A comparative sustainability study of rapidly growing megacities in Southeast Asia (Bangkok, Jakarta and Manila) using geospatial and social-ecological approaches

2015 Fiscal Year Annual Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 15H06067
• Research Institution: University of Tsukuba
• Principal Investigator: ESTOQUE RONALDC 筑波大学, 生命環境系, 研究員 (60760139)
• Project Period (FY): 2015-08-28 – 2017-03-31
• Keywords: GIS / Remote Sensing / Spatial Analysis / Geography / City / Urbanization / Asia / Land Use

Outline of Annual Research Achievements

1)Developed a method for measuring urban volume from remote sensing data.Initial results have been published: Estoque, R.C., Murayama, Y., Tadono, T. and Thapa, R.B. (2015). Tsukuba Geoenvironmental Sciences, 11, 13-20. Presented during the:Center for Spatial Information Science (CSIS) Days 2015, November 19-20, 2015, University of Tokyo, Japan.GIS Association of Japan (GISA) Conference 2015, October 10-11, 2015, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan.2)Improved the proposed method for measuring urban volume from remote sensing data.Presented during the: Association of American Geographers Annual Meeting, March 29-April 2, 2016, San Francisco, CA, USA. Paper:Manuscript has been drafted for possible publication in international refereed journal.3)Classified land-use/cover maps of Manila, Bangkok, and Jakarta. These will be used for scenario-based land-change modeling, social-ecological status and sustainability assessment (FY 2016-2017).

Current Status of Research Progress

2: Research has progressed on the whole more than it was originally planned.

Reason

The study is in progress based on the planned schedule.

Strategy for Future Research Activity

I would like to present the outcome in the international conferences and submit a paper in the international journal.

Research Products

• [Journal Article] Quantifying landscape pattern and ecosystem service value changes in four rapidly urbanizing hill stations of Southeast Asia (2016)
  • Author(s): Estoque RC; Murayama Y
  • Journal Title: Landscape Ecology Volume: in press Pages: in press
  • DOI: DOI: 10.1007/s10980-016-0341-6
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research / Acknowledgement Compliant
• [Journal Article] Measuring urban volume: geospatial technique and application (2015)
  • Author(s): Estoque RC; Murayama Y; Tadono T; Thapa RB
  • Journal Title: Tsukuba Geoenvironmental Sciences Volume: 11 Pages: 13-20
  • Open Access / Acknowledgement Compliant
• [Journal Article] Pixel-based and object-based classifications using high- and medium-spatial-resolution imageries in the urban and suburban landscapes (2015)
  • Author(s): Estoque RC; Murayama Y; Akiyama CM
  • Journal Title: Geocarto International Volume: 30 Pages: 1113-1129
  • DOI: DOI: 10.1080/10106049.2015.1027291
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Acknowledgement Compliant
• [Journal Article] Intensity and spatial pattern of urban land changes in the megacities of Southeast Asia (2015)
  • Author(s): Estoque RC; Murayama Y
  • Journal Title: Land Use Policy Volume: 48 Pages: 213-222
  • DOI: DOI: 10.1016/j.landusepol.2015.05.017
• [Journal Article] Classification and change detection of built-up lands from Landsat-7 ETM+ and Landsat-8 OLI/TIRS imageries: A comparative assessment of various spectral indices (2015)
  • Author(s): Estoque RC; Murayama Y
  • Journal Title: Ecological Indicators Volume: 56 Pages: 205-217
  • DOI: DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2015.03.037
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Acknowledgement Compliant
• [Presentation] Measuring urban volume using GIS and remote sensing (2016)
  • Author(s): Estoque, R.C. and Murayama, Y.
  • Organizer: Association of American Geographers Annual Meeting
  • Place of Presentation: San Francisco, CA, USA
  • Year and Date: 2016-04-01 – 2016-04-02
  • Int'l Joint Research
• [Presentation] A geospatial technique for estimating urban built volume using remote sensing data (2015)
  • Author(s): Estoque RC; Murayama Y
  • Organizer: Center for Spatial Information Science (CSIS) Days 2015
  • Place of Presentation: University of Tokyo, kashiwanoha, Chiba
  • Year and Date: 2015-11-19 – 2015-11-20
  • Int'l Joint Research
• [Presentation] Spatiotemporal analysis of urban growth in three African capital cities: A grid-cell-based analysis (2015)
  • Author(s): Hou H; Estoque RC; Murayama Y
  • Organizer: Center for Spatial Information Science (CSIS) Days 2015
  • Place of Presentation: University of Tokyo, kashiwanoha,Chiba
  • Year and Date: 2015-11-19 – 2015-11-20
  • Int'l Joint Research
• [Presentation] A geospatial approach for estimating urban volume: A case Study of Jakarta and Manila (2015)
  • Author(s): Estoque RC; Murayama Y
  • Organizer: GIS Association of Japan (GISA) Conference 2015
  • Place of Presentation: Keio University, Tokyo
  • Year and Date: 2015-10-10 – 2015-10-11
  • Int'l Joint Research