Settlement patterns and land-use in Northern Ghana―A study of the changes during the period 1963-1991 based on historical surveys and recent SPOT-images

Auteur :
MEYER, M.

Description :
A study by Hunter (1966) describes how large areas along the Red Volta River bank, have been abandoned due to river blindness. The mapping of current land-use status and settlements patterns, using SPOT images, shows how the border of settlements continue to retreat, whereas new land is being reclaimed for bush fields in the abandoned areas.


Type de document :
Article de périodique

Source :
Geografisk tidsskrift, issn : 0016-7223, 1992, vol. 92, p. 101-104, Collation : Illustration, Références bibliographiques : 5 réf.

Date :
1992

Editeur :
Pays édition : Danemark, København, Kongelige danske geografiske selskab