Assessment of Urban Landscape Patterns to Measure the Effects of Urbanization on Landscape Structure (Case Study: Kermanshah City)

It is essential to monitor the spatial and temporal patterns of urban development and identify factors to urban planning and sustainable development, especially in developing countries. The main purpose of this study was to identify the spatio-temporal changes in Kermanshah land-use patterns as a lever, control the changes of future developments the city. To produce a land use map from satellite images Landsat 7 and 8 sensors OLI and ETM Related to 1991 and 2016 were used. After processing and pre-processing, necessary land use map was prepared and maps Enter were FRAGSTATS 4.2 software. The analysis of landscape patterns was done based on landscape ecology approach using spatial criteria (landscape metrics). The results showed that during the period studied residential area of 3304 hectares has been increased. More reduction amount is related to the user without covering 2492 hectares. Also, according to the results of the analysis metrics landscape has an increasein Residential User Metrics PLAND, NP, PD, LPI, TE. Farmer User has an increase in three Metrics MPS To the) 42/81 Hectare (, Shape- MN to the (0/03 Hectare) and ENN-MN to the (10/48 Hectare).Users without coverage has an increase Only Metrics MPS, TE, ED, LSI and Shape-MN. Tree cover in the five Metrics) NP, PD, LSI, IJI) increases while other metrics have decreased. The blue zone has increased only metric TE to the 81870 Meter.