Land use and land cover change analysis in forested areas- case study at Klang-Langat Basin

Alias Mohd Sood, . and Sharifah Mastura, . (2004) Land use and land cover change analysis in forested areas- case study at Klang-Langat Basin. [Proceedings Paper]

Forest changes may occur due to impact variables that change over time such as road networks population density and government policies. To determine which variable is more significant the system for the Analysis Research and Training Programme START initiated by the Southeast Asia countries pertaining to this issue. The second phase of this study for Malaysia was jointly undertaken by the Forestry Department Peninsular Malaysia and Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia in an endavour to develop an operational methodology for monitoring land use and land cover change as well as to identify and to analyse the driving forces determining the change. Study site choosen were at Klang-Langat Basin Selangor and Sempadi Sarawak. This paper will only focus on the Klang-Basin using Geographical Information Syetems GIS and remote sensing technologies. Satellite imageries covering the study site area for years 1989 to 1999 were procured and processed with digitized vectore layers of pertinent parameters such as administrative boundaries Permanent Forest Reserve boundaries road networks relief and population density. Spatial analyses were carried for all the parameters but this paper will only focus on the forest-related parameters. Although resoults were still preliminary as research is dtill on-going but it significantly provide some indications. Results depicted that one of the biggest land use decline during that period was inland forest by 11 and the most significant human driving force for changing the forest cover and land use was road density and population growth.

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Forest changes may occur due to impact variables that change over time such as road networks population density and government policies. To determine which variable is more significant the system for the Analysis Research and Training Programme START initiated by the Southeast Asia countries pertaining to this issue. The second phase of this study for Malaysia was jointly undertaken by the Forestry Department Peninsular Malaysia and Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia in an endavour to develop an operational methodology for monitoring land use and land cover change as well as to identify and to analyse the driving forces determining the change. Study site choosen were at Klang-Langat Basin Selangor and Sempadi Sarawak. This paper will only focus on the Klang-Basin using Geographical Information Syetems GIS and remote sensing technologies. Satellite imageries covering the study site area for years 1989 to 1999 were procured and processed with digitized vectore layers of pertinent parameters such as administrative boundaries Permanent Forest Reserve boundaries road networks relief and population density. Spatial analyses were carried for all the parameters but this paper will only focus on the forest-related parameters. Although resoults were still preliminary as research is dtill on-going but it significantly provide some indications. Results depicted that one of the biggest land use decline during that period was inland forest by 11 and the most significant human driving force for changing the forest cover and land use was road density and population growth.

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Item Type:	Proceedings Paper
Additional Information:	6 ills. 2 table. 7 refs.
AGROVOC Term:	FORESTRY
AGROVOC Term:	LAND USE
AGROVOC Term:	REMOTE SENSING
AGROVOC Term:	FOREST RESERVES
AGROVOC Term:	MALAYSIA
Geographical Term:	MALAYSIA
Depositing User:	Ms. Norfaezah Khomsan
Last Modified:	24 Apr 2025 05:28
URI:	http://webagris.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/16711

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