Land Use and Cover Change
R.B. Singh, Jefferson Fox, and Yukio Himiyama (eds.)
ISBN 978-1-57808-147-9; 2001; 312 Pages; US $ 98.60      Buy Now

Human modifications and alterations of the environment have an effect on the surface of the earth, threaten global sustainability and livelihood systems, and contribute to changes in the biogeochemical cycles of the earth. This volume contains 24 papers presented at the International Geographical Union's Land Use and Cover Change (IGU-LUCC) seminar (Honolulu, July 1999).

"It provides an excellent overview of the present-day knowledge on this particular topic."

Contents:
. Chinese Land Use Predicted by the GTR-model
. The CLUE Modelling Framework: An Integrated Model for the Analysis of Land Use Change
. Information System for Monitoring of Land Use/ Cover Changes
. Spatial Patterns of Land Use and Cover Change: Processes, Causes, and Consequences in the Republic of Ireland
. Land Use and Land Cover Change in Montane Mainland Southeast Asia
. Anthropogenic Factors of Transformation of the Natural Landscapes in Europe
. Land Use/ Land Cover Change in Russia
. Land Use Changes in Pamiro-Alai
. Agricultural Landscapes in the Czech Republic: Historic Changes and Future Development
. Driving Forces of Land Use Changes in Czechia Over the Last 50 Years
. Land Use Changes in Gorenjsko
. Large-Scale Dams as Drivers of Land Use/ Cover Change in the Tropical Deciduous Forests: A Case-study of Sardar Sarovar Project, India
. Diversification of Rural Agricultural Land due to Urban Intrusion: A Case-study of Metropolitan Periphery of Delhi, India
. Processes and Causes of Land Use/ Cover Changes in Two Ecological Zones in Nigeria
. Land Use Changes and Related Issues in the Suburban Environment in Colombo Metropolitan Region of Sri Lanka
. Application of GIS in Measuring the Development Planning Potentialities: An Example from the Bhaktapur District, Nepal
. Application of Satellite Remote Sensing Information of Study on Landscape in Northeast China
. Influence of Intensive Land Use on Groundwater Resources in the Hebei Plain, China
. Relationship Between Agricultural Land Use Change and Socioeconomic Factors in North-east China in Recent Decades
. Land Use Control and Conflicts in Urban-Rural Fringes in Korea--in Relation with the Green Belt Systems
. Land Use/ Cover Changes in Japan Since 1850: A Contribution to the IGU Pilot Atlas of LUCC
. Impact of Climate Change and Other Natural Hazards on Land Use in the Saas and Zermatt Valleys (Switzerland)
. Soil Ecological Function of Grassland Use and its Evaluation for Soil Conservation: A Comparative Study Based on Chemical Analysis of Andisols in Southwestern Japan
. Dynamics of Agriculturally-Developed Lands of the Earth