Land Use and Land Cover Changes in Kabul, Afghanistan Focusing on the Drivers Impacting Urban Dynamics during Five Decades 1973-2020

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dc.authoridahmad, tauseef/0000-0003-0044-6347
dc.authoridKumar, Pankaj/0000-0001-7099-7297
dc.authoridSingh, Suraj Kumar/0000-0002-9420-2804
dc.authoridMeraj, Gowhar/0000-0003-2913-9199
dc.authoridKANGA, SHRUTI/0000-0003-0275-5493
dc.contributor.authorHekmat, Hayatullah
dc.contributor.authorAhmad, Tauseef
dc.contributor.authorSingh, Suraj Kumar
dc.contributor.authorKanga, Shruti
dc.contributor.authorMeraj, Gowhar
dc.contributor.authorKumar, Pankaj
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-27T20:50:21Z
dc.date.available2025-01-27T20:50:21Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.departmentÇanakkale Onsekiz Mart Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractThis study delves into the patterns of urban expansion in Kabul, using Landsat and Sentinel satellite imagery as primary tools for analysis. We classified land use and land cover (LULC) into five distinct categories: water bodies, vegetation, barren land, barren rocky terrain, and buildings. The necessary data processing and analysis was conducted using ERDAS Imagine v.2015 and ArcGIS 10.8 software. Our main objective was to scrutinize changes in LULC across five discrete decades. Additionally, we traced the long-term evolution of built-up areas in Kabul from 1973 to 2020. The classified satellite images revealed significant changes across all categories. For instance, the area of built-up land reduced from 29.91% in 2013 to 23.84% in 2020, while barren land saw a decrease from 33.3% to 28.4% over the same period. Conversely, the proportion of barren rocky terrain exhibited an increase from 22.89% in 2013 to 29.97% in 2020. Minor yet notable shifts were observed in the categories of water bodies and vegetated land use. The percentage of water bodies shrank from 2.51% in 2003 to 1.30% in 2013, and the extent of vegetated land use showed a decline from 13.61% in 2003 to 12.6% in 2013. Our study unveiled evolving land use patterns over time, with specific periods recording an increase in barren land and a slight rise in vegetated areas. These findings underscored the dynamic transformation of Kabul's urban landscape over the years, with significant implications for urban planning and sustainability.
dc.description.sponsorshipThe authors are thankful to the USGS for providing the satellite datasets and to the reviewers of this journal for their kind reading and provision of useful suggestions. This research constitutes a segment of the M. Tech Geoinformatics dissertation undertaken by the first author, H.H., at Suresh Gyan Vihar University (SGVU) in Jaipur. The first author extends profound gratitude to Sunil Sharma and Sudhanshu of SGVU for their unwavering support and cooperation throughout the duration of the course. Additionally, we would like to express our appreciation to the three anonymous reviewers, whose insightful and critical feedback significantly enhanced the quality of this manuscript.
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/geomatics3030024
dc.identifier.endpage464
dc.identifier.issn2673-7418
dc.identifier.issue3
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85192107768
dc.identifier.scopusqualityN/A
dc.identifier.startpage447
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.3390/geomatics3030024
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12428/25473
dc.identifier.volume3
dc.identifier.wosWOS:001254247700001
dc.identifier.wosqualityN/A
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherMdpi
dc.relation.ispartofGeomatics
dc.relation.publicationcategoryinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.snmzKA_WoS_20250125
dc.subjectland use/land cover
dc.subjectsupervised classification
dc.subjecturban sprawl
dc.subjectKabul
dc.subjectgeoinformatics
dc.titleLand Use and Land Cover Changes in Kabul, Afghanistan Focusing on the Drivers Impacting Urban Dynamics during Five Decades 1973-2020
dc.typeArticle

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