Spatial Analyses in the Research of Land Cover Changes (A Case Study)

Contemporary Trends in Geoscience

Kinga Mazurek¹ 

关键词: spatial analysis;    kernel density;    point density;    GIS;    Klodnica river;   

DOI  :  10.1515/ctg-2015-0001

学科分类：地质学

来源: De Gruyter

【 摘 要 】

Increasing human activity significantly influences the geographic environment. The effects of excessive anthropogenic pressure are manifested by changes in land cover and in landscape structure, and land cover changes can particularly well observed in river valleys. In this study we aimed to determine the transformations of land use in 13.9 sq km of the Silesian Voivodeship in southern Poland, including parts of the city of Ruda Slaska and Mikolow County by analyzing changes in land cover that occurred from 1827-2012 and archival and contemporary topographic maps, and aerial photos were used as primary source materials. All materials were prepared with the use of Geographic Information Systems (GIS), using spatial analyses, such as kernel density and point density in order to define land cover structure changes.

【 授权许可】

CC BY-NC-ND