Directions of Urban Growth: Spatio-Temporal Analysis of Lucknow City

By : Upendra Bhai Patel , B.L. Teli , K.C. Purohit

Page No: 138-157

Abstract
Urban growth refers to the physical expansion of the cities and towns due to population growth and migration which is called urbanization. It is a global phenomenon in developing countries like India, where the population is over one billion, we can say one-sixth of the world’s population. This type of growth is affected agriculture land and also surrounding habitation. So many cities formulated development plans. Geographers, planners, scientists require information about to the population growth rate, pattern and extent of expansion of city. In the lacking of this type of information, most of the growth areas lacking of basic amenities and infrastructure facilities. This study represents the sprawling of the Lucknow city has led to the change land use at the urban fringe and the surrounding rural hinterland since many years ago. The population growth in the core area of the city finally resulted in out migration of population from city centre at the urbanrural fringe. The land use and land cover change is a natural process and cannot be stopped but it can be controlled to minimize the harmful impacts of urban growth on environment and resources. Physical expansion and pattern of growth can be detected with the help of ancillary and temporal data.

Authors :
Upendra Bhai Patel, B.L. Teli and K.C. Purohit
Dept. of Geography, School of Earth Sciences, HNB Garhwal University (A Central University) Pauri Campus, Pauri (Uttarakhand) - 246001.
 

DOI: https://doi.org/10.32381/ATNAGI.2019.39.01.10