An investigation of land cover change in Mafungautsi Forest, Zimbabwe, using GIS and participatory mapping
An investigation of land cover change in Mafungautsi Forest, Zimbabwe, using GIS and participatory mapping
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DOI：
10.1016/s0143-6228(02)00070-x
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发表时间：
2003-01-01
影响因子：
4.9
通讯作者：
Fawcett, R
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作者：
Mapedza, E;Wright, J;Fawcett, R
本文研究了津巴布韦Mafungautsi森林保护区及其周围土地覆盖变化的过程。该研究地点位于国家和公共财产制度之间的界面。在地理信息系统中利用航空摄影对1976年、1984年和1996年的土地覆盖变化进行了分析。通过政府数据来源、参与性绘图以及与当地社区和森林警卫的访谈，调查了所感知的变化及其原因。结果发现，虽然保护区内的森林覆盖率保持不变，但其边界外的森林覆盖率一直在稳步下降。这种下降是农业扩张和对建筑材料和木柴的需求造成的，当地农民认为这种下降比森林当局更明显。(C)2003爱思唯尔科技有限公司版权所有。
This paper investigates the processes governing land cover change in and around the Mafungautsi Forest Reserve in Zimbabwe. This study site lies at the interface between the state and communal property regimes. Land cover change was analysed using aerial photography for 1976, 1984 and 1996 within a Geographic Information System (GIS). Perceived change and its causes were investigated through governmental data sources, participatory mapping and interviews with the local community and forest guards. It was found that whilst forest cover within the reserve has remained constant, it has been steadily declining outside its boundaries. This decline, a result of agricultural expansion and demand for building materials and firewood, was perceived as more pronounced by local farmers than by the forest authorities. (C) 2003 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.