Remote Sensing for Biocultural Heritage Preservation in an African Semi-Arid Region: A Case Study of Indigenous Wells in Northern Kenya and Southern Ethiopia

Remote Sensing for Biocultural Heritage Preservation in an African Semi-Arid Region: A Case Study of Indigenous Wells in Northern Kenya and Southern Ethiopia

The region of Southern Ethiopia (Borana) and Northern Kenya (Marsabit) is characterised by erratic rainfall, limited surface water, aridity, and frequent droughts. An important adaptive response to these conditions, of uncertain antiquity, has been the hand-excavation of a sequence of deep wells at...

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Main Authors: Pamela Ochungo, Nadia Khalaf, Stefania Merlo, Alemseged Beldados, Freda Nkirote M’Mbogori, Waktole Tiki, Paul J. Lane
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-01-01
Series:Remote Sensing
Subjects:
bio-cultural heritage
random forest classifier
land degradation
LULC change
traditional wells
Africa
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/14/2/314

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