Mapping of land coverage and land use in Marina Baixa County (Alacant) for 1956, 1978 and 2000

• Published in: Investigaciones geográficas no. 37; p. 93
• Main Authors: Juan Peña Llopis, Poveda Martínez, Rosa María, Andreu Bonet Jornet, Juan Francisco Bellot Abad, Esteve, Antonio Escarré
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Spanish
• Published: Alicante Instituto Interuniversitario de Geografía 01.01.2005
• Subjects: Aerial photographs; Aerial photography; Biodiversity; Cartography; Decision analysis; Environmental factors; Evaluation; Geographic information systems; Hydrology; Information systems; Land cover; Land use; Policies; Spatial data

The study of variations through time in land cover and land use as sources of information and geographical diagnosis, is due to many different factors: environmental, economical, social territorial planning (infrastructure, urban or farming planning), strategic research etc., and thus is a key eleme...