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100	1		_aBhatta, B. _q(Basudeb)
245	1	0	_aUrban growth analysis and remote sensing : _ba case study of Kolkata, India 1980-2010 / _cBasudeb Bhatta.
264		1	_aDordrecht ; _aNew York : _bSpringer, _cc2012.
300			_axiii, 106 pages : _billustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; _c22 cm.
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
490	1		_aSpringerBriefs in geography, _x2211-4165.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505	0	0	_tIntroduction -- _tReview of Literature -- _tMethodology -- _tResults and Discussion -- _tConclusions.
520			_aThis book documents research conducted on the analysis of urban growth and sprawl by using remote sensing data and GIS techniques. The research was conducted between 1980-2010 in the city of Kolkata, India. The aim of the research was to use metrics that were less demanding in terms of data and computation than normal metrics. However, it has been found that most of them were inferior in capturing insights of urban sprawl. For this book, some of these metrics have therefore been modified and new ones are proposed. The research focuses on problems associated with the analysis of urban growth by ..
650		0	_aCities and towns _zIndia _zCalcutta _xGrowth _xRemote sensing _vCase studies.
650		0	_aCities and towns _zIndia _zCalcutta _xGrowth _vCase studies.
651		0	_aCalcutta (India) _xGeography _vCase studies.
830		0	_9108419 _aSpringerBriefs in geography.
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