A REVIEW PAPER ON ANALYSIS OF URBAN SPRAWL

Urbanization is defined as the process of development of new city which has both good and bad aspects. Rapid urbanization rate has been seen in India due to high economic, industrial and commercial growth. It leads to continuous degradation in vegetation, forest land and open land cause to decreament in environmental services. This study is an attempt to analyze the rate of urban growth and effect of urban sprawl on land use and land cover change of the years 1971-2011 for Lucknow City. Today, techniques of Remote Sensing and GIS are also used for the dileneationand comparatively accurate analysis of urban sprawl.