Managing urbanisation and urban sprawl in Malaysia by using remote sensing and GIS applications

• Main Authors: Rosni, Nur Aulia, Hj. Mohd. Noor, Norzailawati, Abdullah, Alias
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: Malaysian Institute of Planners 2016
• Subjects: HT51 Human settlements. Communities; T Technology (General)
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/51487/1/51487.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/51487/4/51487_Managing%20urbanisation%20and%20urban%20sprawl%20in%20Malaysia_SCOPUS.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/51487/; http://www.mip.org.my/doc/apsa2016.pdf
• Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia

In the global era, more than half of the world population live in urban area. With rapid urbanisation growth where the highest percentage concentrates in Asia, a relevant approach is needed to eliminate the possible threat that occurs after urbanisation took place; the urban sprawl. Urban sprawl...