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Urban and Suburban Areas as a Research Topic for Remote Sensing Read chapter Read first chapter

2010 | OriginalPaper | Chapter

2. The Structure and Form of Urban Settlements

Authors : Elena Besussi, Nancy Chin, Michael Batty, Paul Longley

Published in: Remote Sensing of Urban and Suburban Areas

Publisher: Springer Netherlands

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Abstract

This chapter introduces you to the different theoretical and methodological approaches to the understanding and measuring of urban growth and urban patterns. Particular attention is given to urban sprawl as one of the forms of suburbanization. Urban sprawl today represents a challenge for both scientists and decision makers, due to the complexity of its generative processes and impacts. In this chapter, we introduce ways of measuring the spatial pattern of sprawl noting how remotely sensed imagery need to be integrated with spatial socioeconomic data, and how this integration is essential in making accurate interpretations of very different urban morphologies.

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Metadata
Title
The Structure and Form of Urban Settlements
Authors
Elena Besussi
Nancy Chin
Michael Batty
Paul Longley
Copyright Year
2010
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Book
Remote Sensing of Urban and Suburban Areas

Print ISBN: 978-1-4020-4371-0

Electronic ISBN: 978-1-4020-4385-7

Copyright Year: 2010

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-4385-7_2

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