Proceedings of the KSRS Conference (대한원격탐사학회:학술대회논문집)
- 2003.11a
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- Pages.378-380
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- 2003
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- 1226-9743(pISSN)
Monitoring urban growth in Metro Manila using multitemporal satellite images
- Vinluan, Randy John N. (Department of Geodetic Engineering, University of the Philippines) ;
- Quiblat, Carla (Department of Geodetic Engineering, University of the Philippines) ;
- Batadlan, Beata (Department of Geodetic Engineering, University of the Philippines) ;
- Asilo, Sonia (Department of Geodetic Engineering, University of the Philippines) ;
- Sontillanosa, Rosalyn (Department of Geodetic Engineering, University of the Philippines) ;
- Pereira, Rosalyn (Department of Geodetic Engineering, University of the Philippines) ;
- Macapinlac, Oliver (Department of Geodetic Engineering, University of the Philippines) ;
- Menguito, Mon Pierre (Department of Geodetic Engineering, University of the Philippines)
- Published : 2003.11.03
Abstract
One of the most common forms of land use change is urbanization. Fortunately, the temporal revisit capacity of remote sensing satellites and their multispectral imaging capability make it possible to monitor this process. Using two Landsat images taken in 1972 and 1989, and one SPOT image taken in 2000, urban growth in Metro Manila is monitored. The extent of urbanization in Metro Manila increased from about 39 percent in 1972 to about 74 percent in 2000, although a slowing of growth was observed in the last decade due to decreasing areas for development. Most cities and municipalities in Metro Manila exhibited urban growth rates higher than the metropolitan average. The drivers and environmental consequences of urban growth were determined as well as the relationship of the extent of urbanization with some socio-economic and environmental variables.