Land use/land cover changes in the central part of the Chitwan Annapurna Landscape, Nepal.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Land use/land cover assessment and monitoring of the land cover dynamics are essential to know the ecological, physical and anthropogenic processes in the landscape. Previous studies have indicated changes in the landscape of mid-hills of Nepal in the past few decades. But there is a lack of study in the Chitwan Annapurna Landscape; hence, this study was carried out to fill in study gap that existed in the area.

Methods

This study evaluates land use/land cover dynamics between 2000 to 2020 in the central part of the Chitwan Annapurna Landscape, Nepal by using Landsat images. The Landsat images were classified into eight different classes using remote sensing and geographic information system (GIS). The accuracy assessment of classified images was evaluated by calc

SUBMITTER: Adhikari JN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9126145 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature