Authors : Sri devi.Turumella; Dr. S. Kumar

Volume/Issue : Volume 8 - 2023, Issue 11 - November

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DOI : https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10319896

Abstract : Due to population growth and limited space in cities, policymakers are expanding into peri-urban areas, impacting the natural landscape. These areas are attractive to developers due to available land and government policies. This expansion at the peri urban areas worsens the negative effects of urbanization on ecological and agricultural regions. Similar trends have been observed in Hyderabad after implementing Master plans in 2013 and Land pooling act in 2017. While these policies promote socioeconomic growth and infrastructure development, they harm the agriculture sector. This study uses GIS tools and remote sensing techniques to evaluate the impact of urban growth on farmland in peri-urban areas. LULC maps were created for five years using remote sensing data, cross- referenced with GPS data for accuracy assessment. The findings show significant changes over five years in Bibi Nagar Mandal's peri-urban area, including the transformation of agricultural land into developed areas. for infrastructure and residential projects.

Keywords : Peri urban Area, Land use/land cover, Detection of Change, Assessing Accuracy.