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Land Transitions in Northwest Vietnam: An IntegratedAnalysis of Biophysical and Socio-Cultural Factors

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Kim Chi, Vu [Hanoi University of Science] Van Rompaey, Anton [KULeuven] Govers, Gerard [KULeuven] Vanacker, Veerle [UCL] Schmook, Birgit [ECOSUR] Hieu, Nguyen [Hanoi University of Science]

This paper discusses transitions in land use evidenced by the case of the Suoi Muoi catchment area in NW mountain of Vietnam. Land use transitions were detected from LANDSAT and SPOT satellite images taken over the last 40 years. The maps showing changes in land use were linked with biophysical properties of the land such as slope gradient, elevation and soil type, and cultural characteristic of various ethnic groups by means of logistic regression model. The combination of research methods and instruments from several disciplines, including statistical spatial analysis such as the multiple logistic regression (MLR) models and the multiple correspondence analysis (MCA) on household interview data, and key informant interviews allowed us to identify and validate a number of factors that drive land cover and land use changes in Northwest Vietnam.

Document type Article de périodique (Journal article) – Article de recherche
Access type Accès restreint
Publication date 2013
Language Anglais
Journal information "Human Ecology (New York) : an interdisciplinary journal" - Vol. 41, no. 41, p. 37-50 (2013)
Peer reviewed yes
Publisher Springer New York LLC ((United States) New York)
issn 0300-7839
e-issn 1572-9915
Publication status Publié
Affiliation UCL - SST/ELI/ELIC - Earth & Climate
Keywords Land use change . Shifting cultivation . Ethnic minorities . Vietnam
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Bibliographic reference Kim Chi, Vu ; Van Rompaey, Anton ; Govers, Gerard ; Vanacker, Veerle ; Schmook, Birgit ; et. al. Land Transitions in Northwest Vietnam: An IntegratedAnalysis of Biophysical and Socio-Cultural Factors. In: Human Ecology (New York) : an interdisciplinary journal, Vol. 41, no. 41, p. 37-50 (2013)
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