Geoinformatics for sustainable urban development

Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Editor Biographies -- List of Contributors -- 1 Subaltern Urbanisation in the State of Haryana, India -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Research Design -- 1.3 Subaltern Urbanisation -- 1.4 Haryana's Urbanisation -- 1.4.1 Contribution of Census Towns -- 1.4.2 District Level Analysis: Level of Urbanisation and CTs -- 1.5 Haryana's Subaltern Towns -- 1.5.1 Non-Subaltern Urbanisation -- 1.5.1.1 Large Settlements -- 1.5.1.2 Industrial Development -- 1.5.1.3 Planned Development -- 1.5.1.4 Cantonment Board -- 1.5.1.5 Towns Developed Under the Shadow of Large Settlements -- 1.5.2 Subaltern Urbanisation -- 1.5.2.1 Spatial Proximity -- 1.5.2.2 Administrative Recognition -- 1.5.3 District Level Analysis -- 1.6 Conclusion -- Acknowledgements -- References -- 2 Urban Sprawl Modelling Using the CA-MARKOV Model for Thoothukudi City -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Study Area and Data Used -- 2.3 Methodology -- 2.3.1 Classification -- 2.3.2 Maximum Likelihood Supervision -- 2.3.3 Accuracy Assessment -- 2.3.4 Urban Sprawl Model -- 2.4 Results and Discussion -- 2.4.1 Land Use/Land Cover Analysis -- 2.4.2 Modelling LULC Dynamics -- 2.4.3 Validation -- 2.4.4 Prediction -- 2.5 Conclusion -- References -- 3 Urban Site Suitability Mapping Using GIS-Based Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis in Pathankot City, Punjab -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Study Area -- 3.3 Data Sources -- 3.4 Methods -- 3.5 Results and Discussion -- 3.5.1 Distance to Streams -- 3.5.2 Slope -- 3.5.3 Distance to Residential Areas -- 3.5.4 Distance to Roads -- 3.5.5 Land Use and Land Cover -- 3.5.6 Population Density -- 3.5.7 Distance to Commercial Areas -- 3.5.8 Distance to Educational Locations -- 3.5.9 Distance to Industrial Areas -- 3.5.10 Distance to Railways -- 3.5.11 Calculation of the Consistency Ratio (CR).

This book provides compelling new insights into how cities are attempting to address sustainability challenges via major applications of geospatial technology in an urban area. It elucidates the role of geospatial techniques such as GIS and GNSS, including remote sensing in urban management, and covers the theory and practice of urban sustainability transitions. It provides case studies and contextualised tools for the governance of urban transitions to present various applications of geospatial techniques in an urban environment. Features: Covers hands-on approaches on quantitative measures of urban analytics Focuses on sustainability issues in urban planning and development Includes pertinent global case studies for implementation of urban planning practices Reviews the inter-relationship between smart cities and sustainable development This book is aimed at graduate students, researchers, and professionals in GIS, urban sciences, and geography.