Green spaces trends in the city of Port Elizabeth from 1990 to 2000 using remote sensing

International Journal of Environmental Research

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 653-662

  Odindi, J O ^a   Mhangara, P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^b SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL SPACE AGENCY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Change detection; Green spaces; Land cover classification; Port Elizabeth

Indexed keywords

AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH; DETECTION METHOD; GREENSPACE; LAND COVER; LAND USE CHANGE; LANDSAT THEMATIC MAPPER; REMOTE SENSING; SUSTAINABILITY; URBAN PLANNING; VEGETATION MAPPING;

EASTERN CAPE; PORT ELIZABETH; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 84863943624     PISSN: 17356865     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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