Spatio-temporal Analysis of Open Waste Dumping Sites Using Google Earth: A Case Study of Kharagpur City, India

Abhishek Singhal; Sudha Goel

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-63422-3_9

Spatio-temporal Analysis of Open Waste Dumping Sites Using Google Earth: A Case Study of Kharagpur City, India

Abhishek Singhal
, Sudha Goel

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Abstract

Google Earth provides high-resolution satellite images over a long period of historical time period which can be used to study land use/land cover (LULC) changes in any area over an extended period of time. In this study, Google Earth Pro was used to identify problems with current locations of solid waste dumping sites and conduct a time-series analysis of the areas occupied by waste dumping sites in Kharagpur city. Five dumping locations were studied of which three are official dumping sites, one is an illegal dumping site and the last one is an official dumping site which was cleaned in 2015. Satellite images of the same dumping locations were taken to evaluate changes in the areas of the dumping sites from 2010 to 2017. The results of the study show that most of the sites are situated very close to an airbase runway, railway line, residential area or highway/road which is in contravention of regulations. Time-series analysis shows that the sizes of all dumps have varied significantly with respect to time except for the unauthorized dumping site. The reasons behind the fluctuations in area are frequent burning of garbage and partial clean-up of the site due to local complaints. The methodology used in this study can be extended to an entire city or even several cities to find problems related to the existing illegal or official waste dumping site within a specific time period.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Spatial Modeling and Assessment of Environmental Contaminants
Subtitle of host publication	Risk Assessment and Remediation
Editors	Pravat Kumar Shit, Partha Pratim Adhikary, Debashish Sengupta
Publisher	Springer
Chapter	9
Pages	137-151
ISBN (Electronic)	978-3-030-63422-3
ISBN (Print)	978-3-030-63421-6, 978-3-030-63424-7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-63422-3_9
Publication status	Published - 6 Feb 2021
Publication type	A3 Book chapter

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Name	Environmental Challenges and Solutions
ISSN (Print)	2214-2827
ISSN (Electronic)	2214-2835

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SDG 6 Clean Water and Sanitation
SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production
SDG 15 Life on Land

Keywords

Municipal solid waste
Open dumps
Satellite images
Time-series analysis
Google Earth

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General Engineering
General Environmental Science
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Singhal, A., & Goel, S. (2021). Spatio-temporal Analysis of Open Waste Dumping Sites Using Google Earth: A Case Study of Kharagpur City, India. In P. K. Shit, P. P. Adhikary, & D. Sengupta (Eds.), Spatial Modeling and Assessment of Environmental Contaminants: Risk Assessment and Remediation (pp. 137-151). (Environmental Challenges and Solutions). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-63422-3_9

Singhal, Abhishek ; Goel, Sudha. / Spatio-temporal Analysis of Open Waste Dumping Sites Using Google Earth : A Case Study of Kharagpur City, India. Spatial Modeling and Assessment of Environmental Contaminants: Risk Assessment and Remediation. editor / Pravat Kumar Shit ; Partha Pratim Adhikary ; Debashish Sengupta. Springer, 2021. pp. 137-151 (Environmental Challenges and Solutions).

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Singhal, A & Goel, S 2021, Spatio-temporal Analysis of Open Waste Dumping Sites Using Google Earth: A Case Study of Kharagpur City, India. in PK Shit, PP Adhikary & D Sengupta (eds), Spatial Modeling and Assessment of Environmental Contaminants: Risk Assessment and Remediation. Environmental Challenges and Solutions, Springer, pp. 137-151. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-63422-3_9

Spatio-temporal Analysis of Open Waste Dumping Sites Using Google Earth: A Case Study of Kharagpur City, India. / Singhal, Abhishek; Goel, Sudha.
Spatial Modeling and Assessment of Environmental Contaminants: Risk Assessment and Remediation. ed. / Pravat Kumar Shit; Partha Pratim Adhikary; Debashish Sengupta. Springer, 2021. p. 137-151 (Environmental Challenges and Solutions).

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Singhal A, Goel S. Spatio-temporal Analysis of Open Waste Dumping Sites Using Google Earth: A Case Study of Kharagpur City, India. In Shit PK, Adhikary PP, Sengupta D, editors, Spatial Modeling and Assessment of Environmental Contaminants: Risk Assessment and Remediation. Springer. 2021. p. 137-151. (Environmental Challenges and Solutions). doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-63422-3_9

Spatio-temporal Analysis of Open Waste Dumping Sites Using Google Earth: A Case Study of Kharagpur City, India

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