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The Morphology of African Cities

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dc.contributor.authorAntos, Sarah E.
dc.contributor.authorLall, Somik V.
dc.contributor.authorLozano-Gracia, Nancy
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-05T15:53:33Z
dc.date.available2017-01-05T15:53:33Z
dc.date.issued2016-12
dc.description.abstractThis paper illustrates how the capabilities of GIS and satellite imagery can be harnessed to explore and better understand the urban form of several large African cities (Addis Ababa, Nairobi, Kigali, Dar es Salaam, and Dakar). To allow for comparability across very diverse cities, this work looks at the above mentioned cities through the lens of several spatial indicators and relies heavily on data derived from satellite imagery. First, it focuses on understanding the distribution of population across the city, and more specifically how the variations in population density could be linked to transportation. Second, it takes a closer look at the land cover in each city using a semi-automated texture based land cover classification that identifies neighborhoods that appear more regular or irregularly planned. Lastly, for the higher resolution images, this work studies the changes in the land cover classes as one moves from the city core to the periphery. This work also explored the classification of slightly coarser resolution imagery which allowed analysis of a broader number of cities, sixteen, provided the lower cost.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/502451481312733719/The-morphology-of-African-cities
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-7911
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/25810
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper;No. 7911
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.subjecturban development
dc.subjectinformation systems
dc.subjecturban land
dc.subjectland market
dc.subjectparticipatory planning
dc.subjectgovernance
dc.subjectsatellite imagery
dc.subjectgeospatial modeling
dc.subjectpopulation distribution
dc.subjectpopulation density
dc.subjecturban transport
dc.titleThe Morphology of African Citiesen
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okr.crossref.titleThe Morphology of African Cities
okr.date.disclosure2016-12-09
okr.doctypePublications & Research
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okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-7911
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okr.region.administrativeAfrica
okr.region.countryEthiopia
okr.region.countryKenya
okr.region.countryRwanda
okr.region.countrySenegal
okr.region.countryTanzania
okr.region.geographicalSub-Saharan Africa
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okr.topicMacroeconomics and Economic Growth::Spatial and Local Economic Development
okr.topicUrban Development::Transport in Urban Areas
okr.topicUrban Development::National Urban Development Policies and Strategies
okr.topicUrban Development::City Development Strategies
okr.topicUrban Development::Municipal Housing and Land
okr.topicUrban Development::Urban Economic Development
okr.topicUrban Development::Urban Housing
okr.unitSocial, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice
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