Monitoring Urban Expansion and Urban Green Spaces Change in Addis Ababa: Directional and Zonal Analysis Integrated with Landscape Expansion Index

Monitoring Urban Expansion and Urban Green Spaces Change in Addis Ababa: Directional and Zonal Analysis Integrated with Landscape Expansion Index

Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia, is urbanizing very fast. This study aimed to assess urban expansion and Urban Green Spaces (UGS) change in the city from 1989 to 2019. Remote Sensing and Geographical Information System (GIS) and Landscape Expansion Index (LEI) were used to extract Land Use Land...

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Main Authors: Eyasu Markos Woldesemayat, Paolo Vincenzo Genovese
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-03-01
Series:Forests
Subjects:
capital city
landscape expansion index
spatio-temporal dynamics
spatial transformation
suburbanization
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/12/4/389

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