Monitoring urban growth: urbanization of the fringe areas of Accra

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Monitoring urban growth : urbanization of the fringe areas of Accra. / Møller-Jensen, Lasse; Kofie, Richard; Yankson, Paul.

In: Bulletin of the Ghana Geographical Association, Vol. 24, 2007, p. 1-12.

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Møller-Jensen, L, Kofie, R & Yankson, P 2007, 'Monitoring urban growth: urbanization of the fringe areas of Accra', Bulletin of the Ghana Geographical Association, vol. 24, pp. 1-12.

APA

Møller-Jensen, L., Kofie, R., & Yankson, P. (2007). Monitoring urban growth: urbanization of the fringe areas of Accra. Bulletin of the Ghana Geographical Association, 24, 1-12.

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Møller-Jensen L, Kofie R, Yankson P. Monitoring urban growth: urbanization of the fringe areas of Accra. Bulletin of the Ghana Geographical Association. 2007;24:1-12.

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Møller-Jensen, Lasse ; Kofie, Richard ; Yankson, Paul. / Monitoring urban growth : urbanization of the fringe areas of Accra. In: Bulletin of the Ghana Geographical Association. 2007 ; Vol. 24. pp. 1-12.

Bibtex

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abstract = "The extent of the urbanized areas of Accra is assessed from Landsat-TM satellite images for the year 2002 and compared to similar information for the years 1985 and 1991. A texture-based classification method is applied. The results show that the urbanization of the fringe areas of Accra is occurring at a pace that has increased from 10 km2 per year for the period 1985-1991 to 25 km2 per year for the period 1991-2002. This development is subsequently discussed with focus on the unplanned and haphazard nature of the growth and the corresponding absence of adequate infrastructure and service provision.",
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RIS

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AU - Yankson, Paul

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N2 - The extent of the urbanized areas of Accra is assessed from Landsat-TM satellite images for the year 2002 and compared to similar information for the years 1985 and 1991. A texture-based classification method is applied. The results show that the urbanization of the fringe areas of Accra is occurring at a pace that has increased from 10 km2 per year for the period 1985-1991 to 25 km2 per year for the period 1991-2002. This development is subsequently discussed with focus on the unplanned and haphazard nature of the growth and the corresponding absence of adequate infrastructure and service provision.

AB - The extent of the urbanized areas of Accra is assessed from Landsat-TM satellite images for the year 2002 and compared to similar information for the years 1985 and 1991. A texture-based classification method is applied. The results show that the urbanization of the fringe areas of Accra is occurring at a pace that has increased from 10 km2 per year for the period 1985-1991 to 25 km2 per year for the period 1991-2002. This development is subsequently discussed with focus on the unplanned and haphazard nature of the growth and the corresponding absence of adequate infrastructure and service provision.

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