Understanding the influence of topography on vegetation distribution and land use/land cover (LULC) is essential for the sustainable management of fragile Himalayan landscapes, where difficult terrain often limits detailed field investigations. This study was conducted in Ganderb...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2026/v16i85558
Mohammad Kaif, Akhlaq Amin Wani, Mohammad Aijazul Islam, Shah Murtaza, Aasif Ali Gatoo, Khursheed Ahmad Sofi, Mohammad Iqbal Jeelani, Sabreena Nazir & Humera Gulzar·International Journal of Environment and Climate Change·2024
Understanding the changes in land use land cover mostly due to urbanization is crucial in the context of urban planning and management. LULC studies are also important in socioeconomic development, natural resource management, planning and preservation of green spaces, water and...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2024/v14i124670
Geospatial analysis based LULC mapping finds great utility in Himalyan region in order to carry proper assessment, evaluation and sustainable management of the existing resources. With the aid of remote sensing (RS) and geographic information system (GIS), the current study on L...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2024/v14i114598
Wicker handicraft entrepreneurship is a unique world-famous small-scale forest-based cottage industry of indigenous people of Kashmir Himalaya which plays a prominent role in livelihood security, socioeconomic development, traditional handcraftsmanship and rural industrialization...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2020/v39i1830783
The study investigated the household forest resource extraction and income diversification of farm woodlot land-use system in Ganderbal district of Kashmir. The study administered multi-stage random sampling technique to withdraw the sample of 163 woodlot owners from the 12 sampl...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2022/v12i111370