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Volume : III, Issue : IV, May - 2013 IMAGE ANALYSIS FOR ASSESSING LANDSCAPE STRUCTURAL CHANGE: A CASE STUDY OF BIRBHUM DISTRICT, WEST BENGAL, INDIA GOPAL CHANDRA DEBNATH AND PROLAY MONDAL DOI : 10.9780/22307850, Published By : Laxmi Book Publication Abstract : An understanding of the landscape dynamics has great implications for land
management. Knowing the landscape structure, the nature and magnitude of its changes,
and how it affects landscape processes are essential in the sound management of lands
and their resources. To develop appropriate mapping and landscape structural change
assessment techniques, a case study of a case study of Birbhum district, west bengal,
India, was conducted. Adopting a post-classification change detection method, the study
used Topo Map(1973) and Liss-III (1997) imagery. The land use/cover maps produced
were then utilised as input to GIS-based landscape pattern calculation software to
generate landscape structure indices. The study has yielded information about the
degrading state of the landscape in lateritic patch. The forest areas have become more
fragmented, mainly due to human interfere: they are characterised by the proliferation of
small, less connected vegetation patches. This study highlighted the valuable use of
remote sensing and GIS in mapping and analysis of landscape change. The critical
issues identified include the difference in sensor spatial resolution and the shortcomings
in calculating other spatial processes in land transformation. Keywords : Article : Cite This Article : GOPAL CHANDRA DEBNATH AND PROLAY MONDAL, (2013). IMAGE ANALYSIS FOR ASSESSING LANDSCAPE STRUCTURAL CHANGE: A CASE STUDY OF BIRBHUM DISTRICT, WEST BENGAL, INDIA. Indian Streams Research Journal, Vol. III, Issue. IV, DOI : 10.9780/22307850, http://oldisrj.lbp.world/UploadedData/2439.pdf References : - APAN, A., 1996, Tropical landscape characterization and analysis for forest rehabilitation planning using satellite data and GIS. Landscape and Urban Planning Journal, 34, 45-54.
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