IAHRW International Journal of Social Sciences Review

Sandeep Kumar ¹, Manju Sharma ²

Affiliations
1 Department of Geography, M.D. University, Rohtak, Haryana, IN
2 Department of Geography, D.N.P.G. College, Hisar, Haryana, IN

Abstract

Urbanization is unavoidable phenomena in World. In India, 31.16 percent population lives in urban areas, as per 2011 Census. Rapid urbanization within rapid population growth through economic development causes unsystematic and unplanned growth of cities in developing countries. Rapid population growth, which is mainly due to the migration, in cities creates many problems to human being. Sonipat city is no exception in this view because of its prime setting on N.H.1 and its easy accessibility and connectivity to both National Capital of Delhi and Union Territory of Chandigarh. The pressure of a rapidly growing urban population in the city has a direct impact on the surrounding rural agricultural land. Sprawl is based on satellite imagery of Google Earth (2002 and 2011), Toposheet 1968 and town directory map, Haryana (1981 and 1991) obtained from census of India. Census data have been used to analyses the latest scenario of population growth and urban sprawl at different time periods. The paper also reveals the potential of Geospatial Technology to analyze the direction of urban growth and their consequences in surrounding rural area.

Keywords

Population Growth, Urban Sprawl and Geospatial Technology.

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Mala Sharma ¹, Manju Sharma ²

Affiliations
1 Department of Geography, G.C.W. Rohtak, IN
2 Department of Geography, D.N. P. G. College, Hisar, IN

Abstract

Urban sprawl of Karnal city within the last 39 years is observed in the present study which based on satellite imagery of LANDSAT TM (1972 and 1989) and LANDSAT ETM+ (2000), guipe map of the karnal city(1983) and toposheet at a scale of 1:50000. Census data have been incorporated to analyses the population growth and urban sprawl at different time periods. A number of factors are responsible for the specific development and sprawl such as transport network, industries, educational institutions and good living conditions etc.

Keywords

Urban Sprawl, LANDSAT TM and Census Data.

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