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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
PREFACE  
ABBREVIATIONS  
1. Introduction  
1.1 Background  
1.2 Rationale of the Project  

2. Case Study 1 : Oudomxay Province, Lao P.D.R.		  
2.1 Macro-level land resource utilization  
2.2 The nature and problem of shifting cultivation.  
2.3 Micro-level land resource utilization in Oudomxay Province  
2.4 Oudomxay Province: location and physical characteristics  
2.5 Socio-economic characteristics  
2.6 Land utilization practice  
2.7 Land use/land cover mapping using remote sensing and GIS  
2.7.1 Datasets and methodology used  
2.7.2 Land use/land cover categorization  
2.7.3 Land use/land cover assessment  
2.7.4 Map integration through GIS  
2.8 Summary and conclusions  
References  

3. Case Study 2 : Mekong Delta, Vietnam		  
3.1 Macro-level land resource utilization   
3.2 Mekong Delta : micro-level land resource utilization   
3.3 Study area location   
3.4 Datasets and methodology used  
3.4.1 Datasets  
3.4.2 Methodology  
3.5 Results and discussion  
3.5.1 Land use/land cover types  
3.5.2 Land use/land cover assessment  
3.5.3 Change assessment  
3.6 Environmental considerations  
3.7 Summary and conclusions  
References  

4. Case Study 3 : Loei Province, Thailand
4.1 Macro-level land resource utilization assessment: Thailand  
4.2 Study area location   
4.3 Datasets and methodology used   
4.3.1 Datasets  
4.3.2 Methodology  
4.4 Results and discussion  
4.4.1 Land use/land cover types  
4.4.2 Land use/land cover assessment  
4.4.3 Change assessment  
4.5 Modeling of deforestation in Loei Province  
4.5.1 GIS database  
4.5.2 Model construction  
4.6 Summary and conclusions  
References   
Appendix  

 

LIST OF TABLES AND FIGURES

Tables:    
     
Table 2.1 Population and forest data of selected northern provinces in Lao P.D.R  
Table 2.2 Distribution of classified land use/land cover categories (in hectares)  
Table 2.3 One kilometer radius distribution of major land use/land cover categories in different village types (in hectare)  
Table 2.4 Major land use/land cover types at different elevation gradient (in hectare)  
Table 3.1 Land Use/Land Cover Types of the study area  
Table 4.1 Land use/land cover types of the study area  
Table 4.2 Index overlay for deforestation risk model  
Figures    
Figure 1.1 Framework for environment assessment  
Figure 1.2 Land cover multi-temporal monitoring and multi-level resource assessment methodological design  
Figure 2.1  Location Map of the Study Area  
Figure 2.2  SPOT XS satellite image of the study area (26 March 1992)  
Figure 2.3  Methodological flow chart for "hot spots" land cover analysis  
Figure 2.4  Training sample mean pixel values of major land use/land cover Categories  
Figure 2.5  Shifting cultivation practices along the sloping area  
Figure 2.6  Dense evergreen forest on steep slopes (east of Nam Beng)  
Figure 2.7  Degraded form of forest as a result of shifting cultivation practices  
Figure 2.8  Land Cover : Oudomxay, Northern Laos  
Figure 2.9  Paddy fields along the narrow valleys  
Figure 2.10  Typical upland village and its surrounding  
Figure 3.1  Approximate location of Mekong Delta, Vietnam  
Figure 3.2  Administrative Map of Mekong Delta, Vietnam  
Figure 3.3  Soil Map of Mekong Delta, Vietnam  
Figure 3.4  Overview of methodology used  
Figure 3.5  Paddy field ready for plantation  
Figure 3.6  Paddy field recently planted  
Figure 3.7  Yong rice growth  
Figure 3.8  Paddy field ready for harvest  
Figure 3.9  Paddy field recently harvested  
Figure 3.10  Land Use/Land Cover Map of Mekong Delta: Vietnam (1996)  
Figure 3.11  Drainage Map of Mekong Delta, Vietnam  
Figure 3.12  Typical example of canal system in Mekong Delta, Vietnam  
Figure 3.13  Mixed Orchard  
Figure 3.14  Coconut plantation in association with paddy  
Figure 3.15  A typical example of mangrove forest  
Figure 3.16  A typical example of build-up area  
Figure 3.17  A typical example of Salt pan  
Figure 3.18  False Color Composite (FCC) of SPOT XS data  
Figure 3.19  Land Use Map of Mekong Delta 1993-94  
Figure 3.20  Land Use Map of Mekong Delta 1965  
Figure 3.21  Major land use/land cover change patterns  
Figure 4.1  Location of Loei Province of Northern Thailand  
Figure 4.2  False Color Composite of SPOT XS Data  
Figure 4.3  Overview of the methodology used  
Figure 4.4  Land Use/Land Cover Map of the Study Area  
Figure 4.5  False Color Composite of Landsat MSS and SPOT XS Data Showing Change Areas  
Figure 4.6  Change Pattern of Forest Cover in the Study Area  
Figure 4.7  Forest classification map of Loei Province - 1991  
Figure 4.8  Forest classification map of Loei province - 1985  
Figure 4.9  Population density map of Loei Province, Thailand  
Figure 4.10  Town map of Loei Province Thailand  
Figure 4.11  Deforestation map of Loei Province, Thailand (1985-1991)  
Figure 4.12  Deforestation risk model map Loei province, Northern Thailand