Chelaru, Dan-Adrian and Ursu, Adrian and Mihai, Florin-Constantin (2011): The analysis of agricultural landscape change using GIS techniques. Case study: Podoleni, Romania. Published in: Lucrări Științifice Seria Agronomie , Vol. 54, No. 1 (2011): pp. 73-76.
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Abstract
The increasingly tensions rising between society’s need for resources and space on the one hand, and the capacity of the land to support these needs on the other hand lead to unprecedented changes in landscape configuration, and hence, to the environment. This paper analyzes changes in the agricultural landscape of Podoleni, Neamt County, Romania, in spatio -temporal terms, as a result of the modernization of the ground processing techniques, types of crops, and the degree of fragmentation of land parcels. The study was conducted using Geographical Information Systems techniques, the main materials used in the analysis are topographic maps from different representative periods, and the 2006 ortho-photomaps. Application of GIS techniques at a detailed scale (1:5000) allows an efficient management of land use for local authorities. The results highlight the optimal management of agricultural land so as to maintain a balance between their basic function (food needs) and preservation of nature (landscape, environment).
Item Type: | MPRA Paper |
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Original Title: | The analysis of agricultural landscape change using GIS techniques. Case study: Podoleni, Romania |
English Title: | The analysis of agricultural landscape change using GIS techniques. Case study: Podoleni, Romania |
Language: | English |
Keywords: | land use change, agricultural landscape, GIS, spatio-temporal analysis, Podoleni |
Subjects: | Q - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics ; Environmental and Ecological Economics > Q1 - Agriculture > Q10 - General Q - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics ; Environmental and Ecological Economics > Q1 - Agriculture > Q15 - Land Ownership and Tenure ; Land Reform ; Land Use ; Irrigation ; Agriculture and Environment Q - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics ; Environmental and Ecological Economics > Q1 - Agriculture > Q18 - Agricultural Policy ; Food Policy Q - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics ; Environmental and Ecological Economics > Q5 - Environmental Economics > Q56 - Environment and Development ; Environment and Trade ; Sustainability ; Environmental Accounts and Accounting ; Environmental Equity ; Population Growth Q - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics ; Environmental and Ecological Economics > Q5 - Environmental Economics > Q58 - Government Policy R - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics > R5 - Regional Government Analysis > R52 - Land Use and Other Regulations R - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics > R5 - Regional Government Analysis > R58 - Regional Development Planning and Policy |
Item ID: | 61584 |
Depositing User: | Dr. Florin-Constantin MIHAI |
Date Deposited: | 26 Jan 2015 10:58 |
Last Modified: | 29 Sep 2019 23:30 |
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URI: | https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/id/eprint/61584 |