Examining the Land Use Change of the Ousteri Wetland using the Land Use Dynamic Degree Model

Zareena Irfan (), Venkatachalam. L, Jayakumar S () and Satarupa Rakshit ()
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Venkatachalam. L: Professor, Madras Institute of Development Studies, Gandhi Nagar, Adyar, ChennaiAuthor-Email: zareena@mse.ac.in
Jayakumar S: Associate Professor, Department of Ecology, Pondicherry University, Puducherry
Satarupa Rakshit: Research Associate, Madras School of Economics

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Abstract: Land use/cover change is a major factor for global change because of its interactions with climate, cosystem processes, biodiversity, and, even more important, human activities, research on land use/cover change has become an important aspect of global change. The present research paper aims to investigate the land use changes over the time period, 2005 to 2014, in the Ousteri wetland. The information collected through the ecological, hydrological and geological analysis was used to carry out the quantitative research on Ousteri wetland land use/cover change. The temporal changes of land use characteristics were quantitatively analyzed and then the driving forces of land use changes were examined based on natural and artificial factors. As the result of natural factors and human disturbances, the area of wetland shrunk, bringing the conversion from wetland to terrestrial land use type. The annual conversion rates indicated the land use changes in Ousteri wetland.

Keywords: Land use cover; Ousteri wetland; Dynamic Degree model; Ecosystem modification (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: N55 O13 Q15 Q56 R11 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 17 pages
Date: 2017-01
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