Mapping of extent of urban sprawl and by monitoring the temporal changes, the impact of changing land use on land, ecology and environment system can be assessed.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/mapping-urban-sprawl-around-sahibzada-ajit-singh-nagar
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/narinder-singh-tur
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/amardeep-singh
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/deepak-mehra-et-al
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/indian-journal-ecology
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/urban-sprawl
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/geographical-information-systems-gis
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/remote-sensing
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/chandigarh
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/punjab
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/habitat-and-urbanisation