Investigation of effects of land use and land cover on environment of urban landscape based on GIS

Abstract

In the article, we have analyzed the territorial and population development of the Saatli
urban landscape located in the Mugan plain in the territory of the Republic of Azerbaijan,
and we have shown the results of its impact on the environment. For this purpose, a 1:10
000 scale topographic plan of the city dated 1975, and satellite and space images of the XX
and XXI centuries were used. Based on Landsat 5 and 8 satellite data, the land use situation
of Saatli City was analyzed. Land use in the urban landscape is affected by the relief of the
area, morphometric indicators of the relief, climatic conditions and others. Therefore, we
have studied these elements based on modern technologies. As a result of the analysis of the
territorial development of the urban landscape, it was determined that the arable lands in
the surrounding areas were replaced by construction sites, and even the 30-hectare oxbow
lake of the Araz River was turned into a construction site. Intensification of land use in the
urban landscape is closely related to population growth in cities. Population dynamics show
that the city was included in the group of medium-sized cities in 2020.