Twu- gies of geographic information systems GIS and masi's work has been beautifully written and formatted and remote sensing can be used to monitor its forest. This book has been beautifully structured by locating the con- TITL E versation within the global context against the backdrop of a Park Management in Ghana Using Geographic Information review of the literature on the subject.
Yaw A. Physcial Descript ion: pp. Problems specific to developing countries are examined and index in relation to these. SUB JECT The fourth chapter turns to the country Ghana, providing a National parks and reserves - Ghana - management, Geographic general overview of the country, its parks and reserves, prob- Information Systems and Remote Sensing lems of deforestation, and monitoring technologies.
College St. Sparta, TN 3 , remote sensing could assist in the development of databases, U. Go To Series: Description Select In the future whenEffective management of natural resources, Go To Collection: especially National Parks requires accurate the historian sifts Select through the debris ofand up-to-date information to guide park managers in making appropriate decision. Some few of the things thatlessons and constraints are drawn from remain will be bound experiences of both developed and in the covers of Thedeveloping countries to understand how GIS Edwin Mellen Press.
It is - Charles S. Developing countries like Ghana still rely on its forest to provide a large percentage of its gross national product in the form of timber exports. The author lists some of the major causes of forest degradation in developing countries and offers state-of-the-art technologies to assist natural resource managers in these countries to monitor and inventory its forest. Page 2 of 4 sensing imagery coupled with GIS technology is a proven technique used to inventory and monitor large areas that are both economical and feasible for developing countries.
This technology is ideally suited for developing countries that have limited personal and financial resources dedicated to forest inventory and monitoring activities. These technologies also are very useful in helping managers to establish policies specifically aimed at preserving its national forests and parks for future generations.
By providing the reader with detailed case studies of National Parks in Ghana, Dr. Yaw Twumasi also offers a rare insightful glimpse into the nuances of park management and to the prospects of park sustainability, under adverse local, national and international circumstances. This book should be of service to a wide array of audiences. Twumasi's contribution to the literature is singular and important in that he exhaustively reviews and analyzes global forest degradation, with particular emphasis on the developing countries.
It contributes in an important way to filling the gap between the global policy debate and practicalities faced by park and forest managers in the developing world. Page 3 of 4 experience at the forefront of applied remote sensing and GIS, using modern Earth Observation System satellites, with experiences in his home country Ghana , the author bridges the divide between international theorists and officials responsible for day-to-day implementation of practical park management.
This book will be useful to development agencies, government agencies dealing with natural resource management and to students in a range of geography, environmental, social and development studies.
The three zones were obtained by overlay technique using 1. Study area map showing different locations 3. The environmental factors studied for analysis 2. The higher the weighting values the more 2. Each factor was 3. In this study, a 5. After assigning the weights and ranks to each factor, study area was Land use classified into three zones namely; service, primitive, and 1. Forest 1 3 3 recovery zone by using spatial analyst tool in Arc GIS 9.
The most 3. Decaying common application for Overlay tools is suitability modeling. Service SPOT zone is suitable for building any recreational spot after conducting environmental impact assessment Image Natural recovery zone includes area that has been processing degraded or destroyed and where an ecological recovery is necessary to protect the remaining intact areas.
The factor that contributes towards likelihood degradation of area is the land use pattern. It is found that the classificati ha area needs to be recovered therefore this area has Topograp been proposed for natural recovery zone. This zone covers DE hic sheet The management plan will further be Assigning ranks strengthened to integrate various socio-economic and weights consideration of the surrounding of the park.
There is a further scope to delineate more zones for an improved management plan integrating with various other data bases. The financial and technical assistance provided by university of sciences and technology, Islamabad is thankfully acknowledged. Thanks are due to my parents, supervisor, committee members and Natural Primitiv Servic staff of IGIS for their continuous support, guidance and Recover e zone e zone encouragement during this research. Flow chart of methodology [1] Ahmad, G.
Forest Science Division, IV. Lachi following Fig. Palas water-recharge area is called primitive zone where outdoor Conservation and Development Project, Kohistan. It is found that the area around ha is suitable for primitive zone and covers Primitive zone is the core area of national park Menders Delta National Park.
International Journal of Environment. Area that provides [6] IUCN. Pakistan Protected Areas Management Review and outdoor opportunities and facilities including study of nature Action Plan. Master plan for Margalla Hills National Park, service zone, that surrounds the national park with main Islamabad, Pakistan to National Council for Conservation transportation route and close to the community.
Most of the of Wildlife, Islamabad. Forest history of the Margalla Hills. Draft report. Wide Fund for Nature, Islamabad, Pakistan.
Bangkok: Thammasart University. Figure 3.
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