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Land Transformation and Its Consequences in South Asia

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Concerns about global and regional land use/cover change arose from the realization that land transformation influences climate change and reduces biotic diversity; hence the interest in deforestation, desertification, and other changes in natural vegetation. The more recent focus on issues related to ecosystem goods and services, sustainability, and vulnerability has led to a greater emphasis on the dynamic coupling between human societies and their ecosystems at a local scale.

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  • Land Cover
  • Forest Cover
  • Land Degradation
  • Grazing Land
  • Crop Land

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Dadhwal, V.K., Dadhwal, V.K. (2010). Land Transformation and Its Consequences in South Asia. In: Mitra, A.P., Sharma, C. (eds) Global Environmental Changes in South Asia. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-9913-7_4

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