Urban Boundary Demarcation—An iCN Model Approach
Abstract
:1. Introduction
1.1. Theoretical Background of the Urban Boundary Demarcation
1.2. Existing Applications, Limitations and Failures
1.3. Application of the iCN Model to Identify Urban Boundaries
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Area
2.2. Data Description and Sources
2.3. Method of Study
2.4. iCN Model Implementation
2.5. Model Validation
3. Analysis and Results
3.1. Application of the iCN Model
3.2. Urban Boundaries Derived from City Clusters
3.3. Empirical Test of the Model Result
3.4. Model Validation
4. Discussion and Conclusions
5. Recommendations and Model Availability
6. Limitations and Future Work
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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The Basic Characteristics of Sri Lanka | |
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Total Population | 20,359,439 |
Total Land Extent | 65,610 Km2 |
Data Type | Extent | Year | Source | Data Format |
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Road Network | Sri Lanka | 2012 | Open Street Map | GIS data: Vector Format. Dissolved to Individual Polyline |
Administrative Boundaries | Sri Lanka | 2012 | Survey Department of Sri Lanka | GIS data: Vector Format. Dissolved to Individual Polygon |
Satellite Imagery | Sri Lanka | 2012 | USGS Earth Explorer | GIS data: Raster Format. Landsat 8. 12 Bands. |
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Jayasinghe, A.; Kalpana, L.D.C.H.N.; Abenayake, C.C.; Mahanama, P.K.S. Urban Boundary Demarcation—An iCN Model Approach. Soc. Sci. 2021, 10, 448. https://doi.org/10.3390/socsci10120448
Jayasinghe A, Kalpana LDCHN, Abenayake CC, Mahanama PKS. Urban Boundary Demarcation—An iCN Model Approach. Social Sciences. 2021; 10(12):448. https://doi.org/10.3390/socsci10120448
Chicago/Turabian StyleJayasinghe, Amila, Lindamullage Don Charls Hasintha Nawod Kalpana, Charithmali Chethika Abenayake, and Pelpola Kankanamge Seneviratne Mahanama. 2021. "Urban Boundary Demarcation—An iCN Model Approach" Social Sciences 10, no. 12: 448. https://doi.org/10.3390/socsci10120448