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Changing land use/cover patterns and implications for sustainable environmental management in the Irangi Hills, central Tanzania

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dc.creator Kangalawe, Richard Y. M.
dc.date 2016-04-24T20:33:44Z
dc.date 2016-04-24T20:33:44Z
dc.date 2010-08
dc.date.accessioned 2018-04-18T11:43:23Z
dc.date.available 2018-04-18T11:43:23Z
dc.identifier Kangalawe, R.Y.M. (2010). Changing land use/cover patterns and implications for sustainable environmental management in the Irangi Hills, central Tanzania. Environment, Development and Sustainability 12: 449–461. [DOI: 10.1007/s10668-009-9204-5]
dc.identifier http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/1702
dc.identifier 10.1007/s10668-009-9204-5
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/9800
dc.description To get full text visit the following link http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10668-009-9204-5
dc.description This article examines the changes in land-use/cover types in the Irangi Hills, central Tanzania during the last 45 years and how such changes have influenced environmental and agricultural sustainability in the area. The spatial and temporal changes of land-use/cover were analysed through aerial photographs interpretation. Local perceptions and experiences of changes were addressed through household interviews and field observations. Results from this study show that during the last 45 years open and wooded grasslands, and other tree-cover types covered about 40% of the land area, ranging from 29% in 1960 to 43–45% between 1977 and 1992. Also, during the same period both the total area and spatial distribution of cultivated fields varied greatly. The cultivated area increased from 31% in 1977 to 35% in 1992, mainly due to agricultural expansion into areas formerly used for grazing and in sandy watercourses that shrunk by 55% between 1977 and 1992. The spatial distribution of the different land-use/cover types is influenced by variations in the scale of soil erosion and soil-conservation initiatives implemented in the Irangi Hills since the early 1970s. However, with increasing pressure on the land, and the declining capacity of the soil conservation authority, sustaining agricultural production in the area remains a major challenge.
dc.language en
dc.publisher Springer
dc.subject Land-use/cover changes
dc.subject Land Degradation
dc.subject Soil conservation
dc.subject Sustainable agriculture
dc.subject Environmental management
dc.subject Irangi-Hills
dc.title Changing land use/cover patterns and implications for sustainable environmental management in the Irangi Hills, central Tanzania
dc.type Journal Article, Peer Reviewed


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