Urban Growth and Sprawl of Mersin City, Turkey: Change Analysis Based on Earth Observation and Socio-Economic Data

The aim of this study is the contextualization of urban growth and sprawl experienced in the coastal conurbation of Mersin in southern Turkey. For this purpose, an interdisciplinary approach has been developed by using methods of remote sensing and social sciences. The sample areas, identified by us...

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Main Authors: Burak BEYHAN, Hannes TAUBENBÖCK, Simon SUFFA, Tobias ULLMANN, Jürgen RAUH, Stefan DECH
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: KARE Publishing 2012-02-01
Series:Megaron
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Online Access:http://www.journalagent.com/megaron/pdfs/MEGARON_7_1_3_25.pdf