A global comparative analysis of urban spatio-temporal dynamics during the last four decades using course resolution remote sensing data and GIS

International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS)

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2008, Pages

  Kasimu, Alimujiang ^a,b   Ghulam, Abduwasit ^c   Tateishi, Rryutaro ^a  

^a CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b XINJIANG NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c Saint Louis University   (United States)

Author keywords

DCW; Dynamics; GLCNMO; Global urban; Remote sensing

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS; DCW; EARTH CLIMATE; GLCNMO; GLOBAL URBAN; LAND COVER; NATIONAL MAPPING; POPULATION DENSITIES; RAPID POPULATION GROWTH; REMOTE SENSING DATA; SATELLITE DATA; SPATIO-TEMPORAL DYNAMICS; URBAN AREAS; URBAN DEVELOPMENT; URBAN EXPANSION; URBAN FORM; URBAN GROWTH;

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DYNAMICS; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS;

REMOTE SENSING;

EID: 67649790349     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/IGARSS.2008.4779583     Document Type: Conference Paper

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