Abstract

• This paper presents the geographical analysis on urban development and land use changes of Kyaukphyu caused by human pressure. Kyaukphyu, a medium-size township located on Yambye Island, is less favourable for urban growth. But some rural areas closed to the town are upgraded to town. Therefore, rural population is shifted within kyaukphyu town and rural dweller area is displaced by some economic activity. Although most of the residential land use of the town area changed to commercial land use, some residential areas changed to unused land due to effect of human pressure. The main objectives are to study the land use changes by urban growth and to examine the future economic activities of Kyaukphyu Township. To analyze the urban growth and land use changes in the urban area of Kyaukphyu in 1958, 1996 and 2019, remote sensing technique and ArcMap GIS 10.3.1 software are used.