Destruction of urban greenary of Indian cities: A study of the two wards of Kolkata through GIS and remote sensing
At present the rampant construction and poor compensatory plantation are taking a heavy toll on Kolkata’s environment. Now, Kolkata’s green cover stands at a dismal 5%, which is below the requirement of 15% for the Indian Metros. Last year Kolkata and its adjoining area have lost more than...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Geographical Institute "Jovan Cvijić" SASA
2013-01-01
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| Series: | Zbornik Radova: Geografski institut "Jovan Cvijić" |
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| Online Access: | http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0350-7599/2013/0350-75991304093M.pdf |
| Summary: | At present the rampant construction and poor compensatory plantation are
taking a heavy toll on Kolkata’s environment. Now, Kolkata’s green cover
stands at a dismal 5%, which is below the requirement of 15% for the Indian
Metros. Last year Kolkata and its adjoining area have lost more than 5,000
trees to development projects, unauthorized chapping and natural causes. This
has pushed up the carbon count by an alarming 5,500,000 kg. per year. The
environmentalists feel that, the impact of this loss would be felt in the
coming years. Thus, the rapid destruction of the urban greenery from the
Indian city’s environs affects the urban ecology and causes environmental
degradation. Therefore, an attempt has been made here to analyze the urban
greenery or vegetation profile of Kolkata at micro level. Vegetation covers
of ward 19 and 20 of Kolkata Municipal Corporation Area along with the search
of its low existence (KMCA) has been worked for the study. To speed up
mapping and decision making, remotely sensed satellite data have been
advocated and GIS technology has been used to represent the research work
more advanced. |
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| ISSN: | 0350-7599 1821-2808 |