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