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Spatial Metrics based Landscape Structure and Dynamics Assessment for an emerging Indian Megalopolis |
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Ramachandra T V 1,2,3,* and Bharath H. Aithal 1,2
1 Energy & Wetlands Research Group, Center for Ecological Sciences [CES],
2 Centre for Sustainable Technologies (astra),
3 Centre for infrastructure, Sustainable Transportation and Urban Planning [CiSTUP],
Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, Karnataka, 560 012, India
*Corresponding author: cestvr@ces.iisc.ernet.in
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Study Area
Mysore city in Karnataka is one of the tier II cities and the cultural capital of India with a hub of industrial activities. It is designated as the 2nd capital of Karnataka. Mysore city is 128 sq. km in area and is one of the most preferred destinations for industries including IT hubs other than Bangalore. It is a main trading centre of silk and sandalwood. Mysore district is bounded by Mandya to the northeast, Chamrajnagar to the southeast, Kerala state to the south, Kodagu to the west, and Hassan to the north. It has an area of 128.42 km² and a population of about 1 million (2001 census). The district lies in the southern Deccan plateau, within the watershed region of Kaveri River, which flows through the northern and eastern parts of the district.
Figure 1. Study Area: Mysore city and 3 km buffer
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Citation : Ramachandra. T.V., Bharath H. Aithal, 2012. Spatial Metrics based Landscape Structure and Dynamics Assessment for an emerging Indian Megalopolis., International Journal of Advanced Research in Artificial Intelligence (IJARAI), Vol. 1, No. 1, 2012 , pp. 48-57.
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