URBAN AREA EXPANSION AND LAND USE CHANGES OF PYAY CITY
Abstract
- This paper examines changes in land utilization of Pyay City. Pyay is the second largest City of Bago Region situated on the eastern bank of Ayeyarwady River. The total area of Pyay City is 34.48 sq. km and a total population of 115,847 persons in 2018. Pyay City is easily accessible to the other townships within Bago Region and also with Upper and Lower Myanmar. Population growth and most of the urban functions are concentrated in Pyay City. The total urban area is 21.76 sq. km in 1990 and increased to 34.48 sq. km in 2018. The land use for primary production areas was transformed to industrial, residential areas, commercial and transportation. So, urban settlement areas have rapidly expanded. The transportation facilities changes affect the urban land use changes in Pyay City. Transportation infrastructure changes were followed by changes in urban land use area after 1990 such as residential, institutional, recreational, industrial, commercial, services, transportation and others. In addition, urban land use changes and types also differ during different period of transportation improvement. The trend of urban expansion is towards the eastern and southern part of the City because it is located on the eastern bank of Ayeyarwady River. The main aim of this research is to identify the process of urban area expansion and urban land use area changes in Pyay City. To present this paper, secondary data were collected from the Administrative Department of Pyay Township and other Departments. Primary data were obtained from field surveys, interviews and open talks, satellite images analysis with remote sensing and geographic information system. In the City map, the growth conditions in the past and present and the future trend of urbanization are included.
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Year
- 2020
Author
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Thi Thi Khine
Subject
- Geography
Publisher
- Myanmar Academy of Arts and Science (MAAS)