Remote sensing and GIS-based regional geomorphological mapping- A tool for land use planning in developing countries

Geomorphology

Volumn 39, Issue 3-4, 2001, Pages 211-219

  Bocco, G ^a   Mendoza, M ^a   Velazquez A ^b  

^a INSTITUTO DE ECOLOGÍA   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Geomorphological mapping; GIS; Land use planning; Mexico; Remote sensing

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING WORLD; GEOMORPHOLOGICAL MAPPING; GIS; LAND USE PLANNING; REMOTE SENSING;

MEXICO;

EID: 0034864127     PISSN: 0169555X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-555X(01)00027-7     Document Type: Article

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