Geoecology of Landscape Dynamics

This book provides an overview of the ecological indicators of landscape dynamics in the context of geographical landscape integration. Landscape dynamics depicts every change that occurs in the physical, biological, and cognitive assets of a landscape. To understand and interpret the complex physical, biological, and cognitive phenomena of landscapes, it is necessary to operate conceptually and practically on a broad range of spatial and temporal scales. Rapid land use changes have become a concern to environmentalists and planners because of their impacts on the natural ecosystem, which further determines socioeconomic dynamics. In this regard, the book discusses case studies that share new insights into how landscape patterns and processes impact small creatures, and how small creatures in turn influence landscape structure and composition.

In turn, the relevant aspects of land use and land cover dynamics are covered, and the multi-faceted relationship between the substrata and ecological community is highlighted. The book is unique in its focus on the application of spatial informatics such as automatic building extraction from high-resolution imagery; a soil resource inventory for meeting the challenges of land degradation; hydrological modeling; the temporal variation analysis of glacier area and the identification and mapping of glacial lakes; morphometric analysis of river basins; and the monitoring and modeling of urban sprawl, among other features.

Land use land cover dynamics using Remote Sensing and GIS techniques in Western Doon Valley, Uttarakhand, India.- Spatial analysis and mapping of malaria risk in Dehradun city India: A geospatial technology based decision making for planning of control.- Sustainable Energy Development and Participatory Management Scenario in Sundarbans: A Case Study from Sagar Island, West Bengal, India.- Robust and reliable technique of automatic building extraction from high resolution imagery.- Soil Resource Inventory for Meeting Challenges of Land Degradation: A Remote Sensing Approach.- Controlling Challenges of Urban Surface Run-Off Water: A Sustainable Approach.- Hydrological Modeling Using SWAT Model and Geoinformatic Techniques.- Green Buildings: Building a Greener City, a Greener Future An Indian Perspective.- Human Capital Impact for Sustainable Economic Growth.- Temporal variation in glacier’s area and Identification of glacial lakes in Sikkim.- UN SDGs and context of Heritage cities in India: a study of Ayodhya and Varanasi.- Morphometric Analysis of the Yerla Watershed of the Krishna River Basin using Spatial Information Technology.- Conceptualising and Measuring Social Capital as a Sustainable Development Strategy in Mewat Region, Haryana.- Analysing the capability of NCI technique in change detection using high and medium resolution multispectral data.- Monitoring and Modelling of Urban Sprawl Using Geospatial Techniques: A Case Study of Shimla City, India.- Comparison of Multi Temporal Drought Indices Using Monthly Precipitation in the Western Part of the West Bengal.- Dying and Dwindling of Non-Glacial Fed Rivers Under Climate Change: A Case Study from The Upper Kosi Watershed, Central Himalaya, India).- Planning of Integrated Land use & Social Infrastructure of SAS Nagar (Mohali).- Agroforestry Ecosystem in Himalayan Region of Uttarakhand Using Remote Sensing and Geographic Information System.- A study of Development along Delhi-Jaipur Express using Geospatial Technology.- Slope Vulnerability, Mass Wasting and Geohydrological-hazards in Himalaya: A Case Study of Alaknanda Basin, Uttarakhand, India.- Demarcation of Hyper Arid Land in the Indian Desert: An Environmental Analysis.