Land-Use and Land-Cover Change: Local Processes and Global ImpactsEric F. Lambin, Helmut J. Geist Springer Science & Business Media, 8 janv. 2008 - 222 pages This book presents recent estimates on the rate of change of major land classes. Aggregated globally, multiple impacts of local land changes are shown to significantly affect central aspects of Earth System functioning. The book offers innovative developments and applications in the fields of modeling and scenario construction. Conclusions are also drawn about the most pressing implications for the design of appropriate intervention policies. |
Table des matières
3 | 1 |
Recent Progress Remaining Challenges | 9 |
Causes and Trajectories of LandUseCover Change 41 | 40 |
Multiple Impacts of LandUseCover Change | 71 |
Modeling LandUse and LandCover Change | 117 |
Conclusion | 173 |
| 205 | |
Autres éditions - Tout afficher
Land-Use and Land-Cover Change: Local Processes and Global Impacts Eric F. Lambin,Helmut J. Geist Aucun aperçu disponible - 2010 |
Land-Use and Land-Cover Change: Local Processes and Global Impacts Eric F. Lambin,Helmut J. Geist Aucun aperçu disponible - 2006 |
Expressions et termes fréquents
activities Africa agricultural agricultural land America analysis approaches areas Asia Assessment associated biodiversity carbon causes century Chap climate complex countries crop cropland cultivation decades decrease deforestation degradation desertification driving dynamics economic ecosystems effects environment environmental estimated et al example expansion factors fertility fires forces forest future Geist global growth human impacts important increased influence institutions integrated interactions irrigation issues Lambin land change land cover land-cover change land-use change land-use/cover change landscape lead linked loss major million models natural observed occur organic patterns policy makers population processes production range rapid rates recent regional remote result scale scenarios social soil sources spatial species studies surface tion trends tropical types understanding United University urban variables vegetation zones
Fréquemment cités
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Page 184 - C., 2002. Global land cover mapping from MODIS: algorithms and early results.