Land Use Change in Costa Rica 1966-2006 as influenced by social, economic, political and environmental factors With CD update to 2010 Author: Armond T. Joyce, Ph.D.

Book Description 8 1/4 X 11 inches 276 pages 11 Tables 52 Color photographs 18 image pairs for comparison     CD update 2200 pages of text documents factors causing land use change during 2006-2010 and analyzes new government programs and infrastructure changes. CD also documents land use change on the 46 study sites . CD allows amplification of images showing land use change. 134 colored photographs of land use change 27 aerial image pairs showing land use change   C

land use, land use change, Costa Rica, landsat, deforestation, conservation, LUC models, Land capability, ecotourism, national parks, banana plantation, pineapple planation, coffee plantation, forest industry, ranching

land use, land use change, Costa Rica, landsat, deforestation, conservation, LUC models, Land capability, ecotourism, national parks, banana plantation, pineapple planation, coffee plantation, forest industry, ranching

land use, land use change, Costa Rica, landsat, deforestation, conservation, LUC models, Land capability, ecotourism, national parks, banana plantation, pineapple planation, coffee plantation, forest industry, ranching