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Analysis of changes in land use and land cover in Central Kashmir of the Great Himalayas using geospatial technologies

open access: yesEnvironment Conservation Journal, 2023
Remote sensing data may identify changes in land use and land cover (LU/LC). Land cover changes include changing from one land cover category to another and changing conditions within a category.
Rouhullah Ali Syed   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Geostatistical Approach to Find ‘Hotspots’ Where Biodiversity is at Risk in a Transition Country

open access: yesPresent Environment and Sustainable Development, 2014
Global change‟ is a relatively recent concept, related to the energy - land use - climate change nexus, and designated to include all changes produced by the human species and the consequences of its activities over natural ecological complexes and ...
Petrişor Alexandru-Ionuţ   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Assessment of Land Use and Land Cover Changes in Afi River Forest Reserve Cross River State, Nigeria

open access: yesJournal of Agroforestry and Environment
Forest conversion remains a pressing concern for the global environmental community. This study evaluated the impact of land use and land cover (LULC) changes on selected ecosystem components in the Afi River Forest Reserve, Cross River State, Nigeria ...
C. I. Duru, U. D. Chima, C. Fredrick
doaj   +1 more source

Land use and land cover data changes in Indian Ocean Islands: Case study of Unguja in Zanzibar Island

open access: yesData in Brief, 2017
Land use and land cover changes will continue to affect resilient human communities and ecosystems as a result of climate change. However, an assessment of land use and land cover changes over time in Indian Ocean Islands is less documented. The land use/
Sizah Mwalusepo   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Impacts of Saline-Alkali Land Improvement on Regional Climate: Process, Mechanisms, and Implications

open access: yesRemote Sensing, 2021
Studying land use change and its associated climate effects is important to understand the role of human activities in the regulation of climate systems.
Lingxue Yu   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Avaliação do desmatamento no estado de Rondônia entre 2001 e 2011

open access: yesFloresta e Ambiente
No presente estudo, foi avaliada a acurácia dos mapeamentos do desmatamento conduzidos pelo Programa de Monitoramento do Desflorestamento na Amazônia (PRODES) do Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais (INPE) e pela Secretaria de Estado do ...
Valderli Jorge Piontekowski   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Land Use and Land Cover Change Detection Using Remote Geospatial Techniques: A Case Study of an Urban City in Southwestern, Nigeria

open access: yesZeszyty Naukowe Szkoły Głównej Gospodarstwa Wiejskiego w Warszawie. Problemy Rolnictwa Światowego, 2021
Many cities in developing countries are experiencing ecosystem modification and change. Today, about 10 million hectares of the world’s forest cover have been converted to other land uses.
Adenike Olayungbo
doaj   +1 more source

Warming From Land Use and Land Cover Change Associated With Economic Growth in the Permafrost Regions of the Northern Hemisphere

open access: yesEarth's Future
Climate warming has resulted in permafrost degradation, leading to land use and land cover changes (LULCC). However, the impacts of LULCC on permafrost and local economies has not been quantified.
Xiaoqing Peng   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Land use and land cover changes in Kullu valley of Himachal Pradesh

open access: yesThe Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 2018
Land use changes are the land conversions from one type to another that alter the earth surface to satisfy mankind's immediate demand. Land use change detection using satellite imageries has emerged important mean to gather information on regional scale
PRATIMA VAIDYA   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Assessment of Land Cover Changes in the Hinterland of Barranquilla (Colombia) Using Landsat Imagery and Logistic Regression [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Barranquilla is known as a dynamically growing city in the Colombian Caribbean. Urbanisation induces land use and land cover (LULC) changes in the city and its hinterland affecting the region’s climate and biodiversity.
Brokamp, Grischa   +5 more
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