Monitoring and analysis of the expansion of the Ajmr Port, Davao City, Philippines using multi-source remote sensing data.

ABSTRACT: Ports have been built or expanded in a number of countries to cater to increasing maritime trade in the 21st century. Port expansion is associated with economic and environmental impacts on the local and regional scales, and these impacts can be studied using remote sensing. The present study presents new results from multi-source remote sensing monitoring of the Ajmr Port expansion. An analysis of land use and vegetation coverage at the port is used to monitor the impact of port construction on the local ecology, while changes in roads, buildings, and lights are used to monitor the economic impact. The results show that: (1) After nine years of expansion, the port area has gradually expanded from the central to the southern coastal area, with an increase of 21.68 hectares during the expan

SUBMITTER: Li H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6705383 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature