The Big Brother: Monitoring Urban Growth and Change for Sustainable Infrastructure Provision

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Author(s): Virendra Pathak (Queensland University of Technology, Australia)and Robert Webb (Queensland University of Technology, Australia)
Copyright: 2010
Pages: 13
Source title: Sustainable Urban and Regional Infrastructure Development: Technologies, Applications and Management
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Tan Yigitcanlar (Queensland University of Technology, Australia)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-61520-775-6.ch017

Keywords: Environment & Agriculture / Environmental Science and Technologies / Information Science Reference / Sustainable Development

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Monitoring urban growth and land-use change is an important issue for sustainable infrastructure planning. Rapid urban development, sprawl and increasing population pressure, particularly in developing nations, are resulting in deterioration of infrastructure facilities; loss of productive agricultural lands and open spaces; pollution; health hazards; and micro-climatic changes. In addressing these issues effectively, it is crucial to collect up-to-date and accurate data and monitor the changing environment at regular intervals. This chapter discusses the role of geospatial technologies for mapping and monitoring the changing environment and urban structure, where such technologies are highly useful for sustainable infrastructure planning and provision.

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