Vincent R Nyirenda
Biographic Data
| ID | 4457873 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Vincent R Nyirenda |
| GIVEN NAMES | Vincent R |
| FAMILY NAME | Nyirenda |
| SIGNATURE | NYIRENDA V R |
| AFFILIATIONS | Copperbelt University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-3506-3912 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Effects of urban driven land use/land cover change on forest reserves in Zambia: A geospatial approach
In sub-Saharan Africa, forest resources near urban areas are affected by the demand for land; however, information on the long-term changes is still lacking. This study examined two forest reserves, Mwekera and Luano, near Kitwe and Chingola mining towns in Zambia, respectively. Using Landsat Thematic Mapper (TM) and Operational Land Imager (OLI) imagery, we assessed forest cover changes from 1990 to 2020. A pixel-based classification approach wa…
Fostering human-elephant co-existence: A classification tree analysis approach
Subsistence farmers in elephant rangelands suffer food insecurity, economic losses and emotional stress from crop damage by elephants, resulting in reduced local support toward elephant conservation. To foster human-elephant co-existence in a dynamic social-ecological system, we explored the validity of Classification Tree (CT) analysis application to identify human-elephant hotspots in an effort to target approaches to reduce human-elephant conf…
Traditional ecological knowledge, perceptions and practices on insect pollinator conservation: A case of the smallholder farmers in Murundu ward of Mufulira mining district of Zambia
Mapping the impacts of cyclone Idai in Mozambique using Sentinel-2 and Obia approach
Cyclones are some of the most devastating natural disasters that cause major losses of life and property. A few months after Cyclone Idai swept through Beira, Mozambique between 4 and 20 March 2019. An analysis is presented on the impacts of this disaster by assessing the extent of the floods. This study employed Sentinel-2 imagery and remote sensing techniques including a threshold analysis and an object‐based image analysis (OBIA) approach. Wat…
Household livelihood vulnerability to mining in Zambia's Solwezi copper mining district
Decision Tree Algorithms for Developing Rulesets for Object-Based Land Cover Classification
Decision tree (DT) algorithms are important non-parametric tools used for land cover classification. While different DTs have been applied to Landsat land cover classification, their individual classification accuracies and performance have not been compared, especially on their effectiveness to produce accurate thresholds for developing rulesets for object-based land cover classification. Here, the focus was on comparing the performance of five …
Collaborative governance and benefit sharing in Liuwa Plain National Park, western Zambia
Several models of public private partnerships have emerged focusing on wealth creation from high value resources, risk distribution through cost and benefit sharing, and prevention of loss of biodiversity through collaboration among members of the public and private sectors and local communities. However, there remain many information gaps underlying their social-ecological system performance. A case study of Liuwa Plain National Park (3,660 km 2…
Collaborative governance and benefit sharing in Liuwa Plain National Park, western Zambia
Several models of public private partnerships have emerged focusing on wealth creation from high value resources, risk distribution through cost and benefit sharing, and prevention of loss of biodiversity through collaboration among members of the public and private sectors and local communities. However, there remain many information gaps underlying their social-ecological system performance. A case study of Liuwa Plain National Park (3,660 km 2…
Decision Tree Algorithms for Developing Rulesets for Object-Based Land Cover Classification
Decision tree (DT) algorithms are important non-parametric tools used for land cover classification. While different DTs have been applied to Landsat land cover classification, their individual classification accuracies and performance have not been compared, especially on their effectiveness to produce accurate thresholds for developing rulesets for object-based land cover classification. Here, the focus was on comparing the performance of five …
Mapping the impacts of cyclone Idai in Mozambique using Sentinel-2 and Obia approach
Cyclones are some of the most devastating natural disasters that cause major losses of life and property. A few months after Cyclone Idai swept through Beira, Mozambique between 4 and 20 March 2019. An analysis is presented on the impacts of this disaster by assessing the extent of the floods. This study employed Sentinel-2 imagery and remote sensing techniques including a threshold analysis and an object‐based image analysis (OBIA) approach. Wat…
Household livelihood vulnerability to mining in Zambia's Solwezi copper mining district
Fostering human-elephant co-existence: A classification tree analysis approach
Subsistence farmers in elephant rangelands suffer food insecurity, economic losses and emotional stress from crop damage by elephants, resulting in reduced local support toward elephant conservation. To foster human-elephant co-existence in a dynamic social-ecological system, we explored the validity of Classification Tree (CT) analysis application to identify human-elephant hotspots in an effort to target approaches to reduce human-elephant conf…
Traditional ecological knowledge, perceptions and practices on insect pollinator conservation: A case of the smallholder farmers in Murundu ward of Mufulira mining district of Zambia
Effects of urban driven land use/land cover change on forest reserves in Zambia: A geospatial approach
In sub-Saharan Africa, forest resources near urban areas are affected by the demand for land; however, information on the long-term changes is still lacking. This study examined two forest reserves, Mwekera and Luano, near Kitwe and Chingola mining towns in Zambia, respectively. Using Landsat Thematic Mapper (TM) and Operational Land Imager (OLI) imagery, we assessed forest cover changes from 1990 to 2020. A pixel-based classification approach wa…
Geography (6 works) · Business (4 works) · Ecology (4 works) · Agriculture (3 works) · Agroforestry (3 works) · Biology (3 works) · Environmental resource management (3 works) · Environmental Science (3 works) · Land Use and Ecosystem Services (3 works) · Livelihood (3 works)