Manifestation of Remote Sensing Data in Modeling Urban Sprawl Using the SLEUTH Model and Brute Force Calibration: A Case Study of Sana`a City, Yemen.

Sana’a the metropolitan capital of Yemen, has experienced rapid spatial growth and uncontrolled development for decades. In the absence of a means to forecast and predict urban growth trends, planning and urban policy decisions have been found wanting. In this study the SLEUTH (Slope, landuse, exclu...

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Main Authors: Pradhan, Biswajeet, Mansor, Shattri, Al-shalabi, Mohamed, Althuwaynee, Omar F., Billa, Lawal
Format: Article
Language:English
English
Published: 2013
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/28545/1/Manifestation%20of%20Remote%20Sensing%20Data%20in%20Modeling%20Urban%20Sprawl%20Using%20the%20SLEUTH%20Model%20and%20Brute%20Force%20Calibration.pdf