Spatio-Temporal Expansion of Built-Up Areas and its Impact on Farmland and Food Security of Peshawar Valley, Pakistan
Sajjad Ali1*, Atta ur Rahman1 and Sher Ali2
1Department of Geography, University of Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan; 2Department of Economics, Islamia College University, Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
*Correspondence | Sajjad Ali, Department of Geography, University of Peshawar, Khyber Pakhunkhwa, Pakistan; Email:
[email protected]
Figure 1:
Location of the study area.
Figure 2:
Land use land cover, 1990 (A); land use land cover, 2000 (B); land use land cover, 2010 (C); land use land cover, 2020 (D) Peshawar valley.
Figure 3:
Peshawar valley, temporal changes in land use land cover, 1990-2020.
Figure 4:
Peshawar valley, temporal changes in built-up area, 1990-2020.
Figure 5:
Peshawar valley, acreage in ha (000) of wheat, maize and sugarcane, 1990-2020.
Figure 6:
Peshawar valley, production in tons (000) of wheat, maize and sugarcane, 1990-2020.
Figure 7:
Peshawar valley, acreage in ha (000) of wheat, maize and sugarcane, 2021-2050.
Figure 8:
Peshawar valley, production in tons (000) of wheat, maize and sugarcane, 2021-2050.