Remote sensing based comprehensive monitoring of land cover change in protected areas
Luisa Gedon, University of Potsdam (DE)
Remote sensing is a unique tool to map rates and spatial pattern of land cover change, to assess its impacts on conservation goals and guide park management strategies. Here, we present land cover changes reconstructed for the entire Gran Paradiso National Park, Italy, from 1984 to 2016 using satellite data. Validation based on orthophotos was highly valuable to support the reliability of results. Our results identified hotspots of change within the Park and a great diversity of change processes, both of strong interest for future management.