Land use changes on the slopes of Mount Elgon and the implications for the occurrence of landslides

Catena

Volumn 90, Issue , 2012, Pages 39-46

  Mugagga, F ^a   Kakembo, V ^a   Buyinza, M ^b  

^a NELSON MANDELA METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

Author keywords

Deforestation; Encroachment; Land use cover change; Landslides; Mt. Elgon

Indexed keywords

AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH; AGRICULTURAL LAND; CULTIVATION; DEBRIS FLOW; DEFORESTATION; FOREST COVER; LAND USE CHANGE; LANDSAT THEMATIC MAPPER; LANDSLIDE; NATIONAL PARK; PROTECTED AREA; RECONSTRUCTION; SOIL MECHANICS; SPOT; WOODLAND;

MOUNT ELGON; UGANDA;

EID: 82355190350     PISSN: 03418162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.catena.2011.11.004     Document Type: Article

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