• Rajakokila K
• Neelakantan R

Abstract: Thanjavur Municipality, located in South India has experienced rapid urbanization over the past three decades. Urban growth in Thanjavur city began two decades ago, but has yet to be empirically measured or characterized. Major processes that influenced sprawl in the city were the rise in standard of living, consumer preference for low-density and single-family housing in the suburbs, and the arrival of nearby village people. All these processes led to a massive transformation of agricultural land into urban land-uses and provide some evidence that sprawl is taking place as a pattern of development. This study attempt to measure and analyze urban sprawl in Thanjavur, based on urban land use/land cover. This paper focuses on the urban growth integrating remote sensing and geographic information systems (GIS) that will help the planner to identify the elements at risk associated with different forms of urban hazards.

Index Terms: Urban growth; urban land use/land cover; GIS and Remote Sensing.

"GEO-SPATIAL AND CHANGE DETECTION ANALYSIS OF URBAN GROWTH IN THANJAVUR CITY, INDIA", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 5, page no.68-72, May-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1905208.pdf

"GEO-SPATIAL AND CHANGE DETECTION ANALYSIS OF URBAN GROWTH IN THANJAVUR CITY, INDIA", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 5, page no. pp68-72, May-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1905208.pdf