This volume is a synthesis of the NASA funded work under the Land-Cover and Land-Use Change Program. This is the most organised effort made to understand the dominant force that has been responsible for changing the Earth's biosphere. It brings together detailed case studies, regional analyses, and globally scaled mapping efforts.
From the contentsLCLUC Concepts; National and International Programs.- Observations of LCLUC: Case Studies.- Cross Cutting Themes, Impacts and Consequences.- Methodological Issues, Modeling.- Synthesis and Lessons: Biophysical Change and Beyond.- CD-ROM - Index of color images.