scholarly journals If They Come, Where will We Build It? Land-Use Implications of Two Forest Conservation Policies in the Deep Creek Watershed

Forests ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (7) ◽  
pp. 581
Author(s):  
Markandu Anputhas ◽  
Johannus Janmaat ◽  
Craig Nichol ◽  
Adam Wei
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Land Use Change ◽  
Population Growth ◽  
Forest Conservation ◽  
Agricultural Land ◽  
Urban Land Use ◽  
Land Use Type ◽  
Land Uses ◽  
Conservation Policies ◽  
Creek Watershed

Research Highlights: Forest conservation policies can drive land-use change to other land-use types. In multifunctional landscapes, forest conservation policies will therefore impact on other functions delivered by the landscape. Finding the best pattern of land use requires considering these interactions. Background and Objectives: Population growth continues to drive the development of land for urban purposes. Consequently, there is a loss of other land uses, such as agriculture and forested lands. Efforts to conserve one type of land use will drive more change onto other land uses. Absent effective collaboration among affected communities and relevant institutional agents, unexpected and undesirable land-use change may occur. Materials and Methods: A CLUE-S (Conversion of Land Use and its Effects at Small Scales) model was developed for the Deep Creek watershed, a small sub-basin in the Okanagan Valley of British Columbia, Canada. The valley is experiencing among the most rapid population growth of any region in Canada. Land uses were aggregated into one forested land-use type, one urban land-use type, and three agricultural types. Land-use change was simulated for combinations of two forest conservation policies. Changes are categorized by location, land type, and an existing agricultural land policy. Results: Forest conservation policies drive land conversion onto agricultural land and may increase the loss of low elevation forested land. Model results show where the greatest pressure for removing land from agriculture is likely to occur for each scenario. As an important corridor for species movement, the loss of low elevation forest land may have serious impacts on habitat connectivity. Conclusions: Forest conservation policies that do not account for feedbacks can have unintended consequences, such as increasing conversion pressures on other valued land uses. To avoid surprises, land-use planners and policy makers need to consider these interactions. Models such as CLUE-S can help identify these spatial impacts.

scholarly journals Peri-Urban Land Use Dynamics and Development Implications in the Bamenda III Municipality of Cameroon

2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 273 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jude Ndzifon Kimengsi ◽  
Balgah Sounders Nguh ◽  
Achia Soulange Nafoin
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Population Growth ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Agricultural Land ◽  
Urban Land ◽  
Urban Land Use ◽  
Systematic Sampling ◽  
Land Uses ◽  
Urban Zone ◽  
Land Use Dynamics

<em></em><em><em> </em><em>A consequence of rapid and uncontrolled urbanization is the growth of the peri-urban environment. Peri-urban areas the world over are undergoing rapid changes in their land uses with significant development implications. In the present study, Bamenda III, a municipality of Cameroon, which forms part of the Bamenda Metropolis—a primate city par excellence, witnessed dramatic changes in its peri-urban zone. Such changes are exemplified by the multiplication of land uses, a reduction in<br />agricultural land in favour of settlements and other infrastructural developments as well as wetland invasion. Using a systematic sampling of 100 inhabitants in the Bamenda III peri-urban zone, complemented by interviews and secondary data sources, we sought to investigate the evolution, drivers and development implications of peri-urban land use dynamics. The results showed that during the year 2000-2015, there was a reduction in agricultural land area from 2943ha to 1389ha and a corresponding increase in the area for settlements from 1389ha to 2943ha. A positive correlation was observed between population growth and peri-urban land use dynamics in Bamenda III. The observed<br />dynamics has significant developmental implications in terms of future planning perspectives, future developments at the expense of agricultural land and further encroachments into wetlands. The study<br />concludes that a coordinated and planned growth policy should be introduced in order to control rapid peri-urban land use change in the face of population growth.</em></em>

scholarly journals Urban Land-Use Dynamics in the Niger Delta: The Case of Greater Port Harcourt Watershed

Urban Science ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 108 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nimi Dan-Jumbo ◽  
Marc Metzger ◽  
Andrew Clark
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Land Use Change ◽  
Niger Delta ◽  
Agricultural Land ◽  
Urban Expansion ◽  
Urban Land ◽  
Urban Land Use ◽  
Hard Copy ◽  
Land Use Classification ◽  
Depth Analysis

Cities in developing countries are urbanising at a rapid rate, resulting in substantial pressures on environmental systems. Among the main factors that lead to flooding, controlling land-use change offers the greatest scope for the management of risk. However, traditional analysis of a “from–to” change matrix is not adequate to provide information of all the land-use changes that occur in a watershed. In this study, an in-depth analysis of land-use change enabled us to quantify the bulk of the changes accumulating from swap changes in a tropical watershed. This study assessed the historical and future land-use/land-cover (LULC) dynamics in the River State region of the Niger Delta. Land-use classification and change detection analysis was conducted using multi-source (Landsat TM, ETM, polygon map, and hard copy) data of the study area for 1986, 1995, and 2003, and projected conditions in 2060. The key findings indicate that historical urbanisation was rapid; urban expansion could increase by 80% in 2060 due to planned urban development; and 95% of the conversions to urban land occurred chiefly at the expense of agricultural land. Urban land was dominated by net changes rather than swap changes, which in the future could amplify flood risk and have other severe implications for the watershed.

Change in agricultural land use constrains adaptation of national wildlife refuges to climate change

2014 ◽  
Vol 42 (1) ◽  
pp. 12-19 ◽  
Author(s):  
CHRISTOPHER M. HAMILTON ◽  
WAYNE E. THOGMARTIN ◽  
VOLKER C. RADELOFF ◽  
ANDREW J. PLANTINGA ◽  
PATRICIA J. HEGLUND ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Land Use Change ◽  
Forest Cover ◽  
Agricultural Land ◽  
Global Climate ◽  
Urban Land Use ◽  
Management Options ◽  
Ecological Processes ◽  
Species Invasions ◽  
Business As Usual

SUMMARYLand-use change around protected areas limits their ability to conserve biodiversity by altering ecological processes such as natural hydrologic and disturbance regimes, facilitating species invasions, and interfering with dispersal of organisms. This paper informs USA National Wildlife Refuge System conservation planning by predicting future land-use change on lands within 25 km distance of 461 refuges in the USA using an econometric model. The model contained two differing policy scenarios, namely a ‘business-as-usual’ scenario and a ‘pro-agriculture’ scenario. Regardless of scenario, by 2051, forest cover and urban land use were predicted to increase around refuges, while the extent of range and pasture was predicted to decrease; cropland use decreased under the business-as-usual scenario, but increased under the pro-agriculture scenario. Increasing agricultural land value under the pro-agriculture scenario slowed an expected increase in forest around refuges, and doubled the rate of range and pasture loss. Intensity of land-use change on lands surrounding refuges differed by regions. Regional differences among scenarios revealed that an understanding of regional and local land-use dynamics and management options was an essential requirement to effectively manage these conserved lands. Such knowledge is particularly important given the predicted need to adapt to a changing global climate.

scholarly journals Temporal Dynamic Analysis of Land-use Change and its Economic Evaluation During a 21-year Period in a Diverse Land-use Configuration

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hossein Talebi Khiavi ◽  
Seyyede Khamsa Asbaghian Namini ◽  
Mohammad Ali Asaadi ◽  
Raoof Mostafazadeh
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Economic Evaluation ◽  
Land Use Change ◽  
Agricultural Land ◽  
Landsat Imagery ◽  
Land Development ◽  
Rate Of Change ◽  
Economic Effects ◽  
Land Uses ◽  
Total Period

Abstract Investigating the rate and the process of land-use change and its economic effects during the last years are among the main bases of land management in the future. East Meshgin region in Ardabil province is one of the agricultural production centers, where the construction of the Sabalan dam developed the agricultural activities. In this research, the six land uses, including rangeland, orchard, agriculture, bare land, outcrop, and water bodies during the years of 1998–1999, were classified using Landsat imagery. Also, the single and comprehensive dynamic land-use change indices were employed to compute the rate and process of land-use change. The land-use change matrix is developed in three time periods (1998–2003, 2003–2008, and 2013–2019). The economic evaluation of land use has been conducted during this period. The results showed that the highest rate of land-use change was converting the rangeland to bare lands. While in the period of 2008–2013, the highest rate of land-use change was rangeland conversion to agriculture lands that has caused increased net income by 4027,258 $. The collected data relates to the total period also confirms the change of rangeland use to bare lands. Also, the results of the single dynamic land-use change model show that in each period, the most change was related to water body land use. Among other land-uses, the highest rate of change was related to agricultural land use between 2013–2019 in the period of Sabalan dam operation. This study is performed to facilitate policymakers, planners, and other development stakeholders in this sector to adopt the best option for land-use management and sustainable land development.

scholarly journals Analysis of Akure Urban Land Use Change Detection from Remote Imagery Perspective

2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julius Oluranti Owoeye ◽  
Oyewole Amos Ibitoye
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Land Use Change ◽  
Change Detection ◽  
Land Use Changes ◽  
Urban Land ◽  
Urban Land Use ◽  
Land Uses ◽  
Imagery Perspective ◽  
Urban Land Use Change ◽  
The City

This study presents the analysis of Akure urban land use change detection from remote imagery perspective. Efforts were made to examine the direction that the continuous expansion of the city tends towards since its inception as a state capital in 1976. Using Aerial Imagery Overlay (AIO), the pattern of land use changes in Akure and its environs were determined. This involves imageries interpolation and overlaying to determine the land use changes, direction, and extent of the expansion. Findings revealed unguided expansion in the growth of the city which affects the pattern of land uses within the city and, by extension, into the adjoining settlements. There were incompatible conversions in land uses and undue encroachment into green areas in the adjoining communities. The study suggests effective zoning strategy on unguided nature of urban development whose effects on land use are very prominent in the study area. Adequate monitoring by the Development Control Department and other stakeholders in urban planning is equally suggested to mitigate the incompatible land use changes in the area.

