The role of Remote Sensing in land degradation assessments: opportunities and challenges

O Dubovyk - European Journal of Remote Sensing, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Land degradation (LD) is one of the biggest global challenges for the people's livelihoods
and environment. Remote Sensing plays an unprecedented role in LD mapping …

Does land degradation increase poverty in developing countries?

EB Barbier, JP Hochard - PloS one, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Land degradation is a global problem that particularly impacts the poor rural inhabitants of
low and middle-income countries. We improve upon existing literature by estimating the …

Analysis of the Cost and Cost Components of Conducting Prescribed Fires in the Great Plains

M Watts, A Russell, S Adhikari, J Weir… - Rangeland Ecology & …, 2024 - Elsevier
Fire is a naturally occurring process in the Great Plains and was anthropologically applied
first by Native Americans and now by a diverse group of landholder types. Fire is a critical …

A spatial analysis of land use and cover change and agricultural performance: Evidence from northern Ghana

B Haile, S Signorelli, C Azzarri, Z Guo - … and Development Economics, 2019 - cambridge.org
Using remotely sensed land-cover data in 1994 and 2014, and cross-sectional survey data
in 2014, this study examines the association between land use and cover change and …

Estudio de los costos de la desertificación y degradación de las tierras en el departamento de Piura (Perú)

C Morales, G Dascal, Z Aranibar - 2013 - repositorio.cepal.org
El presente trabajo es resultado de una investigación desarrollada en el marco un convenio
establecido entre la Agencia de Cooperación Alemana (GIZ) y la Comisión Económica para …

Geospatial Analysis of the Impact of Land-Use and Land Cover Change on Maize Yield in Central Nigeria

R Wegbebu - 2023 - rave.ohiolink.edu
This thesis aimed to understand the complex interactions between land-use changes and
agricultural production to inform decision-making and maximize crop yields. The research …

Variations in tree-ring width indices over the past three centuries and their associations with sandy desertification cycles in East Asia

T Hua, X Wang, L Lang, C Zhang - Journal of arid environments, 2014 - Elsevier
A database of 39 annually resolved, tree-ring width chronologies covering the Mongolian
Plateau, northeastern China region, and the Yellow River drainage was established to …

[HTML][HTML] Nachhaltigkeit der russischen Landwirtschaft-die Region Tambov und das Betriebsbewertungssystem RISE

M Komzolova - 2018 - opus.uni-hohenheim.de
Zurzeit steht die Landwirtschaft vor großen Herausforderungen. Es muss die wachsende
Nachfrage nach Nahrungsmitteln gedeckt werden und gleichzeitig sollen wachsende …

[PDF][PDF] Allgemeine Angaben

J Kadura, BSC Ulbig - 2016 - tamera.org
Im Südwesten von Portugal wurde ein umfassendes Anwendungsbeispiel für
Rainwaterharvesting beschrieben und analysiert. Mit einfachen Mitteln wurden …

[PDF][PDF] An ELD Assessment

LF Lands - edwardbbarbier.com
An ELD Assessment Page 1 THE ECONOMICS OF LAND DEGRADATION Land Degradation,
Less Favored Lands and the Rural Poor: A Spatial and Economic Analysis An ELD …