Land cover and land use change on islands : social & ecological threats to sustainability

Land cover and land use change on islands : social & ecological threats to sustainability / Stephen J. Walsh, Diego Riveros-Iregui, Javier Arce-Nazario, Philip H. Page, editors.

Globalization is not a new phenomenon, but it is posing new challenges to humans and natural ecosystems in the 21st century. From climate change to increasingly mobile human populations to the global economy, the relationship between humans and their environment is being modified in ways that will h...

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Other Authors: Walsh, Stephen J., Riveros-Iregui, Diego, Arce-Nazario, Javier, Page, Philip H.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer, 2020.
Series:Social and ecological interactions in the Galapagos Islands.
Subjects:
Land cover.
Land use.
Islands.
islands (landforms)
Physical geography & topography.
Geographical information systems (GIS) & remote sensing.
Conservation of the environment.
Central government policies.
Environmental management.
Science > Earth Sciences > Geography.
Technology & Engineering > Remote Sensing & Geographic Information Systems.
Nature > Environmental Conservation & Protection.
Political Science > Public Policy > Environmental Policy.
Technology & Engineering > Environmental > General.
Land use
Land cover
Islands
Environmental geography
Environmental management
Environmental policy
Nature conservation
Remote sensing
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Table of Contents:
  • Chapter1: Geographies of Hope and Despair: Land Cover and Land Use on Islands
  • Chapter2: Economic and Related Aspects of Land Use on Islands: A Meta Perspective
  • Chapter3: Social-Ecological Drivers of Land Cover/Land Use Change on Islands: A Synthesis of the Patterns and Processes of Change. Chapter4: Transitions and Drivers of Land Use/Land Cover Change in Hawaii: A Case Study of Maui
  • Chapter5: Threats of Climate Change in Small Oceanic Islands: The Case of Climate and Agriculture in the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
  • Chapter6: Galapagos is a Garden
  • Chapter7: Evaluating Land Cover Change on the Island of Santa Cruz, Galapagos Archipelago of Ecuador through Cloud-Gap Filling and Multi-Sensor Analysis
  • Chapter8: Human and Natural Environments, Island of Santa Cruz, Galapagos: A Model-Based Approach to Link Land Cover/Land Use Changes to Direct and Indirect Socio-Economic Drivers of Change
  • Chapter9: How do Non-Native Plants Influence Soil Nutrients along a Hydroclimate Gradient on San Cristobal Island, Galapagos?
  • Chapter10: A Critical Physical Geography of Landscape Changes in Southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia, 1950s
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  • Chapter11: Reframing the Competition for Land Between Food and Energy in Indonesia
  • Chapter12: The Carbon Balance of Tropical Islands: Lessons from Soil Respiration
  • Chapter13: Impacts and Management of Invasive Species in the UK Overseas Territories.

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