Land use/cover change (LUCC), as an important factor in global change, is a topic that has
recently received considerable attention in the prospective modeling domain. There are …

Abstract Cellular Automata (CA) & Markov-Chain modeling are concepts that are utilized in
numerous branches of science. Powerful as they are independently, these two theoretical …

Multi-temporal Landsat images from Landsat 5 Thematic Mapper (TM) acquired in 1993,
1998, 2003 and 2008 and Landsat 8 Operational Land Imager (OLI) from 2017, are used for …

The simulation and future prediction of spatial and temporal land use and land cover change
(LUCC) have long been the focus (and challenge) of research on land use change and …

Conflicts between increasing irrigated agricultural area, commercial crops, shifting
cultivation and ever increasing domestic and industrial demand has already been a cause of …

Abstract Liaoning Province, one of China's top 13 grain-producing areas, has recently
implemented various ecological construction and protection plans. To ensure regional …

Background Land use/land cover (LU/LC) change is the challenging and continuous drivers
of environment change. Understanding the rate and process of change is, therefore, basic …

Abstract The climate and Land Use/Land Cover (LULC) changes evince the considerable
impact on water balance components by altering the hydrological processes. So, the present …

Many parts of sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) are prone to land use and land cover change
(LULCC). In many cases, natural systems are converted into agricultural land to feed the …

Little is known about the future land use and land cover (LULC) type in some parts of
Ethiopia, but not in the study area. This study aims to predict and analyze the future …