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Topic: Land Use and Land Cover in Kotri Jamshoro City, Pakistan, Using Gis and Remote Sensing

Version 1 : Received: 21 December 2023 / Approved: 22 December 2023 / Online: 22 December 2023 (07:18:44 CET)

How to cite: Chandio, M. K. A.; Saeed, D. N. Topic: Land Use and Land Cover in Kotri Jamshoro City, Pakistan, Using Gis and Remote Sensing. Preprints 2023, 2023121707. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202312.1707.v1 Chandio, M. K. A.; Saeed, D. N. Topic: Land Use and Land Cover in Kotri Jamshoro City, Pakistan, Using Gis and Remote Sensing. Preprints 2023, 2023121707. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202312.1707.v1

Abstract

Due to urban sprawls, the arable land is shifting in the settlement areas and towns, while industrial development is making it more vulnerable. The current study was conducted to see the changes in land use and land cover in Kotri area, Pakistan from 1998 to 2020 to establish trends in recent land use development based on available land use data. In this regard, satellite images in the study area were acquired from USGS and processed using ArcMap 10.5 and Environmental for Visualizing Images (ENVI). Results show that; there was a change in the settlement pattern of Kotri city with 40% between 1998 and 2020, 77% decrease in Bare-land was observed in 2020. Natural vegetation in the study area has decreased significantly with 4.4 Sq/ km in 2020, surface water-bodies in 1998 were 1.3 sq/km and in 2020 there is 1.8 Sq/km indicating 32% increase in surface water bodies. It was further revealed that settlement in Kotri has increased due to its geographical location, nearness of the major city of Hyderabad, and the establishment of the industrial zone and educational city near Kotri. From the foregoing, the study concluded that Kotri City will have more changes in its land use and land cover as the expansion in the city is going on and on. It is therefore recommended that local government and provincial government should pay attention towards this development and put up an action plan towards proper provision for such expansion.

Keywords

land use; land cover; change; kotri jamshoro; settlement

Subject

Environmental and Earth Sciences, Geography

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