Monitoring sustainable urban development using built-up area indicators: a case study of Stellenbosch, South Africa

Environment, Development and Sustainability

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 547-566

  Musakwa, Walter ^a,b   Van Niekerk, Adriaan ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Building density; Building height; Earth observation; Impervious surfaces; Sustainable urban development

Indexed keywords

EID: 84939891939     PISSN: 1387585X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10668-014-9560-7     Document Type: Article

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