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Book Chapter: Agricultural Expansion and Its Consequences in the Taita Hills, Kenya
Title | Agricultural Expansion and Its Consequences in the Taita Hills, Kenya |
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Keywords | Climate change Deforestation GIS Land change Remote sensing |
Issue Date | 2013 |
Publisher | Elsevier. |
Citation | Agricultural Expansion and Its Consequences in the Taita Hills, Kenya. In Paron, P, Olago, DO, Omuto, CT (Eds.), Kenya: A Natural Outlook: Geo-Environmental Resources and Hazards, p. 165-179. Oxford, UK: Elsevier, 2013 How to Cite? |
Abstract | The indigenous cloud forests in the Taita Hills have suffered substantial degradation for several centuries due to agricultural expansion. Additionally, climate change imposes an imminent threat for local economy and environmental sustainability. In such circumstances, elaborating tools to conciliate socioeconomic growth and natural resources conservation is an enormous challenge. This chapter describes applications of remote sensing and geographic information systems for assessing land-cover changes in the Taita Hills and its surrounding lowlands. Furthermore, it provides an overall assessment on the consequences of land-cover changes to water resources, biodiversity and livelihoods. The analyses presented in this study were undertaken at multiple spatial scales, using field data, airborne digital images and satellite imagery. Furthermore, a modelling framework was designed to delineate agricultural expansion projections and evaluate the future impacts of agriculture on soil erosion and irrigation water demand. © 2013 Elsevier B.V. |
Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/309209 |
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Series/Report no. | Developments in Earth Surface Processes ; 16 |
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dc.contributor.author | Pellikka, Petri K.E. | - |
dc.contributor.author | Clark, Barnaby J.F. | - |
dc.contributor.author | Gosa, Alemu Gonsamo | - |
dc.contributor.author | Himberg, Nina | - |
dc.contributor.author | Hurskainen, Pekka | - |
dc.contributor.author | Maeda, Eduardo | - |
dc.contributor.author | Mwang'ombe, James | - |
dc.contributor.author | Omoro, Loice M.A. | - |
dc.contributor.author | Siljander, Mika | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2021-12-15T03:59:45Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2021-12-15T03:59:45Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2013 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | Agricultural Expansion and Its Consequences in the Taita Hills, Kenya. In Paron, P, Olago, DO, Omuto, CT (Eds.), Kenya: A Natural Outlook: Geo-Environmental Resources and Hazards, p. 165-179. Oxford, UK: Elsevier, 2013 | - |
dc.identifier.isbn | 9780444595591 | - |
dc.identifier.issn | 0928-2025 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/309209 | - |
dc.description.abstract | The indigenous cloud forests in the Taita Hills have suffered substantial degradation for several centuries due to agricultural expansion. Additionally, climate change imposes an imminent threat for local economy and environmental sustainability. In such circumstances, elaborating tools to conciliate socioeconomic growth and natural resources conservation is an enormous challenge. This chapter describes applications of remote sensing and geographic information systems for assessing land-cover changes in the Taita Hills and its surrounding lowlands. Furthermore, it provides an overall assessment on the consequences of land-cover changes to water resources, biodiversity and livelihoods. The analyses presented in this study were undertaken at multiple spatial scales, using field data, airborne digital images and satellite imagery. Furthermore, a modelling framework was designed to delineate agricultural expansion projections and evaluate the future impacts of agriculture on soil erosion and irrigation water demand. © 2013 Elsevier B.V. | - |
dc.language | eng | - |
dc.publisher | Elsevier. | - |
dc.relation.ispartof | Kenya: A Natural Outlook: Geo-Environmental Resources and Hazards | - |
dc.relation.ispartofseries | Developments in Earth Surface Processes ; 16 | - |
dc.subject | Climate change | - |
dc.subject | Deforestation | - |
dc.subject | GIS | - |
dc.subject | Land change | - |
dc.subject | Remote sensing | - |
dc.title | Agricultural Expansion and Its Consequences in the Taita Hills, Kenya | - |
dc.type | Book_Chapter | - |
dc.description.nature | link_to_subscribed_fulltext | - |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1016/B978-0-444-59559-1.00013-X | - |
dc.identifier.scopus | eid_2-s2.0-84886003357 | - |
dc.identifier.spage | 165 | - |
dc.identifier.epage | 179 | - |
dc.publisher.place | Oxford, UK | - |