TITLE:
Impact of Urbanisation on Land Use/Land Cover in Puducherry City, India
AUTHORS:
P. Sangaradasse, S. Eswari
KEYWORDS:
Change of Land Use/Land Cover, GIS, Urban Growth, Sustainable, Built-Up Area
JOURNAL NAME:
Journal of Transportation Technologies,
Vol.9 No.3,
July
17,
2019
ABSTRACT: The change of
land use plays a major role in the developmental activity of a
developing country. Due to rapid growth
of urbanisation and dramatic increasing
population, the fertile agricultural land has been converted to built-up area with respect to the
demand for housing requirement and to the need for basic infrastructure
facilities. The quantum of open space and surface water bodies has also been encroached. There has been a rapid growth of population in Puducherry city from 3.48
million in 1991 to 5.44 million in 2011. Hence the conservation of natural
resources becomes one of the major challenges especially in small and medium town. This study was
conducted to assess the effect of change on land
use in urban agglomeration area of
Puducherry city for the duration period from 1997 to 2017. There has been an
increase in population in Puducherry city mainly attributed to higher scale of
migration from adjoining rural areas and medium town for better education, job
opportunities and quality life. Hence, it
has been strongly recommended for stringent Development
Control Regulations to quantify the urban sprawl and manage the impact of urbanisation of land use/land cover in
Puducherry city.