2.2. Methods
The main method used in this study was supervised classification for land use and cover identification and
logistic regression analysis was used for driving force analysis. Land use and cover that that has been classified in
this study are (1) water bodies, (2) forest, (3) agricultural areas, (4) vacant land, (5) built up area, (6) farm field, (7)
bushes, and (8) cloud. The factors analyzed in the study by using logistic regression analysis (LRA) are (1) rainfall,
(2) soil type, (3) slope, (4) population, (5) population density, and (6) distance to urban area.