Urban sprawl analysis of Tripoli metropolitan city (Libya) using remote sensing data and multivariate logistic regression model

• Main Authors: Al-sharif, Abubakr A. A., Pradhan, Biswajeet
• Format: Article
• Published: Springer 2014
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/35930/; http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs12524-013-0299-7
• Institution: Universiti Putra Malaysia

The main objective of this paper is to analyze urban sprawl in the metropolitan city of Tripoli, Libya. Logistic regression model is used in modeling urban expansion patterns, and in investigating the relationship between urban sprawl and various driving forces. The 11 factors that influence urban s...