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Land use pattern

Land use pattern

Land use Change

Land use Change GS-Paper-1     Geography  PT-MAINS Land use change is a process which transforms the natural landscape by direct human-induced land use such as settlements, commercial and economic uses and forestry activities. It impacts the overall environment in terms of greenhouse gas emission, land degradation and climate change. Land use change promotes zoonoses like Covid-19 as the interaction and physical distance between animals and humans get closer. Land use change can be a factor in CO2 (carbon dioxide) atmospheric concentration, and is thus a contributor to global climate change. It represents almost 25% of total global emissions. According to…

18 June, 2020 Land use pattern

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