Dynamics of Land Use/Cover Trends in Kanungu District, South-western Uganda

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dc.contributor.authorBarasa, Bernard
dc.contributor.authorEgeru, Anthony
dc.contributor.authorPatrick, Okello
dc.contributor.authorFridah, Mutuzo
dc.date.accessioned2022-12-04T09:36:04Z
dc.date.available2022-12-04T09:36:04Z
dc.date.issued2010
dc.description.abstractLike other countries in the Sub-Saharan Africa, Uganda is not an exception to the effects of land use/cover changes on the environment. Specifically the study intended to; determine the magnitude and trend of land use/cover changes in Kanungu District for the last 35 years. A series of Landsat TM/ETM orthorectified satellite imagery of 1975, 1987 and 1999 were classified using unsupervised classification procedures in ILWIS 3.3 software to determine the magnitude and trend of land use/cover changes. A total of 65 local residents were randomly selected for questionnaire administration with the help of village leaders to examine the underlying drivers of land use/cover change. The results showed that the magnitude of small scale (Non-uniform) farming largely increased by 5% from 1975 to 1999 while areas covered by Tropical high forest relatively decreased by 16% between 1975 and 1987 but slightly increased by 1% in 1999. The areas covered by wetlands comparatively increased by 4% from 1975 to 1987 and by 1999 they slightly decreased by 3%. The woodland areas decreased by 3% from 1975 to 1987 and to some extent also increased by 2% in 1999. Household size, type of crops grown, customary land tenure system, availability of agricultural extension workers, weak environmental laws and policies are significant predictors of land use/cover change in Kanungu District.@en_US
dc.identifier.citationBernard, B., Anthony, E., Patrick, O., & Fridah, M. (2010). Dynamics of land use/cover trends in Kanungu district, South-western Uganda. Journal of Applied Sciences and Environmental Management, 14(4).en_US
dc.identifier.issn1119-8362
dc.identifier.urihttps://nru.uncst.go.ug/handle/123456789/5764
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherJournal of Applied Sciences and Environmental Managementen_US
dc.subjectDynamicsen_US
dc.subjectLand Use/Cover Trendsen_US
dc.subjectanungu Districten_US
dc.subjectUgandaen_US
dc.titleDynamics of Land Use/Cover Trends in Kanungu District, South-western Ugandaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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