A Geo-Spatial Analysis for Characterising Urban Sprawl Patterns in the Batticaloa Municipal Council, Sri Lanka

A Geo-Spatial Analysis for Characterising Urban Sprawl Patterns in the Batticaloa Municipal Council, Sri Lanka

Urban sprawl related to rapid urbanisation in developed and developing nations affects sustainable land use. In Sri Lanka, urban areas have mostly expanded in a rather spontaneous, unplanned manner (based on the current settlers’ subjective movement) rather than conforming to the local government’s...

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Main Authors: Mathanraj Seevarethnam, Noradila Rusli, Gabriel Hoh Teck Ling, Ismail Said
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-06-01
Series:Land
Subjects:
urban sprawl
land use
urbanisation
leapfrog development
scattered development
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/10/6/636

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