Understanding the Intensity of Land-Use and Land-Cover Changes in the Context of Postcolonial and Socialist Transformation in Kaesong, North Korea

This study examines the land-use and land-cover changes (LUCCs) in Kaesong, a North Korean city, and the area adjacent to the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ). An intensity analysis—a framework decomposing LUCCs into interval, category, and transition levels—is applied to the land-cover maps of 1916,...

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Main Authors: Oh Seok Kim, Tomáš Václavík, Mi Sun Park, Marco Neubert
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-02-01
Series:Land
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/11/3/357