Land Saturation in SE Niger: Triangulating Qualitative and Quantitative Information for Critical Assessment of Land Use Trajectories

Land Saturation in SE Niger: Triangulating Qualitative and Quantitative Information for Critical Assessment of Land Use Trajectories

The paper analyzes land use changes, notably cropland expansion, in SE-Niger from the mid-1980s to 2011. It scrutinizes land use trajectories and investigates how cultivation shifts between dune landscapes and valleys (bas-fonds) in response to climate, population pressure, and sociocultural opportu...

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Main Authors: Bjarne Fog, Ibrahim Bouzou Moussa, Anette Reenberg, Issoufou Maman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2013-09-01
Series:Land
Subjects:
satellite image mapping
Landsat
land systems
livelihoods
Sahel
population pressure
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/2/3/508

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