URBAN LAND USE CHANGE AND THE LANGAT BASIN ECOSYSTEM HEALTH

The paper discusses over four decades of urban land use changes in the Langat River Basin in response to rapid development impulses that flowed from the more developed Klang Valley where Kuala Lumpur, the Malaysian capital city is situated. It proceeds to look into the impact of those changes on the ecosystem health of the basin. Federal development policies, strategies, programs and activities have transformed the basin from an industrial agricultural basin into an urbanized area. Being contiguous to the Klang Valley, the basin rose over the decades to be a choice location for not only foreign direct investment to produce manufactured products for export but also services and educational. The paper also discusses the status of the Langat Basin ecosystem health. The change to the land use has indeed impacted on the basin ecosystem health. Using GIS, land use changes in the basin over the decades were analysed to reveal the persistent direction of change. It is clear that the trend of land use change in the Langat Basin is the conversion from one type of land use to developing urbanised and full urban areas. What is implied by the changes are indicators that can be derived to show the sustainability of the ecosystem in the Langat Basin such as river flood, mud flood, land slide, etc.

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Applications of GIS and Very High-Resolution RS Data for Urban Land Use Change Studies in Mongolia

International Journal of Navigation and Observation ◽

10.1155/2011/314507 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 2011 ◽

pp. 1-8 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

D. Amarsaikhan ◽

V. Battsengel ◽

E. Egshiglen ◽

R. Gantuya ◽

D. Enkhjargal

Keyword(s):

Land Use ◽

High Resolution ◽

Land Use Change ◽

Large Scale ◽

Land Use Changes ◽

Urban Land ◽

Urban Land Use ◽

Capital City ◽

Geographical Information ◽

Topographic Map

The aim of this study is to analyze the urban land use changes occurred in the central part of Ulaanbaatar, the capital city of Mongolia, from 1930 to 2008 with a 10-year interval using geographical information system (GIS) and very high-resolution remote sensing (RS) data sets. As data sources, a large-scale topographic map, panchromatic and multispectral Quickbird images, and TerraSAR synthetic aperture radar (SAR) data are used. The primary urban land use database is developed using the topographic map of the study area and historical data about buildings. To extract updated land use information from the RS images, Quickbird and TerraSAR images are fused. For the fusion, ordinary and special image fusion techniques are used and the results are compared. For the final land use change analysis and RS image processing, ArcGIS and Erdas imagine systems installed in a PC environment are used. Overall, the study demonstrates that within the last few decades the central part of Ulaanbaatar city is urbanized very rapidly and became very dense.

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Tourism and Urban Land Use Change: Assessing the Impact of Christchurch's Tourist Tramway

Tourism and Hospitality Research ◽

10.1177/146735840100300205 ◽

2001 ◽

Vol 3 (2) ◽

pp. 132-148 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Douglas G. Pearce

Keyword(s):

Land Use ◽

Land Use Change ◽

Urban Land ◽

Urban Land Use ◽

Urban Land Use Change ◽

The Impact

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Urban Land Use Changes by the Integration of Remote Sensing, GIS, and Dynamics Modeling

Advanced Materials Research ◽

10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.726-731.4645 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 726-731 ◽

pp. 4645-4649

Author(s):

Jia Hua Zhang ◽

Cui Hao ◽

Feng Mei Yao

Keyword(s):

Remote Sensing ◽

Land Use ◽

Urban Areas ◽

Logistic Model ◽

Land Use Changes ◽

Urban Land ◽

Urban Land Use ◽

Ratio Test ◽

Multinomial Logistic Model ◽

The Impact

We developed an approach to assess urban land use changes that incorporates socio-economic and environmental factors with multinomial logistic model, remote sensing data and GIS, and to quantify the impact of macro variables on land use of urban areas for the years 1990, 2000 and 2010 in Binhai New Area, China. The Markov transition matrix was designed to integrate with multinomial logistic model to illustrate and visualize the predicted land use surface. The multinomial logistic model was evaluated by means of Likelihood ratio test and Pseudo R-Square and showed a relatively good simulation. The prediction map of 2010 showed accurate rates 78.54%, 57.25% and 70.38%, respectively.

