Merlín-Uribe, Yair; Contreras-Hernández, Armando; … - In: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management 56 (2013) 3, pp. 398-411
Land use change is one of the main stress factors on ecosystems near urban areas. We analysed land use dynamics within Xochimilco, a World Heritage Site area in Mexico City. We used satellite images and GIS to quantify changes in land use/land cover (LULC) from 1989 to 2006 in this area, and a...