Analysis of land use changes in the State of Mexico using regression analysis and GIS: an approach to the deforestation processes
This paper describes land use change in the State of Mexico during the period 1993-2002. Changes, interchanges and systematic transitions affecting forest loss were calculated. Multivariant analysis was performed to explain the possible causes that are leading to this regional deforestation process....
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2009 |
| País: | México |
| Institución: | UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO |
| Repositorio: | Investigaciones Geográficas |
| Idioma: | español |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/18003 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://www.investigacionesgeograficas.unam.mx/index.php/rig/article/view/18003 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Land use change GIS multivariant analysis deforestation State of Mexico Cambio del uso del suelo SIG análisis multivariante deforestación Estado de México |
| Sumario: | This paper describes land use change in the State of Mexico during the period 1993-2002. Changes, interchanges and systematic transitions affecting forest loss were calculated. Multivariant analysis was performed to explain the possible causes that are leading to this regional deforestation process. A detailed description demonstrates that categories of forest have low net changes, however interchange values were high. Systematic transitions between categories demonstrate a strong forest disturbance-recovery dynamics. Models of multiple linear regressions indicate that forest loss is heavily influenced by demographic factors at municipal units. Logistic regression models applied at a pixel level explain that the greatest loss happens in forested areas next to agricultural land use; additionally it was found that those areas with high ecological fragility are those presenting the largest susceptibility to be deforested. |
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