Land Use and Cover Change in the Industrial Era: A Spatial Analysis of Alpine River Catchments and Fluvial Corridors

Land Use and Cover Change in the Industrial Era: A Spatial Analysis of Alpine River Catchments and Fluvial Corridors

Land uses affect flood risks in various ways. The comparative analysis of the historical and current land cover/uses helps to better understand changing flood regimes. Based on historical cadastre maps from 1826 to 1859, the land cover/uses in the Austrian catchments of the rivers Rhine, Salzach and...

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Main Authors: Severin Hohensinner, Ulrike Atzler, Monika Berger, Thomas Bozzetta, Christian Höberth, Martin Kofler, Leena Rapottnig, Yvonne Sterle, Gertrud Haidvogl
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Environmental Science
Subjects:
land cover change
land use
historical GIS
flood risk
Alpine rivers
altitudinal land use shift
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fenvs.2021.647247/full

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