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Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, population increase between 1960 and 2000 based on data obtained from the County of Charleston, South Carolina (2004) .
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Increased urbanization of coastal areas has resulted in the pollution and destruction of wetland ecosystems worldwide. The effect of development on local wetland habitat was examined for Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, USA. Changes in the areal extent of wetlands in Mount Pleasant were deter-mined through a quantification of changes in wetland marg...
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... percent of the residents of Charleston County live in towns (County of Charleston 2004) . Of these urban areas, Mount Pleasant experi- enced the greatest growth rate; between 1970 and 1980 the population of Mount Pleasant doubled, and it doubled again between 1980 and 1990 . From 1990 to 2000, it increased approximately fifty-eight percent (Fig . 2) . Prior to the 1970s, the Town of Mount Pleas- ant was a quiet, small southern village (Royall 2001) . Since that time, the town has evolved into an active, upscale suburb of the City of Charleston . The rise in population in Mount Pleasant has prompted an increasing demand for housing and urban amenities . As a result, there has been ...
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Wetlands are one of the most productive environments in the world. Despite their importance for water and carbon cycle regulation, wildlife survival and economic value, human activities along with severe climate changes have led to critical loss and degradation of these ecosystems. In Canada, where these lands still occupy a notable percentage of the territory (~ 14%), efficient strategies and public awareness measures to protect them are required. The Open Government program fosters accessibility to a large amount of data for developing approaches and applications that contribute to this purpose. Web cartographic implementations represent a potential tool for integration and diffusion of diversified information that can support the protection of natural habitats.
In this paper, we present an open-source geo-platform that supports multi-scale management of wetlands and biodiversity in Quebec. This friendly and dynamic prototype allows integration of multisource data, providing, as well, the possibility of geovisualization and correlation analysis of possible stressors impacting these ecosystems. This system proposes useful and easy-to-use functionalities that can facilitate identification of possible habitats in danger. The prototype proposed is flexible and can be adapted to assist other biodiversity studies as well as the practical needs of responsible groups such as planners, conservationists and landscape managers.
Coastal wetlands serve many important ecological services. One of these important ecological services is their use as storm buffers. Coastal wetlands provide habitat for migratory birds and aquatic species and can improve water quality. In the late 1990 s, the US Fish and Wildlife Service published a study outlining the trends of coastal wetlands from the 1950 s to early 1990 s. In this study, wetland gains and losses are calculated for Galveston County and Cameron County between 2001 and 2011. Maps from the National Land Cover Database were used to determine wetland areas for the years 2001, 2006, and 2011. ArcGIS was used to compare land cover between the study periods to determine overall wetland losses and gains. A statistical analysis was performed between wetland loss and population data to determine if increased population density lead to a higher loss of wetlands. Our analysis indicates that wetland loss is still occurring; however, at a lower rate of loss (0.14% -0.18% annually) than the USFWS study predicted earlier (2.7%). In addition, the majority of wetland losses were because of conversion to upland areas. We found a positive correlation between increased population density and decreased wetland area; however, the trend was not significant. This present study shows how the majority of wetland loss in Galveston and Cameron County is occurring as a result of increased upland areas. In addition, the study shows that the use of online mapping systems can be used as a low-cost alternative to assess land changes when field tests are not feasible. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved
Humans change the landscapes and especially the coastal zones for their requirements. The aim of the study was to analyse land use changes in the Çeşme coastal zone, Turkey, during a 48-year period (1957–2005) using remote sensing and GIS. In this study, land use changes in the Çeşme coastal zone were analysed using the four sets of land use maps derived from aerial photographs and classified satellite image taken in the years 1957, 1976, 1995 and 2005. Post-classification algorithm change detection was applied to observe land use changes during three time periods: Period 1 (1957–1976), Period 2 (1976–1995) and Period 3 (1995–2005). The results showed that natural land cover and agricultural lands decreased and built-up area increased throughout the study area during the 48-year period between 1957 and 2005. Furthermore, land use change was successively increased in Period 1, Period 3 and Period 2. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
