Farming and forestry land use changes in China and their driving forces from 1900 to 1980

2005 ◽  
Vol 48 (10) ◽  
pp. 1747 ◽  
Author(s):  
Quansheng GE
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Driving Forces ◽  
Land Use Changes

Land use changes, landscape ecology and their socioeconomic driving forces in the Spanish Mediterranean coast (El Maresme County, 1850–2005)

2012 ◽  
Vol 23 ◽  
pp. 120-132 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lluís Parcerisas ◽  
Joan Marull ◽  
Joan Pino ◽  
Enric Tello ◽  
Francesc Coll ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Landscape Ecology ◽  
Driving Forces ◽  
Land Use Changes ◽  
Mediterranean Coast

scholarly journals Analysis and Prediction of Land Use Changes Related to Invasive Species and Major Driving Forces in the State of Connecticut

Land ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 25 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wenjie Wang ◽  
Chuanrong Zhang ◽  
Jenica Allen ◽  
Weidong Li ◽  
Mark Boyer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Invasive Species ◽  
Driving Forces ◽  
Land Use Changes ◽  
The State

scholarly journals Assessing Relationships between Land Use Changes and the Development of a Road Network in the Hodonín Region (Czech Republic)

2019 ◽  
Vol 38 (1) ◽  
pp. 145-159 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jiří Jedlička ◽  
Marek Havlíček ◽  
Ivo Dostál ◽  
Jiří Huzlík ◽  
Hana Skokanová
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Czech Republic ◽  
Road Network ◽  
Driving Forces ◽  
Land Use Changes ◽  
Road Construction ◽  
Time Interval ◽  
Historical Sources ◽  
The Road ◽  
Anthropogenic Processes

Abstract The paper assesses the development of land use and a road network from 1836 to 2016 in the Hodonín region (Czech Republic). The aim of the article is to verify relationship between the road construction and land use changes in their vicinity. The intensity of land use change processes between adjacent periods was calculated at various distances from roads. ESRI’s geographic information systems and geostatistics were used. This helped in assessing significance of impact of road vicinity on land use changes. The time interval of periods for comparison varied between 25 and 80 years due to availability of historical sources. In each period about 20% of the region was affected by land use changes. After the roads were built, there was an increase in the intensity of land use changes in their vicinity. It has been proofed that presence of a road can be considered one of the driving forces of long-term land use changes in this region. This so-called technological driving force impacted mainly urbanisation and other anthropogenic processes, agricultural intensification and grassing. Its significance is gradually increasing due to urbanisation, industrialisation, motorization and the rising mobility. Our results from the Hodonín region indicate that urbanisation and other anthropogenic processes have the closest relationship with the distance from major roads.

scholarly journals Land Use Changes and Their Driving Forces in a Debris Flow Active Area of Gansu Province, China

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (8) ◽  
pp. 2759 ◽  
Author(s):  
Songtang He ◽  
Daojie Wang ◽  
Yong Li ◽  
Peng Zhao
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Land Use Change ◽  
Debris Flow ◽  
Driving Forces ◽  
Land Use Changes ◽  
Gansu Province ◽  
Anthropogenic Factors ◽  
Flow Area ◽  
Construction Land ◽  
Systemic Analysis

Land use change is extremely sensitive to natural factors and human influence in active debris flow. It is therefore necessary to determine the factors that influence land use change. This paper took Wudu District, Gansu Province, China as a study area, and a systemic analysis of the transformational extent and rate of debris flow waste-shoal land (DFWSL) was carried out from 2005 to 2015. The results show that from 2005 to 2015, cultivated land resources transformed to other types of land; cultivated lands mainly transformed to grassland from 2005 to 2010 and construction land from 2010 to 2015. Moreover, the growth rate of construction land from 2005 to 2010 was only 0.11%, but increased to 6.87% between 2010 and 2015. The latter is more than 60 times the former. This increase was brought about by natural disasters (debris flow, earthquakes, and landslides) and anthropogenic factors (national policies or strategies), which acted as driving forces in debris flow area. The former determines the initial use type of the DFWSL while the latter only affects the direction of land use and transformation.

scholarly journals The Long-Term Development of Water Bodies in the Context of Land Use: The Case of the Kyjovka and Trkmanka River Basins (Czech Republic)/ Dlouhodobý vývoj vodních ploch v povodí Kyjovky a Trkmanky v kontextu využití krajiny (Česká republika)

