Several factors contribute to on-going challenges of spatial planning and urban policy in
megacities, including rapid population shifts, less organized urban areas, and a lack of data …

This paper reviews articles published in the English language and using geospatial data in
analysing the state of urban sprawl in India. India is not far behind in the unparalleled global …

The rapid growth of megacities requires special attention among urban planners worldwide,
and particularly in Mumbai, India, where growth is very pronounced. To cope with the …

Urban growth is the spatial pattern of land development to accommodate anthropogenic
demand that influences other land uses (eg: open spaces, water bodies, etc.). Driven by …

Land use changes, sprawl and its implications for natural lands (garden, agricultural and
cultivated lands) have received increasing consideration in many countries and regions over …

The rapid urban growth in mid-sized cities of developing nations has induced conflict
between development and the environment, often leading to urban sprawl. However, studies …

In the context of rapid urbanization and climate change, urban green spaces significantly
contribute to mitigate the subsequent increasing urban heat island (UHI), particularly to …

The study deals with the quantification of urban sprawl and land transformation of Dhanbad
Urban Agglomeration (DUA) using geoinformatics and gradient modeling during last four …

The availability of remote sensing satellite data at various spatial, temporal and spectral
resolutions provides enormous opportunity to map the urban sprawl. When coupled with …

Monitoring of land use and land cover (LULC) change is one important drivers of global
change, which plays a decisive role on the management and sustainable developmental …