Forest Resources Resilience and Conflicts presents modern remote sensing and GIS techniques for Sustainable Livelihood. It provides an up-to-date critical analysis of the discourse surrounding forest resources and society, illustrating the relationship between forest resources and the livelihood of local people. The book is organized into four parts consisting of 31 chapters. Each chapter then reviews current understanding, present research, and future implications. Utilizing case studies and novel advances in geospatial technologies, Forest Resources Resilience and Conflicts provides a timely synthesis of a rapidly growing field and stimulates ideas for future work, especially considering sustainable development goals.In addition, the book presents the effective contribution of the forestry sector to populations’ livelihoods through improved collection of forestry statistics that foster the understanding and integration of the forestry sector in poverty reduction processes and the national economy to enhance its integration in national planning. It is a valuable resource for researchers and students in environmental science, especially those interested in forestry, geography, and remote sensing.
1. Forest Resources Resilience and Conflicts - p. iii 2. Cover - p. iii 3. Title Page - p. iii 4. Copyright Page - p. iv 5. Table of Contents - p. iv 6. Contributors - p. xiii 7. About the Editors - p. xvii 8. Preface - p. xix 9. Chapter 1 Recent development and future challenges of geospatial approaches for enhancing forest inventories - p. 3 10. Chapter 2 Development of a WebGIS platform to generate biodiversity data using citizen science approach - p. 17 11. Chapter 3 Analyzing seasonal variation in the vegetation cover using NDVI and rainfall in the dry deciduous forest region of Eastern India - p. 33 12. Chapter 4 Forest health assessment using advanced geospatial technology in Buxa reserve forest, sub-Himalayan West Bengal, India - p. 49 13. Chapter 5 An appraisal of forest degradation and future scenario in the Bilaspur district of Chhattisgarh state (India) - p. 63 14. Chapter 6 Vegetation biomass and carbon stock assessment using geospatial approach - p. 77 15. Chapter 7 Organic carbon stock in the forest soils of Himalayas and other areas in India - p. 93 16. Chapter 8 Estimating aboveground stand carbon by combining Sentinel-1 and Sentinel-2 satellite data: a case study from Turkey - p. 117 17. Chapter 9 Tree biomass and carbon stocks of different landscape elements in the Western Ghats of Karnataka, India - p. 127 18. Chapter 10 Application of geospatial technology and plant diversity indices to assess the temporal change of forest covers across the Ajodhya Hills of West Bengal, India - p. 139 19. Chapter 11 Above-ground biomass and carbon content in select bamboo species across humid and semiarid zones of Karnataka, India - p. 153 20. Chapter 12 Accuracy assessment of forest mapping in MODIS land cover dataset using fuzzy set theory - p. 165 21. Chapter 13 Quantifying forest cover changes in Koraput district, India using remote sensing and GIS - p. 185 22. Chapter 14 Using Bayesian kriging and satellite images to estimate above-ground biomass of Zagros mountainous forests - p. 193 23. Chapter 15 Estimation of forest ecosystem quality using GIS tool in Panchet forest division, West Bengal, India - p. 203 24. Chapter 16 Do the collection and uses of NTFPs affect household well-being? Evidence from forest villages in eastern Himalaya - p. 217 25. Chapter 17 Non-timber forest produces (NTFPs) and livelihood security of people in West Bengal - p. 227 26. Chapter 18 NTFPs for socioeconomic security of rural households along the forest ecotone of Paschim Medinipur forest division, India - p. 239 27. Chapter 19 Extraction of timber and nontimber forest produce of Southwest Bengal: ecology versus economy - p. 247 28. Chapter 20 Soil and water conservation benefits of agroforestry - p. 259 29. Chapter 21 Agroforestry and soil health: a mitigation process using AM fungal culture in West Bengal - p. 277 30. Chapter 22 Soil health status in coffee-based agroforestry systems in Western Ghats of Karnataka, India - p. 289 31. Chapter 23 Trees on farm lands: an underexploited source to achieve nutritional security in India - p. 299 32. Chapter 24 The role of communities in sustainable land and forest management - p. 305 33. Chapter 25 Forests’ management for sustainable livelihoods in the Himalaya: a review of existing literature - p. 321 34. Chapter 26 Assessing habitat suitability of leopards (Panthera pardus) in unprotected scrublands of Bera, Rajasthan, India - p. 329 35. Chapter 27 Effects of Sonajhuri (Acacia auriculiformis) plantation on soil health in Purulia district, West Bengal, India - p. 343 36. Chapter 28 Trees and forest conservation-cum-afforestation to cope with climate uncertainties - p. 359 37. Chapter 29 Deforestation and its impact on sediment flux and channel morphodynamics of the Brahmani River Basin, India - p. 377 38. Chapter 30 Geospatial environmental modeling of forest declining trend in Eastern Himalayan biodiversity hotspot region - p. 417 39. Chapter 31 Assessment of ecosystem services values in response to land use/land cover change in tropical forest - p. 435 40. Index - p. 449
Forest Resources Resilience and Conflicts presents modern remote sensing and GIS techniques for Sustainable Livelihood. It provides an up-to-date critical analysis of the discourse surrounding forest resources and society, illustrating the relationship between forest resources and the livelihood of local people. The book is organized into four parts consisting of 31 chapters. Each chapter then reviews current understanding, present research, and future implications. Utilizing case studies and novel advances in geospatial technologies, Forest Resources Resilience and Conflicts provides a timely synthesis of a rapidly growing field and stimulates ideas for future work, especially considering sustainable development goals.In addition, the book presents the effective contribution of the forestry sector to populations’ livelihoods through improved collection of forestry statistics that foster the understanding and integration of the forestry sector in poverty reduction processes and the national economy to enhance its integration in national planning. It is a valuable resource for researchers and students in environmental science, especially those interested in forestry, geography, and remote sensing.
