We highlight the complexity of land-use/cover change and propose a framework for a more
general understanding of the issue, with emphasis on tropical regions. The review …

Techniques based on multi-temporal, multi-spectral, satellite-sensor-acquired data have
demonstrated potential as a means to detect, identify, map and monitor ecosystem changes …

Remotely sensed vegetation indices are widely used to detect greening and browning
trends; especially the global coverage of time-series normalized difference vegetation index …

Changes in vegetation activity are driven by multiple natural and anthropogenic factors,
which can be reflected by Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) derived from …

This book presents recent estimates on the rate of change of major land classes.
Aggregated globally, multiple impacts of local land changes are shown to significantly affect …

Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR), Normalized Difference Vegetation
Index data (NDVI, 1km2, 1985–2003) and modeled net primary production (NPP, 8km2 …

Analysing the trend of land use/land cover change and its cause and consequence on
human livelihoods as well as on the environment is a matter of concern for sustainable …

Vegetation forms a main component of the terrestrial biosphere and plays a crucial role in
land‐cover and climate‐related studies. Activity of vegetation systems is commonly …

This book provides an examination into the causes and prospects of desertification through
a systematic review of 132 sub national case studies. It uses a meta-analytical model to …

In this benchmark volume top scholars come together to present state-of-the-art research
and pursue a more rigorous framework for understanding and studying the linkages …