Title:
URBAN GROWTH MONITORING AND TREND IN BASRAH CITY USING GIS AND REMOTE SENSING

Authors:
Hanan Rasooli, Sedigheh Lotfi and Amer Nikpour , Iraq

Abstract:
The greatest challenges in creating a practical and long-term model of urban planning are those that researchers, planners, decision-makers, and local authorities must overcome. Among these difficulties is the need to quantify and forecast urbanization trends in both space and time. When it comes to measuring and mapping patterns of urban growth, tools like geographic information system approaches and remote sensing have recently emerged as key strategies. There is a wide variety in the rates and patterns of growth in Basrah city, which is inside the Basrah governorate. Analysis of land use change detection can greatly benefit from the use of geospatial technologies and remote sensing approaches. Such is the setting for the discourse surrounding these approaches and tools. In this study, we use GIS data collected in Basrah city between 2002 and 2022 to see how well we can identify changes in land use. The goal of creating these urban growth maps was to use three Landsat ETM and OLI images taken in 2002, 2012, and 2022. The use of land-use maps allowed for the measurement of changes in urban areas from 2002 to 2022. In contrast to the 17.42% decline in vegetated land, the built-up area has increased by over 11.38%, rising from 80.77 km2 to 224 km2, as revealed by the change detection inquiry. The study's results demonstrate that the urban area has expanded and now covers most of Basrah's city area. Cities and their planners greatly benefit from studies documenting changes in land use, land cover, and urbanization. Future strategies for the city's environmentally responsible growth might benefit from this data.