Urban expansion and loss of agricultural land: A GIS based study of Jalgaon city (M.S.) India

Abstract

In This paper uses remote sensing (aerial photographs and satellite images) combined with field checks and surveys to measure the loss of agricultural land to urban expansion in Jalgaon City between 2006 and 2012. It this paper some techniques use a detailed mapping of land use changes and includes details of the location of the agricultural land losses, The agricultural land has continued to shrink due to rapid urbanization. The paper also describes nonagricultural land uses were responsible for agricultural land losses. Where urbanization is reducing the supply of high-quality agricultural land.