Coverage transformations analysis of tibanica urban wetland, locality of Bosa, Bogotá D. C.

Abstract

The present study analyzed the land coverage transformations developed in the Tibanica urban wetland, through the identification, classification and quantification of land coverage using aerial photographs from 1993 to 2015. The results indicate a predominance of the coverages associated with human actions such as urban green areas and continuous urban fabric, and a decrease in those related to natural areas such as water bodies. From statistical analysis, the negative association between the population increase and urbanized area, also the reduction of the more natural type of coverage was corroborated, evidencing that urbanization processes increase in the study area has led the coverage reduction, such as lakes, lagoons and swamps, clean pastures, channels and secondary vegetation.