Year Published
2003
Abstract
This paper outlines a method for using the mathematics of fuzzy sets that is well suited to
measure and characterize peri-urbanizing ("desakota") systems typical of China, Southeast Asia,
and other areas experiencing rapid urbanization. Drawing on Kosko's "fuzzy hypercube", three
distinct but interdependent measures are derived: (i) extent of urbanization, (ii) level of fuzziness,
and (iii) degree of entropy. The feasibility of the proposed method is demonstrated using remote
sensing data for Ningbo, China.
measure and characterize peri-urbanizing ("desakota") systems typical of China, Southeast Asia,
and other areas experiencing rapid urbanization. Drawing on Kosko's "fuzzy hypercube", three
distinct but interdependent measures are derived: (i) extent of urbanization, (ii) level of fuzziness,
and (iii) degree of entropy. The feasibility of the proposed method is demonstrated using remote
sensing data for Ningbo, China.
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