1. Forest Resources Resilience and Conflicts - p. iii 2. Cover - p. iii 3. Title Page - p. iii 4. Copyright Page - p. iv 5. Table of Contents - p. iv 6. Contributors - p. xiii 7. About the Editors - p. xvii 8. Preface - p. xix 9. Chapter 1 Recent development and future challenges of geospatial approaches for enhancing forest inventories - p. 3 10. Chapter 2 Development of a WebGIS platform to generate biodiversity data using citizen science approach - p. 17 11. Chapter 3 Analyzing seasonal variation in the vegetation cover using NDVI and rainfall in the dry deciduous forest region of Eastern India - p. 33 12. Chapter 4 Forest health assessment using advanced geospatial technology in Buxa reserve forest, sub-Himalayan West Bengal, India - p. 49 13. Chapter 5 An appraisal of forest degradation and future scenario in the Bilaspur district of Chhattisgarh state (India) - p. 63 14. Chapter 6 Vegetation biomass and carbon stock assessment using geospatial approach - p. 77 15. Chapter 7 Organic carbon stock in the forest soils of Himalayas and other areas in India - p. 93 16. Chapter 8 Estimating aboveground stand carbon by combining Sentinel-1 and Sentinel-2 satellite data: a case study from Turkey - p. 117 17. Chapter 9 Tree biomass and carbon stocks of different landscape elements in the Western Ghats of Karnataka, India - p. 127 18. Chapter 10 Application of geospatial technology and plant diversity indices to assess the temporal change of forest covers across the Ajodhya Hills of West Bengal, India - p. 139 19. Chapter 11 Above-ground biomass and carbon content in select bamboo species across humid and semiarid zones of Karnataka, India - p. 153 20. Chapter 12 Accuracy assessment of forest mapping in MODIS land cover dataset using fuzzy set theory - p. 165 21. Chapter 13 Quantifying forest cover changes in Koraput district, India using remote sensing and GIS - p. 185 22. Chapter 14 Using Bayesian kriging and satellite images to estimate above-ground biomass of Zagros mountainous forests - p. 193 23. Chapter 15 Estimation of forest ecosystem quality using GIS tool in Panchet forest division, West Bengal, India - p. 203 24. Chapter 16 Do the collection and uses of NTFPs affect household well-being? Evidence from forest villages in eastern Himalaya - p. 217 25. Chapter 17 Non-timber forest produces (NTFPs) and livelihood security of people in West Bengal - p. 227 26. Chapter 18 NTFPs for socioeconomic security of rural households along the forest ecotone of Paschim Medinipur forest division, India - p. 239 27. Chapter 19 Extraction of timber and nontimber forest produce of Southwest Bengal: ecology versus economy - p. 247 28. Chapter 20 Soil and water conservation benefits of agroforestry - p. 259 29. Chapter 21 Agroforestry and soil health: a mitigation process using AM fungal culture in West Bengal - p. 277 30. Chapter 22 Soil health status in coffee-based agroforestry systems in Western Ghats of Karnataka, India - p. 289 31. Chapter 23 Trees on farm lands: an underexploited source to achieve nutritional security in India - p. 299 32. Chapter 24 The role of communities in sustainable land and forest management - p. 305 33. Chapter 25 Forests’ management for sustainable livelihoods in the Himalaya: a review of existing literature - p. 321 34. Chapter 26 Assessing habitat suitability of leopards (Panthera pardus) in unprotected scrublands of Bera, Rajasthan, India - p. 329 35. Chapter 27 Effects of Sonajhuri (Acacia auriculiformis) plantation on soil health in Purulia district, West Bengal, India - p. 343 36. Chapter 28 Trees and forest conservation-cum-afforestation to cope with climate uncertainties - p. 359 37. Chapter 29 Deforestation and its impact on sediment flux and channel morphodynamics of the Brahmani River Basin, India - p. 377 38. Chapter 30 Geospatial environmental modeling of forest declining trend in Eastern Himalayan biodiversity hotspot region - p. 417 39. Chapter 31 Assessment of ecosystem services values in response to land use/land cover change in tropical forest - p. 435 40. Index - p. 449
