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Land Cover Change in a Savanna Environment. A Case Study of Bawku Municipal

Adusei, Kwame
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1414863886

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2014, Master of Arts, Miami University, Geography.
Savanna environments currently are undergoing rapid changes. A key debate is whether these observed changes are of anthropogenic activities or simply seasonal or climatic variations. This study mapped and assessed land cover change in the Bawku Municipal through the application of remote sensing and GIS. Multi-date Landsat Thematic Mapper (TM) images acquired in 1989 and 2009 were used to characterize and assess the pattern of land cover change through a post-classification comparison. The results indicated 33% loss of forest cover, while bare fields increased by 68% and settlement increasing by 331%. Human activities like intensive cultivation and harvesting of wooded resources as fuel for both commercial and domestic use were the principal influence of the changes observed. The results also confirm findings of similar and earlier studies in the region indicating efforts to address the problem are not comprehensive enough.
Mary Henry, PhD (Advisor)
52 p.
Geography; Remote Sensing
Savanna; Land cover change; Post-classification comparison

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  • Adusei, K. (2014). Land Cover Change in a Savanna Environment. A Case Study of Bawku Municipal [Master's thesis, Miami University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1414863886

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Adusei, Kwame. Land Cover Change in a Savanna Environment. A Case Study of Bawku Municipal. 2014. Miami University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1414863886.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Adusei, Kwame. "Land Cover Change in a Savanna Environment. A Case Study of Bawku Municipal." Master's thesis, Miami University, 2014. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1414863886

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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