Conclusion

The intent of the analysis was to access urban growth pattern of the Bangalore city in various directions through 10 landscape metrices across five time periods. The study showed that Bangalore is rapidly expanding with a significant rise in builtup area. In 2010 the city has become more aggregated as the number of patches decreased. The increase in the area of the largest patch also suggests that small patches have clumped together, thereby increasing the compactness of the city and decreasing the ratio of open space. Understanding these spatio temporal aspects of landscapes are very critical for regional planning.