Forest cover change, physiography, local economy, and institutions in a mountain watershed in Nepal
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2004
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New York: Springer
Abstract
This study assessed changes in forest cover in a mountain watershed in central Nepal between 1976 and 2000 by comparing classified satellite images coupled by GIS analyses, and examined the association of forest change with major physiographic, economic, and local forest governance parameters.
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Community institutions, Land tenure, Government institutions, GIS, Forestry, Remote sensing, Land cover changes, Governance Watershed
Citation
Environmental Management 33(1): 48-61