In order to manage the often highly dynamic urban landscapes, it is important to map different
themes from time to time. This study made use of Geographical Information System and aerial
photographs to determine LULC transformation in the eastern suburbs of Pietermaritzburg in
KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Land use land cover maps for the eastern suburbs (Copesville,
Eastwood, Raisethorpe and Willowton) for the years 1989 to 2009 were generated and
transformations based on twelve LULCs determined. Results in this study showed that the most
significant increase were in residential (formal and informal) and industrial LULCs while the
most significant decrease were recorded in the cultivated and open LULC. Generally, results in
this study further show that urban LULC attributed to human influx has been at the expense of
internal open green spaces and peripheral cultivated and uncultivated lands. The study concludes
that aerial photographs in concert with GIS are valuable tools in mapping rapidly changing urban
landscapes. / Thesis (M.Env.Dev.)-University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg, 2012.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:ukzn/oai:http://researchspace.ukzn.ac.za:10413/9479 |
| Date | January 2012 |
| Creators | Hlatywayo, Johane. |
| Contributors | Odindi, John Odhiambo. |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | en_ZA |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
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