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

• Main Author: Bhatta, Basudeb (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2012.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Geography,
• Subjects: 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...