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Remote sensing and GIS for land use/cover mapping and integrated land management: case from the middle Ganga plain

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In India, land resources have reached a critical stage due to the rapidly growing population. This challenge requires an integrated approach toward harnessing land resources, while taking into account the vulnerable environmental conditions. Remote sensing and Geographical Information System (GIS) based technologies may be applied to an area in order to generate a sustainable development plan that is optimally suited to the terrain and to the productive potential of the local resources. The present study area is a part of the middle Ganga plain, known as Son-Karamnasa interfluve, in India. Alternative land use systems and the integration of livestock enterprises with the agricultural system have been suggested for land resources management. The objective of this paper is to prepare a land resource development plan in order to increase the productivity of land for sustainable development. The present study will contribute necessary input for policy makers to improve the socio-economic and environmental conditions of the region.

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  1. Department of Geography, Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi, Delhi, 110007, India

    R. B. Singh & Dilip Kumar

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Dr. R B Singh (Ph.D.), is Senior Faculty Member and Deputy Coordinator, UGC — DRS Program in the Department of Geography, Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi, Delhi, India. He is presently Managing Editor, Journal of the NAGI; Member, Indian National Science Academy-IUGG-IGU Joint National Committee; Vice-Chair-IGU Commission on Biogeography and Biodiversity. Dr. Singh has supervised 26 Ph.D. and 62 M.Phil. Students. He has to his credit 37 research volumes/books and more than 175 research papers published in journals related to land use, climate change, disaster management and urban environment.

Dr. Dilip Kumar (Ph.D.) is associated with S. B.S. (E) College (University of Delhi) as Assistant Professor in Geography. He is teaching and conducting research on the application of remote sensing and GIS in resource management. Dr. Kumar is Life Members of Indian Society of Remote Sensing, Association of Geographical Studies, National Association of Geographers, India.

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Singh, R.B., Kumar, D. Remote sensing and GIS for land use/cover mapping and integrated land management: case from the middle Ganga plain. Front. Earth Sci. 6, 167–176 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11707-012-0319-x

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