Land Use Change

A presentation of spatial theories and methods that support an integrated approach to the analysis of land use change, this book addresses scientific issues such as the dynamics of change, integration and feedback between system elements, and scale issues in space and time. Focusing on spatial representation and modeling, it examines a series of case studies that demonstrate tropical and developing countries and changes in rapidly urbanizing areas. It also examines management issues such as requirements for improved decision-making in land management and the interpretation and communication of scientific knowledge for adaptive management.

Changes in the use of land reflect a variety of environmental and social factors, necessitating an equally varied suite of data to be used for effective analysis. While remote sensing, both from satellites and air photos, provides a central resource for study, socio-economic surveys, censuses, and map sources also supply a wealth of valid information. Land Use Change: Science, Policy, and Management presents spatial theories and methodologies that support an integrated approach to the analysis of land use change. Focusing on spatial representation and modeling, this book addresses such important scientific issues as the dynamics of change, integration and feedback between system elements, and scale issues in space and time.

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