Land Use/Cover Change Detection and Urban Sprawl Analysis in Bandar Abbas City, Iran
The process of land use change and urban sprawl has been considered as a prominent characteristic of urban development. This study aims to investigate urban growth process in Bandar Abbas city, Iran, focusing on urban sprawl and land use change during 1956–2012. To calculate urban sprawl and land us...
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| description | The process of land use change and urban sprawl has been considered as a prominent characteristic of urban development. This study aims to investigate urban growth process in Bandar Abbas city, Iran, focusing on urban sprawl and land use change during 1956–2012. To calculate urban sprawl and land use changes, aerial photos and satellite images are utilized in different time spans. The results demonstrate that urban region area has changed from 403.77 to 4959.59 hectares between 1956 and 2012. Moreover, the population has increased more than 30 times in last six decades. The major part of population growth is related to migration from other parts the country to Bandar Abbas city. Considering the speed of urban sprawl growth rate, the scale and the role of the city have changed from medium and regional to large scale and transregional. Due to natural and structural limitations, more than 80% of barren lands, stone cliffs, beach zone, and agricultural lands are occupied by built-up areas. Our results revealed that the irregular expansion of Bandar Abbas city must be controlled so that sustainable development could be achieved. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-ef505171da2f400ab0d73ab4a93e8bfd2025-02-03T06:44:39ZengWileyThe Scientific World Journal2356-61401537-744X2014-01-01201410.1155/2014/690872690872Land Use/Cover Change Detection and Urban Sprawl Analysis in Bandar Abbas City, IranMohsen Dadras0Helmi Zulhaidi Mohd Shafri1Noordin Ahmad2Biswajeet Pradhan3Sahabeh Safarpour4Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), Serdang, 43400 Selangor, MalaysiaDepartment of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), Serdang, 43400 Selangor, MalaysiaDepartment of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), Serdang, 43400 Selangor, MalaysiaDepartment of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), Serdang, 43400 Selangor, MalaysiaSchool of Physics, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800 Penang, MalaysiaThe process of land use change and urban sprawl has been considered as a prominent characteristic of urban development. This study aims to investigate urban growth process in Bandar Abbas city, Iran, focusing on urban sprawl and land use change during 1956–2012. To calculate urban sprawl and land use changes, aerial photos and satellite images are utilized in different time spans. The results demonstrate that urban region area has changed from 403.77 to 4959.59 hectares between 1956 and 2012. Moreover, the population has increased more than 30 times in last six decades. The major part of population growth is related to migration from other parts the country to Bandar Abbas city. Considering the speed of urban sprawl growth rate, the scale and the role of the city have changed from medium and regional to large scale and transregional. Due to natural and structural limitations, more than 80% of barren lands, stone cliffs, beach zone, and agricultural lands are occupied by built-up areas. Our results revealed that the irregular expansion of Bandar Abbas city must be controlled so that sustainable development could be achieved.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/690872 |
| spellingShingle | Mohsen Dadras Helmi Zulhaidi Mohd Shafri Noordin Ahmad Biswajeet Pradhan Sahabeh Safarpour Land Use/Cover Change Detection and Urban Sprawl Analysis in Bandar Abbas City, Iran The Scientific World Journal |
| title | Land Use/Cover Change Detection and Urban Sprawl Analysis in Bandar Abbas City, Iran |
| title_full | Land Use/Cover Change Detection and Urban Sprawl Analysis in Bandar Abbas City, Iran |
| title_fullStr | Land Use/Cover Change Detection and Urban Sprawl Analysis in Bandar Abbas City, Iran |
| title_full_unstemmed | Land Use/Cover Change Detection and Urban Sprawl Analysis in Bandar Abbas City, Iran |
| title_short | Land Use/Cover Change Detection and Urban Sprawl Analysis in Bandar Abbas City, Iran |
| title_sort | land use cover change detection and urban sprawl analysis in bandar abbas city iran |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/690872 |
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