Open AccessTbilisi Through Time
Author(s) -
Mariam Tsitsagi,
Nino Kharebava,
Dali Nikolaishvili,
Ia Kupatadze,
Lela Gadrani
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
georgian geographical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2667-9701
DOI - 10.52340/ggj.2022.758
Subject(s) - urban sprawl , geography , period (music) , census , urban expansion , politics , capital city , capital region , capital (architecture) , regional science , cartography , physical geography , land use , economic geography , demography , urbanization , political science , economic growth , archaeology , population , ecology , sociology , physics , acoustics , law , economics , biology
Ancient cities have witnessed many changes throughout their long history. These changes have different underlying causes in different regions of the world. This paper discusses the urban sprawl of Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia, mainly from the beginning of the 19th century to 2020. Through analysis of historical materials, city plans, and old maps, layers of Tbilisi urban sprawl were created using ArcMap 10.8. Images of Landsat 5 TM and Landsat 8 OLI have been used to assess changes over the last 30 years. We compared the obtained data with the census data conducted during the study period, reconstructed the current social, political, and economic situation using historical sources, and finally determined in which period the urban expansion took place, the reasons for it, and how this expansion affected the natural and social environments of the city.