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Land-Use Dynamics in Corbett National Park, Uttarakhand, India Using CA-Markov and Agent-Based LULC-SaarS Model


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1 Indian Institute of Remote Sensing, Indian Space Research Organization, Department of Space, 4, Kalidas Road, Dehradun 248 001, India
 

Corbett National Park (CNP), Uttarakhand, India is currently facing pressure of encroachments from human settlements around the buffer zone leading to increasing human and animal conflicts. In the present study, we have analysed the extent of land-use/landcover (LULC) changes between 1976 and 2011 using medium-spatial-resolution satellite data in and around CNP. Future projections have also been generated using CA-Markov and agent-based SaarS model. The study highlights that unlike in the past decades, the projected LULC may undergo restricted growth in built-up area agriculture.

Keywords

Agent-Based Modelling, Buffer Zone, Landuse Dynamics, National Park.
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  • Land-Use Dynamics in Corbett National Park, Uttarakhand, India Using CA-Markov and Agent-Based LULC-SaarS Model

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Authors

Arijit Roy
Indian Institute of Remote Sensing, Indian Space Research Organization, Department of Space, 4, Kalidas Road, Dehradun 248 001, India
Pooja Rathore
Indian Institute of Remote Sensing, Indian Space Research Organization, Department of Space, 4, Kalidas Road, Dehradun 248 001, India

Abstract


Corbett National Park (CNP), Uttarakhand, India is currently facing pressure of encroachments from human settlements around the buffer zone leading to increasing human and animal conflicts. In the present study, we have analysed the extent of land-use/landcover (LULC) changes between 1976 and 2011 using medium-spatial-resolution satellite data in and around CNP. Future projections have also been generated using CA-Markov and agent-based SaarS model. The study highlights that unlike in the past decades, the projected LULC may undergo restricted growth in built-up area agriculture.

Keywords


Agent-Based Modelling, Buffer Zone, Landuse Dynamics, National Park.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.18520/cs%2Fv115%2Fi1%2F136-140