Spatial Data Visualization for Urban Land Value Assessment Using Growth Analysis: A Case Study of Morphological Transformations in Hyderabad Metropolitan Region, India

Urban areas are witnessing rapid population and physical growth due to the assurance of improved standards of living, economic prospects, amenities, and the shift from agriculture to the service industry. Although urbanization has spread effects such as economic boosts and a better quality of life, it also has some drawbacks. Urbanization impacts all subsystems of an urban system, namely, the physical, socioeconomic, environmental, and institutional subsystems. Most of the aforementioned impacts manifest the lack of efficient land management tools and techniques. Land as a resource is limited; hence, there is a need to evaluate, use, and manage such a complex resource very efficiently, particularly in urban areas. An appropriate assessment of urban land value is essential for analyzing, planning, and optimizing urban physical growth in line with the geographical urban land value. The present study applies spatial data visualization to analyze urban land value demand zones in this context. The study identifies the application of urban physical growth patterns in Hyderabad's metropolitan region to understand the land demand zones by technically correlating variations in urban growth Land values.