Changing Urban Built-up Area of Sangli-Miraj and Kupwad Municipal Corporation, Maharashtra (India): Using Satellite Data and GIS

Authors

  • Dr. Pradip Ashok Saymote

Keywords:

Urban Growth, Built-up area (BUA), Remote Sensing, GIS.

Abstract

Urbanization has been a universal and important socio-economic phenomenon taking place all around the world. According to United Nations; in 2011, 3.6 billion of the world's population (52%) was urban dwellers. In this paper an attempt is made to focus on changing built-up area of Sangli-Miraj and Kupwad Municipal Corporation. This work is based on both primary and secondary datasets. The SOI toposheet, remote sensing satellite images are used for quantification of built-up area. The methodology adopted for this study is comprehensive. The analysis is carried out by focusing particular aspect. The derived results are interesting and highlight the change in BUA (Built-up Area) of the city.

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Published

01-01-2014

How to Cite

Saymote, D. P. A. (2014). Changing Urban Built-up Area of Sangli-Miraj and Kupwad Municipal Corporation, Maharashtra (India): Using Satellite Data and GIS. Caribbean Journal of Sciences and Technology, 2(01), 577–588. Retrieved from https://caribjscitech.com/index.php/cjst/article/view/151

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Research Article