Thu Dau Mot University Journal of Science
Urban Studies
QUANTIFYING URBAN LAND EXPANSION AND THE DRIVING FORCES OF URBAN SPRAWL IN VIETNAM’S CENTRAL HIGHLANDS FROM 2000 TO 2023
By Nguyen Ninh Hai, Nguyen Thi Thai Ha, Nguyen Thi Hong Thuong, Truong Quoc Minh
This study developed a dataset on land cover to analyze the continuous urban land extension in Buôn Ma Thuột City, located in the Central Highlands of Vietnam, from 2000 to 2023. The analysis employed object-based image analysis (OBIA) for backward classification and calculated expansion indices. The results reveal that the ...