Risk assessment on landsacpe development using remote sensing and geographic information system (GIS): Assessment of the impact of agricultural development on soil loss and degradation of ecological service values and goods

• Main Authors: Hashim, Mazlan, Okuda, Toshinori
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: National Institute for Environmental Studies, Japan 2005
• Subjects: Q Science (General); GE Environmental Sciences; HD61 Risk Management
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/2169/1/AnnualNIES_2004_Risk_Assessment.pdf; http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/2169/; http://www.nies.go.jp

Amongst the impacts of converting forest to agricultural activities is the degradation of ecology service values and goods (ESVG). Impacts on ESVG can be devastating in environmental, biological, and socio-economics manners. This paper highlights the study undertaken on the impacts of agricultural d...