Varanasi district is comprised of eight administrative blocks. Owing to economic
development, it has shown an increase in urban activities. Analysis of remotely sensed data …

Land use and land cover changes over 1973–2017 period in peripheral Delhi were mapped
based on digital classification of satellite data and their driving forces ascertained. Urban …

Land use and land cover change have been among the most important perceptible changes
taking place around us. Although perceptible, the magnitude, variety and the spatial …

Land consumption is increasing rapidly with the exponential growth of population. The built-
up environment configuration influences the management processes for development and …

The rapid rate of urban expansion due to a rise in population and economic growth is
causing land use/land cover changes in fringe areas of Srinagar city especially in the …

The rapid expansion of urban areas due to rise in population and economic growth is
increasing additional demand on natural resources thereby causing land-use changes …

Water and land both are limited resources. Current management strategies are facing
multiple challenges to meet food security of an increasing population in numerous South …

It is a general belief that agricultural area, particularly in developing countries, is decreasing
with rapid urbanization. This is an important phenomenon in the form of land use land cover …

Nepal—one of the most rapidly urbanizing countries in the world—has witnessed unplanned
urbanization in recent decades. Nevertheless, spatial-temporal dynamics of land use land …

During past four decades, in post economic reforms period, Delhi and its surrounding
regions has attracted a large number of populations which led to the rapid transformation of …