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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 Sep 6.
Published in final edited form as: Cities. 2021 May 23;116:103266. doi: 10.1016/j.cities.2021.103266

Table 3. Changes in landuse areas due to urban growth in Gauteng Province.

Landuse Area in 2011 (km2) Area in 2018 (km2) Percentage change
Water 731.07 629.67 -13,87
Natural Vegetation 9,439.99 8,456.95 -10,41
Agriculture 4,562.51 4,758.34 4,29
Mine 246.35 224.95 -8,69
Cleared Land 14.94 182.60 1,122,22
Built Up Areas 3,175.41 3,917.76 23,38

Note: Negative values represent a decrease in area and a positive increase in area