Socio-Economic Factors Influencing Land Use Changes in Maraveh Tappeh Region, Iran

Farajollahi, Asghar; Asgari, Hamid; Ownagh, Majid; Mahboubi, M R; Mahini, Abdolrasoul Salman

doi:10.18869/modares.ecopersia.5.1.1683

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“…Their study observed significant land use/land cover changes, and that the river was polluted in rural and urban areas. Farajollahi et al (2017) explored socio‐economic factors inducing land use changes in Marave Tappe in Iran. A part of this region is located in the Gorganrud River basin.…”

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Detection and prediction of land use changes and population dynamics in the Gorganrud River basin, Iran

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Analyzing land use/land cover change is a fundamental tool for evaluating the environmental consequences of human activities. This research was conducted to detect and predict likely land use changes in the Gorganrud River basin, Iran, and to estimate past and future population growth as a driving force in land use change and degradation. First, land use maps for 1999, 2009, and 2017 were prepared. Then, the likely land use changes for 2030 and 2040 were predicted using the Land Change Modeler (LCM) in TERRSET software. Results indicate that the percentage of changes in agricultural and residential areas, bare lands, and semi‐dense forests from 1999 to 2017 were +4.2, +0.62, +1.76, and +3.15, respectively, while the percentage of changes in rangelands, dense forests, and water bodies were −8.7, −0.37, and −0.63. Analysis of changes from 2017 to 2040 indicates that the percentage of changes in croplands, dense forests, and bare lands may reach −4.42, −2.35, and −2.74, respectively. Conversely, the area of rangelands, semi‐dense forests, water bodies, and residential areas would likely increase by +7.78%, +1.02%, +0.04%, and + 0.7%, respectively. The population density in 2011 and 2016 was 94 and 97 persons/km2, respectively, whereas the 5‐year population growth rate was 3.5%. Better conservation practices to prevent deforestation and inappropriate growth of residential areas, in line with forest replantation to prevent the conversion of semi‐dense forests into rangelands, are some of the management strategies required in the study area. Population control and redistribution are other prescribed actions based on the research findings.

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Detection and prediction of land use changes and population dynamics in the Gorganrud River basin, Iran

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Upscaling Household Survey Data Using Remote Sensing to Map Socioeconomic Groups in Kampala, Uganda

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Sub-Saharan African cities are expanding horizontally, demonstrating spatial patterns of urban sprawl and socioeconomic segregation. An important research gap around the geographies of urban populations is that city-wide analyses mask local socioeconomic inequalities. This research focuses on those inequalities by identifying the spatial settlement patterns of socioeconomic groups within the Greater Kampala Metropolitan Area (Uganda). Findings are based on a novel dataset, an extensive household survey with 541 households, conducted in Kampala in 2019. To identify different socioeconomic groups, a k-prototypes clustering method was applied to the survey data. A maximum likelihood classification method was applied on a recent Landsat-8 image of the city and compared to the socioeconomic clustering through a fuzzy error matrix. The resulting maps show how different socioeconomic clusters are located around the city. We propose a simple method to upscale household survey responses to a larger study area, to use these data as a base map for further analysis or urban planning purposes. Obtaining a better understanding of the spatial variability in socioeconomic dynamics can aid urban policy-makers to target their decision-making processes towards a more favorable and sustainable future.

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Socio-Economic Factors Influencing Land Use Changes in Maraveh Tappeh Region, Iran

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Detection and prediction of land use changes and population dynamics in the Gorganrud River basin, Iran

Detection and prediction of land use changes and population dynamics in the Gorganrud River basin, Iran

Upscaling Household Survey Data Using Remote Sensing to Map Socioeconomic Groups in Kampala, Uganda

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