Urban Sprawl and GIS

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This book demonstrates the techniques of Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) for analysing the spatiotemporal patterns, causes and concerns of urban sprawl of a typical city with special reference to Raichur city of Karnataka, India.In the present study, an attempt has been made to study the urban sprawl pattern of Raichur City vis-a-vis the infrastructure and other utility services such as water supply, sanitation, power transmission, and agriculture using the state-of-the-art remote sensing techniques and Geographical Information Systems.