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Remote sensing and GIS-based integrated analysis of coastal changes and their environmental impacts in Lingding Bay, Pearl River Estuary, South China
✍ Scribed by Shui-sen Chen; Liang-fu Chen; Qin-huo Liu; Xia Li; Qiyu Tan
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2005
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 649 KB
- Volume
- 48
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0964-5691
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✦ Synopsis
Substantial changes are taking place in the coastal landscape as a result of rapid urbanization. A series of environmental and resource problems have emerged owing to rapid urban development, including encroachment of agricultural land, land reclamation, silt deposition in rivers, and severe flooding. These problems have had a significant impact on sustainable development in Lingding Bay, the largest estuary of the Pearl River. This paper demonstrates that remote sensing can be effective in monitoring the dynamics of coastal zones,