Geographical Accessibility and Land-Use and Land-
Cover Dynamics: the Case of Nang Rong District,
Northeast Thailand provides the practical methods to
land use policies and the use of GIS and Remote
Sensing. This book examines land use/land cover
(LULC) policies at the national, regional, and local
levels, and geographic accessibility of villagers to
communities and associated land territories. The
policy analysis employed a documentary-style
approach to describe the changes in environmental
policy and LULC over time. Problems of soil quality,
land degradation, land management, land allocation,
and land rights were addressed within the policy
analysis. The LULC change and road connectivity
analysis used a time-series of aerial photography.
Road connectivity was calculated using Alpha and
Gamma indices. LULC changes in spatially-buffered
areas were assessed for the all-weather roads, and
pattern metrics were calculated to examine the
composition and spatial organization of LULC over
time and space.
This book is aimed at GIS uses, resource planners,
environmental scientists and others dealing with
geosciences. It is valuable for both professionals
and students.
Cover Dynamics: the Case of Nang Rong District,
Northeast Thailand provides the practical methods to
land use policies and the use of GIS and Remote
Sensing. This book examines land use/land cover
(LULC) policies at the national, regional, and local
levels, and geographic accessibility of villagers to
communities and associated land territories. The
policy analysis employed a documentary-style
approach to describe the changes in environmental
policy and LULC over time. Problems of soil quality,
land degradation, land management, land allocation,
and land rights were addressed within the policy
analysis. The LULC change and road connectivity
analysis used a time-series of aerial photography.
Road connectivity was calculated using Alpha and
Gamma indices. LULC changes in spatially-buffered
areas were assessed for the all-weather roads, and
pattern metrics were calculated to examine the
composition and spatial organization of LULC over
time and space.
This book is aimed at GIS uses, resource planners,
environmental scientists and others dealing with
geosciences. It is valuable for both professionals
and students.