Evaluating the temporal and spatial urban expansion patterns of Guangzhou from 1979 to 2003 by remote sensing and GIS methods

International Journal of Geographical Information Science

Volumn 23, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1371-1388

  Fan, Fenglei ^a,b   Wang, Yunpeng ^b   Qiu, Maohui ^c   Wang, Zhishi ^d  

^a GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

^b SOUTH CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c FUZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MACAU   (Macao)

Author keywords

China; Driving factors; Guangzhou; Temporal and spatial patters; Urban expansion pattern

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONE; GIS; GRADIENT ANALYSIS; LANDSCAPE CHANGE; REMOTE SENSING; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; TEMPORAL ANALYSIS; URBAN AREA; URBAN DEVELOPMENT; URBAN PLANNING; URBAN TRANSPORT;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; GUANGDONG; GUANGZHOU;

EID: 70350754128     PISSN: 13658816     EISSN: 13623087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13658810802443432     Document Type: Article

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