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Abstract

 

Merem, E.C and S.Y. Yerramilli. 2011. Geospatial information analysis of land use impacts in southern Alabama. JEMREST 7:01-25

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DOI: 10.4029/2011jemrest7no001

 

 

Healthy landscapes are productive and dynamic systems, providing various services to society and the environment. The condition of these lands influences the quality of environment and their surrounding areas. In southern Alabama, land cover/use change has continued to intensify over the years with effects on the environment. In any period where such land use change occurs, there are threats from air and chemical pollution with some impacts on habitats, hydrologic features of the landscape along with health risks for residents. Using Geographic Information Systems (GIS), enhances the ability to monitor and analyze changes on the land and the threats to environmental health. It also helps study connections between people and the land, in a manner that provides society with relevant scientific information to inform public health decisions. Such technology enables us understand the rates, causes, and consequences of landscape change over time and use that knowledge to model change processes for predicting future conditions. This paper uses geospatial technique, descriptive statistics and existing data to analyze land use.

 

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