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| Article Name : | | | IMPACT OF URBANIZATION ON THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT – A CASE STUDY OF SOUTH CHENNAI | | Author Name : | | | Sunil Kumar Singh A and V Madha Suresh | | Publisher : | | | Ashok Yakkaldevi | | Article Series No. : | | | GRT-6446 | | Article URL : | |  | Author Profile View PDF In browser | | Abstract : | | | Rapid Urbanization has induced a marked change in the land use dynamic of any urban area. This change is more rapid in the suburban areas of major metropolitan cities. The present study tries to evaluate the land use changes in the urban fringe of south Chennai city and measure the impact of urban expansion on the natural environment of South Chennai. Eleven wards of the Chennai Metropolitan Authority (Perungudi, Okkiyamthuraipakkam, Karapakkam, Solinganallur, Perumbakkam, Medavakkam, Pallikaranai, Kulathur, Jaladampetti, Madipakkam, Puzhuthi- vakkam) are chosen for the study. The land use changes are meas- ured using satellite data for three decades. Level I, Land use classifi- cation listed devised by James Anderson (1976) have been used for the deduction of land use. The study has found that the area under settlement has increased rapidly at the cost of the Natural Environment, one of them being a wetland (Pallikaranai Wetlands), which are one of the most sensitive ecosystems. | | Keywords : | | - Natural Environment ,Urbanization,economic development,
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