Abstract :
Spatio-temporal variations in assessment of land values play a vital role in better urban
planning and policy making. Thisstudy focuses on spatialstructures ofland valuesin Lahore
metropolitan area by using different spatial and statistical techniques. The comparative analysis
of land valuesfor the years 2012 & 2018 is generated which is useful for planners, investors,
and policy makers. The research is descriptive but explanatory in nature to show correlation
between independent variables(real land values) and dependent variables(interpolated land
values).Theinterpolationtechniqueswhichhavethehighestcorrelationcoefficient,wereused
furtherprocessing.Theintercategoryshiftbasedoninterpolationmapsforcomparisonshows
categoricalshiftwhichisusefulforinvestorsinfuture.The resultsindicate thatthe landvalues
are higher in Central Business District and Gulberg Zone because of highly active business
zone which increasesthe demand of the land which is ultimately increasing the value of land
in Lahore metropolitan area.
Keyword :
Land values perMarla;CentralBusinessDistrictLahore;AccuracyAssessment; Correlation Coefficient and Interpolation.