Dynamics of man-made land plots in Kazan city using remote sensing

DOI: 10.35595/2414-9179-2025-3-31-180-194

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About the Authors

Guzel R. Safina

Kazan Federal University,
18, Kremlyovskaya str., Kazan, 420008, Russia,
E-mail: safina27@mail.ru

Victoria A. Fedorova

Kazan Federal University,
18, Kremlyovskaya str., Kazan, 420008, Russia,
E-mail: fva_14@mail.ru

Aidar G. Sharifullin

Kazan Federal University,
18, Kremlyovskaya str., Kazan, 420008, Russia,
E-mail: luleo123@mail.ru

Abstract

Urban population growth is exacerbating the problems of scarcity of territorial resources, the solution to which is realized by increasing the area of settlements. Increasing the area is associated with expanding the city, annexation of new territories, and pushing back the existing boundaries. However, this is not the only method of solving the problem of land deficit. The growth of urban areas can be achieved in the process of creating man-made land plots (MLP) on water bodies located within settlements, while their boundaries remain unchanged. The creation of MLP is widespread both in the world and in Russian urban planning practice; they allow for solving several urgent urban planning problems. The work aims to study the dynamics of the areas of man-made land plots in Kazan City using remote sensing data from the middle of the last century to the present. As source material, we used multi-temporal satellite images of Corona, Lanyard, and Hexagon (1961–1982), Landsat 4–5, 7 (1984–2003), and satellite images from Google Earth service for 2004–2023. In the course of the work the accuracy of the initial georeferencing was assessed based on overlaying the images on topographic maps of 1:10 000 scale, the total error is 6–9 m. Based on the results of visual interpretation, a map of MLP dynamics was made. Using the information system “National Spatial Data System” (Russia) the types of permitted use were determined for each man-made land plot. The total area of MLP within the Kazan city was 714 ha, created on three water areas of the Kuibyshev Reservoir. The creation of MLPs took place during two periods: from 1960 to 1980, when the transport infrastructure was being actively developed, and from 2000 to the present, when the relevant legal and regulatory framework had already been developed and advanced construction technologies were available. MLPs of the second period are mainly used for public and business facilities, sports, recreation, and tourism. MLPs constitute a small share of the total area of the city, but their creation nowadays in favorable locations partly solves the problem of the deficit of territorial resources in the historical, central part of the city.

Keywords

city, territory, expansion of urban boundaries, man-made land plots, remote sensing

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For citation: Safina G.R., Fedorova V.A., Sharifullin A.G. Dynamics of man-made land plots in Kazan city using remote sensing. InterCarto. InterGIS. Moscow: MSU, Faculty of Geography, 2025. V. 31. Part 3. P. 180–194. DOI: 10.35595/2414-9179-2025-3-31-180-194 (in Russian)