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Impact of railways on land use and land cover change: evidence from India

Transport infrastructure is said to drive development in a region and affect the land use/land cover (LULC) over time. We employ a difference-in-differences (DID) framework to causally examine transport infrastructure as a driver of land use/land cover change (LUCC) using the case study of the Konka...

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Main Authors: Navalkar, Aniket (Author) , Jaiswal, Sreeja (Author) , Pranadh, M. (Author) , Jayaraman, T. (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: November 2023
In: Transportation research. Part D, Transport and environment
Year: 2023, Volume: 124, Pages: 1-16
ISSN:1879-2340
DOI:10.1016/j.trd.2023.103933
Online Access:Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trd.2023.103933
Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1361920923003309
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Author Notes:Aniket Navalkar, Sreeja Jaiswal, M. Pranadh, T. Jayaraman
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Summary:Transport infrastructure is said to drive development in a region and affect the land use/land cover (LULC) over time. We employ a difference-in-differences (DID) framework to causally examine transport infrastructure as a driver of land use/land cover change (LUCC) using the case study of the Konkan Railway, one of the largest railway projects in post-independence India. Using multi-period multispectral satellite data, we obtained the basic LULC classes for the DID and spatio-temporal analysis. The findings suggest that the Konkan Railway led to an increase in built-up land cover and open spaces at the expense of the agricultural land cover, but did not adversely affect forest cover. This result is consistent all along the 760 km long railway. The study contributes to the emerging literature on the land use impacts of railways and underscores the importance of implementing environmental management measures.
Item Description:Online verfügbar 12 October 2023, Version des Artikels 12 October 2023
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Physical Description:Online Resource
ISSN:1879-2340
DOI:10.1016/j.trd.2023.103933

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