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| Article Name : | | | MONITORING LANDUSE CATEGORY AND LANDCOVER CHANGE OVER TIME THROUGH APPLICATION OF RS AND GIS-A CASE STUDY OF SALT LAKE TOWN,WEST BENGAL | | Author Name : | | | Mahua Bardhan | | Publisher : | | | Ashok Yakkaldevi | | Article Series No. : | | | GRT-3960 | | Article URL : | |  | Author Profile View PDF In browser | | Abstract : | | | Landuse changes, modifications in ecosystem structures and the loss ofbiodiversity affect the whole planet and have aroused worldwide public concern. Since the beginning of the 20th century, scientific and political debate on these issues, both nationally and internationally stated (Bolettaet. Al. 2000) have pointed towards land-use change, which is one of the most important human and nature induced environmental changes.Remote sensing is a suitable tool to measure the landuse changes specially through RS and GIS software.Here an attempt has been made to analyze the landuse category of Saltlake town in WestBengal,India in two different years and detect the changes occurred and explaining the reason behind it. As a planned town it experienced minor changes but important in respect of environmental factor. | | Keywords : | | |
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