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Department of Environmental and Geographical Science

Urban growth in Southern Africa : comparing 30 years of decadal imagery to census data

Abstract

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The total urban area of each study site was calculated for each time slice and the results were represented as maps depicting urban expansion. Graphs were also created depicting the total urban area vs. total population for each time slice (1970s, 1990s and 2000s).

Degree

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Department of Environmental and Geographical Science
Year dc:date.issued
2011

Author and committee

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Author dc:creator
  • Lewis, Lauren Lyn
Advisors dc:contributor.advisor
  • Eckardt, Frank
  • Battersby-Lennard, Jane

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eng

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http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11609
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oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/11609

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Lewis, Lauren Lyn. Urban growth in Southern Africa : comparing 30 years of decadal imagery to census data. Department of Environmental and Geographical Science, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11609