing A Case Study of Kolkata, India 1980–2010 /

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Bhatta, Basudeb (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2012.
• Σειρά: SpringerBriefs in Geography,
• Θέματα: Geography.; Geographical information systems.; Remote sensing.; Regional planning.; Urban planning.; Demography.; Human geography.; Remote Sensing/Photogrammetry.; Geographical Information Systems/Cartography.; Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning.; Human Geography.

This book documents research conducted on the analysis of urban growth and sprawl by using remote sensing data and GIS techniques. The research was conducted between 1980-2010 in the city of Kolkata, India. The aim of the research was to use metrics that were less demanding in terms of data and comp...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Introduction
• -Background
• -Significance
• -Objectives
• -Research Questions
• -Methodological Overview
• Review of Literature
• -Urban Growth and Sprawl
• -Physical Patterns and Forms of Urban Growth and Sprawl
• -Temporal Process of Urban Growth and Sprawl
• -Remote Sensing for the Analysis of Urban Growth and Sprawl
• -Measurement and Analysis of Urban Growth and Sprawl
• -Administrative versus Natural Boundary for the Analysis
• -Determining the Natural Boundary of the City
• -Subdivision of Natural City Extent. -Similar Studies in India
• -Similar Studies on Kolkata
• -Scope of the Research
• Methodology
• -Data
• -Software Used
• -Image Registration
• -Encoding Hardcopy Map
• -Encoding Vector Maps
• -Image Classification
• -Assessment of Classification Accuracy
• -Subsetting of Remote Sensing Data
• -Determining the Natural Boundary of the City
• -Subdivision of Natural City Extent
• -Calculating the Built-up Area
• -Generation of KMC Boundary
• -Analysis Based on Administrative Boundary
• -Analysis Based on Natural Boundary
• -City of Kolkata
• Result and Discussion
• -Classified Imagery and Change Map
• -Results from Analysis—Based on Administrative Boundary
• -Results from Analysis—Based on Natural Boundary
• -Comparison of Sprawl Analyses
• -Degree of Freedom and Goodness
• -Boundary of the city
• -Application of the Results
• -Limitations of the Research
• Conclusions
• -Conclusions
• -Scope of Future Research.