Land Use Change Analysis Using Remote Sensing and Markov Modeling in Fincha Watershed, Ethiopia

Authors

  • Abdi Boru Ayana Department of Irrigation Engineering, Faculty of Engineering at Kamphaeng Saen, Kasetsart University, Kamphaeng Saen Campus, Nakhon Pathom 73140, Thailand.
  • Ekasit Kositsakulchai Department of Irrigation Engineering, Faculty of Engineering at Kamphaeng Saen, Kasetsart University, Kamphaeng Saen Campus, Nakhon Pathom 73140, Thailand.

Keywords:

Land use change, remote sensing, Markov modeling, Fincha, Ethiopia

Abstract

This study assessed land use and land cover change in the Fincha watershed located in Oromiya Regional State, Ethiopia, between 1985 and 2005 using the technologies of remote sensing and Markov modeling. The results indicated that agricultural land and water bodies have increased in area by 60,606 (53.59%) and 19,184 ha (93.10%), respectively. During this period, tremendous losses in forest, grazing land, swamp area and shrub lands were observed by as much as 36,225 (50.48%), 17,376 (31.23%), 19,948 (51.37%) and 6,240 ha (24.81%), respectively. During the study period, the land use and land cover change process showed no sign of being stable. The use of satellite remote sensing and Markov modeling was found to be beneficial in describing and analyzing the direction, rate and spatial pattern of land use and land cover change.

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Published

2012-02-29

How to Cite

Ayana , Abdi Boru, and Ekasit Kositsakulchai. 2012. “Land Use Change Analysis Using Remote Sensing and Markov Modeling in Fincha Watershed, Ethiopia”. Agriculture and Natural Resources 46 (1). Bangkok, Thailand:135-49. https://li01.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/anres/article/view/242755.

Issue

Vol. 46 No. 1 (2012): January-February

Section

Research Article

License

online 2452-316X print 2468-1458/Copyright © 2022. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/),
production and hosting by Kasetsart University of Research and Development Institute on behalf of Kasetsart University.