This thesis examines the historical trends in spatial growth of Peshawar City District and its impacts on the farmland and groundwater of the study area and utilizes these trends to predict future changes.Peshawar City District is the provincial capital and fifth most populated city of Pakistan after Karachi,Lahore,Faisalabad and Rawalpindi.Peshawar is located on the most fertile and productive land of Peshawar valley.Being the provincial capital,it is the hub of administrative,health,educationa... 

【文章來源】：安徽師范大學(xué)安徽省

【文章頁數(shù)】：126 頁

【學(xué)位級別】：博士

【文章目錄】：
Abstract
Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION
    1.1 Introduction
    1.2 Research Problem
    1.3 Purpose of the Research
    1.4 Research Questions
    1.5 Hypothesis
    1.6 Objectives
    1.7 Significance of Research
    1.8 Chapterization
Chapter 2 LITERATURE REVIEW
    2.1 Introduction
    2.2 Urbanization and Environment
    2.3 Urban Land Use/ Land Cover Change, their Causes and Impacts
        2.3.1 Land Use/Land Cover Change
        2.3.2 Literature on the Impacts of Land Use Change
    2.4 Urban Expansion and Ground Water Change
    2.5 Related Literature on Pakistan
Chapter 3 RESEARCH METHODS AND STUDY AREA
    3.1 Introduction
    3.2 Research Methodology
        3.2.1 Data collection
        3.2.2 Primary Data
        3.2.3 Secondary Data
    3.3 Data Analysis and Presentation
        3.3.1 Data Analysis for Urban Expansion and Land Use Dynamics
        3.3.2 Ground Water Level Data Analysis
    3.4 Study Area
        3.4.1 Location and Extent
    3.5 Historical Background
    3.6 Physical Setting
        3.6.1 Physiography
            3.6.1.1 Alluvial plains
            3.6.1.2 Piedmont plains
            3.6.1.3 Stabilized sand dunes
            3.6.1.4 Loess Plains
        3.6.2 Hydrology
    3.7 Climate
    3.8 Socio Economic Setting
    3.9 Administration
    3.10 Demography
Chapter 4 CONTEMPORARY LAND USE
    4.1 Introduction
    4.2 Spatial Growth of Built-up Area
    4.3 Land use Dynamics
    4.4 Land use Gradient
    4.5 Urban Sprawl
        4.5.1 Causes of Urban Sprawl
            4.5.1.1 Economic and Market Forces
            4.5.1.2 Demographic and Social Factors
            4.5.1.3 Lack of Proper Planning and Policy
    4.6 Conclusion
Chapter 5 LAND USE DYNAMICS, DEVELOPMENT OF BUILT-UPAREA （1991, 2002 and 2014）
    5.1 Introduction
    5.2 Land Use Pattern
    5.3 Land Use Gradient
    5.4 Predicting the future growth of built-up area using CA-Markov Model
    5.5 Impacts of Urban Expansion on the Environment and Ecology
        5.5.1 Solid Waste and Sanitation
        5.5.2 Traffic Congestion
        5.5.3 Air Pollution
    5.6 Conclusion
Chapter 6 FARMLAND TRANSFORMATION
    6.1 Introduction
    6.2 Pattern of Farmland Transformation
    6.3 Characteristics of Agriculture
    6.4 Quality of Agricultural Land in Term of Associated Losses:
        6.4.1 Class 1. High Class fertile irrigated land
        6.4.2 Class II. Good arable land
        6.4.3 Class III. Moderately good arable land
        6.4.4 Class IV. Grazing land
    6.5 Causes of Farmland Conversion to Urban Uses
        6.5.1 Economic and Market Forces
            6.5.1.1 Land Value
            6.5.1.2 Low Agricultural Returns
        6.5.2 Rising Affluence and Income
            6.5.2.1 Housing Market
            6.5.2.2 Transport Multiplication in Growing Economy
        6.5.3 Social Factors
            6.5.3.1 Growth in Population
            6.5.3.2 Enhanced Security
        6.5.4 Policy Related Factor
            6.5.4.1 Weak and Ineffective Land Institutions and Regulations
    6.6 Conclusion
Chapter 7 THE EFFECTS OF URBAN EXPANSION ON THEGROUNDWATER
    7.1 Introduction
    7.2 Contemporary Situation of Groundwater in Peshawar
    7.3 Temporal Change in Groundwater Levels
    7.4 Impact of Land Use/Land Cover on Groundwater Level
    7.5 Factors Responsible for Groundwater Decline
        7.5.1 Population Growth
        7.5.2 Urban Expansion: Peripheral Growth
        7.5.3 Over Abstraction and Lack of Water Conservation Techniques
    7.6 Conclusion
Chapter 8 CONCLUSION AND RECOMENDATIONS
References
Acknowledgements


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