Peri-urbanization and its impact on water source availability and people's livelihood in Kathmandu Valley | |
| Author | Pradhan, Binny |
| Call Number | AIT Thesis no.UE-15-02 |
| Subject(s) | Water-supply--Nepal--Kathmandu Land use--Nepal--Kathmandu |
| Note | A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Urban Environmental Management |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Series Statement | Thesis ; no. UE-15-02 |
| Abstract | The city level planning of the Kathmandu valley has led to all the information documentation with a focus on the valley level. This study breaks through the barrier of data limitation to a detailed spatial analysis of the peri - urban areas namely Sunakothi, Thecho and Chapagaun. The land use/land cover change of the areas were identified by the LANDSAT images of 30m resolution downloaded from the USGS earth explorer with a signature classification by the ERDAS imagine software. Spatial analysis was used for the visual representation and quantification of the land use changes. The new emerging peri - urban areas lack the physical capacity to sustain the increased population. Hence, the intensity of the impact over the water source availability and livelihood pattern of the peri - urban areas were understood by a 102 household level questionnaire survey. These results of the resident survey were processed under bivariate analysis and correlation to explore the perception of ground level effect of the peri - urbanization. The research shows the significant areas of change as the Sunakothi with the maximum loss of agricultural land while Chapagaun area has the maximum increase of urban area. The stress of peri - urbanization is evident from the water stress. The drying up of the water resources and changing of originally used irrigation canals for domestic purpose demonstrates the impact over water source availability with time. Thus, the research provides the indication of peri - urbanization trends on the different distance from the urban core to point towards potential areas for planning improvement. This study can facilitate for the impact identification and policy development for future city goals |
| Year | 2015 |
| Corresponding Series Added Entry | Asian Institute of Technology. Thesis ; no. UE-15-02 |
| Type | Thesis |
| School | School of Environment, Resources, and Development |
| Department | Department of Development and Sustainability (DDS) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Urban Environmental and Management (UE) |
| Chairperson(s) | Kim, Sohee Minsun |
| Examination Committee(s) | Vilas Nitivattananon;Shrestha, Rajendra Prasad |
| Scholarship Donor(s) | AIT Fellowship |
| Degree | Thesis (M. Sc.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 2015 |