LAND AND USE COVER CHANGE ASSESSMENT OF AN
AGRICULTURAL AREA IN ROMANIA USING REMOTE SENSING
AND CONSIDERING ENVIRONMENT CHANGE Cover Image

LAND AND USE COVER CHANGE ASSESSMENT OF AN AGRICULTURAL AREA IN ROMANIA USING REMOTE SENSING AND CONSIDERING ENVIRONMENT CHANGE
LAND AND USE COVER CHANGE ASSESSMENT OF AN AGRICULTURAL AREA IN ROMANIA USING REMOTE SENSING AND CONSIDERING ENVIRONMENT CHANGE

Author(s): Levente Dimén, Benjamin Gates
Subject(s): Geography, Regional studies, Agriculture, Environmental Geography
Published by: Editura Aeternitas
Keywords: Land use; agriculture; GIS; Remote sensing;

Summary/Abstract: The paper presents major aspects of the land use change. Changes in landcoverage such as deforestation, agricultural expansion and urbanization have been identifiedto be not only a consequence of environmental change but also a significant cause drivingfurther changes globally in response to the altering of biogeochemical cycles. Economicperformance of Agriculture is therefore directly impacted by climatic conditions whichinvariably alter energy flows and consequently the performance, health and persistence ofboth crops and other land cover.This study intends to assess and compare the recent the land cover/land use within thesmall region of Crăciunelul de Jos, Romania using RS and GIS processing to providelocalized insight regarding the environmental shifts and expansion of this region

  • Issue Year: 20/2020
  • Issue No: 20
  • Page Range: 5-20
  • Page Count: 16
  • Language: English