Belgeo (Dec 2009)

Cartographie de la croissance urbaine de Kinshasa (R.D. Congo) entre 1995 et 2005 par télédétection satellitaire à haute résolution

  • Matthieu Kayembe Wa Kayembe,
  • Mathieu De Maeyer,
  • Eléonore Wolff

DOI
https://doi.org/10.4000/belgeo.7349
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 3
pp. 439 – 456

Abstract

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The urban growth of Kinshasa (DRC) is mapped by classification of built-up areas using SPOT images dating from 1995 and 2005. From the results, the city growth is slower than the population growth; it is taking place within interstitial areas despite their steep slopes and their distance (1 km) from the main communication axes.

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