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Examining the Land Use Change of the Ousteri Wetland using the Land Use Dynamic Degree Model

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  • Zareena Begum Irfan

    (Associate Professor, Madras School of Economics)

  • Venkatachalam. L

    (Professor, Madras Institute of Development Studies, Gandhi Nagar, Adyar, ChennaiAuthor-Email: zareena@mse.ac.in)

  • Jayakumar S

    (Associate Professor, Department of Ecology, Pondicherry University, Puducherry)

  • Satarupa Rakshit

    (Research Associate, Madras School of Economics)

Abstract

Land use/cover change is a major factor for global change because of its interactions with climate, cosystem processes, biodiversity, and, even more important, human activities, research on land use/cover change has become an important aspect of global change. The present research paper aims to investigate the land use changes over the time period, 2005 to 2014, in the Ousteri wetland. The information collected through the ecological, hydrological and geological analysis was used to carry out the quantitative research on Ousteri wetland land use/cover change. The temporal changes of land use characteristics were quantitatively analyzed and then the driving forces of land use changes were examined based on natural and artificial factors. As the result of natural factors and human disturbances, the area of wetland shrunk, bringing the conversion from wetland to terrestrial land use type. The annual conversion rates indicated the land use changes in Ousteri wetland.

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  • Zareena Begum Irfan & Venkatachalam. L & Jayakumar S & Satarupa Rakshit, 2017. "Examining the Land Use Change of the Ousteri Wetland using the Land Use Dynamic Degree Model," Working Papers 2017-156, Madras School of Economics,Chennai,India.
    • Handle: RePEc:mad:wpaper:2017-156
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    Keywords

    Land use cover; Ousteri wetland; Dynamic Degree model; Ecosystem modification;
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    JEL classification:

    • O13 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Agriculture; Natural Resources; Environment; Other Primary Products
    • Q15 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Agriculture - - - Land Ownership and Tenure; Land Reform; Land Use; Irrigation; Agriculture and Environment
    • Q56 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics - - - Environment and Development; Environment and Trade; Sustainability; Environmental Accounts and Accounting; Environmental Equity; Population Growth
    • N55 - Economic History - - Agriculture, Natural Resources, Environment and Extractive Industries - - - Asia including Middle East
    • R11 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - General Regional Economics - - - Regional Economic Activity: Growth, Development, Environmental Issues, and Changes

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