Assessment of urban sprawl using Shannon’s entropy and fractal analysis: a case study of Atakum, Ilkadim and Canik (Samsun, Turkey)
Urban sprawl is one of the most important problems in urban development due to its negative environmental and societal impacts. Therefore, the spatial pattern of urban growth should be accurately analyzed and well understood for effective urban planning. This paper focuses on urban sprawl analysis...
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| Language: | English |
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Vilnius Gediminas Technical University
2017-09-01
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| Series: | Journal of Environmental Engineering and Landscape Management |
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| Online Access: | http://journals.vgtu.lt/index.php/JEELM/article/view/1655 |