Land use and land cover change detection and prediction in Bhutan's high altitude city of Thimphu, using cellular automata and Markov chain

Rapid urbanization is changing landscapes often resulting in the degradation of ecosystem services and quality of urban life. Remote sensing and GIS tools can provide valuable information to deepen our understanding of the dynamics of these changes to better plan and build sustainable cities for the...

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Main Authors: Sonam Wangyel Wang, Lamchin Munkhnasan, Woo-Kyun Lee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-01-01
Series:Environmental Challenges
Subjects:
GIS
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667010020300172