Remote sensing-based assessment of Coastal Regulation Zones in India: a case study of Mumbai, India

Pennan Chinnasamy () and Aashni Parikh ()
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Pennan Chinnasamy: Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay
Aashni Parikh: Wesleyan University

Environment, Development and Sustainability: A Multidisciplinary Approach to the Theory and Practice of Sustainable Development, 2021, vol. 23, issue 5, No 67, 7950 pages

Abstract: Abstract Coastal pollution and encroachment in India are ever-growing issues, for which the Indian government drafted coastal regulation notifications for better management. However, many violations have occurred but not documented due to paucity in data. In recent decades, remote sensing tools are widely used to estimate encroachment and violations, where such official data are not available. This study uses satellite imagery to estimate violations that have occurred in the years 2002, 2008, 2014 and 2019, along the coastal regions of Maharashtra, India. Spatiotemporal variations in violations were assessed and classified into four violation classes: 75%. Over the study period, violations in the class > 75% increased by 110% while violations in the

Keywords: Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ); Mumbai; Assessment of CRZ violations; Indian coast; Remote sensing; Sustainable development (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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