Remote sensing for resources development and environmental management: Remote sensing for resources development and environmental management

Damen, M. C. J.

Bibliographic data

Multivolume work

Persistent identifier:: 856342815

Title:: Remote sensing for resources development and environmental management

Sub title:: proceedings of the 7th international Symposium, Enschede, 25 - 29 August 1986

Year of publication:: 1986

Place of publication:: Rotterdam; Boston

Publisher of the original:: A. A. Balkema

Identifier (digital):: 856342815

Language:: English

Additional Notes:: Volume 1-3 erschienen von 1986-1988

Editor:: Damen, M. C. J.

Document type:: Multivolume work

Volume

Persistent identifier:: 856343064

Title:: Remote sensing for resources development and environmental management

Sub title:: proceedings of the 7th international Symposium, Enschede, 25 - 29 August 1986

Scope:: XV, 547 Seiten

Year of publication:: 1986

Place of publication:: Rotterdam; Boston

Publisher of the original:: A. A. Balkema

Identifier (digital):: 856343064

Illustration:: Illustrationen, Diagramme

Signature of the source:: ZS 312(26,7,1)

Language:: English

Usage licence:: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

Editor:: Damen, M. C. J.

Publisher of the digital copy:: Technische Informationsbibliothek Hannover

Place of publication of the digital copy:: Hannover

Year of publication of the original:: 2016

Document type:: Volume

Collection:: Earth sciences

Chapter

Title:: 4 Renewable resources in rural areas: Vegetation, forestry, agriculture, soil survey, land and water use. Chairman: J. Besenicar, Liaisons: M. Molenaar, Th. A. de Boer

Document type:: Multivolume work

Structure type:: Chapter

Chapter

Title:: Remote sensing in evaluating land use, land cover and land capability of a part of Cuddapan District, Andhra Preadesh, India. S. V. B. Krishna Bhagavan & K. L. V. Ramana Rao

Document type:: Multivolume work

Structure type:: Chapter

5. Piedmont zone REFERENCES It is ranked V in the productivity ranking by virtue of its very low capability and severe limitations. The piedmont zone con sists of unassorted and unconsolidated colluvio-fluvial material (boulders to clay particles). Sheet wash, gully erosion and mass movement are the dominant processes in this land class. The slope ranges between 2° and 5°. The groundwater potential is very poor. This zone is covered with grass, thorny bushes, forest and in a very few pla ces turmeric is cultivated. This land class requires intensive management practices like prevention of felling of trees to mitigate soil erosion and gullying. Deforested slopes should be afforested and contour, terrace cultivation should be practised. 6. Hills This is the most unproductive land class with very great limitations and with the least or minimum capability and is hence ranked VI in the productivity ranking. The hill slopes vary from 5° to 15° (moderately steep) in the lower debris slopes, to 15° to 55° and more (steep, very steep to vertical) in the higher defluctional slopes. The steep to very steep slopes are subject to extensive rainwash and mass movement which results in development of gullies in the lower debris slopes. Most of the hills and hill slopes are covered with dry deciduous forests and thorny forests. This land class also like class V needs intensive management practi ces like prevention of felling of trees to mitigate soil erosion and gullying. Defores ted slopes should be afforested. These lands are suited only for afforestation, wild life, recreation and protection of catchment areas. SUMMARY A comparison between the geomorphic map (Pig.2) and the land use and land cover map (Pig.3) shows that the landforms have dis tinct controls on the land utilization pattern. The controls are direct and in direct. A clear understanding of landforms, soils, drainage and present land use in the area is necessary to planners for proper planning of future development with minimum disturbance to the natural environment. In the study area erosion is a major problem. The erosion can be reduced by growth of vegetation on the deforested slopes, and deep rooted and drought resistant grasses should be cultivated on the barren lands and on steep hill slopes. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The authors are thankful to Prof. R. Vaidyanadhan of the Department of Geography, Andhra University for suggestions. Thanks are due to the Ministry of Defence and Survey of India for according permission to study the aerial photographs. One of the authors (S.V.B.Krishna Bhagavan) is grate ful to the U.G.C. & the C.S.I.R., Government of India, for the award of research fellowships. Anderson,J.R. 1971. Land use classification scheme. Photogrammetric Engineering. 37: 379-387. Anderson,J.R., E.E.Hardy, J.T.Roach & R.E.Witmer 1976. A land use and land cover classification system for use with remote sensor data. U.S.Geol.Surv. Prof.Ppaer 964: 28. G.S.I., 1981. Geological and mineralogi- cal map of Cuddapah Basin; Published by the Geological Survey of India. King,W. 1872. On the Kadapah and Karnul Formations in the Madras Presidency. Mem.Geol.Surv.India. 8(1): 313. Krishna Bhagavan,S.V.B. & K.L.V.Ramana Rao 1984. Geomorphology of a part of Cuddapah basin by remote sensing. J.Landscape systems and Ecological Studies,Calcutta. 7(2): 4-10. Krishna Bhagavan,S.V.B. & K.L.V.Ramana Rao 1985. Geomorphic features of a part of Cuddapah and Nellore districts, Andhra Pradesh - using remote sensing techniques 'Photonirvachak' J.Ind.Soc. of Photointer pretation & Remote Sensing, Dehra Dun. 13(2): 19-26. Naresh Bedi 1978. Geomorphic evaluation of Andhra Pradesh on Landsat imagery. Symp. Morphology and Evolution of Land- forms. Dept, of Geology, University of Delhi, Delhi. 1-14. Unpublished technical report. 1971. Soils of different agroclimatic zones of Andhra Pradesh - Technical report of aoil corre lation. Office of the Deputy Director of Agriculture, Government of Andhra Pradesh Hyderabad. Vaidyanadhan,R. 1962. Effect of uplift and structure on drainage in the southern part of Cuddapah Basin. J.Geol.Soc.Ind. 3: 78-85. Vaidyanadhan,R. 1964. Geomorphology of the Cuddapah Basin. J.Indian Geoscience Association. 4: 29-36. Vink,A.P.A. 1975. Land use in advancing agriculture. New York: Springer-Verlag. 394.

Access restriction

Copyright

fullscreen: Remote sensing for resources development and environmental management (Volume 1)

Multivolume work

Volume

Chapter

Chapter

Table of contents

Cite and reuse

Volume

Chapter

Image

Image fragment

Citation links

Citation recommendation