Observing changes of settlement size in viticultural zones of Serbia using VIIRS nighttime light data

Jovanović, Radmila and Moreira, Claudete Oliveira and Datta, Debajit (2024) Observing changes of settlement size in viticultural zones of Serbia using VIIRS nighttime light data. In: IV international scientific conference "Sustainable agriculture and rural development". Institute of Agricultural Economics, Belgrade, pp. 501-508. ISBN 978-86-6269-134-7

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Abstract

Nighttime lights (NTL) data provides a comprehensive view of the spatial distribution of global human activities, especially in terms of population concentration, level of urbanization, estimation of economic growth, population mobility, determination of depopulation areas, etc. This article aims to map the spatio-temporal distribution of night lights of settlements in the wine-growing areas of Serbia using The Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) NTL datasets from 2015 to 2019, explore the emerging spatial patterns, and compare these patterns with the database of census 2022. Results reveal that the wine-growing areas in Serbia illustrate population redistribution and settlement size change, as it includes larger cities as per the last wine-growing rezoning, reflecting the spatial redistribution of populations. Moreover, urbanization pattern and settlement size variations occur in cities or at their vicinities, with a prominent decrease in settlement size as people move away from cities, indicating a clear depopulation and delimitation of city areas.

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