印度喜马拉雅山脚下的不断发展的道路网络和城市景观转型,印度
Reo Keisham Singh1, Kanhaiya Shah1, Gyan Prakash Sharma2
1Department of Environmental Studies, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007, India.
Environmental monitoring and assessment
|November 5, 2024
概括
印度马尼普尔的道路开发已经显著改变了土地利用和土地覆盖,导致森林碎片化和环境退化. 迫切需要采取保护措施,以应对城市化对这个独特的生物多样性热点的影响.
科学领域:
- 生态生态学 生态生态学
- 环境科学 环境科学
- 遥感 遥感 遥感 遥感
背景情况:
- 印度的马尼普尔是喜马拉雅和印度 - 缅甸生物地理区域交汇处的生物多样性热点.
- 该地区的战略位置和最近的基础设施发展,特别是道路网络,正在推动土地利用的变化.
- 由于喜马拉雅山脚的城市化和道路扩建,森林碎片化和环境退化正在增加.
研究的目的:
- 分析道路网络发展对印度马尼普尔的土地利用和土地覆盖 (LULC) 变化的时空影响.
- 评估十年 (2012-2022) 道路密度增加与自然覆盖面变化之间的关系.
- 为生态敏感地区的保护和可持续发展提供见解.
主要方法:
- 2012年至2022年Landsat卫星图像的时空空间分析.
- 土地使用和土地覆盖面 (LULC) 变化与道路网络扩建有关的评估.
- 将研究区域分为城市,郊区和郊区,以分析差异性影响.
主要成果:
- 在LULC类别 (包括农业用地,建筑区,森林和水体) 中观察到显著的转变,道路密度增加.
- 中部城市地区的城市扩张推动了森林土地转化为建筑区.
- 城市周边和边缘区域显示森林转化为农业用地,突出了不同的城市化模式.
结论:
- 道路网络的发展是马尼普尔LULC变化和森林碎片化的关键驱动力.
- 保护和恢复举措至关重要,特别是在经历森林衰退的郊区和边缘地区.
- 城市规划者和开发人员的知情决策,将生态问题与基础设施项目整合起来,对于可持续发展和生物多样性保护至关重要.
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