Land Use / Land Cover Change Detection and Analysis of the Upper Guadalupe River, Central Texas

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dc.contributor.advisorMeitzen, Kimberly
dc.contributor.authorUdita, Tasnuva Shabnam
dc.contributor.committeeMemberCurrit, Nathan
dc.date.accessioned2018-09-06T18:09:11Z
dc.date.available2018-09-06T18:09:11Z
dc.date.issued2018-08
dc.description.abstractThe study was conducted to detect the land use/ cover changes in the upper Guadalupe River basin, located in central Texas over an analysis period from 1987 to 2017. Surface water bodies, vegetation, urban areas and agricultural land forms were studied for the change detection. Satellite images obtained from the USGS website, were processed and classified using ERDAS Imagine software. Based on the classified images, changes were detected for 10-year intervals. Results showed a clear decline in water bodies and most riparian vegetation due to rapid urbanization and the expansion of agricultural lands; however, the changes were mostly contributed by the growth of structural developments, causing loss of 14% of the total studied water bodies. These changes could be attributed to population increase, influences of larger nearby cities and the availability of water for drinking and irrigation. While water and urbanization showed graduality in their change, vegetation and agriculture changes were very rapid. Improved management relative to land use/ land cover changes may reduce their impacts on riparian corridors and water resources. However, before generalizing solutions to the problem, further research would need to be done to identify direct impacts from the results of this study.
dc.description.departmentApplied Geography
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dc.format.extent59 pages
dc.format.medium1 file (.pdf)
dc.identifier.citationUdita, T. S. (2018). Land use / land cover change detection and analysis of the upper Guadalupe River, Central Texas. Master of Applied Geography Degree, Texas State University, San Marcos, TX.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10877/7701
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjectland use / cover
dc.subjectchange detection
dc.subjectGuadalupe River
dc.subjectTexas
dc.subjectremote sensing
dc.subjectwater resources
dc.subjectriparian vegetation
dc.subjecturbanization
dc.subjectApplied Geography
dc.titleLand Use / Land Cover Change Detection and Analysis of the Upper Guadalupe River, Central Texas
dc.typeDirected Research Project
thesis.degree.departmentGeography
thesis.degree.disciplineGeographic Information Science
thesis.degree.grantorTexas State University
thesis.degree.levelMasters
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Applied Geography

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