Monitoring urban sprawl and sustainable urban development using the moran index: A case study of Stellenbosch, South Africa

Walter Musakwa; Adriaan van Niekerk

doi:10.4018/978-1-5225-5646-6.ch027

Monitoring urban sprawl and sustainable urban development using the moran index: A case study of Stellenbosch, South Africa

Walter Musakwa, Adriaan van Niekerk

Stellenbosch University

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Abstract

The management of urban sprawl is fundamental to achieving sustainable urban development. Monitoring urban sprawl is, however, challenging. This study proposes the use of two spatial statistics, namely global Moran and local Moran to indentify statistically significant urban sprawl hot and cold spots. The findings reveal that the Moran indexes are sensitive to the distance band spatial weight matrices employed and that multiple bands should be used when these indexes are used. The authors demonstrate how the indexes can be used in combination with various visualisation methods to support planning decisions.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	E-Planning and Collaboration
Subtitle of host publication	Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications
Publisher	IGI Global
Pages	561-580
Number of pages	20
Volume	1-3
ISBN (Electronic)	9781522556473
ISBN (Print)	152255646X, 9781522556466
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-5646-6.ch027
Publication status	Published - 4 Jun 2018
Externally published	Yes

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E-Planning and Collaboration: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications. Vol. 1-3 IGI Global, 2018. p. 561-580.

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