Dynamics of Usangu plains wetlands: Use of remote sensing and GIS as management decision tools

Physics and Chemistry of the Earth

Volumn 31, Issue 15-16, 2006, Pages 967-975

  Kashaigili, Japhet J ^a   Mbilinyi, Boniface P ^a   Mccartney, Matthew ^b   Mwanuzi, Fredrick L ^c  

^a SOKOINE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Tanzania)

^b INTERNATIONAL WATER MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DAR ES SALAAM   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Land use and cover changes; Remote sensing; Usangu plains; Wetland management

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; LAND USE; MANAGEMENT; REMOTE SENSING;

LAND RESOURCES; MANAGEMENT DECISION TOOLS; PLAINS WETLANDS; WETLAND MANAGEMENT;

WETLANDS;

DECISION MAKING; GIS; LAND COVER; LAND USE; REMOTE SENSING; WETLAND MANAGEMENT;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; MBEYA [TANZANIA]; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; TANZANIA; USANGU PLAINS;

EID: 33748912510     PISSN: 14747065     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pce.2006.08.007     Document Type: Article

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