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Measuring the spatial dynamics of urban sprawl in Jaipur City

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The notion of urban sprawl involves multiple facets that demonstrate how the growth of urban area in cities interacts with other land uses. Sprawling cities undergo extensive transformation, leading to the expansion of their boundaries and the excessive resources utilization. In this context, the study examines the urban spraw dynamics in Jaipur city from 1991 to 2021 using remote sensing, GIS and Principal Component Analysis (PCA) techniques. Analysis of Land Use and Land Cover (LULC) changes using multi-date satellite imagery reveals that the built-up area increased by157 percent, while vegetation and vacant land declined by -60.3 percent and -43.8 percent, respectively, indicating significant urbanization. It is also observed that the city’s average population density increased from 46 persons per hectare to 108 persons per hectare, reflecting the demand for urban space. The PCA was employed to understand the urban sprawl factors. The results yielded critical insights into the drivers of urbanization and the spatial distribution of urban development in the city. Strong positive associations were found between population, ward area, built-up area in association with spatial indices. Conversely, negative correlations were observed with density measures indicating compact urban development in the central wards. The finding also shows that first three principal components (98.310%, 97.832%, 97.772%, and 98.602% of the total variance) collectively play a crucial role in capturing the essential urban growth patterns needed to map the urban sprawl index over four decades. In all, urban sprawl analysis, in conjunction with the spatial maps, presents a robust framework for understanding urban sprawl dynamics and supports researchbased decision-making in urban planning and offers valuable insights into the factors shaping its growth over the years.

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The author(s) are thankful to the editor and the anonymous reviewers who reviewed this manuscript. The author(s) acknowledge the USGS and the Census of India for providing open-source data. Additionally, the author(s) extend their sincere appreciation to the Department of Geography at Jamia Millia Islamia University for providing essential support and resources for this study. The first author, in particular, extends her gratitude to her parent institution, the School of Planning and Architecture in New Delhi, for granting her the opportunity to facilitate this research.

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Priti Deo: Literature survey, manuscript writing, secondary data collection, mapping and data analysis and interpretation of result.

Masood Ahsan Siddiqui: Conceptual research design and manuscript review

Mohd Ramiz: Data collection, data analysis and interpretation of result.

Lubna Siddiqui, Hasan Raja Naqvi, Adnan Shakeel: Manuscript review process.

Durgesh Dwivedi: Mapping and data analysis.

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Deo, P., Siddiqui, M.A., Ramiz, M. et al. Measuring the spatial dynamics of urban sprawl in Jaipur City. GeoJournal 89, 108 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10708-024-11090-x

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