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Assessment of Land/Catchment Use and Degradation

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Agricultural conversion of land and rapid urbanization are the primary drivers of land cover and land use change (LCLUC) globally, resulting in massive deforestation, drainage of wetlands, effects on the water cycle, alteration of sediment budgets, and acceleration of land degradation and desertification. This has taken place across various spatial and temporal scales. This chapter provides an overview of hydrological impact of land use change at these multiple scales. It also reviews the state of the art in analyzing LCLUC impacts on water quality outcomes and showcases where different techniques have been used to reveal the relationship between the two. Finally, the chapter addresses the impacts LCLUC generated within entire basins can have on delta landscapes, which constitute very dynamic and fragile environments with typically high economic activities and population densities.

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Abbreviations

BOD5:

5 Day Biological Oxygen Demand

DO:

Dissolved Oxygen

EC:

Electrical Conductivity

ET:

Evapotranspiration

GIS:

Geographic Information System

Gt/y:

Giga-tonnes per year

IPCC:

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

km2/y:

Square kilometers per year

LCLUC:

Land Cover and Land Use Change

mm/y:

Millimeters per year

Mt/y:

Million-tonnes per year

NbS:

Nature-based Solutions

SCS-CN:

Soil Conservation Services Curve Number

TDS:

Total Dissolved Solids

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    Fabrice G. Renaud

  2. United Nations University Institute for Environment and Human Security (UNU-EHS), Bonn, Germany

    Zita Sebesvari

  3. Department of Urban Studies and Planning, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA, USA

    Animesh K. Gain

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Renaud, F.G., Sebesvari, Z., Gain, A.K. (2021). Assessment of Land/Catchment Use and Degradation. In: Bogardi, J.J., et al. Handbook of Water Resources Management: Discourses, Concepts and Examples. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-60147-8_15

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