Urban sprawl and its impact on sustainable urban development: a combination of remote sensing and social media data

• Published in: Geo-spatial information science Vol. 24; no. 2; pp. 241 - 255
• Main Authors: Shao, Zhenfeng, Sumari, Neema S., Portnov, Aleksei, Ujoh, Fanan, Musakwa, Walter, Mandela, Paulo J.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Wuhan Taylor & Francis 03.04.2021; Taylor & Francis Ltd; Taylor & Francis Group
• Subjects: Application programming interface; Biodiversity; Carbon sequestration; City centres; Digital media; Ecosystem services; Environmental impact; Grasslands; Human influences; Image classification; Kernel functions; Land cover; Land use; Morogoro; Population growth; Remote sensing; social media data; Social networks; Sustainability; Sustainable development; sustainable urban development; Tanzania; Twitter; Urban areas; Urban development; Urban planning; Urban sprawl; Urbanization; Africa

Urbanization is one of the most impactful human activities across the world today affecting the quality of urban life and its sustainable development. Urbanization in Africa is occurring at an unprecedented rate and it threatens the attainment of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Urban sprawl ha...