An approach to differentiate informal settlements using spectral, texture, geomorphology and road accessibility metrics

Applied Geography

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 107-118

  Owen, Karen K ^a   Wong, David W ^a  

^a GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

CART; Discriminant function analysis; Guatemala; Informal settlements; Remote sensing

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING WORLD; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; ELEVATION; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; IMAGE RESOLUTION; INFORMAL SETTLEMENT; REMOTE SENSING; SUBURBAN AREA; URBAN SOCIETY;

GUATEMALA [CENTRAL AMERICA]; LATIN AMERICA;

EID: 84872011609     PISSN: 01436228     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeog.2012.11.016     Document Type: Article

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