Urban Green Space Planning and Development in Urban Cities Using Geospatial Technology: A Case Study of Noida
Urban planning, with special attention to green space development, offers a relatively simple and low-cost solution to the impacts of climate change and urbanization faced by urban centres. The present work examines the spatial variability of availability of adequate sites for the development of urb...
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| description | Urban planning, with special attention to green space development, offers a relatively simple and low-cost solution to the impacts of climate change and urbanization faced by urban centres. The present work examines the spatial variability of availability of adequate sites for the development of urban green amenities in Noida city. Multi-criteria assessment of potential locations has been accomplished using Analytical Hierarchical Process coupled with geospatial technology. Urban land use, physiographic factors (slope and elevation), accessibility (proximity to roads), and presence of grey, green and blue amenities (Normalised Difference Built-up Index, Normalised Difference Vegetation Index and proximity to water bodies, respectively) are the seven key criteria used to derive the final green space suitability map. A total of 46.47 % of the land was found to be in the category of highly and moderately suitable for greening the city, highlighting the potential of developing different forms of green spaces in the area. Such holistic city scale analysis of availability of potential sites for green space development can be utilised by the city administrators and urban planners for future land use planning and improving the distribution and spatial connectivity of the green spaces in the city with the common goals of better health, a cleaner environment, and climate change mitigation. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5ec150b42f6d489ba91311749fdf10d32023-04-11T17:27:17ZengSciendoJournal of Landscape Ecology1805-41962022-05-01151274610.2478/jlecol-2022-0002Urban Green Space Planning and Development in Urban Cities Using Geospatial Technology: A Case Study of NoidaSharma Richa0Pradhan Lolita1Kumari Maya2Bhattacharya Prodyut3Amity School of Natural Resources & Sustainable Development, Amity University, Sector – 125, Noida, Uttar Pradesh, IndiaAmity School of Natural Resources & Sustainable Development, Amity University, Sector – 125, Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India.Amity School of Natural Resources & Sustainable Development, Amity University, Sector – 125, Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India.School of Environmental Management, Block ‘A’, Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, New Delhi, India.Urban planning, with special attention to green space development, offers a relatively simple and low-cost solution to the impacts of climate change and urbanization faced by urban centres. The present work examines the spatial variability of availability of adequate sites for the development of urban green amenities in Noida city. Multi-criteria assessment of potential locations has been accomplished using Analytical Hierarchical Process coupled with geospatial technology. Urban land use, physiographic factors (slope and elevation), accessibility (proximity to roads), and presence of grey, green and blue amenities (Normalised Difference Built-up Index, Normalised Difference Vegetation Index and proximity to water bodies, respectively) are the seven key criteria used to derive the final green space suitability map. A total of 46.47 % of the land was found to be in the category of highly and moderately suitable for greening the city, highlighting the potential of developing different forms of green spaces in the area. Such holistic city scale analysis of availability of potential sites for green space development can be utilised by the city administrators and urban planners for future land use planning and improving the distribution and spatial connectivity of the green spaces in the city with the common goals of better health, a cleaner environment, and climate change mitigation.https://doi.org/10.2478/jlecol-2022-0002analytical hierarchy processland use suitabilitypairwise comparisonnoidaurban green spacesurban planning |
| spellingShingle | Sharma Richa Pradhan Lolita Kumari Maya Bhattacharya Prodyut Urban Green Space Planning and Development in Urban Cities Using Geospatial Technology: A Case Study of Noida Journal of Landscape Ecology analytical hierarchy process land use suitability pairwise comparison noida urban green spaces urban planning |
| title | Urban Green Space Planning and Development in Urban Cities Using Geospatial Technology: A Case Study of Noida |
| title_full | Urban Green Space Planning and Development in Urban Cities Using Geospatial Technology: A Case Study of Noida |
| title_fullStr | Urban Green Space Planning and Development in Urban Cities Using Geospatial Technology: A Case Study of Noida |
| title_full_unstemmed | Urban Green Space Planning and Development in Urban Cities Using Geospatial Technology: A Case Study of Noida |
| title_short | Urban Green Space Planning and Development in Urban Cities Using Geospatial Technology: A Case Study of Noida |
| title_sort | urban green space planning and development in urban cities using geospatial technology a case study of noida |
| topic | analytical hierarchy process land use suitability pairwise comparison noida urban green spaces urban planning |
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