gesjGEOGRAPHY, ENVIRONMENT, SUSTAINABILITYGEOGRAPHY, ENVIRONMENT, SUSTAINABILITY2071-93882542-1565Russian Geographical Society10.24057/2071-9388-2020-64gesj-1350Research ArticleRESEARCH PAPERСтатьиThe Dynamics Of Urbanizations And Concomitant Land Use Land Cover Transformations In Planned And Quasi-Planned Urban Settlements Of PakistanZamanHaq M.

GIS and Eco-Informatics Laboratory, Department of Environmental Science

H-10, Islamabad, 44000

SaqibZ.

GIS and Eco-Informatics Laboratory, Department of Environmental Science

H-10, Islamabad, 44000

BokhariAtif S.

GIS and Eco-Informatics Laboratory, Department of Environmental Science; Department of Geography

 H-10, Islamabad, 44000

Asghar Mall, Rawalpindi, 46000

syedatifbokhari@gmail.comAkhtarN.

GIS and Eco-Informatics Laboratory, Department of Environmental Science

H-10, Islamabad, 44000

AmirS.

GIS and Eco-Informatics Laboratory, Department of Environmental Science

H-10, Islamabad, 44000

International Islamic UniversityPakistanInternational Islamic University; Government CollegePakistan202031122020134107120Copyright © Zaman H.M., Saqib Z., Bokhari A.S., Akhtar N., Amir S., 20202020Zaman H.M., Saqib Z., Bokhari A.S., Akhtar N., Amir S.Zaman H.M., Saqib Z., Bokhari A.S., Akhtar N., Amir S.Данная работа распространяется под лицензией Creative Commons Attribution 4.0.This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.https://ges.rgo.ru/jour/article/view/1350

An attempt has been made to compare the salient characteristics of LULC transformations in planned (Faisalabad) and quasi-planned (Jhang) urban settlements of Pakistan. The Landsat-5 TM, Landsat 7 EMT+ and Landsat-8 images of 1989, 1999, 2009 and 2019, respectively, were retrieved and processed through google earth engine. The dynamics of LULC critically analyzed for the three periods 1989–1999, 1999–2009 and 2009–2019. The LULC analyzed in terms of quantity of change, gains, losses, and persistence of the study area examined carefully. The study mainly focuses on the LULC transformations of the previous 30 years (1989–2019). These 30 years witnessed massive physical expansions and LULC convergences. During this time interval, the built-up areas in these cities expanded, and productive agricultural land substantially squeezed. The spatialtemporal analysis of LULC changes calls for improvised strategies for the resilience of land and environmental resources. The direct beneficiaries of this research are resource managers and regional planners as well as others scientific community.

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