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Monitoring Urban Sprawl and Sustainable Urban Development Using the Moran Index: A Case Study of Stellenbosch, South Africa

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  • Walter Musakwa

    (Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa)

  • Adriaan van Niekerk

    (Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa)

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.

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  • Walter Musakwa & Adriaan van Niekerk, 2014. "Monitoring Urban Sprawl and Sustainable Urban Development Using the Moran Index: A Case Study of Stellenbosch, South Africa," International Journal of Applied Geospatial Research (IJAGR), IGI Global, vol. 5(3), pages 1-20, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:igg:jagr00:v:5:y:2014:i:3:p:1-20
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    3. Ahmed Mustafa & Jacques Teller, 2020. "Self-Reinforcing Processes Governing Urban Sprawl in Belgium: Evidence over Six Decades," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(10), pages 1-14, May.

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