LANDUSE/LANDCOVER CHANGES IN PHYU TOWNSHIP
Abstract
- This paper aims to landuse/landcover changes in Phyu Township using Remote Sensing (RS) & Geographical Information System (GIS). In this paper, Phyu Township is located in the eastern part of Bago Region. There are two major modes of transport in the study area. One follows the railway line passing through nearly 30.57 kilometers (19 miles) within the study area. There are two roads; one is Yangon Mandalay Highway and the next route is Yangon Mandalay Expressway selected to find out the relationship between landuse/ landcover changes. The analysis of the present study was only from 2000 and 2018 data. Landuse and landcover maps were prepared using Landsat-7 Nov (2000) and Landsat-8 Nov (2018) and ground checked during the field survey. The main aim of this research work is to identify the spatially changes of landuse/ landcover in Phyu Township and its surroundings using Remote Sensing data. During 2000-2018, it was observed that the majority of the changes occurred from dense vegetation to sparse vegetation, built-up land, vacant land and water area. Transport is one of the important factors influencing the arrangement of spatial relations and creating spatial interactions in society. Access to facilities, services and socio-economic opportunities plays a critical role in the growth and decline of cities and human settlement. The different measures are tested based on their capacity to explain the spatial pattern of different landuse/landcover types.
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Year
- 2020
Author
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Khin San Yu
Subject
- Geography
Publisher
- Myanmar Academy of Arts and Science (MAAS)