Assessment and demarcation of trail degradation in a nature reserve, using GIS: Case of Bukit Timah Nature Reserve

Land Degradation and Development

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 500-518

  Chatterjea, Kalyani ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Forest management; Forest trail degradation; Hazard mapping using GIS; Recreational use of forests; Singapore; Surface penetration resistance; Surface shear strength; Trail monitoring

Indexed keywords

GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; MAPPING; SHEAR STRENGTH; SOIL MOISTURE; SOILS; STRESSES; SURFACE RESISTANCE;

DEMARCATION; FOREST TRAIL DEGRADATION; SURFACE PENETRATION RESISTANCE; SURFACE SHEAR STRENGTH; TRAIL MONITORING;

FORESTRY;

DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; FOREST MANAGEMENT; GIS; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; NATURE RESERVE; PENETRATION TEST; RAINFOREST; SHEAR STRENGTH;

DEGRADATION; FOREST MANAGEMENT; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; MAPPING; MOISTURE; PENETRATION; RECREATION; SHEAR STRENGTH; SOIL; STRESSES; SURFACE RESISTIVITY;

ASIA; BUKIT TIMAH; EURASIA; SINGAPORE [SOUTHEAST ASIA]; SOUTHEAST ASIA;

EID: 35748945139     PISSN: 10853278     EISSN: 1099145X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ldr.793     Document Type: Article

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