Monitoring of Urban Growth of Informal Settlements (IS) and Population Estimation from Aerial Photography and Satellite Imaging
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In the last 50 years the shape of cities has changed dramatically. People have started to migrate from rural areas, attracted by the opportunities created by a more dynamic economy and by the apparent easier life within the cities. This trend has been observed in Europe during the whole 20th century, but has now considerably slowed down, to the benefit of smaller urban centres, which have grown around larger ones.
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