Multi-functionality and Land Use Dynamics in a Peri-urban Environment Influenced by Wastewater Irrigation

•Peri-urban agriculture is dependent on the wastewater from urban centres in the developing world.•The spatio-temporal land use change patterns of the peri-urban watershed analyzed using Google Earth data.•Water availability is the main factor that often decides the fate of peri-urban agriculture.•New built-up areas are pushing the agricultural landscapes with urban pressures.•New agricultural plots and built-up areas are being developed in the peri-urban barren lands.