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Exploring the Decision Tree Method for Modelling Urban Land Use Change

GEOMATICA ◽

10.5623/cig2015-305 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 69 (3) ◽

pp. 313-325 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Mileva Samardžić-Petrović ◽

Suzana Dragićević ◽

Branislav Bajat ◽

Miloš Kovačević

Keyword(s):

Land Use ◽

Land Use Change ◽

Dynamic Models ◽

Classification Tree ◽

Characteristic Curve ◽

Land Use Changes ◽

Urban Land ◽

Urban Land Use ◽

Kappa Statistics ◽

Urban Land Use Change

Land use changes play an important role in interactions between human and physical systems, and have significant impacts on the environment at local, regional and global scales. Land use change is a complex process and so developing dynamic models to represent the process is a challenging task. Decision Trees (DT) is a Machine Learning (ML) method with the capability to extract trends and generate a representative model using historical geospatial data. While DT is used in remote sensing as an image classification method, it is not sufficiently examined in land use science. The main objective of this research study is to examine the capability of DT method to model urban land use change. Various numbers of attributes for three municipalities in the City of Belgrade, Republic of Serbia were used. Land use is represented with nine land use classes for three different time instances for the years 2003, 2007 and 2011. The kappa statistics and weighted Area Under Receiver Operating Characteristic Curve (AUC) were used to compare the model outputs with real land use datasets for year 2011. The maximum obtained values for kappa and weighted AUC indicate that DT is a useful method for modelling urban land use change. Furthermore, the derived classification tree generates information about the relationship between the considered causal factors and land use changes and allows for better understanding of the change process.

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Spatio-temporal dynamics of land use changes in response to external pressures in Oman: Greenhouse cropping as an example

Journal of Agricultural and Marine Sciences [JAMS] ◽

10.24200/jams.vol21iss0pp33-46 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 21 ◽

pp. 33

Author(s):

Michael L. Deadman ◽

Abdullah M. Al-Sadi ◽

Malik M. Al-Wardi ◽

Khalifa S.M. Al-Kiyumi ◽

W.M. Deadman ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Land Use ◽

Land Use Change ◽

Temporal Dynamics ◽

Land Use Changes ◽

Urban Land ◽

Urban Land Use ◽

Groundwater Salinity ◽

Northern Coast ◽

Infrastructure Development ◽

Spatio Temporal

Further from the northern coast of Oman new farm developments were more frequent than closer to the coast; they were also larger. The density of farms was highest close to Muscat although the distance enclosing 50% of farms had shifted away from Muscat during the study period. The dominance of Muscat is likely to be related to access to markets and infrastructure development. The increase in groundwater salinity was also highest close to Muscat and may be responsible for the shift in greenhouse density. Salinization of groundwater is severe close to the coast and was responsible for the reduced density of greenhouses near the coast. Land abandonment was highest close to Muscat and to the coast, reflecting changes in groundwater salinity and urbanization pressure. Less evidence was available for a direct shift from farmland to urban land use. Recent urban developments were largely located in areas already abandoned by agriculture. The paper also discusses likely future trends in land use change given that Oman’s population is increasing at over 2% annually and demand for urban land is increasing. The identification of a “salinity corridor” within which much of the future land use change may occur is discussed.

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A ASSESSMENT OF URBAN LAND USE CHANGE AND ITS EFFECT ON SOCIAL SUSTAINABILITY IN NIGERIA

Asia Proceedings of Social Sciences ◽

10.31580/apss.v4i2.733 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 4 (2) ◽

pp. 66-68

Author(s):

Ogungbenro MATTHEW TAIWO

Keyword(s):

Land Use ◽

Land Use Change ◽

Land Use Changes ◽

Social Sustainability ◽

Physical Development ◽

Urban Land ◽

Urban Land Use ◽

The Social ◽

Scholarly Discussion ◽

The Government

Many cities in Nigeria are characterised with various land use changes and developments resulting from the menace of urbanization. Tragically, many of these developments are sporadical and unguided, thus, infringing on the social sustainability of these cities. Although it is widely accepted that development must be sustainable, its connection with land use change has not been sufficiently investigated in scholarly discussion especially in Nigeria. This study through literature revision observed that while pursuing physical development occasioned by land use change, little or no attention has been given to the aspect of social sustainability; thus, posing challenges to the peoplesâ€™ sense of urban liveability in Nigeria. It was recommended among others that changes in urban land use must be well monitored by the government agencies to avoid harphazard growth in the urban fabrics. The urban land users also must be responsible for adhering to land use guides so as to safeguard the interest in land of the unborn generation

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Analysis of Akure Urban Land Use Change Detection from Remote Imagery Perspective

Urban Studies Research ◽

10.1155/2016/4673019 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 2016 ◽

pp. 1-9 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

Julius Oluranti Owoeye ◽

Oyewole Amos Ibitoye

Keyword(s):

Land Use ◽

Land Use Change ◽

Change Detection ◽

Land Use Changes ◽

Urban Land ◽

Urban Land Use ◽

Land Uses ◽

Imagery Perspective ◽

Urban Land Use Change ◽

The City

This study presents the analysis of Akure urban land use change detection from remote imagery perspective. Efforts were made to examine the direction that the continuous expansion of the city tends towards since its inception as a state capital in 1976. Using Aerial Imagery Overlay (AIO), the pattern of land use changes in Akure and its environs were determined. This involves imageries interpolation and overlaying to determine the land use changes, direction, and extent of the expansion. Findings revealed unguided expansion in the growth of the city which affects the pattern of land uses within the city and, by extension, into the adjoining settlements. There were incompatible conversions in land uses and undue encroachment into green areas in the adjoining communities. The study suggests effective zoning strategy on unguided nature of urban development whose effects on land use are very prominent in the study area. Adequate monitoring by the Development Control Department and other stakeholders in urban planning is equally suggested to mitigate the incompatible land use changes in the area.

