Identifying informal settlements in satellite images for sustainable urban planning: a systematic review of methods available

The current urbanization trend, along with a shortage of affordable housing, has led to the proliferation of informal settlements in most cities in the global south. The variance in spectral, spatial image resolution, texture, colours, and complex physical shapes of informal urban settlements has ma...

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Main Authors: Hosni, Nafisa, Ambugadu, Amadu Monday
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Language:English
Published: Global Academic Excellence (M) Sdn. Bhd. 2022
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description The current urbanization trend, along with a shortage of affordable housing, has led to the proliferation of informal settlements in most cities in the global south. The variance in spectral, spatial image resolution, texture, colours, and complex physical shapes of informal urban settlements has made it difficult to provide accurate evidence for urban planners to achieve sustainable urban planning. In this article, the PRISMA methodology was used to thoroughly investigate various techniques used to classify informal settlements from satellite imagery between 2010 and 2021, as well as identify the methods' strengths and weaknesses, along with image indicators used in generating adequate information for sustainable urban planning. According to the study, the dominant models and approaches used to identify or detect informal settlements in satellite imagery for urban planning purposes are remote sensing, GIS, and artificial intelligence (machine learning) applications, as well as quantitative indicators. It was also revealed that without an integrated methodology, the proposed approaches used in different studies could not accurately detect and classify informal settlements. This is due to similarities in the texture of buildings of both formal and informal settlements, as well as variations in image spectral and spatial resolutions, as reported in previous studies.
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spelling utm.eprints-1040742024-01-14T01:07:18Z http://eprints.utm.my/104074/ Identifying informal settlements in satellite images for sustainable urban planning: a systematic review of methods available Hosni, Nafisa Ambugadu, Amadu Monday HT101-395 Sociology, Urban The current urbanization trend, along with a shortage of affordable housing, has led to the proliferation of informal settlements in most cities in the global south. The variance in spectral, spatial image resolution, texture, colours, and complex physical shapes of informal urban settlements has made it difficult to provide accurate evidence for urban planners to achieve sustainable urban planning. In this article, the PRISMA methodology was used to thoroughly investigate various techniques used to classify informal settlements from satellite imagery between 2010 and 2021, as well as identify the methods' strengths and weaknesses, along with image indicators used in generating adequate information for sustainable urban planning. According to the study, the dominant models and approaches used to identify or detect informal settlements in satellite imagery for urban planning purposes are remote sensing, GIS, and artificial intelligence (machine learning) applications, as well as quantitative indicators. It was also revealed that without an integrated methodology, the proposed approaches used in different studies could not accurately detect and classify informal settlements. This is due to similarities in the texture of buildings of both formal and informal settlements, as well as variations in image spectral and spatial resolutions, as reported in previous studies. Global Academic Excellence (M) Sdn. Bhd. 2022-03 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.utm.my/104074/1/MondayAmbugaduNafisaHosni2022_IdentifyingInformalSettlementsinSatelliteImages.pdf Hosni, Nafisa and Ambugadu, Amadu Monday (2022) Identifying informal settlements in satellite images for sustainable urban planning: a systematic review of methods available. Journal of information system and technology management (JISTM), 7 (25). pp. 102-119. ISSN 0127-1666 http://dx.doi.org/10.35631/JISTM.725008 DOI:10.35631/JISTM.725008
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title_full Identifying informal settlements in satellite images for sustainable urban planning: a systematic review of methods available
title_fullStr Identifying informal settlements in satellite images for sustainable urban planning: a systematic review of methods available
title_full_unstemmed Identifying informal settlements in satellite images for sustainable urban planning: a systematic review of methods available
title_short Identifying informal settlements in satellite images for sustainable urban planning: a systematic review of methods available
title_sort identifying informal settlements in satellite images for sustainable urban planning a systematic review of methods available
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