Detection of Urban Growth in Taiz City, Yemen, between 1981 and 2022 by Using Google Earth™ and Geographical Information System Data

• Main Authors: Ahmed Abdul Aziz, Anwar Abdullah, Zulherry Isnain
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: ResearchGate 2024
• Subjects: HT101-395 Urban groups. The city. Urban sociology; HT51-1595 Communities. Classes. Races
• Online Access: https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/39169/1/ABSTRACT.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/39169/2/FULL%20TEXT.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/39169/; http://dx.doi.org/10.17014/ijog.11.1.61-79

Rapid urbanization brought serious socio-economic and environmental problems in many cities around the world, particularly in developing countries like Yemen. Urban "sprawl", a synonym of rapid and unplanned urban growth, is considered an obstacle for sustainable development, which causes...