Urban Development in Asia and Africa Geospatial Analysis of Metropolises /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Murayama, Yuji (Editor), Kamusoko, Courage (Editor), Yamashita, Akio (Editor), Estoque, Ronald C. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Series: The Urban Book Series,
• Subjects: Geography.; Geographical information systems.; Urban geography.; Physical geography.; Sustainable development.; Urban Geography / Urbanism (inc. megacities, cities, towns).; Geographical Information Systems/Cartography.; World Regional Geography (Continents, Countries, Regions).; Sustainable Development.

This book examines the urban growth trends and patterns of various rapidly growing metropolitan regions in developing Asian and African nations from the perspective of geography. State-of-the-art geospatial tools and techniques, including geographic information system/science and remote sensing, wer...

Table of Contents:

• Importance of Remote Sensing and Land Change Modeling for Urbanization Studies
• Methodology
• Rapid Urbanization in Developing Asia and Africa
• Beijing Metropolitan Area
• Manila Metropolitan Area
• Jakarta Metropolitan Area
• Hanoi Metropolitan Area
• Bangkok Metropolitan Area
• Yangon Metropolitan Area
• Dhaka Metropolitan Area
• Kathmandu Metropolitan Area
• Tehran Metropolitan Area
• Dakar Metropolitan Area
• Bamako Metropolitan Area
• Nairobi Metropolitan Area
• Lilongwe Metropolitan Area
• Harare Metropolitan Area
• Johannesburg Metropolitan Area
• Trends and Spatial Patterns of Urbanization in Asia and Africa: A comparative analysis
• Future of Metropolises in Developing Asia and Africa.