Land Use Change and Human Elephant Conflict: In Laikipia West District - Couverture souple

Waithaka, Mumu; G. A., Olukoye; W., Ekaya

 
9783845400945: Land Use Change and Human Elephant Conflict: In Laikipia West District
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 3845400943 ISBN 13 : 9783845400945
Editeur : LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, 2011

Synopsis

Farmers in Laikipia West district like many other farmers living in wildlife dispersal areas have continued to suffer huge losses resulting from wildlife menace without adequate compensation. Land use has been changing with time making the area prone to crop destruction by elephants. While it is known that land use change contributes to human wildlife conflict, it has never been quantified over time. Land use and land cover mapping and change detection were done using satellite images between January 1973 and April 2008. Supervised classification and on screen delineation approach was used for feature extraction. Geo-referencing and ground verification surveys were done after preliminary photo interpretation. Human-elephant conflict data was obtained from Kenya Wildlife Service. Human-elephant conflict was a major cause of increasing poverty levels and lowering of socio economic status of the community. This study is useful to professionals in environment and conservationists who have an interest in land use and human elephant conflicts in the dry lands.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Farmers in Laikipia West district like many other farmers living in wildlife dispersal areas have continued to suffer huge losses resulting from wildlife menace without adequate compensation. Land use has been changing with time making the area prone to crop destruction by elephants. While it is known that land use change contributes to human wildlife conflict, it has never been quantified over time. Land use and land cover mapping and change detection were done using satellite images between January 1973 and April 2008. Supervised classification and on screen delineation approach was used for feature extraction. Geo-referencing and ground verification surveys were done after preliminary photo interpretation. Human-elephant conflict data was obtained from Kenya Wildlife Service. Human-elephant conflict was a major cause of increasing poverty levels and lowering of socio economic status of the community. This study is useful to professionals in environment and conservationists who have an interest in land use and human elephant conflicts in the dry lands.

Biographie de l'auteur

Thomas W. Mumu, Msc:Studied Environmental Science at Kenyatta University. Principal Agriculture Officer at Ministry of Agriculture, Nairobi, Kenya

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Éditeur
LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing
Date d'édition
2011
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
3845400943
ISBN 13 
9783845400945
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
80
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