Modeling and predicting urban growth of Nairobi City using cellular automata with geographical information systems

Geographical Review of Japan

Volumn 80, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 279-290

  Mundia, Charles N ^a   Aniya, Masamu ^b  

^a JOMO KENYATTA UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Kenya)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cellular automata; Dynamic spatial model; Nairobi city; Urban growth; Urban simulation

Indexed keywords

CELLULAR AUTOMATON; GIS; MODELING; REMOTE SENSING; URBAN GROWTH; URBAN PLANNING;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; KENYA; NAIROBI [KENYA]; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 36248945559     PISSN: 13479555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4157/grj.80.777     Document Type: Article

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