Assessing long-term vegetation dynamics and urban expansion in an industrial city of Eastern India using Landsat time-series and Google Earth Engine
Rapid urbanisation and industrial expansion of eastern Indian cities like Durgapur raise concerns about vegetation degradation, surface-water decline and built-up expansion. This study examined three decades of environmental change in Durgapur (1995–2025) using harmonised Landsat 5, 7, 8, and 9 Collection 2 Level-2 sur...