Research Article
A.M. MAYUR, S.HATTAPPA, M. MAH
Abstract
Studies were conducted on the impact of newly established Bangalore international airport on Land Use Change in airport area during 2009-2010. We used GIS tool to assess the Land Use Change and its intensity categorically. The Land Use Change was compared between 2002 and 2010. The results indicate the major changes the area under cultivation before establishment of BIA covered 43% of the land mass and today it‟s not in practice. There has been a loss by 52.83% of the water bodies and 37.32% of forest cover in its precincts. Forest cover not only has reduced quantitatively and also reduced qualitatively in terms of loss of species of high conservation values. There was negligible (0.15%) patches of land under built-up before BIA; currently 16.35% area is under built up. Earlier to BIA establishment the disturbed/excavated area was totally absent. However after BIA establishment the area increased by 48.29%.