An assessment of land degradation in the Save catchment of Zimbabwe
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8360349 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Julia Mambo (University of the Witwatersrand, corresponding author), Emma Archer, Emma R M Archer (0000-0002-5374-3866, University of the Witwatersrand, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2007 |
| Volume | 39 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 380-391 |
| Publication date | 2007-09-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Area (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0004-0894 • E-ISSN: 1475-4762 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1475-4762.2007.00728.x |
| OpenAlex | W1984307611 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 13 |
The lack of reliable baseline information on land degradation is a hindrance towards its monitoring and mitigation. Of particular interest is the identification of areas susceptible to degradation. In this study, remote sensing and GIS technologies were applied to detect and map susceptibility to land degradation in Buhera district, in Save catchment, Zimbabwe. Data used included Landsat TM and ETM imagery for 1992 and 2002, agro‐ecological zones, vegetation cover and population density. The study identified five preliminary categories of degradation susceptibility ranging from very high to low
Cartography · Catchment area · Civil engineering · Degradation (telecommunications) · Drainage basin · Environmental degradation · Environmental health · Geographic information system · Geography · Hydrology (agriculture) · Land cover · Land degradation · Land use · Population · Remote sensing · Vegetation (pathology) · Vegetation cover · Computer Science · Ecology · Engineering · Environmental Science · Geology · Land Use and Ecosystem Services · Remote Sensing in Agriculture · Soil erosion and sediment transport
| Citations per year | 0.2 |
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| Citation span | 2021 - 2021 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |