Managing urbanisation and urban sprawl in malaysia by using remote sensing and GIS applications

Rosni, Nur Aulia and Hj. Mohd. Noor, Norzailawati (2015) Managing urbanisation and urban sprawl in malaysia by using remote sensing and GIS applications. In: 13th International Congress of Asian Planning Schools Association (APSA2015), 12 - 13 August 2015, Johor Bahru, Johor. (Unpublished)

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Abstract

In the global era, more than half of the world population live in urban area. With rapid urbanisation growth where the highest percentage concentrate in Asia, a relevant approach is needed in order to eliminate the possible threat that occurs after urbanisation took place; the urban sprawl. Urban sprawl is a popular term in academic discourse and has a long history but till these days, the concrete definition of this term is not yet configured. Many studies of sprawl have rooted back in non-Asian countries making the solution for sprawl is not suitable to be implemented in term of theories and practice. This research attempts to study the measurement of sprawl by using these geospatial indexes with Remote Sensing and GIS approach. The SPOT-5 images with 2.5 meters resolution were used to analyse the growth of sprawl in Kuala Lumpur metropolitan due to its high urbanisation rate. The findings show that Kuala Lumpur is a sprawling city. It is anticipated that this research will provide a new direction in urban sprawl studies and represent a robust analytic approach for characterizing urban development on the city scale at once as well as promoting a city via Remote Sensing and GIS technology.

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (UNSPECIFIED)
Additional Information:	6608/45148
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Urban Sprawl Measurement, Geospatial Indices, Urbanisation, Remote Sensing, GIS, and Asian Cities
Subjects:	G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GE Environmental Sciences H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor > HD101 Land use H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor > HD72 Economic growth, development, planning
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	Kulliyyah of Architecture and Environmental Design > Department of Urban & Regional Planning
Depositing User:	Dr Norzailawati Mohd Noor
Date Deposited:	27 Jan 2016 08:05
Last Modified:	28 May 2021 11:25
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/45148

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