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Perception of Local People on Land Use Change: Belihuloya-Mini Catchment Area, Sri Lanka

Perception of Local People on Land Use Change: Belihuloya-Mini Catchment Area, Sri Lanka

H. M. Paba Herath, K. W. G. Rekha Nianthi
Copyright: © 2021 |Pages: 23
ISBN13: 9781799843726|ISBN10: 1799843726|ISBN13 Softcover: 9781799857259|EISBN13: 9781799843733
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-4372-6.ch004
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Paba Herath, H. M., and K. W. G. Rekha Nianthi. "Perception of Local People on Land Use Change: Belihuloya-Mini Catchment Area, Sri Lanka." Examining International Land Use Policies, Changes, and Conflicts, edited by G. N. Tanjina Hasnat and Mohammed Kamal Hossain, IGI Global, 2021, pp. 65-87. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-4372-6.ch004

APA

Paba Herath, H. M. & Nianthi, K. W. (2021). Perception of Local People on Land Use Change: Belihuloya-Mini Catchment Area, Sri Lanka. In G. Hasnat & M. Hossain (Eds.), Examining International Land Use Policies, Changes, and Conflicts (pp. 65-87). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-4372-6.ch004

Chicago

Paba Herath, H. M., and K. W. G. Rekha Nianthi. "Perception of Local People on Land Use Change: Belihuloya-Mini Catchment Area, Sri Lanka." In Examining International Land Use Policies, Changes, and Conflicts, edited by G. N. Tanjina Hasnat and Mohammed Kamal Hossain, 65-87. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2021. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-4372-6.ch004

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Abstract

The land use of the Belihuloya catchment area in Sri Lanka has been changing over a long period mainly due to the human activities. The study was aimed to find out the spatial and temporal changes of land use in the Belihuloya Mini Catchment area of 1956 to 2015, and obtain the local people's perception of the effects of land-use changes in Belihuloya. To study the people's perceptions of land use change, a questionnaire survey was conducted among randomly selected 180 households. Aerial data of 1956 and satellite data of 2015 were used to analyze the land use changes. The vegetation cover maps of 1956 and 2015, demonstrated the drastic changes of land use in Belihuloya. More than 50% of the respondents in the study area perceived that the land use has been changing due to the construction activities, forest fires, illegal loggings, pine and tea cultivation and the expansion of built-up areas. The deforestation has badly effected on water resources in the Belihuloya. The reforestation programs, including community-based reforestation programs can be introduced to minimize the impacts. It is necessary to implement existing legal frameworks with supports of different stakeholders to conserve the Belihuloya.

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