The Use of the Land-Cover Classification System in Eastern European Countries: Experiences, Lessons Learnt and the Way Forward

Jansen, Louisa J. M.; Badea, Alexandru; Pavel, Milenov; Moise, Cristian; Vassilev, V.; Milenova, Ljudmila; Devos, Wim

doi:10.1007/978-94-007-7969-3_19

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“…This proved to be decisive for Serbia, where privately owned forest parcels, which account for half of the total forest area of the country, usually cover much smaller areas (the average private holding is 0.3 ha; [3]) and it is the main cause for CLCs (up to 15.6% imprecise) larger than official forest area estimates. In short, commonly used EU CORINE land cover (CLC), which serves as a tool for fulfilling pan-European monitoring needs [49] proved not to be very suitable for local forest management in Serbia (questionable results regarding forests were also determined in Slovenia, for example, [54]). In addition, apart from the obvious CLC imprecision for studies at the local level, CLC data are not available for every year.…”

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“…Also, threshold parameters, produce arbitrary and artificial differences in values in the real world [48]. Hence, the underlying logic of the reliable use of the threshold technique should be derived experimentally by defining classes step-by-step to know if they are correct [49]. As Jansen points out, different perspectives, or so-called 'scapes', to categorization can be taken that are all equally valid and valuable [49].…”

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“…Hence, the underlying logic of the reliable use of the threshold technique should be derived experimentally by defining classes step-by-step to know if they are correct [49]. As Jansen points out, different perspectives, or so-called 'scapes', to categorization can be taken that are all equally valid and valuable [49]. The threshold used for classification here has been chosen based on using sites of known change and stability in order to define the most suitable and reliable threshold for Serbia.…”

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Comparing NDVI and Corine Land Cover as Tools for Improving National Forest Inventory Updates and Preventing Illegal Logging in Serbia

Miomir¹,

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Vracarevic³

2018

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National forest inventories (NFIs) in Serbia have been carried out very rarely (every 20 years), while the last two official estimates of forest areas (for 2011 and 2014) are very imprecise, because they are based on the cadastral data (and Serbia is well known for the lack of cadastre updating). Although forest conservation policymakers in Serbia still have limited financial, human, and political resources, over the past two decades, publicly available, remotely sensed satellite data on deforestation and degradation have dramatically reduced evaluation costs. Since municipalities in Southern Serbia experienced a 15% loss of forest area in the 2006-2014 period, as the obvious result of forceful, rapid process of illegal logging, this study evaluates the possible use of two remote sensing techniques: normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) and CORINE land cover (CLC) databases for preventing illegal logging in Serbia. It clearly shows that NDVI is very promising for Serbia and also for other post-socialist countries that very rarely carry out national forest inventories (NFIs), and where unrecorded, illegal logging can exceed the legal harvest by a factor of 10.

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Comparing NDVI and Corine Land Cover as Tools for Improving National Forest Inventory Updates and Preventing Illegal Logging in Serbia

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Milanović²,

Vracarevic³

2018

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“…Researchers are concerned with accurate references of existing information related to landscape changes. There is a need for the assessment and harmonization of information [153]. The measurement of land quality impact indicators by various units to measure pathways affected is also essential for water assessment [29].…”

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Land Use and Land Cover Mapping in a Changing World

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A Synthesis of Land Use/Land Cover Studies: Definitions, Classification Systems, Meta-Studies, Challenges and Knowledge Gaps on a Global Landscape

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Land is a natural resource that humans have utilized for life and various activities. Land use/land cover change (LULCC) has been of great concern to many countries over the years. Some of the main reasons behind LULCC are rapid population growth, migration, and the conversion of rural to urban areas. LULC has a considerable impact on the land-atmosphere/climate interactions. Over the past two decades, numerous studies conducted in LULC have investigated various areas of the field of LULC. However, the assemblage of information is missing for some aspects. Therefore, to provide coherent guidance, a literature review to scrutinize and evaluate many studies in particular topical areas is employed. This research study collected approximately four hundred research articles and investigated five (5) areas of interest, including (1) LULC definitions; (2) classification systems used to classify LULC globally; (3) direct and indirect changes of meta-studies associated with LULC; (4) challenges associated with LULC; and (5) LULC knowledge gaps. The synthesis revealed that LULC definitions carried vital terms, and classification systems for LULC are at the national, regional, and global scales. Most meta-studies for LULC were in the categories of direct and indirect land changes. Additionally, the analysis showed significant areas of LULC challenges were data consistency and quality. The knowledge gaps highlighted a fall in the categories of ecosystem services, forestry, and data/image modeling in LULC. Core findings exhibit common patterns, discrepancies, and relationships from the multiple studies. While literature review as a tool showed similarities among various research studies, our results recommend researchers endeavor to perform further synthesis in the field of LULC to promote our overall understanding, since research investigations will continue in LULC.

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The Use of the Land-Cover Classification System in Eastern European Countries: Experiences, Lessons Learnt and the Way Forward

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Comparing NDVI and Corine Land Cover as Tools for Improving National Forest Inventory Updates and Preventing Illegal Logging in Serbia

Comparing NDVI and Corine Land Cover as Tools for Improving National Forest Inventory Updates and Preventing Illegal Logging in Serbia

Land Use and Land Cover Mapping in a Changing World

A Synthesis of Land Use/Land Cover Studies: Definitions, Classification Systems, Meta-Studies, Challenges and Knowledge Gaps on a Global Landscape

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