Hydropower-induced land use change in Fincha'a watershed, western Ethiopia: Analysis and impacts

Mountain Research and Development

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 72-80

  Tefera, Bezuayehu ^a   Sterk, Geert ^b  

^a Oromiya Agriculture and Rural Development Bureau   (Ethiopia)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Ethiopia; GIS; Land use change; Remote sensing; Water reservoir

Indexed keywords

AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH; ASTER; DAM CONSTRUCTION; FARMING SYSTEM; GIS; LAND MANAGEMENT; LAND USE CHANGE; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE IMAGERY; WATERSHED;

AFRICA; BLUE NILE [NILE RIVER]; EAST AFRICA; ETHIOPIA; NILE RIVER; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 39849098279     PISSN: 02764741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1659/mrd.0811     Document Type: Article

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