3 A MODEL OF THE DETERMINANTS OF LAND USE 4 ECONOMETRIC TECHNIQUES 6

Analysis of hyperspectral data for defining the land-cover classes through classification techniques, in particular for small patches and scattered land-covers, is not a trivial task. Factors such as high spatial variability of landcover signatures, the “boundary effect” between neighboring land-covers, and the curse of dimensionality make this task more challenging [1]. As the integrity of a l...

We describe the development of a bird integrity index (BII) that uses bird assemblage information to assess human impacts on 13 stream reaches in the Willamette Valley, Oregon, USA. We used bird survey data to test 62 candidate metrics representing aspects of bird taxonomic richness, tolerance or intolerance to human disturbance, dietary preferences, foraging techniques, and nesting strategies ...

Featured by diverse formats, sources, platforms and mathematical bases, the land resources data belong to a typical heterogeneous data warehouse. It is very important to establish the organizational model for land and resources management and supervision of resources. After thoroughly analyzing the characteristics of land resources data, this paper puts forward the establishment of “One Map” or...

Using a global assessment of land qual-ity and an interpolated population den-sity map, we show the spread of landimpacted by human habitation and ex-ploitation of natural resources. Land sys-tems defined as ‘pristine’, ‘minimal’ and‘low’ impact support about 4.3% of theworld population (about 235 millionpeople). These three zones occupy24.4% of the land (31....

Overview The integration of land administration processes and the collaboration of land agencies are considered essential for the effective delivery of developable land for housing production. However, in most countries, housing and land management policies are usually split between multiple government agencies. The background literature suggests that the activities of governments’ agencies tha...

Agriculture is important to New Zealand's economy. Like other primary producers, New Zealand strives to increase agricultural output while maintaining environmental integrity. Utilising modelling to explore the economic, environmental and land use impacts of policy is critical to understand the likely effects on the sector. Key deficiencies within existing land use and land cover change models ...