There is an ongoing debate on the effect different property regimes have on the use of natural resources and land conversion (i.e., deforestation or reforestation). Much of the discussion has been centered on the two main ...

Information about the land cover of a region it is a key information for several purposes. This paper aimed to elaborate land-cover maps using digital satellite images obtained in 1997 from seven watersheds (Piracicaba, ...

In the past few years, the intensification of anthropic activities that modify the soil-vegetation cover in Brazil's land has been occurring on a large scale. To monitor the forest cover changes, the techniques of Remote ...

Tropical mountain regions are affected by rapid land use/-cover change, which may threaten their (eco-) hydrological functions. Although there is a growing interest in evaluating the effect of land use/-cover change on ...

The natural salt meadows of Tilopozo in the hyperarid, Atacama Desert of northern Chile, which are located at approximately 2800 m above sea level, are under pressure from industrial activity, and cultivation and grazing ...

Land transformation is one of the most significant human changes on the Earth’s surface processes. Therefore, land use land cover time series are a key input for environmental monitoring, natural resources management, ...