scholarly journals Integrating Activity-Based Geographic Information and Long-Term Remote Sensing to Characterize Urban Land Use Change

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (24) ◽  
pp. 2965
Author(s):  
Cheng Fu ◽  
Xiao-Peng Song ◽  
Kathleen Stewart
Keyword(s):  
Remote Sensing ◽  
Land Use ◽  
Land Use Change ◽  
Impervious Surface ◽  
Urban Land ◽  
Urban Land Use ◽  
Urban Region ◽  
Land Uses ◽  
Surface Cover ◽  
Impervious Surface Cover

The land use structure is a key component to understand the complexity of urban systems because it provides a snapshot of urban dynamics and how people use space. This paper integrates socially sensed activity data with a remotely sensed land cover product in order to infer urban land use and its changes over time. We conducted a case study in the Washington D.C.–Baltimore metropolitan area to identify the pattern of land use change from undeveloped to developed land, including residential and non-residential uses for a period covering 1986–2008. The proposed approach modeled physical and behavioral features of land parcels from a satellite-based impervious surface cover change product and georeferenced Tweets, respectively. A model assessment with random forests classifiers showed that the proposed classification workflow could classify residential and non-residential land uses at an accuracy of 81%, 4% better than modeling the same land uses from physical features alone. Using the timestamps of the impervious surface cover change product, the study also reconstructed the timeline of the identified land uses. The results indicated that the proposed approach was capable of mapping detailed land use and change in an urban region, and represents a new and viable way forward for urban land use surveying that could be especially useful for surveying and tracking changes in cities where traditional approaches and mapping products (i.e., from remote sensing products) may have a limited capacity to capture change.

scholarly journals Impacts of Forest and Agricultural Land Use on Soil and Litter Arthropod Assemblages in Southern Province of Rwanda

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nsengimana Venuste
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Land Use Change ◽  
Tree Species ◽  
Agricultural Land ◽  
Research Station ◽  
Land Uses ◽  
Exotic Tree ◽  
The Family ◽  
Native Tree ◽  
Native Tree Species

To assesseffects of land use change on soil and litter arthropods, a research was conducted inexotic and native tree species at the Artboretum of Ruhande and in varieties of coffee andbanana plantations at the Rubona agricultural research station, in southern Rwanda. Datawere collected by pitfall traps, hand sorting, and Berlese-Tullgren funnels. Collectedspecimens of soil and litter arthropods were morphologically identified under microscope,and classified to the family level by using dichotomous keys. Fourteen orders and 20 familiescomprising 2135 individuals were identified. The family of Formicidae was more abundantcompared to the other identified families, and occurred in all land uses. High abundance anddiversity of soil and litter arthropods werefound under plots of native tree species and bananaplantations compared to exotic tree species and coffee plantations. Research concluded thatnative tree species offer suitable habitats for soil and litter arthropods.It recommendedfurtherstudies in other land uses and ecological zones of Rwanda to generalize the findings.Key words: arthropod, fauna, land use change, soil and litter

Land-Use Change on Prime Forest Land in the Prince George, B.C., Region 1965-1981

1986 ◽  
Vol 62 (4) ◽  
pp. 236-239
Author(s):  
D. K. Redpath ◽  
D. S. Lacate ◽  
K. E. Moore
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Land Use Change ◽  
Agricultural Land ◽  
Monitoring Program ◽  
Land Uses ◽  
Forest Land ◽  
Time Period ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Land Use Monitoring

Increasing concern is being expressed about the loss of forest land to non-forest uses, and the need to conserve the forest land base, especially the high capability forest land which is often the most accessible. This study of the Canada Land Use Monitoring Program outlines a methodology used to examine land-use change on forest land in the Prince George area of B.C. between 1965 and 1981. Study results reveal that during this time period, built-up and improved agricultural land uses increased substantially in area on high capability forest land.

scholarly journals Ground Water Table under Different Land Uses

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 121
Author(s):  
Nur Wakhid ◽  
Siti Nur Zakiah
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Land Use Change ◽  
Ground Water ◽  
Water Level ◽  
Agricultural Land ◽  
Primary Forest ◽  
Measurement Tool ◽  
Land Uses ◽  
Level Measurement ◽  
Tropical Peatlands

<p>Fires in Indonesia tropical peatlands are always associated with peatland conversion. Land use change usually occurs from secondary or primary forest to agricultural land or plantation. However, land use change in Indonesia is inevitable because high demand of land for food supply. Peatlands which are usually associated with wetlands, become dry due to drainage during land clearing and plant growth process. Therefore, the relationship between ground water level (GWL) and fires on tropical peatlands is close. The research objective is to analyze the level of fire vulnerability on peatlands based on the GWL fluctuation under different land uses. GWL measurement was conducted manually every week from February to December 2014 in the field and ditch on three different land uses. Automatic water level measurement tool also conducted from March to December 2014, but only on the field. GWL fluctuation both on ditch and field followed the variation of precipitation. GWL fluctuation under different land uses also significantly different, and automatically results different fire vulnerability.</p>

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