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A REVIEW OF THE EFFECTS OF LAND-USE CHANGE ON SOCIAL SUSTAINABILITY IN AN EMERGING ECONOMY

Humanities & Social Sciences Reviews ◽

10.18510/hssr.2019.75150 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 7 (5) ◽

pp. 1137-1146

Author(s):

Ogungbenro Matthew Taiwo ◽

Salfarina Samsudin ◽

Dzurllkanian @ ZulkarnainDaud ◽

Olukolajo Michael Ayodele

Keyword(s):

Land Use ◽

Land Use Change ◽

Emerging Economies ◽

Urban Areas ◽

Land Use Changes ◽

Social Sustainability ◽

Urban Land ◽

Urban Land Use ◽

The Social ◽

Urban Land Use Change

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to review the quest for physical development and economic viability which has overshadowed the social aspect of sustainable development that produces a liveable urban settlement in many emerging economies. Many of the urban areas of developing countries are characterized by sporadic/unguided land-use changes as a result of urbanization coupled with poor planning and management of land-use. Unfortunately, these changes are impacting negatively on the social fabric of sustainable and this calls for urgent attention. Methodology: The study is based on an extensive review of literature on land-use changes and social sustainability in both the developed and emerging economies in order to identify gaps in practice and management of urban land development. Main Findings: The results showed that although a considerable investment has been made and enormous efforts geared towards achieving sustainable development in Nigeria urban areas, little or no attention devoted to social sustainability in the planning and execution of these projects has rather led to unsustainable development. Many developmental projects and planning were politicized and thereby jettisoned social sustainability in the process. Implication: It is important that urban land-use change should be appropriately monitored, purposively driven, and stakeholders must be responsive to promoting social sustainability to achieve a wholesome urban development. Novelty: This study to the best of our knowledge is the first attempt that links urban land-use change and social sustainability especially in Nigeria. It has also provided information to guide the land-use planners, the policymakers and other stakeholders towards achieving a wholesome urban land-use development.

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Satellite Image-Based Methods of Spatiotemporal Analysis on Sustainable Urban Land Use Change and the Driving Factors: A Case Study in Caofeidian and the Suburbs, China

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su11102927 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 11 (10) ◽

pp. 2927 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Guang Yang ◽

Sara Chao ◽

Jin Yeu Tsou ◽

Yuanzhi Zhang

Keyword(s):

Land Use ◽

Sustainable Development ◽

Rapid Development ◽

Spatiotemporal Analysis ◽

Urban Land ◽

Urban Land Use ◽

Driving Factors ◽

Target Area ◽

Coastal Cities ◽

The Impact

As a typical rapid-development seaport area in coastal cities, such as Caofeidian, the study on the spatiotemporal changes of urban land use and its surrounding rural areas is valuable and significant in reference to the future urban planning and land policies in similar coastal areas of China or other countries. Based on satellite images, this research processes images in different years for summarizing the changes of vegetation, urban areas, and water areas in Caofeidian and the suburbs. This research aims to summarize the experience of the coastal city in the process of sustainable development by analyzing the dynamic trends and driving factors of land use spatial and temporal changes in the target area so that it provides a reference for the long-term development of the city. Meanwhile, it also hopes to give support for refining and improving the spatiotemporal analysis method for sustainable urban land use through the experiment. Due to the appearance of the results of the abnormal data, in the experiment process, this article adopts a comparative experiment to avoid the error of the analysis result and to find out the reason. The results show that the urban area for construction increased rapidly in the past twenty years, which is mainly affected by factors, such as economic development, policy guidance, environmental awareness, and environmental protection measures, especially guided by policies. Thus, coastal cities should stretch the planning of sustainable development from the three aspects combining with local characteristics. Besides, phenological phenomena and crops harvest time tremendously affect the images and calculation. The selection of remotely-sensed images should fully consider the characteristics of urban and rural locations, especially the impact of local phenological phenomena. The results of the analysis provide reference value and support for sustainable urban land management and development in the study area and other coastal cities.

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