Random and systematic land-cover transitions in northern Ghana

AK Braimoh - Agriculture, ecosystems & environment, 2006 - Elsevier
The objective of this paper is to detect the dominant landscape changes in a 5400km2 area
in northern Ghana. An in-depth analysis of the conventional transition matrix was used to …

A generalized cross‐tabulation matrix to compare soft‐classified maps at multiple resolutions

RG Pontius Jr, ML Cheuk - International Journal of Geographical …, 2006 - Taylor & Francis
This paper addresses two grand challenges in the development of methods for Geographic
Information Science (GIS). First, this paper presents techniques to compute a cross …

Characterizing the intensity and dynamics of land-use change in the Mara River Basin, East Africa

HM Mwangi, P Lariu, S Julich, SD Patil, MA McDonald… - Forests, 2017 - mdpi.com
The objective of this study was to analyze patterns, dynamics and processes of land-
use/cover changes in the transboundary Mara River Basin in East Africa. We specifically …

Among rewilding mountains: Grassland conservation and abandoned settlements in the Northern Apennines

A Haller, O Bender - Landscape Research, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Due to agricultural abandonment and the urban preference for 'wilderness' over 'rural'areas,
abandoned settlements and rewilding grasslands are often the last traces of agriculture in …

[PDF][PDF] Robert Gilmore Pontius, Jr.

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Clark University Department of International Development, Community and Environment (IDCE) …