2014 ◽  
Vol 22 (4) ◽  
pp. 39-50 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marek Havlíček ◽  
Renata Pavelková ◽  
Jindřich Frajer ◽  
Hana Skokanová
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
World War Ii ◽  
Czech Republic ◽  
River Basin ◽  
Driving Forces ◽  
Land Use Changes ◽  
River Basins ◽  
Water Bodies ◽  
Land Use Development

Abstract The long-term development of water bodies is investigated in this article using the cases of two river basins with similar natural conditions: the Kyjovka and Trkmanka River Basins in the Czech Republic. Using old topographic maps, land use development was assessed and the analysis of driving forces of land use changes was carried out. The essential land use changes in these areas are connected with the processes of agricultural intensification and urbanisation. The largest area of water bodies was recorded in both river basins in 1763. In the second half of the 19th century, the disappearance of most water bodies in the two basins was significantly affected by the above-mentioned driving forces. After World War II, some of the water bodies in the Kyjovka River Basin were restored and new ponds were established. In contrast, no significant water bodies were restored in the Trkmanka River Basin.

Sustainability analysis of observed climate change adaptation strategies in maize farming in Benin, West Africa

2017 ◽  
Vol 46 (1) ◽  
pp. 20-27 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rosaine N Yegbemey ◽  
Evince O Yegbemey ◽  
Jacob A Yabi
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Land Use ◽  
Driving Forces ◽  
Survey Methods ◽  
Land Use Changes ◽  
Farm Size ◽  
Tobit Regression ◽  
Access To Credit ◽  
Farm Diversification ◽  
On Farm

The aim of this article was to analyse possible relationships between observed climate change adaptations as developed by farmers and the sustainability level of their production systems. The sustainability levels were measured through a participatory indicators-based approach. A tri-variate Tobit regression model including the observed climate change adaptations as explanatory variables was specified to analyse the main drivers of the measured sustainability levels. Data collection was conducted by survey methods on 336 maize producers randomly sampled and interviewed based on a questionnaire in North Benin. The results highlighted that farmers’ socio-economic characteristics such as contact with extension services, organization membership, access to credit, farm size and observed climate change adaptations such as on-farm diversification, land use changes and other adaptations were found to be the major driving forces underlying the sustainability level of maize farming systems. Among the observed climate change adaptations, on-farm diversification and land use change strategies were found to be sustainable options, whereas other adaptations such as change of activity (e.g. on-farm to off-farm activity), migration to another agro-ecological zone, prayers and access to credit appeared to be unsustainable options.

scholarly journals Risk estimation for future glacier lake outburst floods based on local land-use changes

2014 ◽  
Vol 14 (6) ◽  
pp. 1611-1624 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Nussbaumer ◽  
Y. Schaub ◽  
C. Huggel ◽  
A. Walz
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Land Use Planning ◽  
Driving Forces ◽  
Local Level ◽  
Land Use Changes ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
High Mountain ◽  
Damage Potential ◽  
Outburst Floods ◽  
Lake Formation

Abstract. Effects of climate change are particularly strong in high-mountain regions. Most visibly, glaciers are shrinking at a rapid pace, and as a consequence, glacier lakes are forming or growing. At the same time the stability of mountain slopes is reduced by glacier retreat, permafrost thaw and other factors, resulting in an increasing landslide hazard which can potentially impact lakes and therewith trigger far-reaching and devastating outburst floods. To manage risks from existing or future lakes, strategies need to be developed to plan in time for adequate risk reduction measures at a local level. However, methods to assess risks from future lake outbursts are not available and need to be developed to evaluate both future hazard and future damage potential. Here a method is presented to estimate future risks related to glacier lake outbursts for a local site in southern Switzerland (Naters, Valais). To generate two hazard scenarios, glacier shrinkage and lake formation modelling was applied, combined with simple flood modelling and field work. Furthermore, a land-use model was developed to quantify and allocate land-use changes based on local-to-regional storylines and three scenarios of land-use driving forces. Results are conceptualized in a matrix of three land-use and two hazard scenarios for the year 2045, and show the distribution of risk in the community of Naters, including high and very high risk areas. The study underlines the importance of combined risk management strategies focusing on land-use planning, on vulnerability reduction, as well as on structural measures (where necessary) to effectively reduce future risks related to lake outburst floods.

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