Assessment of land use and land cover changes in association with hydrometeorological parameters in the Upper Indus Basin

• Main Authors: Bilal, Hazrat, Siwar, Chamhuri, Mokhtar, Mazlin, Kanniah, Kasturi Devi, Govindan, Rajesh, Al-Ansari, Tareq
• Format: Article
• Published: National Centre of Excellence in Geology 2021
• Subjects: HD Industries. Land use. Labor
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/96364/; http://nceg.uop.edu.pk/GeologicalBulletin/Vol-54(2)-2021/Vol-54(2)-2021-Paper1.pdf

The Upper Indus river basin (UIB) is not only significant because of its freshwater supply for agriculture and hydropower electricity generation but also for its contribution to maintaining ecosystem services. Land cover and land-use changes (LULC) are linked to socio-economic, and local climatic an...