Evaluating the Dynamics of Urban Expansion and Land Use-Land Cover Change in the Inter-Urban Areas of Barasat and Barrackpore of West Bengal, India
Urban expansion has predominantly occurred in peri-urban areas rather than within the urban core. It is mainly determined by unorganised growth, increased immigration, and rapid population growth in the urban fringe areas. The present paper analyses the trend of urbanisation, the land use and land cover change (LULC),...