Mapping Urbanization and Evaluating Its Possible Impacts on Stream Water Quality in Chattanooga, Tennessee, Using GIS and Remote Sensing

Impervious surfaces (IS) produced by urbanization can facilitate pollutants’ movement to nearby water bodies through stormwater. This study mapped and estimated the IS changes in Chattanooga, Tennessee, using satellite imagery acquired in 1986 and 2016. A model was developed utilizing the Normalized...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Sustainability 2020-03, Vol.12 (5), p.1980
Hauptverfasser:	Hall, Jonah, Hossain, A. K. M. Azad
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Evaluation Geographic information systems Image acquisition Land cover Land use Mapping Normalized difference vegetative index Pollutants Remote sensing Riparian land Risk assessment Satellite imagery Satellites Stormwater Streams Urban sprawl Urbanization Water pollution Water quality Watersheds
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