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- Title
LANDSCAPE CHANGE IN AIZAWL CITY: A GEOSPATIAL APPROACH TO ASSESS LANDSCAPE INDICES AND HUMAN-INDUCED TRANSFORMATION.
- Authors
IMCHEN, ZULOTOSHI; RYNGNGA, PHIBAN KHAMTI
- Abstract
The change in an area's natural surroundings and inhabitants is called landscape change. This change may be gradual or accelerated depending on the factors that influence the change. Natural elements such as native animals and birds seldom bring about any modification to the environment. However, humaninduced change is devastating and severely transforms the environment. Aim: Environmental transformation can be evaluated with the land use/land cover assessment through satellite imagery and calculation of landscape indices. Objective: This paper attempts to ascertain the direction and the nature of the human-induced change in the city of Aizawl. To this end, the city has been divided into four zones to enable inter-zone comparisons. Result: A northeast and southwest direction of human landscape transformation has been ascertained with the help of GIS and remote sensing techniques and landscape indices in Aizawl city.
- Subjects
LANDSCAPES; LAND use; GEOGRAPHIC information systems industry; REMOTE sensing; LAND cover
- Publication
Acta Geographica Debrecina: Landscape & Environment Series, 2022, Vol 16, Issue 1, p65
- ISSN
1789-4921
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.21120/LE/16/1/5