Analisis Perubahan Tutupan Lahan di Kecamatan Pantai Cermin Kabupaten Serdang Bedagai Provinsi Sumatera Utara

Abstract

Land use changes nowadays are increasing along with technology advancements and population growth. It also occurred in the Pantai Cermin sub-district. Pantai Cermin sub-district is one of the Serdang Bedagai Regency's sub-districts, with 12 villages. The majority of the villages are on the coast, which is likewise changing. This research analyzed land cover changes in the Pantai Cermin sub-district between 2016 and 2021, as well as vegetation density in land cover classes of 2021. Sentinel 2 image and maximum likelihood classification were used in this study. According to the research findings, the Pantai Cermin sub-district has seven land cover classes: agricultural land, mangroves, settlements, bushes, rice fields, oil palm, and bodies of water. Pantai Cermin was dominated by oil palm with an area of 3,121.06 Ha or 39.20 percent in 2016, and rice fields with an area of 2,298.17 Ha or 28.88 percent in 2021. The greatest growth occurred in bush land, with a 528.77 Ha or 6.65% increase. Meanwhile, the most land degradation happened in oil palm land, which covered 835.41 hectares or 10.48 percent of the total. In Pantai Cermin sub-district, vegetation density is classified into five types: non-vegetation, low dense, medium, dense, and high dense. There are distinct density classes for each land cover classification. The need for additional greenery on bare land and around settlement.