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Validating Local Interpretations of Land Cover Changes at Mt. Kasigau, Kenya

Gathongo, Njoroge Ikonye
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1344617761

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2012, Master of Arts, Miami University, Geography.
Landscape spatial and temporal changes are of critical importance in resource conservation. This study examined how the integration of remote sensing, geographical information systems, and local knowledge contributes toward understanding land cover changes in Jora and Makwasinyi villages at Mt. Kasigau, Kenya. Two research questions were asked. 1) How can local mapping contribute to the interpretation of historical and current land cover images? 2) How and why has land cover changed? Between June and July 2011, I carried out local mapping sessions, group discussions, and transect walks with focus groups of men and women in the villages. Current and past land cover types drawn on the participatory maps were overlayed onto a 2010 KOMPSAT-2 image. Residents described the emergence of woody plants at the historical mountain farms and loss of vegetation across the bushland. Whilst human activities posed a threat to the bushland, the montane forest was protected.
Kimberly Medley, PhD (Advisor)
John Maingi, PhD (Committee Co-Chair)
Mary Henry, PhD (Committee Member)
58 p.
Conservation; Cultural Resources Management; Environmental Studies; Forestry; Geographic Information Science; Geography; Land Use Planning; Natural Resource Management; Physical Geography; Remote Sensing
East Africa; GIScience; landscape; participatory research; Landcover changes; Landuse; Kenya; Participatory mapping; Participatory GIS; Mount Kasigau

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  • Gathongo, N. I. (2012). Validating Local Interpretations of Land Cover Changes at Mt. Kasigau, Kenya [Master's thesis, Miami University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1344617761

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Gathongo, Njoroge. Validating Local Interpretations of Land Cover Changes at Mt. Kasigau, Kenya. 2012. Miami University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1344617761.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Gathongo, Njoroge. "Validating Local Interpretations of Land Cover Changes at Mt. Kasigau, Kenya." Master's thesis, Miami University, 2012. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1344617761

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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