Database research record2017·South Africa (Johannesburg)
URBAN GROWTH STUDIES FOR JOHANNESBURG CITY USING
Shailesh Deshpande, Priyanka Verma, Piyush Yadav, Jay Gubbi, P Balamurali
Asian Journal of Geoinformatics
Urban Farm DB summary
Land Use Land Cover (LULC) changes in Johannesburg City, South Africa, were analyzed using Landsat imagery from 2000 to 2016. The analysis revealed that impervious surface increased by 57.03% during this period, leading to a 47.8% loss of urban vegetation (grass, tree cover) and urban agricultural land. Additionally, soil and water loss amounted to 16.75%.