Estimating the spatial distribution of the population of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia using remotely sensed built land cover and height data

Computers, Environment and Urban Systems

Volumn 41, Issue , 2013, Pages 167-176

  Alahmadi, Mohammed ^a,b   Atkinson, Peter ^a   Martin, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b KING ABDULAZIZ CITY FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Dwelling; Estimation; Land cover; Population; Riyadh

Indexed keywords

BUILDING CATEGORIES; CONVENTIONAL APPROACH; DOWNSCALING PROCESS; DWELLING; LAND COVER; POPULATION; RIYADH; RIYADH , SAUDI ARABIA;

ESTIMATION; FLOORS; HISTORIC PRESERVATION; HOUSING; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REMOTE SENSING;

POPULATION STATISTICS;

CENSUS; DOWNSCALING; LAND COVER; LANDSAT THEMATIC MAPPER; NUMERICAL MODEL; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REMOTE SENSING; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

RIYADH [SAUDI ARABIA]; SAUDI ARABIA;

EID: 84880374130     PISSN: 01989715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compenvurbsys.2013.06.002     Document Type: Article

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