Defining the effects of urban expansion on land use/cover change: a case study in Kastamonu, Turkey

Abstract

In addition to the growing world population, continuous migration from rural areas to city centers leads to rapid population growth in urban centers, bringing with it a change in land use/cover in those areas. This change usually manifests itself as an increase in artificial surfaces and a decrease in agricultural areas and forestlands. However, agricultural areas and forests in the vicinity of city centers contain sensitive ecosystems that require careful monitoring. It is crucial that the impact of population growth in the city centers on these areas is determined. This study aims to determine the changes in the land cover in Kastamonu city center between 1999 and 2014. As part of the study, changes in the population of the city center, as well as in the use of urban spaces within the past 15 years, were investigated to determine how population growth affected land use/cover. Changes in land use/cover were assessed under 12 classes with the use of remote sensing methods on stand-type maps created by the aerial photos. According to the results of the study, a 519.5-ha agricultural area and a 86-ha forest area became artificial surfaces in 1999 and 2014.

Suburban sprawl measurement and landscape analysis of cropland and ecological land: A case study of Jiangsu Province, China

“…In contrast, suburban sprawl areas refer to an inefficient development mode. The continuous construction land dominates the urban expansion area, and previous studies have discussed much about its ecological effects (Gong et al., 2018; Nor et al., 2017; Şen et al., 2018). Hence, in this study, we focus on analyzing the effects of suburban sprawl.…”

Land use∖cover change and influencing factors inside the urban development boundary of different level cities: A case study in Hubei Province, China

“…LUCC caused by rapid urbanization and industrialization has always been the focus of relevant research (Li et al, 2005;Peng et al, 2011;Zhang et al, 2014). Related research shows that LUCC are very strong in a specific single city or region in the process of urban development (Mundia and Aniya, 2005;Şen et al, 2018;Xiao et al, 2006); in addition, problems such as changes in urban ecosystem services (Hassan, 2017), surface temperature (Gohain et al, 2021;Ibrahim and Rasul, 2017;Tarawally et al, 2018), and carbon emissions (Chen et al, 2020) caused by changes in urban land use/cover are more prominent. At the same time, identifying LUCC resulting from urban development based on the images of high-resolution remote sensing (Chen et al, 2003;Gong et al, 2020;Zhang et al, 2014), and simulation and prediction of land use\cover change (Halmy et al, 2015;Veldkamp and Lambin, 2001) are also the important content of urban LUCC research.…”

“…LUCC caused by rapid urbanization and industrialization has always been the focus of relevant research ( Li et al., 2005 ; Peng et al., 2011 ; Zhang et al., 2014 ), which shows that LUCC are very strong in a specific single city or region in the process of urban development ( Mundia and Aniya, 2005 ; Şen et al., 2018 ; Xiao et al., 2006 ). In addition, problems such as changes in urban ecosystem services ( Hassan, 2017 ), surface temperature ( Gohain et al., 2021 ; Ibrahim and Rasul, 2017 ; Tarawally et al., 2018 ), and carbon emissions ( Chen et al., 2020 ) caused by changes in urban land use/cover are more prominent.…”

GIS-based multicriteria decision analysis for settlement areas: a case study in Canik

“…It is estimated that the world population will exceed 8.5 billion by 2030, and the proportion of the population living in urban areas may reach 90%. In Turkey, the proportion of the population living in urban areas has reached 92.5% (Şen et al 2018;Aricak et al 2020; Worldometer 2020; Şevik 2020; TUIK 2020).…”