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1 - Study of Urban Development and Vegetation Changes in Mazandaran by Change Vector Analysis
niloufar islamzadehMazandaran province has always been considered by tourists due to its high tourism potential. Therefore, in order to satisfy the people and tourists, urban development has been expanded. On the other hand, it has a high rate of vegetation degradation. Monitoring of land MoreMazandaran province has always been considered by tourists due to its high tourism potential. Therefore, in order to satisfy the people and tourists, urban development has been expanded. On the other hand, it has a high rate of vegetation degradation. Monitoring of land use and land cover changes play an important role in landscape and urban planning and management. In this study, urban development and vegetation changes of Mazandaran province every cities were studied using Landsat satellite images over a period of 30 years by Change Vector Analysis method. The results showed that the rate of urban development and vegetation degradation change in the study period is increasing in the province. The high rate of urban development changes in terms of percentage of area is related to the cities of Babolsar, Nowshahr and Chalous ,includes 21, 15 and 11% of their total area, respectively. These three cities have the highest number of tourists per year and the highest number of villas. The high rate of destruction of deforestation in terms of area related to Sari, Neka and Behshahr, in the east of the province, includes 27, 11 and 7 hectares, respectively. Manuscript profile
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