A Spatio-Temporal Analysis Of Urban Expansion And Its Impact On Land Use/Land Cover Dynamics

Significant Global Trend Over The Past Few Years Has Been The Rapid Expansion Of Metropolitan Areas, With Great Consequences For Land Use, Environmental Preservation, And Socioeconomic Development. Under This Paradigm, The Spatiotemporal Analysis Of Urban Expansion Employing Land Use/Land Cover (LULC) Data Has Become Ever More Essential For Comprehending The Dynamics Of Urbanization, Evaluating The Effects Of Development On The Environment And Humanity, And Guiding Suitable Urban Planning And Management Strategies. By Means Of LULC Data, This Work Aims To Contribute To This Field By Exploring The Spatiotemporal Fluctuations And Patterns Of Growing Cities In A Given Area Over A Given Period. This Work Investigates Urban Area Change Employing Remotely Sensed Data And Geographic Information System (GIS) Techniques While Extracting LULC Data. The Analysis Includes Image Classification Of Landsat And Sentinel Data, Which Are Used To Derive The LULC Data Of The Region Of Interest, And Then Change Detection Is Carried Out Among The Different Temporal Data Gathered To Describe The Spatial Pattern Of Urban Areas. Applications Involving Land Use And Land Cover Benefit Greatly From Change Detection. It Includes Urban Expansion, Cultivation, And Landscape Changes. The Aim Of The Study Is To Examine The Underlying Trends Of Land Use And Land Cover Change In The City Of Patna, Situated In The State Of Bihar, Covering A Period Of Several Years, Ranging Between Two Separate Decades. The Results Of The Analysis Would Unearth Urban Expansion’s Spatiotemporal Dynamics, Showing Where And When Urbanization Occurred, How The Urban Form Changed, And How The Landscape Was Transformed. The Study Also Identifies The Factors Driving Urban Expansion, Such As Population Growth, Economic Development, And Urban Policy, And Assesses The Impacts Of Urbanization On The Environment And Socio-Economic Conditions. The Findings Of The Research Conducted In This Study Would Have Major Consequences For Management And Urban Design. The Output Will Offer Perceptive Information On The Spatiotemporal Features Of Urban Expansion, Which Will Help To Guide The Formulation Of Sensible Plans For Slowing Down Urban Growth And Mitigating Its Negative Effects. This Research Focuses Attention To The Worth Of Incorporating Spatiotemporal Analysis Into Urban Planning And Management Practices And Underscores The Utility Of LULC Data For Understanding The Dynamics Of Urbanization. Overall, This Study Contributes To The Ongoing Efforts To Create More Sustainable, Resilient, And Habitable Urban Environments Amid Rapid Urbanization Globally.