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Predicting the future land use and land cover changes for Saroor Nagar Watershed, Telangana, India, using open-source GIS

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The dynamics of land use and land cover are profoundly affected by the growth, mobility, and demand of people. Thematic maps of land use and land cover (LULC) help planners account for conservation, concurrent uses, and land-use compressions by providing a reference for analysis, resource management, and prediction. The purpose of this research is to identify the transition of land-use changes in the Saroor Nagar Watershed between 2008 and 2014 using the Modules for Land Use Change Evaluation (MOLUSCE) plugin (MLP-ANN) model and to forecast and establish potential land-use changes for the years 2020 and 2026. To predict how these factors affected LULC from 2008 to 2014, MLP-ANN was trained with maps of DEM, slope, distance from the road, and distance to a waterbody. The projected and accurate LULC maps for 2020 have a Kappa value of 0.70 and a correctness percentage of 81.8%, indicating a high degree of accuracy. Changes in LULC are then predicted for the year 2026 using MLP-ANN, which shows a 17.4% increase in built-up area at the expense of vegetation and barren land. The results contribute to the development of sustainable plans for land use and resource management.

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    Shiva Chandra Vaddiraju & Reshma Talari

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    Shiva Chandra Vaddiraju, K. Bhavana & S. Apsana

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The study’s conception and design were contributed to by all authors. Shiva Chandra Vaddiraju, Bhavana, and Apsana oversaw material preparation, data collection, and analysis. Shiva Chandra Vaddiraju wrote the first draft of the manuscript, and Reshma Talari suggested improvements. The final manuscript was read and approved by all authors.

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Vaddiraju, S.C., Talari, R., Bhavana, K. et al. Predicting the future land use and land cover changes for Saroor Nagar Watershed, Telangana, India, using open-source GIS. Environ Monit Assess 195, 1499 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-023-12128-2

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