Detecting urban growth using remote sensing and GIS techniques in Al Gharbiya governorate, Egypt

Tanta and Quttour are the important districts in Al Gharbiya governorate, Middle of Nile Delta, Egypt. Urban sprawl is one of the main problems that reduce the limited highly fertile land in the Nile Delta of Egypt. Computational urban growth and computer hardware had made possible unprecedented inc...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: A.A. Belal, F.S. Moghanm
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2011-12-01
Series:Egyptian Journal of Remote Sensing and Space Sciences
Subjects:
GIS
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1110982311000299