Understanding land-use/cover change process for land and environmental resources use management policy in Ghana

GeoJournal

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 369-383

  Pabi, Opoku ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GHANA   (Ghana)

Author keywords

Change process; Ghana; Land use cover change; Local; Management policy; Multi site

Indexed keywords

INDUCTIVE INFERENCES; MANAGEMENT POLICY; WOODY VEGETATION;

GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; MANAGEMENT SCIENCE; REGULATORY COMPLIANCE; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE IMAGERY; VEGETATION;

LAND USE;

ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; GIS; LAND USE CHANGE; REMOTE SENSING; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; RESOURCE USE; SATELLITE IMAGERY;

AFRICA; GHANA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 34447509830     PISSN: 03432521     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10708-007-9090-z     Document Type: Article

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