Identifying factors influencing urban spatial growth for the George Town conurbation
Urban growth, which caused spatial land use and land cover changes has affected various physical environment, social, and economic activities. Thus, in order to understand the dynamic process of urban spatial growth, researchers throughout the world have implemented diverse approaches, where spat...
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| Language: | English English |
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Malaysian Institute of Planner
2016
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| Summary: | Urban growth, which caused spatial land use and land cover changes has affected
various physical environment, social, and economic activities. Thus, in order to
understand the dynamic process of urban spatial growth, researchers throughout
the world have implemented diverse approaches, where spatial models have been
developed to predict and simulate future urban growth. Those models were
developed based on the driving forces that stimulate urban spatial growth.
Therefore, in ensuring reliable models to be developed will be able to forecast
future changes and their potential environmental effects, the driving forces must
be identified. The objective of this paper is to identify possible driving forces that
promote urban spatial growth of the George Town Conurbation. The study was
conducted based on reviewing recent publications in journals and an on-line
survey. An on-line survey was generated and distributed to academicians and
urban planners to identify factors influencing urban spatial growth and their
weights. The findings indicated that distance to public amenities, cheap housing
price, and distance to the workplace are among factors that are important
determinants of urban development. The results provide valuable insights in
modelling urban growth in future research. |
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