Inter-regional pattern of urbanization in southern Ghana in the first decade of the new millennium
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- 作者：Douglas A. Stowa ; stow@mail.sdsu.edu" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author ; John R. Weeksa ; Hsiao-chien Shiha ; Lloyd L. Coultera ; Harry Johnsona ; Yu-Hsin Tsaia ; Andrew Kerra ; Magdalena Benzaa ; Foster Mensahb
- 关键词：Land cover and land use change ; Urbanization ; Landsat ; Ghana ; Africa ; Population growth
- 刊名：Applied Geography
- 出版年：2016
- 出版时间：June 2016
- 年：2016
- 卷：71
- 期：Complete
- 页码：32-43
- 全文大小：3382 K
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From 2000 to 2010 1.5% of land area in southern Ghana converted to Built (56% relative increase).
Most new Built occurred in peri-urban areas of Accra and Kumasi, replacing Agriculture.
Residential urbanization appears to be leading population growth in peri-urban areas.