Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: http://13.232.72.61:8080/jspui/handle/123456789/4602
Title: Tracing the impact of Bangalore's urbanisation on its wetlands with a case study of Sampangi lake.
Authors: Samana S., Fathima
Gopinath, Rajesh
Keywords: Urbanisation
Determinants
Sampangi Lake
Quantitatively
Land-Use
Wetlands.
Issue Date: Dec-2012
Publisher: Trans Stellar
Citation: Fathima Samana, S., and Gopinath, Rajesh. (2012). Tracing the impact of Bangalore's urbanisation on its wetlands with a case study of Sampangi lake. International Journal of Environment, Ecology, Family and Urban Studies. Vol.2, Issue 4 pp 23- 28
Abstract: Urbanisation is an inevitable phenomenon introducing drastic transitions in the natural landscape. As the demography is altered, it directly and indirectly impairs the city’s natural resources inclusive of the water-bodies. The present research envisages the makeover of Bangalore and its wetlands due to inadvertent urbanisation. In 1537, when the city was founded, significant prominence was given to water-bodies during the planning process. However, the city currently strikes a sorry note, as its evolution into a metropolitan has triggered rampant new land-uses. This revolution, triggered by various government initiatives, privatisation and encroachments led to significant deterioration in the waterbodies, both quantitatively and qualitatively. The current study closely follows Bangalore’s urbanisation pattern from 1537AD and enlists the determinants that brought about the loss of its several wetlands. The research concludes with the analysis of the transformation pattern for Sampangi Lake with the aid of historical and current land-use maps, till its disappearance in the current scenario.
URI: http://13.232.72.61:8080/jspui/handle/123456789/4602
ISSN: 2250-0065c
Appears in Collections:ASA Journal Articles

Files in This Item:
File Description SizeFormat 
TRACING THE IMPACT OF BANGALORE’S URBANISATION ON ITS WETLANDS.pdf216.83 kBAdobe PDFView/Open


Items in DSpace are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated.